Cinnabon frosting offered by pint

November 9, 2021

Cinnabon's Signature Frosting Pints are available for a limited time at select bakeries nationwide and on the new Cinnabon app for pickup or delivery…

Baskin-Robbins serves up fall offerings

November 9, 2021

Baskin-Robbins is serving up its latest fall offerings.

Thanx releases Loyalty 3.0 platform features

November 9, 2021

Thanx, a guest engagement and retention platform for brick-and-mortar retailers, is launching several capabilities ahead of its upcoming Loyalty 3.0 reveal in…

Krispy Kreme creates Thanksgiving-inspired line up

November 8, 2021

A national survey by Krispy Kreme reveals 80% of respondents said celebrating Thanksgiving is more important this year than previous years, and nearly half are…

DQ Grill & Chill opens in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

November 8, 2021

Dairy Queen has opened a DQ Grill & Chill location at 1232 Corporate Center Drive in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The unit is run by franchisee Fourteen Foods…

REEF acquires Dubai-based virtual kitchen company

November 8, 2021

REEF, an operator of delivery kitchens, logistics and proximity hubs in North America, has acquired Dubai-based iKcon Restaurant LLC, marking Reef's first…

How Layne's Chicken Fingers is battling shortages, pandemic impact

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Eight-unit Layne's Chicken Fingers felt the chicken shortages earlier this year, but weathered through. Samir Wattar, the company's chief operating officer…

White Castle celebrates veterans on Veterans Day

November 8, 2021

White Castle is celebrating Veterans Day by offering a free Combo Meal No. 1- No. 6 or Breakfast Combo Meal to all veterans and active-duty service members who…

Subway taps Bryan Hooper VP of digital, consumer technology

November 8, 2021

Subway restaurants has announced that Bryan Hooper has joined the company as vice president, digital and consumer technology. Hooper will lead the technology…

Popeyes in viral Tiktok video shut down permanently

November 5, 2021

The Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in a viral TikTok video has been closed permanently. The video was filmed by a man allegedly delivering chicken to the closed…

Dine-in traffic remains headwind for U.S. restaurant industry recovery

November 5, 2021

The U.S. restaurant industry continues to recover from last year's steep declines, although not yet back to pre-pandemic levels.

Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon sign 10-unit co-brand development agreement for NYC

November 5, 2021

Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon are teaming up with franchise group Fresh Dining Concepts to bring 10 co-branded Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon locations to the five…

Qu announces partnership with QTiQ

November 5, 2021

DTiQ, a cloud-based software for restaurant operations management, is partnering and integrating with Qu, a unified commerce platform.

80% of industry professionals lack practical business knowledge

November 4, 2021

Nearly 80% of restaurateurs acknowledge they lack practical business knowledge.

Restaurant execs talk surviving, thriving through the pandemic

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Three restaurant executives discussed how the pandemic affected their business during the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What to ask vendors when it comes to restaurant data technology

Restaurant technology is more complicated than ever, with restaurant operators having to decide on tech from cloud-based storage options to integrated POS…

Vaccine mandate takes effect January 4 for large businesses

November 4, 2021

The Biden administration's vaccine mandates for businesses with more than 100 employees, healthcare workers and federal contractors is set to take effect…

ItsaCheckmate integrates with Square for Restaurants

November 3, 2021

ItsaCheckmate has integrated with Square for Restaurants, enabling operations teams to streamline administrative tasks and better manage UberEats, DoorDash…

Subway signs big deal for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

November 3, 2021

Subway is deploying a significant expansion in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with a master franchise agreement with Everstone Group, a South Asia leading…

Restaurant podcast explores grassroots, guerilla marketing

Restaurant marketing can be risky business. Too little and a brand gets lost in white noise. Too much and the brand gets diluted. In this podcast, marketing…