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Health officials investigate California Burger King worker's death
July 17, 2020
Health officials are investigating the circumstances around the illness and death of a Santa Monica Burger King employee who died after her co-workers say she…
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KFC heads west for latest Beyond Chicken offering
July 17, 2020
Kentucky Fried Chicken's Beyond Meat partnership product, Beyond Fried Chicken, is returning to the market, this time to more than 50 stores in the Califorinia…
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New virtual summit focuses on innovation, customer experience in self-service, kiosk, vending industries
Networld Media websites, Vending Times and Kiosk Marketplace, are launching a virtual summit that promises to bring attendees the very best in self-service…
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At 121, Yoshinoya's digital transformation delivers rice bowls for a new age
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As what many believe may be the world's oldest fast food chain, Yoshinoya -- with 105 U.S. locations --- is proving that you actually can teach that proverbial…
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NRA sends emergency restaurant support plan to legislators
The National Restaurant Association tells Congress the industry needs help and it needs it now.
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Yoshinoya helps customers take a dip this summer
July 15, 2020
Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen is inserting a bit of sweetness into its summer menu with the introduction of Donut Dippers at the brand's 100-plus U.S. stores.
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Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward
July 14, 2020
Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…
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Kraft Heinz invests $48M to expand Missouri manufacturing operation
July 14, 2020
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to invest in its Springfield, Missouri manufacturing facility as part of a five-year, $48 million project to enhance its…
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Merchants Foodservice CEO urges support for emergency foodservice relief bill
July 14, 2020
Andy Mercier, president and CEO of Merchants Foodservice, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has called for support of the bipartisan bill introduced to…
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Burger King shares greenhouse gas-reduction plan for beef cow feed
July 14, 2020
Burger King made a move today that it said it hopes will prompt others in the fast food industry to join it in fighting environmentally harmful global…
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KFC closes corporate-owned Florida stores
July 14, 2020
KFC closed its corporate-owned store dining rooms in Florida this week due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases there, according to Reuters.
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White Castle is nation's 1st fast food brand to deploy Flippy 'robot-on-a-rail'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
White Castle will test fry-cook robot, Flippy, in September, in its newest incarnation as a robotic arm on a rail. With White Castle, Flippy's starting as a…
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Coca-Cola rolls out contactless Freestyle beverage dispenser
July 13, 2020
The Coca-Cola Co. is rolling out contactless, triggered via smartphone, for its Freestyle self-service dispenser used in restaurants, as the coronavirus…
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June US restaurant industry sales are best since February
Fast casual falters a bit, while pizza, chicken and burgers fare well in June.
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Small, independent restaurants lag in COVID-19 recovery
July 10, 2020
A report from Bank of America shows that large restaurant chains are recovering faster from the COVID-19 outbreak than the rest of the industry, as small…
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3rd-generation Del Taco franchisee opens brand's newest California store
July 10, 2020
Del Taco said a third-generation multi-unit operator with the brand has opened its newest California-based store on Plum Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. Travis…
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McDonald's solar-powered Disney World store a lab for future
July 10, 2020
McDonald's opened a first-of-its-kind restaurant on Disney World property in Florida that will actually create enough renewable energy on-site to cover all of…
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KFC works to win potato wedgers over to the fry side
July 10, 2020
KFC is working hard to win the love of fans of its former potato wedges over to its newly launched Secret Recipe fries.
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The tricky business of covering a QSR's COVID-19 costs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Masks, gloves, anti-viral sprays and all the many other additional costs QSRs have to take on in order to also take on business in a pandemic really add up.
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Sonic 'layers' it on thick
July 9, 2020
Sonic is delivering pleasure and perhaps a bit of pain in the form of an "ice cream headache" this summer with its three-layered Lemonberry Slush Float. The…
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