Weather leads to restaurant performance decline

February 27, 2011

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index stood at 100.2 in January, down 0.8 percent from its December level. Despite the decline…

Jack in the Box promotion raises 275K

February 27, 2011

Jack in the Box restaurants’ third annual antenna ball promotion raised $275,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Subway opens milestone location in LA

February 27, 2011

The Subway restaurant chain has opened its 600th location in the Los Angeles area. The milestone outlet is owned by multi-unit Subway franchisees Parvis…

Gay couple awarded $3.15 million in Burger King beating case

February 27, 2011

Food Services Properties Corp. and Union City Restaurant Corp., which owns seven Burger King restaurants in the New Jersey area, was ordered to pay $3.1…

Philly McDonald’s shakes up McCafé Line

February 27, 2011

McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater Philadelphia Region are shaking up the chain’s wildly successful McCafé line. The 300-unit region has introduced its new…

Church’s Chicken completes debt refinancing

February 27, 2011

Church’s Chicken has closed a new asset-backed securitization, comprised of $220 million of senior secured notes, which have a maturity date of February 2018…

Pizza Patrón expanding QSP model

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Chain preps for throwback 25th anniversary promotion.  

Chick-fil-A goes bananas for new milkshake

February 24, 2011

Chick-fil-A will roll out its new banana pudding milkshake Feb. 28. The southern classic will be available nationwide through June 4.

Jack in the Box sets presentation schedule

February 24, 2011

Jack in the Box Inc. will participate in four upcoming investment conferences. The dates are as follows:

Del Taco agreement pinpoints Dallas

February 24, 2011

Del Taco has signed a franchise development deal with Supremo Taco, LLC, an affiliate of the 200-unit, Dallas-based Sun Holdings, to open new units in the…

Boston named Subway’s Market of the Year

February 24, 2011

Subway restaurants has named its Boston market the National Market of the Year at the company’s annual Subway Team Operations Marketing & Planning (STOMP…

Gold Star Chili launches vegetarian options

February 24, 2011

Gold Star Chili has introduced a vegetarian chili variation of its famous Cincinnati-style 3-way, as well as a full line of new veggie chili menu options.

Commentary: Coffee wars shift to oatmeal

Foodservice giants have upped the ante on menu competition, and McDonald's recent introduction of oatmeal is the perfect example.

Menusoft Systems integrates mobile platform into Digital Dining POS

February 23, 2011

Menusoft Systems and Mocapay have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate Mocapay’s mobile platform into the Digital Dining point-of-sale software…

NRA collaboration aims for zero waste

February 23, 2011

The National Restaurant Association is collaborating with the Atlanta-based Zero Waste Zone program to identify best practices, create resources and measure…

Wendy’s Philippine footprint to grow

February 23, 2011

Wendy’s International Inc., a subsidiary of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., has signed a long-term agreement with Wenphil Corporation to expand the Wendy’s brand…

Dunkin’ Donuts rolls into India market

February 23, 2011

India is about to run on Dunkin. Dunkin’ Donuts has signed an agreement with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. to develop, sub-franchise and operate more than 500 units…

Jack in the Box Inc. beats expectations

February 23, 2011

Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of Jack in the Box and Qdoba, reported its first quarter earnings for fiscal 2011, ended Jan. 23. The company reported net…

Arby’s introduces salad combo option

February 23, 2011

Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. has added a Market Fresh Chopped Side Salad to the menu as an alternative to french fries for its combo meals at no extra cost.

Canadian Burger King burgers get stuffed

February 23, 2011

Burger King restaurants in Canada have rolled out the Zesty, Hot BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger.