News & Media
Is your QSR a brand of ... influence?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Want to really pull in that up-and-coming Gen Z-er? Better get to know their online "friends" and fast.
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Spike in COVID-19 cases not hindering drops in restaurant transaction declines
June 22, 2020
The spikes in COVID-19 cases in states that have reopened restaurant dine-in services haven't yet impacted the continuing improvement in major restaurant chain…
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Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business
June 22, 2020
Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…
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Paytronix rolls out contactless dine-in platform
June 22, 2020
Paytronix Systems Inc. announced the rollout of its Paytronix Contactless Dining technology, which is designed to help restaurants offer dine-in service with…
read nowTaco Del Mar gets cool
June 22, 2020
Colorado-based Taco Del Mar is proving how cool it can get this summer with new shrimp ceviche dishes, include a citrus shrimp ceviche taco salad and shrimp…
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Online catering marketplace debuts COVID-smart service
June 19, 2020
ezCater is launching a service, called Relish, that offers employers a safe approach to providing office-based workers with boxed lunches from local…
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White Castle savors shortest night with long, tall, cold one
June 19, 2020
Saturday, June 20, is the Summer Solstice, which is also the longest day of the year (in length of daylight, not time since someone will ask). Why does that…
read nowChick-fil-A CEO says most whites 'oblivious' to racism, must repent for it
June 19, 2020
Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy spoke out about racism, recently, imploring "white Christians" to repent for racism and fight for their black "brothers and sisters,…
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&pizza COO breaks down the business-building power of activism
On the unofficial national holiday of Juneteenth — commemorating the proclamation of the freeing of slaves in Texas, final remaining U.S. state to do so — the…
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Panera, DQ franchisee opening Oath Pizza
June 18, 2020
Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, has opened an Oath Pizza location on the Ohio Turnpike. It is part of the turnpike service plazas…
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Jollibee opens 1st cloud kitchen
June 18, 2020
Fast-food chain Jollibee will open its first cloud kitchen in metro Chicago Thursday inside a Kitchen United outpost in River North on North Sedgwick Street…
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Networld Media employees honor late founder Alan Fryrear
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Alan Earl Fryrear, co-founder and chairman of Networld Media Group, died at the age of 81 on June 10, 2020.
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Former Blaze Pizza exec named Yoshinoya CMO amid brand's digital expansion
June 18, 2020
Kim Freer, Blaze Pizza's former VP of Brand Marketing, has moved into the CMO's office at Yoshinoya America. The brand said she brings a level of expertise in…
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Is Subway's problem bigger than a footlong?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The North American Association of Subway Franchisees — representing thousands of U.S. franchisees — said its survey of members showed that 75% of those…
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Seattle council green lights hazard pay for food delivery workers
June 17, 2020
Food delivery vendors in Seattle now will pay drivers $2.50 per delivery in addition to standard pay rates thanks to a new law approved by the city council.
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Edible promotes pair to operations leadership
June 17, 2020
Edible has expanded its operations team by promoting two in-house executives to what the brand sees as key operating roles moving forward. Former Executive…
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Panda Express launches in-house delivery to 'cut out the middleman'
June 17, 2020
Panda Express said it has contracted with a delivery services firm to add in-house delivery to its current third-party providers, including Uber Eats and…
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Ritual to launch contactless ordering tool for Chicago restaurants
June 16, 2020
Ritual, a Toronto-based mobile ordering startup, has launched a tool in the U.S. — Ritual One — to allow small, independent restaurants in Chicago provide…
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Pay, right away, a key plus for QSR delivery drivers
by Steve Barha — Founder, Instant Financial
A lot of QSRs are now thinking about deploying their own delivery drivers as online ordering and delivery intensify, and the third-party delivery landscape…
read nowPartech teams up with Techknow to upgrade drive-thru offerings
June 15, 2020
POS provider ParTech Inc. has partnered with Techknow, a multi-sensor drive-thru management solution company, to equip restaurants with drive-thru timers and…
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