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Jack in the Box posts same-store sales gain, intros new CEO
June 11, 2020
Jack in the Box said same-store sales rose 5% through the first eight weeks of its third fiscal quarter, ended June 7, according to a news release. The full…
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A&W posts double-digit year-over-year May sales
June 11, 2020
Lexington, Kentucky-based A&W Restaurants posted a double-digit sales increase in May, compared with the year-ago period, with some franchise locations…
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Expert preparation tips for QSR boycotts, vitriol in presidential election year
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The boycott of Wendy's that ensued after the online "pile-on" under the hashtag #Wendysisoverparty, could happen to any QSR, but these three marketing and…
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JustEat Takeaway to buy Grubhub in $7.3B stock deal
June 10, 2020
JustEat Takeaway.com NV agreed to buy Grubhub Inc. in an all stock transaction valued at $7.3 billion, creating the world's largest food delivery platform…
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Steritech 'Hometown Heroes' program helped 8,100 on front lines
June 10, 2020
Food safety company, Steritech, recently paid its respects to what it calls its Hometown Heroes — front line health, long-term care and emergency workers — in…
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Krystal to increase workforce by 25%
June 10, 2020
Krystal, an Atlanta-based square-burger chain, Krystal, said it is now hiring at all its locations just six months after the chain filed for bankruptcy and one…
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BellyMelly launches contactless menu ordering for post-COVID-19 recovery
June 9, 2020
BellyMelly, an online food ordering platform, has launched a contactless app-based ordering system designed to help restaurants open their dine-in operations…
read nowParTech adds SynergySuite to Brink POS ecosystem
June 9, 2020
ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has added SynergySuite to its Brink POS…
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Wendy's says burger supply is fairly 'beefy' now
June 9, 2020
Wendy's said that not only is its beef supply largely back to normal, but its comp sales for May improved every week, even though they were still down 3.3…
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61% of US McDonald's customers OK with limited menu
June 9, 2020
When news first broke in an article in Inc.com that some McDonald's franchisees were leaning toward pushing for the brand to retain the limited menu it…
read nowWendy's, Taco Bell leaders stress brands' support for black community
June 9, 2020
Wendy's said it is engaging with a newly formed company advisory group of black leaders and other individuals at the chain to "identify and prioritize the…
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From eating pods to touchless everything: Where COVID-19-era QSR design is headed
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
From the introduction of novel ideas like eating "pods," to the use of things like German Burger King's tongue-in-cheek social distancing crown, the places we…
read nowDunkin’ franchisees hiring 25,000, adding college benefits
June 8, 2020
Dunkin' restaurants will hire up to 25,000 new employees nationally and add education benefits through a university partnership, a news release said. To…
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Uber Eats to offer no fee delivery for black-owned restaurants
June 8, 2020
Uber Eats last week announced a plan to promote black-owned restaurants by dropping delivery fees in the U.S. and Canada for the rest of the year.
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Former Focus Brands exec named Global Franchise Group CFO
June 8, 2020
Former Focus Brands accounting executive Sam Patterson has moved into the CFO's job at Global Franchise Group, the franchisor for Hot Dog on a Stick, Great…
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Checkers & Rally's enter 'Mother Cruncher' in fast food chicken sandwich fray
June 8, 2020
Dubbed the "Mother Cruncher," Checkers & Rally's is clearly placing the emphasis on crispiness in its new chicken sandwich entry into the chicken sandwich…
read nowTop restaurant trends place premium on home, health, purpose, price
June 5, 2020
This year, the market researchers at Euromonitor expect per capita global consumer expenditure to decline by approximately 5% and the global economy to enter…
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Nearly a year after chicken sandwich wars, a major QSR claim to fame comes out of the coop
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Burgers and fries have always been the instant word associations with QSRs, but now, almost one year after last August's storied chicken sandwich wars, that…
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Displaced restaurant workers create web series amid pandemic
June 5, 2020
In hopes of changing how people view the foodservice industry, a group of Atlanta-based restaurant workers created a web series called, "Gratuity Not Included…
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Keeping tabs on Top 100 winners' traits plus Oracle expert's pandemic-era performance tips
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
On today's podcast, FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler gives her take on top traits of this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers winners, while an Oracle restaurant…
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