Cole Real Estate Investments purchases 21 Wendy's properties

October 28, 2013

CIT Group Inc., a provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, announced that it provided a senior secured term…

Developing menus with Millennials in mind

Watch the video to learn what Millennials expect from restaurants.

GoDaddy to help US Foods customers get noticed online

October 25, 2013

GoDaddy has announced a partnership with US Foods that it said helps the company's customers leverage technology to operate more efficiently, with access to…

Checkers ditches the drive-thru for Walmart presence

October 25, 2013

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. is expanding its presence across the country through a new signing with Twin Towers Trading Site Management. The burger…

NRA: Customers want mobile technology as part of dining experience

October 25, 2013

New research from the National Restaurant Association, and presented this week at the Restaurant Innovation Summit in Denver, shows that customers want to…

Burger King plans entry into India

October 25, 2013

Reports have surfaced about Burger King's planned entry into India, one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. A story in the India Times said the brand…

Dippin' Dots expands shopping mall presence

October 25, 2013

Curt Jones, founder and CEO of Dippin' Dots LLC, will be on site to celebrate the grand opening of a new location in Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, N.Y.…

Jack in the Box takes late-night menu promos up a notch

October 25, 2013

To further promote its new late-night Munchie Meals menu, Jack in the Box presented "No Curfew," an event held this week at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The…

McDonald's dropping Heinz after hiring of former Burger King exec

October 25, 2013

The competition is getting too close for comfort for McDonald's to continue supplying its condiments from Pittsburgh-based Heinz Co. The Post-Gazette reported…

Why the oven may be your most important purchase

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

COO of Cooking Solutions discusses oven innovation at the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit in New Orleans.

Equipment launch creates fro-yo opportunity for c-stores

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

C-store operators are upping their foodservice offerings, and fro-yo has high margins and minimal maintenance.

The importance of brand rails at the Fast Casual Executive Summit

Ken Kimmel, co-founder of On the Spot Systems, a customer-satisfaction measurement company, and a former Dunkin' Donuts executive, talked to editor Cherryh…

4 restaurant marketing keys for 2014 from the Fast Casual Executive Summit

Ellen Hartman, president and CEO of Hartman Public Relations, talked to senior editor Cherryh Butler at the 2013 Fast Casual Executive Summit. Hartman…

McDonald's wins game of chicken

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

While everyone else saw an already committed, normal sized wing supply, McDonald's recognized the trend to larger bird sizes.

Dunkin' Donuts outlines new loyalty program

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

During Q3, the brand experienced all-time-high average weekly sales and product mix for the afternoon daypart.

Choosing the right oven at the Fast Casual Executive Summit

Dave Brewer, COO of Cooking Solutions for The Middleby Corporation, says that the right oven can help not only make great food, but also keep great employees…

OrderUp expands delivery service to SoCal

October 24, 2013

OrderUp, the mobile and Web-based ordering service, announced that it will be expanding into Southern California through a signed deal with San Diego resident…

LeanPath releases latest food waste prevention system

October 24, 2013

LeanPath Inc., specialists in food waste prevention systems, announced the availability of its next-generation food waste measurement solution — the LeanPath…

Hardee's Chicago development underway

October 24, 2013

Hardee's plans to open at least 35 restaurants in the Chicago market throughout the next seven years. As part of that expansion, Franchisee Frontier Star LLC…

Ben & Jerry's gives a nod to Anchorman 2 release

October 24, 2013

Ben & Jerry's has added "Scotchy Scotch Scotch" to its ice cream flavor lineup for a limited time. The flavor features butterscotch ice cream with ribbons…