KFC brings chicken-doughnut sandwich to nation Monday

February 20, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken is going all in with its Chicken & Donuts menu item, offering it as a nationwide LTO beginning Monday following a successful test…

Wendy's announces quarterly dividend

February 20, 2020

The Wendy's Company (Nasdaq: WEN) today declared a 12-cent per share quarterly dividend, payable March 16 to shareholders of record as of March 2, according to…

Coronavirus' effect on supply chains: Potentially worse than 2002 SARS outbreak

While this morning the coronavirus has reportedly killed more than 2,100 and sickened more than 75,700, QSRs and other businesses are waiting and wondering how…

DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats in tight food delivery competition

February 20, 2020

The restaurant food delivery business is a wide open competition, with more than half of consumers that use these services using multiple apps at the same…

WorkJam buys staffing platform Forge

February 19, 2020

Digital workplace solutions provider WorkJam is acquiring Forge, an on-demand staffing platform, according to a press release. The move will help WorkJam…

Subway says 'Cauliflower: It's not just for pizza crust anymore'

February 19, 2020

Subway is testing cauliflower fritters in wraps and dippers in Baltimore and Seattle, served with an option for a creamy curry sauce, a news release said. 

Burger King ad says 'Mmmmm, mold!'

February 19, 2020

Never a brand to disappoint in the ad surprises department, Burger King's latest campaign features a mold-covered Whopper, front and center, to drive home the…

White Castle among 1st QSRs to add dairy-free cheese

February 19, 2020

White Castle is amping up its plant-based menu item presence, saying it will launch a dairy-free cheddar option in New York- and New Jersey-area restaurants…

Wendy's to pay $400K to settle Massachusetts child labor issues

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

Wendy's has changed its child labor practices following a investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.

Random Acts of Kindness Week: Sonic awards $350K to school projects

February 18, 2020

Sonic Drive-In has donated $350,000 to public classroom projects through Limeades for Learning to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week. The QSR worked with…

Nestle's Nespresso launches 1st certified organic coffee

February 18, 2020

Nespresso, the portioned coffee unit of Nestle, launched its first certified organic coffee, Peru Organic, as part of the company's Professional Origins coffee…

How QSRs can create ad formulas that change consumer behavior

by Antonio Tomarchio — Founder and CEO, Cuebiq

Determining whether your marketing is actually motivating QSR visits has always been a bit of a muddled mess. But improved AI-powered algorithms can now…

Checkers & Rally's taps former Boston Market leader as CEO

February 17, 2020

Tampa, Florida-based Checkers & Rally's has named former Boston Market CEO Frances Allen as its CEO and board member, effective today. She succeeds Rick…

RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: PathSpot

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The PathSpot Safety System is a real-time hand hygiene management solution that protects foodservice operators and their customers against foodborne illness…

Wingstop, McAlister’s Deli, Tropical Smoothie leaders among RFIS closing keynote panelists

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

During the closing keynote session at the annual Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit next month in Atlanta, the presidents and CEOs of International…

Taco John's hires former 7-Eleven exec as brand's CFO

February 17, 2020

Taco John's franchisor, Taco John's International, Inc., has named former 7-Eleven and Yum Brands executive Kelly Hopper as its new chief financial officer, a…

Record 30,000 spend Valentine's Day at White Castle

February 17, 2020

Over the past nearly 30 years, White Castle has accrued quite a name for itself as a Valentine's Day destination, and that proved itself this past weekend when…

Private equity firm acquires Kronos Foods

February 14, 2020

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on making investments in the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has…

Toast lands $400M in funding

February 14, 2020

Toast, a restaurant management platform in the U.S., today has raised $400 million in its latest round of funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG…

Long John Silver's lends Lenten specials to faithful

February 14, 2020

With Lent a little less than two weeks away, seafood-centered brand, Long John Silver's is already geared up and ready for the Christian holiday that finds…