Automated drink dispenser maker Botrista raises $4M+

August 7, 2020

Botrista Technology, a startup based in Silicon Valley that provides an automated cloud-connected drink dispenser called DrinkBot, raised $4 million in seed…

Packaging at Burger King, Freshii, McDonald's tests positive for potentially toxic chemicals

August 7, 2020

Packaging from Burger King, Cava, Freshii, McDonald's, Sweetgreen and Wendy's contained potentially toxic "forever" chemicals that may cause cancer and other…

Domino's names CFO

August 6, 2020

Domino's Pizza Inc. has promoted its executive vice president, supply chain services, Stu Levy, to CFO. He succeeds Jeffrey Lawrence, who is retiring…

Heftier check sizes boost Jack in the Box Q3 sales

August 6, 2020

Jack in the Box pulled out systemwide sales growth in the quarter that ended July 5 of 6.6%, driven by average check growth of 20.2%, though transactions were…

Popeyes perks up RBI's Q2, Burger King, Tim Hortons pull it back down

The power of a really popular chicken sandwich buoyed otherwise dismal results for Restaurant Brands International and its Popeyes, Burger King and Tim Hortons…

TouchBistro acquires loyalty and marketing solutions provider TableUp

August 6, 2020

TouchBistro, a foodservice point-of-sale solutions provider, has acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the…

Payment speed top of mind for business owners

August 5, 2020

Although small business owners have increased their technology spend in the past two years, 39% said they still spent at least five hours per week dealing with…

Smokey Bones' virtual brands ask, 'Are you experienced?'

August 5, 2020

Smokey Bones, a casual dining brand, has added a second virtual brand to its repertoire, in addition to its virtual Wing Experience, according to a spokeswoman…

Steak 'n Shake jumps the engine on former drive-in carhop service

August 5, 2020

Although Steak 'n Shake is typically a casual dining affair, the brand has revived its former drive-in service at a time when many customers would prefer to…

Wendy's Q2: Better-than-expected results in unprecedented times

Wendy's Q2 results are better than analysts' predictions.

Grubbrr teams with BlueStar to meet commerce automation demand post COVID-19

August 5, 2020

Grubbrr, a commerce automation company, has teamed with with BlueStar, a global distributor of solution-based technologies, to help meet the demand for…

Auntie Anne's uses auto-ordering recliner to launch mobile-ordering app

August 4, 2020

Auntie Anne's is making it just way too easy for consumers to smother themselves in warm pretzels with its so-called Recline-to-Dine Chair, which it is using…

Focus Brands names SVP of Corporate Communications

August 4, 2020

Focus Brands, the parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli and Schlotzsky's, is adding to its…

White Castle to put 2020 Hall of Famers' stories on 2021 packaging

August 4, 2020

The annual search for White Castle's Cravers Hall of Famers comes with the promise of extra notoriety in 2021. The Columbus-Ohio chain, which has opened…

Former Jack in the Box CEO joins Checkers, Rally's board

August 4, 2020

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., the parent company of Checkers & Rally's drive-thru restaurants, said former Jack in the Box Chairman and CEO Lenny…

Sonic 'booms' into future with 'oasis' in QSR design desert

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

Shortly after Inspire Brands acquired Sonic Drive-in about 1 1/2 years ago, it began reimagining the brand for the future. That new look has taken shape in a…

Onosys, ItsaCheckmate join to create restaurant-ordering solutions

August 3, 2020

Onosys, a platform for restaurant digital ordering, and ItsaCheckmate, a provider of end-to-end integrations between POS systems, third-party delivery and…

Restaurant transactions improve slightly

August 3, 2020

Restaurant chain transactions dropped 11% nationally for the week that ended July 26, which is a slight improvement from the 12% drop the previous week…

NCR launches contactless ordering for restaurants

August 3, 2020

NCR Corp. has launched NCR Aloha, a contactless ordering and payment solution for dine-in restaurants. With this solution, guests can scan a QR code a table to…

Dunkin' hosting Free Coffee Mondays

August 3, 2020

Dunkin' has launched Free Coffee Mondays, and Free Donut Fridays are back Friday for members of the DD Perks Rewards Program, a news release said.