White Castle partners with Autism Speaks campaign

July 24, 2011

White Castle will once again participate in the Autism Speaks Puzzle Piece campaign, where customers and employees can donate $1 to support the nation's…

VendorSafe announces scalable PCI-compliance solution

July 24, 2011

VendorSafe Technologies, a provider of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant solutions, has announced its proactive scalable…

Sold: Bojangles’ acquired by Advent International

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

July 24, 2011

After rumors of a possible sale dating back to February, Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. has officially been sold to Advent International, a global private equity…

Righting the ship: With Captain D’s new leadership team in place, focus shifts

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

CEO Phil Greifeld discusses plans for new equipment, products, branding and design.

Doughnut chains are on a roll

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Big players are innovating, expanding more than ever.

Digital menu boards will change restaurant industry

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

To begin I would like to state I am not stupid enough to believe the development of digital menu boards or digital signs are nearly as important as the…

Carrols Restaurant Group’s Burger King performance down in Q2

July 21, 2011

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the largest Burger King franchisee based on number of restaurants, reported results from the second quarter…

Investors are lovin’ it: McDonald’s Q2 net income up 15%

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Europe, McCafe offerings boost company's results.

New concept matches franchisees to lenders

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Boefly has attracted many big-name chains as they seek various funding options for growth.

Nutritional standards in children's marketing has deep consequences

by Barry Klein — Marketing Directo, Go Roma

Children's television programming could be affected - and ultimately disappear - from drop in advertising revenue.

The battle between breakfast and snack: Part 1

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

The yearly Trend Award ceremony was only a few weeks away, and while the nominations had been announced, the winners were not yet finalized. The categories…

Menu Labeling Tips: Part 2

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

As the country begins to see calories on menus, I have some awesome ideas and tips to make your food and menu items a bit better in the numbers department.

Taco Cabana’s parent company names new CEO

July 20, 2011

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. has named Timothy Taft as chief executive officer of Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. effective Aug. 15.

McDonald's denied request to defend Happy Meals in federal court

July 20, 2011

McDonald's Corp.'s lawsuit over its Happy Meal marketing tactics will continue in a California state court, not in federal court as requested by the company.

Chick-fil-A ready for oatmeal launch

July 20, 2011

On Monday, Chick-fil-A will join the QSR oatmeal wars with the launch of its new multigrain version of the item.

El Pollo Loco completes refinancing effort

July 20, 2011

El Pollo Loco Inc. and its parent company, EPL Intermediate Inc., have completed its previously announced refinancing agreement. The company refinanced its…

KFC New Zealand units roll out Micros Enterprise Solution

July 20, 2011

Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited, which operates 98 KFC stores in New Zealand, has rolled out the Micros Restaurant Enterprise Solution in all of its…

Burke Corporation Adds Food Technologist to R&D

Burke Corporation, a leader in fully cooked meat products, announced that Asia Haack has joined the team as a Food Technologist in the meat manufacturer’s…

NRA named as national strategic partner of USDA's MyPlate

July 20, 2011

The National Restaurant Association has become a national strategic partner with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and…

Mayor vetoes 'Chicken Shack' Ordinance

July 20, 2011

Texas Fried Chicken and Pizza in Newark N.J., was the scene of a fatal shooting in late May, sparking the city council to author an ordinance to force small…