Report: Dinner daypart making a comeback

June 7, 2013

The restaurant supper occasion has lost more than 650 million consumer visits since 2006, but is expected to gain about 795 million visits throughout the next…

C-store's coffee sales 'substantially increase' after adding Dunkin' Donuts

June 7, 2013

Hess Corp. is the largest Dunkin' Donuts franchisee in the U.S., with 657 "Dunkin'-equipped" c-stores, 532 of which Hess also owns.

Using flavor to upgrade menus

On-trend flavors can entice customers to return.

Google adds nutritional data search function

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Google's new nutritional-focused search function is a step toward the general public expecting to see this information everywhere.

Auntie Anne's rolls out bite-sized pretzel dogs

June 6, 2013

Auntie Anne's will introduce Mini Pretzel Dogs at its more than 1,000 U.S. store locations on June 10. The bite-sized snacks, which are miniature versions of…

Dunkin' Donuts adds chicken sandwiches to the menu

June 6, 2013

Dunkin' Donuts has unveiled two new chicken sandwiches to its bakery sandwich lineup — barbecue chicken and bacon ranch chicken. They are both made with a…

Snapfinger named a top private company

June 6, 2013

Snapfinger has been named to Red Herring's Top 100 North America list, recognizing the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America. The…

Restaurant Sciences, Technomic team up for joint foodservice analysis

June 6, 2013

Technomic Inc. and Restaurant Sciences LLC have partnered to deliver a comprehensive suite of food and beverage tracking services.

Franchise growth expected to be flat for remainder of 2013

June 6, 2013

The franchise sector will continue to outperform the economy as a whole and grow at a slightly faster rate than other businesses, but the rate of growth…

NRA CEO named 'No Kid Hungry Hero'

June 6, 2013

National Restaurant Association President and CEO Dawn Sweeney has been named a "No Kid Hungry Hero" by Share Our Strength. She was honored at a June 4 awards…

Cold Stone rolls out limited edition cake for Father's Day

June 6, 2013

With Father's Day approaching, Cold Stone Creamery is offering one of its limited edition cakes for the occasion, called Tall, Dark, Delicious.

USDA announces Food Waste Challenge

June 6, 2013

On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe to announce the U.S.

Former Groupon VP joins Front Flip

June 6, 2013

Former Groupon executive Kevin Petry has been named Front Flip's new VP of local sales, according to a company press release. Petry is now responsible for…

Long Range launches tablet tool for collecting real-time guest feedback

June 6, 2013

Long Range Systems, a supplier of on-site guest and staff paging, has debuted LRS Survey, a tablet-based tool for capturing real-time guest experience feedback.

Voice-activated, real-time customer feedback solution now available

June 6, 2013

Introducing a new way to gather customer or employee feedback, Speetra this week launched pulseM, the first voice-centric QR code application on the market.

Podcast: The right way to use 'Social Intelligence'

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

In Episode No. 3 of the Social Restaurant Podcast, I'm delighted to be joined by two amazing guests who have some of the deepest-rooted experience I've seen in…

Consumers driving the need for restaurants to adopt mobile solutions

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Some experts predict mobile payments to reach critical mass in three to five years.

Dunkin' Donuts rolls out Hot Chocolate Coolatta, summer beverage lineup

June 5, 2013

Dunkin' Donuts this week unveiled the Hot Chocolate Coolatta, the newest addition to its lineup of Coolatta frozen beverages. The offering is the same as the…

Sonic goes after Millennials with new Cinnasnacks

June 5, 2013

Sonic has added Cinnasnacks to the menu in the hopes of attracting more Millennials to the breakfast daypart. A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive…

Auntie Anne's adds amusement parks to venue portfolio

June 5, 2013

Auntie Anne's Pretzels has added amusement parks to its nontraditional venue portfolio. This spring, the 25-year-old soft pretzel icon opened locations at…