Chick-fil-A/Popeyes chicken war yanked August business away from other QSRs

With the feathers settled on August's Chick-fil-A/Popeyes chicken sandwich face-off, the data has started to come in and it doesn't look great for other QSR…

Del Taco promotes SVP Gretzema to COO

September 17, 2019

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. has promoted its former senior vice president for Strategic Planning and Innovation, Chad Gretzema, to COO. Gretzema has worked at…

Nation's 2nd oldest burger QSR, Halo Burger, reborn at 96

September 17, 2019

Halo Burger is celebrating a long-and-healthy 96 years today, which also just happens to be National Cheeseburger day, which might not even have been around…

McDonald's urges customers to 'stay home' Thursday night

September 16, 2019

McDonald's is calling the world's attention to its huge and ever-growing delivery business this month with a special "Global McDelivery Night In" on Thursday…

Unified Menu Management: Serving Up New Efficiencies

Time for a quick quiz: How many different versions of your menu are floating around online at this very minute? Was your answer a definitive “one?” If not…

Plant-based 'meat' marks 1 year at White Castle, 1st BBQ at Famous Dave's

September 13, 2019

As White Castle marks a year since it introduced the Impossible Slider to its menu, QSR Famous Dave's is testing its own plant-based items as potential menu…

From Filipino 'chili dogs' to South Korean poutine, Indiana's 1st test kitchen readies for launch

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

Young chefs with concepts that offer everything from Filipino street food to Midwest/West U.S. fusion cuisine are getting all the startup help they need at a…

Sept 26 webinar focuses on what restaurateurs must know now about labor law compliance

September 12, 2019

From third-party delivery drivers to in-restaurant employees, the bucket of labor laws and other regulations that U.S. restaurant operators must know and…

Chick-fil-A packaging soon to promote antibiotic-free chicken

September 12, 2019

Chick-fil-A said after it reached a goal of eliminating the use of chicken raised with antibiotics in its 2,400-plus U.S. restaurants in May, it will start in…

Taco Bell loves vegetarians, launches dedicated menu to prove it

September 11, 2019

As Taco Bell promised in January, tomorrow it will introduce what it said is the brand's first "dedicated" in-store vegetarian menu board nationwide. The chain…

Del Taco partners with Postmates

September 11, 2019

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. has partnered with Postmates for delivery and the brand is promoting the new 3PD alliance with a discount of $5 off any $20 or more…

Bojangles, Bruster's name franchising, development leaders

September 11, 2019

Both Bojangles and Bruster's have added to their executive teams recently, beginning with Bojangles', Inc. which named Jose R. Costa as its first chief…

August 2019: Chicken feathers flew, QSR sales grew

September 11, 2019

Consumer spending on restaurants was up in August this year over last, according to the NPD Group, which said QSRs were the main recipients of the increased…

Popeyes' golden opportunity after Great 2019 Chicken Sandwich War

As the dust settles on The Great Chicken Sandwich War of 2019, the head-to-head battle between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A may end up going down as among the most…

Wendy's to add 20,000 workers to fire up the breakfast grills again in 2020

September 10, 2019

Wendy's said this year it will infuse $20 million and hire 20,000 workers to open its doors for breakfast systemwide next year in a bid to grow sales and unit…

Qu introduces new POS platform

September 10, 2019

Restaurant POS company, Qu, has launched a new data-centric platform that it said in a news release remedies the fragmented ordering, production and brand…

McDonald's adds to tech arsenal with conversational tech acquisition

September 10, 2019

McDonald's Corporation said today it will acquire voice-based conversational tech company, Apprente, adding to its growing toolkit of customer-facing tech…

Chowly, Revel debut third-party delivery-POS integration offerings

September 9, 2019

A number of restaurant ordering, payment and third-party delivery companies have announced they plan to give restaurateurs new ways to incorporate these vital…

KFC fills trick-or-treat streets with Colonel clones

September 9, 2019

What better way to market your brand during that favorite haunted holiday of Halloween, then to dispatch thousands of pint-sized versions of your spokesperson…

From homelessness to selling $1K sandwiches: The story of Ike's Love & Sandwiches

From the depths of business failure and homelessness, to the height of restaurant brand success and a devoted fan base, the man behind Ike's Love & Sandwiches…