Dine Out for No Kid Hungry sets ambitious goals

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Cause-marketing programs provide restaurants with redemption rate incentives.

Hot gluten free mess of new products

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

WestEx was a hot gluten-free mess of new products everywhere you turned.  

Report: Disparate mindsets of post-recession consumers to shape restaurant industry recovery

May 9, 2011

Consumers are of two different mindsets when it comes to spending ? those that cannot spend freely and those that can ? and the dichotomy between these two…

Krispy Kreme sells major stake in Mexican franchise

May 9, 2011

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has sold its 30 percent stake in Krispy Kreme Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., one of its Mexican franchises, for $7.8 million.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Q1 up slightly

May 9, 2011

Arby's North America systemwide same-store sales were up 5.5 percent in the first quarter 2011 ended April 3. The momentum helped boost Wendy's/Arby's Group's…

KFC makes a high-rise delivery to launch $5 Everyday Meals

May 9, 2011

KFC dispatched its KFC Colonel today to personally deliver new $5 Everyday Meals to window washers working nearly 40 stories up at Chicago's "River Bend…

El Pollo Loco reports slight sales drop

May 9, 2011

EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., today reported results for the 13 weeks ended March 30.

McDonald’s turns in strong April, shows off new design

May 9, 2011

McDonald's Corp.'s global comparable sales were up 6 percent in April. Sales in the U.S. increased 4 percent; Europe was up 6.5 percent; and Asia/Pacific…

Dunkin’ Brands names new international division president

May 9, 2011

Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has appointed Neal Yanofsky to the newly created position…

Technomic: Consumer concerns grow over gas and food costs

May 9, 2011

Out of the recession does not necessarily mean out of the woods. In its most recent consumer behavior survey, Technomic Inc., the Chicago-based food industry…

Green McDonald's

A California-based McDonald's franchisee has overhauled an entire restaurant to fit LEED Gold standards.

Coca Cola adds 19 flavors to Freestyle selection

May 8, 2011

May marks the 125th anniversary of The Coca-Cola Company, and the company has decided to celebrate with 19 additional Coca-Cola Freestyle flavors, previously…

Global Franchise Group to integrate MaggieMoo’s and Marble Slab

May 8, 2011

Multi-brand franchisor Global Franchise Group LLC, parent company of Great American Cookies, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery, Marble Slab Creamery and…

Krispy Kreme opens shop in Columbia, S.C.

May 8, 2011

Krispy Kreme will celebrate the opening of its first Neighborhood Shop in Columbia, S.C., May 10. The new location is in the Landmark Square Shopping Center…

Arby’s launches Chicken Salad Taste-Off

May 8, 2011

From May 9-22, Arby's is offering consumers a chance to try its new Market Fresh Grilled Chicken and Pecan Salad Sandwich and wrap for free with the purchase…

McDonald’s UK to go fully contactless by end of May

May 8, 2011

In January, McDonald's UK announced it was going to roll out contactless card payments in all of its 1,200 units by this summer. Those plans seem to be right…

MICROS, Tabbedout deploy restaurant mobile payment platform

May 8, 2011

MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has announced an integration, sales and…

McDonald’s franchisee embracing green efforts

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

California operators working toward LEED Gold certification.

CETW: Auto-adjusting drive-thru kiosk

Meridian Zero Degrees shows its innovative QSR application, developed in partnership with Nextep.

McDonald’s, Yum!, Starbucks on 2011 Fortune 500 list

May 5, 2011

The annual Fortune 500 list, which ranks America's largest corporations by revenue and profit, was released Thursday.