Yoshinoya customers 'Meat-Up'

April 8, 2021

Meat and mega-deals are on the menu at Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen, where the brand is giving diners the opportunity to add 50% more meat to their regular combo…

On-demand webinar: How to unblock your restaurant's loyalty blind spot

Learn why your loyalty program is probably missing more than 95% of your customers and, most importantly, what to do about it.

BellyMelly expands online ordering to live event venues

April 7, 2021

Online food ordering service platform, BellyMelly, is expanding into event venues, amusement parks, sport stadiums and arenas to give those attending and…

Sonic set to soup up its ranks with 20K hires

April 7, 2021

Right on the heels of mass hiring efforts announced at Taco Bell and Firehouse Subs, Sonic Drive-In and its franchisees said the brand now has an estimated…

Smokey Bones' virtual brand revamp returns burger to value-based roots

Burgers have gotten pretty darn tony on the virtual restaurant landscape, with prices to match. But one virtual brand thinks the real money is in the…

Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins to put 26 stores 'deep in the heart of Texas'

April 7, 2021

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins will open 26 Dunkin' restaurants and eight multi-brand Dunkin'/Baskin-Robbins locations across Dallas and Houston through agreements…

Taco Bell US to hire 5K on 1 day

April 6, 2021

On Wednesday, April 21, Taco Bell said it will launch its fourth annual hiring party at 2,000 U.S. stores with the goal of hiring 5,000 people through…

Edible's 1st 'manage-to-own' candidate takes over Florida store

April 6, 2021

Edible said the brand's first candidate in its Manage-To-Own (MTO) program, Tony Herlong, has taken the reins of his first store after completing the company's…

White Castle lets 'them eat cake'

April 6, 2021

While people might get less vocal about their age as they get older, QSRs flaunt their longevity, and in the case of White Castle this year is a milestone…

Fast food turkey: Why it could really fly

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

For a long time, fast food meant burgers. But a couple of years back, that began to change in earnest with the start of the Chicken Wars. And this year…

Jollibee opening 1st DC metro store April 8

April 5, 2021

Fast-growing southeast Asian QSR, Jollibee, will open its first location in the Washington, D.C. metro area Thursday, April 8, at the Westfield Wheaton Mall in…

Checkers & Rally's' Mother Cruncher gets bacon-ified

April 5, 2021

Checkers & Rally's is adding candied bacon to its entry in the chicken sandwich wars — the Mother Cruncher — from now through May 16, according to a news…

Value central to Wendy's Biggie Bag promo

April 5, 2021

Wendy's is bringing back its Bacon Double Stack burger as the starring attraction in its $5 Biggie Bag promotion that is focused on providing a value-based…

Dunkin' customer pays it forward to tune of $4K

April 2, 2021

A Dunkin' customer in the southwest Ohio suburb of Beavercreek, outside Dayton, paid it forward in a very big way recently when the anonymous patron at the…

California’s energy companies funding COVID-19-affected restaurants

April 2, 2021

The California Restaurant Foundation has received more than $1.25 million from SoCalGas, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and Electric and and…

Coming to a restaurant near you: Battery-electric supply chain trucks

April 2, 2021

Restaurants nationwide will soon be getting shipments via electric semi thanks to the addition of a Volvo VNR electric truck to national foodservice logistics…

Edible adds cupcakes, cooking classes

April 2, 2021

In plenty of time for Mother's Day on May 9, delivered gift e-commerce company, Edible, has not only added cupcakes to its Bakeshop lineup, but is also…

Are QSR companies overdue for some common sense?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Organizations that lose cultural common sense also lose touch with both their employees and their customers. That's why one cultural transformation expert…

DoorDash, Mastercard team up on expanded cardholder benefits

April 2, 2021

Delivery service, DoorDash is partnering with Mastercard to offer World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders complimentary DashPass benefits, according to a…

Brink POS, Deliverect integration aims to ease online order management

April 1, 2021

POS software provider ParTech Inc. is launching an online order management tool, called Deliverect, as part of its Brink POS.