Taco Cabana establishes initiative to support military families

October 12, 2011

Taco Cabana has established an initiative focused on honoring members of the military and their families. As part of the new campaign, all Taco Cabana…

White Castle inducts Cravers into Hall of Fame

October 12, 2011

On Oct. 20, White Castle is inducting 12 dedicated Cravers from six states into its Cravers Hall of Fame. Hundreds of applications were submitted for the…

Study: QSR Hispanic advertising up in 2010

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies study found that the percent of ad-spend allocated to Hispanic markets is an important determinant of a…

Barbacoa returns to Panchero's

October 12, 2011

Panchero’s Mexican Grill has announced the return of barbacoa for a limited time only. The slow roasted shredded beef, which has a bold chili flavor, is…

Seeding a Market: QSRs Support Franchisee Growth in New Markets

QSRs are laying the foundation for future franchise expansion by launching company-owned stores in new markets.

NPD Group: Breakfast daypart marketing opportunities abound

October 11, 2011

An increasing amount of concepts are trying their hand at breakfast, and for good reason. According to a recent study by marketing research firm The NPD Group…

Snapfinger develops mobile app for virtual drive-thru experience

October 11, 2011

Snapfinger, a remote web and mobile ordering and pre-payment services company, announced the creation of the Extended Drive-Thru (EDT) remote ordering…

Farmer Boys celebrating 30th anniversary

October 11, 2011

California-based Farmer Boys will mark its 30th anniversary Oct. 15.

Arby's employees awarded back pay

October 11, 2011

More than 700 employees at Arby's restaurants in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma have been awarded back wages.

Whataburger's new campaign shows customer perspective

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Chain's first new marketing message in nine years coincides with launch of All-Time Favorites menu.

What’s the hottest segment of the restaurant industry? Fast casual. [Infographic]

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

Since the economic downturn, the fast casual segment has led the restaurant industry in both sales and unit growth. And it continues to outperform on both…

How do you teach creativity?

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

How do you train your sales people and sales engineers to sell digital signage? When you hire people for these positions how do you test them? Since I've been…

The Net Promotor Motor

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

Restaurant owners and executives are constantly looking for the biggest bang for their buck when it comes to spreading the word about their restaurant. Getting…

People are getting exciting about mobile payments -- again

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

For the past four or five years, we have been hearing about the exciting new world of wireless payments. For the most part, the discussion has been centered…

Carl's Jr. marks Texas milestone

October 10, 2011

Carl's Jr. will open its 50th restaurant in Texas this week and is celebrating with a series of free burger events.

Jack in the Box launches holiday-themed shakes

October 10, 2011

Jack in the Box has brought back two of its popular shakes in time for the holidays. The Egg Nog and Pumpkin Pie Shakes will be available for a limited time…

Krispy (S)Kreme ready for Halloween

October 10, 2011

Krispy Kreme has brought back three Halloween–themed doughnuts and a pumpkin spiced fall favorite.

How Domino's, Shake Shake used 'quality' to galvanize brands

by Melissa Abbott — Director, Culinary Insights, The Hartman Group, Inc

We know the place, or know of such a place. The quaint restaurant, locally owned by a couple; she's the chef, he runs the front. Menus are handwritten and…

Social media Part 3: Make it stick with a 3M approach

by Lori Walderich — CMO, Top That! Pizza

In this series to date, I've covered the consumer side of social media — who's using it and how. In this final installment, I'm going to turn the tables and…

BBI names senior VP

October 9, 2011

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) today announced Geoff Gaskin as its new senior vice president of Global Marketing. Gaskin will oversee the global sales…