McDonald's welcomes Lunar New Year with red envelopes

January 22, 2020

In February, McDonald's will celebrate the Lunar New Year at the San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival by giving out those traditional lucky red envelopes…

Bojangles adds digital media agency leader to board

January 21, 2020

Entrepreneur, author and digital media company executive, Gary Vaynerchuk, has joined Bojangles board, according to a news release. As VaynerMedia CEO and…

Uber sells Uber Eats India business to Zomato

January 21, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. has sold its Indian food delivery business to Zomato, one of that country's largest app-based food delivery services, according to a…

Bruster's set to sweeten Austin, Texas

January 21, 2020

After five store openings last year, Bruster's Real Ice Cream is pushing into 2020 with a new Austin location opening soon on Ranch Road under the ownership of…

Krystal files for bankruptcy blaming 'shifting consumer tastes,' increased costs

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

The nation's second-oldest QSR, Krystal, is now under bankruptcy protection as it struggles to pay as much as $100 million in debt and find a new path forward.

Wendy's, Fazoli's franchisee fined $157k for child labor law violations

January 20, 2020

Wendy's and Fazoli's Louisville, Kentucky-based franchisee, Manna Inc., violated child labor mandates by allowing 14- and 15-year-old employees to both work at…

RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: NuArx

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

NuArx's Digital Foundation offers a secure, standardized and flexible network infrastructure funded through PCI compliance to support new technologies and…

Edible Brands promotes COO to president to evolve system to include QSRs

January 17, 2020

Edible Brands has promoted COO Cheikh Mboup to also serve as president of the well-known company, which is currently undergoing a systemwide evolution beyond…

Mountain Mike's moves into Menlo Park, California

January 17, 2020

Mountain Mike's Pizza, LLC, has opened a new store just north of Palo Alto, California, on Menlo Avenue and El Camino Real in Menlo Park, a news release said.

Bojangles names operations, training chief

January 17, 2020

Bojangles', Inc. has named Robert Garcia as vice president of franchise operations, training and development, a role in which he will oversee all franchise…

Controversial former CKE CEO lands at Pepperdine University

January 17, 2020

Andrew Puzder, the once-controversial former CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent, CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. has joined Pepperdine University School of…

Just Eat rolls out exclusive mobile food delivery with Greggs Bakery in UK

January 16, 2020

Greggs, the largest bakery chain in the U.K., is launching an exclusive partnership with app-based delivery service Just Eat, following a successful trial in…

C-Speak: Nestlé Professional president preps restaurant pros for year ahead

Restaurant brands often look to culinary & beverage product providers, like Nestlé Professional, when planning LTOs and trying to determine trends for…

Del Taco opens New Mexico store

January 16, 2020

Mexican-American QSR, Del Taco opened a store in Espanola, New Mexico under the ownership of Diamondback LLC, according to a news release. The store is the…

Burger King does plant-based value

January 16, 2020

While Burger King made a splash last year with its Impossible Whopper, this year it's honing in on the plant-based burger as a value offering by putting the…

Reigniting the glow over Michigan's 97-year-old Halo Burger

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

Olives on burgers? Ice cream in ginger ale? Saintly looking cows? Yes, you've landed in the Halo Burger zone, a regional burger brand that has regained its…

Fast food sales up in December

January 15, 2020

The data analysts at NPD Group said today that fast food chains had four straight weeks of transaction increases for the retail period of Dec. 1 through Jan.

Third-party business is booming—but is yours?

Restaurants are becoming more and more dependent on third parties like Yelp, Google and GrubHub to drive business. But these providers sometimes prioritize…

Panda Express launches fans into Lunar New Year via AR

January 15, 2020

American Chinese QSR, Panda Express, is pulling out all the stops this year to help customers worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, this time through the use…

Arby's open Tarboro, North Carolina store

January 15, 2020

Arby's is opening Monday in Tarboro, North Carolina. Under the ownership of Mosaic Red Hat Group, which also has 41 other locations of the chain in Florida…