Rakuten launches dining rewards, but iOS only for now

October 4, 2019

Rakuten Inc. and Rewards Network have launched a dining discount program called Rakuten Dining. Those enrolling in the program are eligible to receive 5% cash…

El Pollo Loco to feed 59K+ in need on National Taco Day

October 4, 2019

As part of National Taco Day today, California-based El Pollo Loco, Inc. is getting food to the hungry as part of its Buy One, Feed Many promotion that gives a…

NCR launches subscription version of Aloha POS for restaurants

October 3, 2019

NCR Corp. announced the launch of NCR Aloha Essentials, a subscription version of its core NCR Aloha point-of-sale technology for restaurants.

The real reason Wendy's is giving breakfast another try

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

It takes a lot of guts for a QSR like Wendy's to try breakfast again -- for the fourth time in the chain's history. But a recent location data study shows why…

QSR restrooms: Small space, BIG brand impact

The tiniest room in your QSR's "house" can be a game-changer for brand perception if you manage it poorly.

Google-Olo partnership makes ordering as easy as a Google voice search

October 2, 2019

Google and restaurant digital ordering platform, Olo, have joined to allow customers at more than 70,000 Olo-connected restaurant locations to order directly…

200+ unit Pizza Hut operator names CEO, acquires 27 Arby's

October 2, 2019

Pizza Hut store owner/operator, Quality Restaurant Group, has named former marketing and communications company executive Matthew Slaine as its new CEO, while…

Bruster's adds Athens to its growing Georgia store count

October 2, 2019

Bruster's Real Ice Cream is hosting a grand opening at its 2-month-old 2,000-square-foot store Parkway Place store in Athens, Georgia this Friday through…

Diners want restaurants to catch up with off-premise tech

October 2, 2019

Considering about 60% of restaurant occasions are off-premises across all forms — including drive-thru, takeout and delivery —  it's wasn't shocking to learn…

McDonald's pushes DoorDash with 1M 1-cent Big Macs

October 1, 2019

DoorDash and McDonald's are giving customers a million 1-cent Big Macs and $1 million in cash to celebrate the partnership of the the two companies, which…

ParTech buys 3M drive-thru tech company

October 1, 2019

Restaurant POS and technology provider, ParTech, Inc, has acquired Drive-Thru Communication Systems from its previous owner, 3M.

Jollibee begins rapid US expansion

September 30, 2019

Popular fast-food restaurant Jollibee is dialing up its U.S. expansion with two new stores opening across California this fall, beginning with the opening of…

Uber Eats to screen for food allergies, end automatic utensils and straws

September 27, 2019

Uber Eats is launching an initiative to make the food delivery business healthier and more sustainable, announcing that it will add allergy-friendly filters to…

NY State AG sues Dunkin' alleging chain failed to protect against cyber attacks

September 27, 2019

New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against Dunkin', alleging the iconic restaurant chain failed to notify almost 20,000 customers about a…

DoorDash data breach affects 4.9M merchants, consumers, drivers

September 27, 2019

DoorDash said Thursday that earlier this month it determined that on May 4 an unnamed "third-party service provider" had gotten its hands on customers…

Burger King lands a Whopper in the Baltics

September 27, 2019

Burger King today said it will open restaurants in the Baltics, including stores in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  The company said in a news release that the…

Church's cranks up its digital game with new agency, leader

September 27, 2019

Church's Chicken has upped its digital game, choosing Austin, Texas-based T3, as its "digital innovation partner" and adding a former social media marketing…

Del Taco 'falls in' with churro shake, scented oils

September 27, 2019

We watched as KFC's fried chicken-scented sun lotion slipped out of our grip and Dairy Queen's Blizzard-scented candles blew out in minutes, so why not a…

McDonald's tags Beyond for plant-based burger test in Canada

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

QSR superpower, McDonald's, is entering the plant-based garden, with a test of its new P.L.T. burger in Canada.

Church's, Roy Rogers unveil new looks in Texas, Maryland

September 26, 2019

Everything old is new again at several QSR brands this week, beginning with Church's Chicken, which announced grand re-openings of two of its Odessa, Texas…