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Relief is at hand: Legislators OK $900B COVID-era relief package
Legislators have singed a $900 billion deal to provide pandemic-era relief to individuals and businesses, including restaurants nationally.
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White Castle tasks Richard Dreyfuss with 'Night Before Cravemas' reading
December 18, 2020
White Castle has released a spin on the "Night Before Christmas" in its digital storybook,"'Twas the Night Before Cravemas," set in a White Castle, of course…
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McDonald's investor group ousting board chair?
December 18, 2020
Investors, who hold less than 1% of McDonald's shares, are calling for the resignation of the chain's board chair as well as the compensation committee chair…
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Jack in the Box names former Rave financial chief as CFO
December 18, 2020
Jack in the Box Inc. has named Rave Restaurant Group's former CFO to the same role. Timothy Mullany will join the company as executive vice president and CFO…
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Is your restaurant technology ready for 2021?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurateurs learned a lot about the potentially business-saving qualities of restaurant tech in 2020, as the pandemic forced brands to find ways to still…
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Jack in the Box springs out a crispy chicken sandwich
December 17, 2020
Jack in the Box is putting a new player in the crispy chicken sandwich foray with its newly introduced Cluck Sandwich featuring pickles and what the brand…
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Toast donating $35M to restaurant recovery
December 17, 2020
Toast POS, a restaurant management platform, is donating $35 million worth of free services and funding as part of a winter restaurant relief plan to support…
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Lee's Sandwiches gives frontliners free coffees, croissants
December 17, 2020
California-based Lee's Sandwiches is giving frontline responders free coffee and croissants Friday through Jan. 18 at the chain's 60 locations across eight…
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Cookie dough QSR 'scoops' up virtual shop possibilities
December 17, 2020
The 3-year-old cookie dough-centered QSR, Scooped Cookie Dough Bar, will open 17 locations in California, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Florida in January of…
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Amy's Drive Thrus score high on social, environmental certification
December 17, 2020
Northern California organic fast food brand, Amy's Drive Thru and its sister San Francisco Bay area business, Amy's Kitchen have achieved Certified B…
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Restaurants, third-party delivery companies agree on public policy principles
Restaurant leaders and third-party delivery providers have released their first public policy guidelines around principles for restaurant delivery provision in…
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Just in time for a Santa snack: Nacho Fries coming back
December 16, 2020
Taco Bell's Nacho Fries have a popularity that ranks right up there with Santa Claus, so the brand is bringing the spicy offering back this season beginning on…
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McDonald's mentor program pairs rap star with rising star
December 16, 2020
McDonald's has partnered with rapper, singer and songwriter Big Sean to serve as the second mentor in its virtual content series, McDonald's Black &…
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Inspire names Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins presidents
December 16, 2020
Inspire Brands Inc. has completed its previously announced $11.3 billion acquisition of Dunkin' Brands Group, making it the nation's second-biggest restaurant…
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Old Chicago's parent company opening 175 virtual locations
December 16, 2020
Nashville, Tennessee-based SPB Hospitality has launched its first virtual concept, Twisted Tenders, across 175 locations in 33 states, and a news release said…
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A&W LTO: Get 'em while they're hot
December 16, 2020
A&W Restaurants' Sriracha Cheese Curds steamed up sales for the Lexington, Kentucky-based brand when they first hit its menus last year, so the QSR is…
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Golden Chick hatches store No. 200
December 16, 2020
Golden Chick will officially open its 200th location Thursday in Allen, Texas, featuring a swag bag for the first 200 guests at the Baumgartner Way location, a…
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How Church’s Chicken Uses Data To Drive its Digital Marketing
In his recent episode of Restaurants Reinvented, Alan explains why one-to-one marketing is his ultimate goal, how data quality trumps quantity, and why…
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Mobivity, Par Tech partner to drive digital transformation
December 15, 2020
Mobivity Holdings Corp., a provider of personalized customer engagement solutions, is partnering with Par Tech Inc., a point-of-sale software provider.
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Welbilt teams with Apex Supply Chain Technologies on food pick-up lockers
December 15, 2020
Welbilt Inc., a foodservice equipment supplier, is teaming with Apex Supply Chain Technologies to manufacture and distribute the Flow-Thru 10,000 line of food…
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