Burger King serves up side of cryptocurrency for loyalty reward members

November 1, 2021

Burger King is teaming up with Robinhood Crypto to offer a side of cryptocurrency to the company's loyalty members.

McDonald's celebrates McRib return with limited edition NFTs

October 29, 2021

McDonald's is creating a limited number of NFTs in celebration of the McRib's 40th anniversary. The limited-edition sandwich returns to participating stores…

Popeyes expanding to Romania

October 29, 2021

Popeyes and Sterling Cruise have announced an exclusive agreement to grow the Popeyes brand in Romania, with a commitment to open 90 restaurants over the next…

How your brand image hinges on customer experience

by Lisa van Kesteren — CEO, SeeLevelHX

Restaurants need to examine their current customer experience given today’s environment to determine how to meet consumer expectations while continuing to…

El Pollo Loco celebrates Día de los Muertos with giveaways

October 28, 2021

In honor of Día de los Muertos, El Pollo Loco, Inc., is giving away two personal sized loaves of traditional Pan de Muerto bread with every Familia Dinner…

DQ Grill & Chill coming to Michigan town

October 28, 2021

Dairy Queen will open a DQ Grill & Chill restaurant in Hillsdale, Michigan on Oct. 31.

Yum Brands enjoys Q3 sales growth

October 28, 2021

Yum! Brands worldwide system sales grew 8% and 4% unit growth financial results in the third quarter ended Sept. 20, 2021, according to a press release.

Online training academy helping restaurateurs climb career ladder

October 28, 2021

Nearly half of hospitality professionals want more training and professional development opportunities, according to data from the 2020 State of Restaurant…

Has the point of sale become analog in the digitized restaurant industry?

by Chris Lybeer — Chief Strategy Officer, Revel Systems

POS systems are no longer all that is needed to complete a transaction. Chris Lybeer, chief strategy officer for Revel Systems, explains how restaurants must…

Odd Burger to open 2 Ontario locations

October 28, 2021

Odd Burger will open two locations in Ontario in early 2022, according to a press release.

Happier Holidays: Why it Pays to Plan Ahead in Retail

Halloween is right around the corner, and you know what that means: Christmas. Kidding, but it feels like that, huh? How early is too early to start…

McDonald's enjoys same store sales growth in Q3

October 27, 2021

McDonald's shares have risen 11% this year, according to a CNBC report, as the Chicago-based burger chain saw same sales growth both domestically and…

Grubbrr teams with ParTech on self-order kiosk restaurant solution

October 27, 2021

Grubbrr, a provider of self-ordering solutions, has teamed with ParTech, Inc., a global restaurant technology company and provider of a unified commerce cloud…

Tim Hortons opens 300th coffee shop in China

October 27, 2021

TH International China has has opened its 300th Tim Hortons coffee shop in China, according to a press release.

Popeyes shuts down 40% of dining rooms early

October 27, 2021

Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen has closed more than 3,400 restaurant dining rooms early, according to a Business Insider report. The announcement was made in a…

Blaze Pizza, Bojangles execs discuss switching from a transactional mindset to a customer mindset

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurants are ditching the transactional mindset to focus on customers. A panel of brand executives explained how their companies are putting the customer…

QSR brand ad spend jumps in 2021

October 27, 2021

QSR brands are spending an estimated $1.8 billion on national television advertisements, an 18% increase over 2020, according to a iSpot.tv report.

DQ Grill & Chill opening in Hoffman Estates, Illinois

October 27, 2021

American Dairy Queen Corporation's DQ Grill & Chill will open a store in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on Oct. 30 at 949 N. Roselle Road. The store is…

Taco Bell doling out free tacos in World Series promo, Nov. 4 giveaway

October 27, 2021

Taco Bell is partnering with Major League Baseball in a "Steal A Base, Steal A Taco" promo tied to the 2021 World Series.,

Givex launches integrated payment solution via Adyen

October 26, 2021

Givex has launched GivexPay, an integrated payment processing solution powered by Adyen for Platforms, according to a company press release.