Jack in the Box promotes Chad Gretzema to Del Taco president

August 5, 2022

Jack in the Box has promoted Del Taco's COO Chad Gretzema to Del Taco brand president, replacing John Cappasola who stepped down from the role.

Yum Brands taps Allyson Park as chief corporate affairs officer

August 5, 2022

Yum Brands has named Allyson Park to the role of chief corporate affairs officer effective Aug. 15. Park will have oversight of all aspects of the company's…

Is it time to rethink your post-COVID signage strategy?

by Lise Wilson — Vice President, Retail Strategy, Miller Zell Inc

The amount of signage in a restaurant can be overwhelming. Here are some tips to keep it simple and effective.

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken provides food, water to Kentucky flood relief workers, families

August 5, 2022

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken recently partnered with Stoker's Tenderex Farms, Inc., Broasters Company and vendor PepsiCo to bring its signature fried chicken…

Philly Pretzel Factory partners with app to sell unsold items

August 5, 2022

Philly Pretzel Factory has partnered nationwide with Too Good To Go, a tech company that sells surplus food. Select Philly Pretzel Factory locations in New…

Strategies for Streamlining the Hiring Process in the Hourly Workforce

Streamline your hiring process and ensure your candidate experience is a positive one by following these helpful tips.

Middleby boosts Q2 2022 sales, surpassing expectations

August 4, 2022

Middleby Corp. boosted Q2 2022 sales against the prior year period, surpassing analyst expectations, while earnings declined. Highlights include:

Marble Slab Creamery inks deal for Egypt

August 4, 2022

Marble Slab Creamery, owned by FAT Brands Inc., has announced that it has a development deal to open 10 franchised locations in Egypt in partnership with…

Milk Bar, Taco Bell testing Strawberry Bell Truffle

August 4, 2022

Taco Bell's Crunchy Taco shell and New York-based dessert company Milk Bar's truffles are fusing together to form a limited-time offer — available only at the…

Taco Bell, Grubhub offer free Mango Whip Freeze for limited time

August 4, 2022

Grubhub and Taco Bell have declared August 6th as National Frozen Drink Day with a free Mango Whip Freeze. Diners all over the country will receive the…

Buyers Edge acquires Arrowsteam

August 3, 2022

Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement platform with over $20 billion in total foodservice spend, has acquired ArrowStream, a provider of supply chain…

Zalat Pizza to open 6th store in Houston

August 3, 2022

Zalat Pizza is opening its sixth pizzeria in Houston in nine months in the Medical Center at 2303 W. Holcombe Blvd. This location will offer limited seating…

Inflation, higher menu prices dampen restaurant visit activity

August 3, 2022

Consumers cut back on restaurant visits in the second quarter with physical and online restaurant traffic declining by 2% compared to the same quarter in 2021.

Yum Brands meets Q2 sales expectations

August 3, 2022

Yum Brands quarterly same-store sales met its estimates as more people dined out during Q2 and the brand held steady in tacos, pizza and fried chicken…

Church's Texas Chicken, Texas Chicken name Joe Guith CEO

August 3, 2022

The Church's Texas Chicken and Texas Chicken brands have announced that they have named industry veteran Joe Guith as CEO, effective Aug. 1, according to a…

Airline passenger fined for bringing McMuffins into Australia

August 3, 2022

An unnamed airplane passenger was fined 2,664 Australian dollars ($1,874) for bringing in two egg and beef sausage McDonald's McMuffins and a ham croissant…

McDonald's taps Brian Rice as CIO

August 2, 2022

McDonald's has hired Brian Rice as its executive vice president and global chief information officer, according to a message sent to the burger chain's global…

UK fast food chain to introduce self-serve coffee machines

August 2, 2022

Leon Restaurants, a U.K. fast food brand which operates 80 restaurants, will introduce its own branded self-service coffee kiosks at 68 U.K. fuel stations…

Ovation launches 2-question survey to 'pinpoint operational issues'

August 1, 2022

Ovation, a restaurant guest feedback platform, has created a reporting tool — Insights — to help operators understand and use the massive amount of customer…

Subway awards $625K in scholarships

August 1, 2022

Subway has awarded $625,000 to 250 of the brand's sandwich artists from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia. The program is administered through…