Taco Del Mar tests Beyond Meat tacos

August 19, 2019

Taco Del Mar — one of the featured brands on this week's QSRweb podcast on Friday — said today that it's introducing a Beyond Meat taco to its vegetarian and…

Bruster's dips into new markets

August 16, 2019

Bruster's just took its scoops into Provo, Utah when it opens the brand's first store in the state under the ownership of franchisees, Damon and Michelle Wood.

How China's sick pigs might end up raising US QSR poultry prices

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

The bacon on your QSR's burgers or pork in your barbecue sandwich may soon be threatened by a virus half a world away.

Chick-fil-A, Dunkin' wrestle customers' hearts from Starbucks

August 15, 2019

Move over Starbucks, Americans now say a chicken has their heart according to the largest brand intimacy study that found Chick-fil-A is ranks first for…

Former Taco Bell exec assumes top legal spot at El Pollo Loco

August 14, 2019

Fire-grilled chicken QSR, El Pollo Loco, Inc. named former Taco Bell executive, Jason Weintraub, as its chief legal officer, effective Aug. 29. He was most…

Baskin-Robbins signs 10-unit New York/Pennsylvania deal

August 14, 2019

Upstate New York will soon be a cooler place thanks to the signing of a multi-unit agreement to develop 10 new Baskin-Robbins locations there in Syracuse and…

Del Taco opens today south of Atlanta

August 14, 2019

Del Taco is opening a new unit in Riverdale, Georgia today on Highway 85, a news release said. Franchisee Mac Kamara will lead this venture.

Dunkin' names 3 regional VPs to key US regions

August 14, 2019

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins parent company, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is adding three veteran QSR executives to oversee Dunkin' operations and development…

Key Advantages of a Personalized Restaurant Loyalty Program

Pizza connoisseurs have a lot of options to choose from these days. You might have the best pizza in town, but in this competitive environment, if you aren’t…

KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut parent names new CEO

The triple-brand powerhouse, Yum Brands, will see a changing of the guard in 2020 after the company announced its current CEO Greg Creed will retire.

Subway adopts 50,000 honeybees at world HQ campus

August 13, 2019

Upon learning that nearly three-quarters of the bees in Subway's corporate headquarter state of Connecticut died last year, the brand initiated an ambitious…

Wendy's to give away 2M DoorDash-delivered spicy nuggets in 7 days

August 12, 2019

Today through Aug. 19, Wendy's is promoting both its social media prominence and delivery relationship with DoorDash by using the 2 million likes the brand…

Chick-fil-A adds 1st permanent menu side since 2016 + frosted coffee LTO

August 12, 2019

With its powerful showing at the top of U.S. consumers fast food choices, Chick-fil-A today announced its first major new permanent menu side item addition in…

Dunkin' does it again: The Great Pumpkin has arrived

August 12, 2019

Yes, it's early August. Yes, kids are still in the pool. but the great QSR annual pumpkin race has begun with today's announcement from that fittingly…

McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's use gloves with chemicals study links to brain development delays

August 12, 2019

The phthalates used in vinyl gloves used at some of the world's biggest fast food chains can cause brain development delays in youngsters and reproductive…

Roy Rogers pulls the 'Trigger' on QSR's new life

In this podcast, Roy Roger CEO Jim Plamondon tells host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead "People treat us differently" than most QSRs. In this one-on-one…

Burger King sprouts a 'weed' in its plant-based burger patch

August 9, 2019

A new weed has sprung up in the growing field of plant-based burger option, this one focused squarely on Burger King and the plant-based Impossible Whopper it…

Jack's pulls diners out of 'the pits' with August LTOs

August 9, 2019

Southern regional QSR, Jack's, is doing one of the things Southerners do best: peaches. Jack's tells us that this is National Peach Month so its Peachfest will…

Jack in the Box sees Q3 financial value in 'bundled value' promos

August 8, 2019

Jack in the Box released Q3 financial results this week, showing a 2.7% boost in same-store sales that leadership attributes in large part to bundled value…

Back Yard Burgers adds Qu POS

August 8, 2019

Nashville-based QSR, Back Yard Burgers, is replacing its legacy POS in four states with Qu's open, API-first POS system to enhance the burger chain's order…