Chick-fil-A among brands that closed dine-in

March 16, 2020

In the midst of the pandemic, Chick-fil-A also said it is temporarily closing dining room seating to help limit person-to-person contact of COVID-19. The brand…

Halo Burger offering delivery, to-go only orders

March 16, 2020

Flint, Michigan-based Halo Burger restaurants closed its dining rooms Saturday, opting to operate drive-thru and delivery business only. This decision comes…

White Castle's pandemic response shows QSR strains amid dine-in closings

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

With five states closing in-restaurant dining, we talk to one QSR affected by the closures in response to the pandemic and how it's affecting operations for…

Breakfast 'war' pushes restaurant sales up despite COVID-19

March 16, 2020

The breakfast war between QSRs drove U.S. customer transactions up at quick service restaurants despite all the negative impact on the restaurant industry due…

Sam's Crispy Chicken launches ghost kitchens

March 13, 2020

Sbe Entertainment Group's C3 unit announced the launch of its first delivery-only, virtual kitchen concept called Sam's Crispy Chicken. 

From bento boxes, to boozy breakfasts, K2 bakes up offbeat brands

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

California born and bred restaurant brand innovator, K2, is on a mission to wake up limited service, among other dining categories. In today's podcast, K2 CEO…

Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit postponed due to COVID-19

March 12, 2020

Networld Media Group, the parent company of FastCasual, has postponed the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, set for March 16-18 in…

7-Eleven raises the 'Roost' as well as its restaurant industry stakes with new Manhattan restaurant

March 12, 2020

7-Eleven, Inc. just keeps stepping up its presence as a competitor in the limited-service restaurant sector and now it has opened a chicken QSR, Raise the…

Taco Bell to Wendy's: 'We'll handle the breakfast burritos, thank you very much'

March 12, 2020

Count Taco Bell in as yet another player in the QSR breakfast wars, now that the chain is debuting its new Toasted Breakfast Burrito Menu today. The menu…

How the restaurant industry is staying the course during the pandemic

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

As coronavirus is officially dubbed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, restaurant brands are doing their best to adapt.

Del Taco delivers lackluster Q4, FY 2019 results

March 12, 2020

California-based Del Taco Restaurants Inc. turned in a disappointing Q4 financial performance as well as lackluster fiscal year 2019 results this week for the…

RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: Attentive

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative businesses that can quickly become a Top 3 revenue channel.

Wendy's return to breakfast central to new GasBuddy partnership

March 11, 2020

Wendy's has partnered with the gas expense-saving travel and navigation app GasBuddy to promote the QSR's return to the breakfast daypart, which on March …

Partnership helps QSRs plug 'gig workers' into empty shifts

March 11, 2020

The gig worker staffing app Instawork said today it has partnered with web-based employee scheduling software provider StaffMate Online to help restaurants…

PAR Technology intros API integration with eTouchMenu, Brink POS

March 10, 2020

PAR, a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. has announced an integration with eTouchMenu digital menu solutions and Brink POS software. With this integration…

7shifts debuts 7tasks to track tasks, boost accountability

March 10, 2020

Restaurant software platform 7shifts is launching a platform called 7tasks that lets restaurant managers create and delegate task lists for workers that also…

Study: Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell order-for-pickup among fastest routes to food

March 10, 2020

An ROI study, released this week by order-ahead platform Rakuten Ready found that consumers' beliefs about the quickest ways to order and get their food at…

Subway names former Carrabba president as operating, insights chief

March 10, 2020

Subway Chief Operating and Insights Officer Mike Kappitt (photo provided).  Subway restaurants has named former Carrabba's Italian Grill President…

McDonald's, Taco Bell celebrate the 'power of 3' in new LTOs

McDonald's and Taco Bell each kick off LTOs focused on tripling the sizes of two favorite menu items.

QSR digital signage strategy: Brand news under wraps, or resource, mostly untapped?

Are QSRs really mining all the potential proverbial "gold" that digital signage can yield when used to its maximum effect? The answer to that remains unclear…