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Cinnaholic expects 50 units open by year's end
July 10, 2019
Gourmet cinnamon roll bakery, Cinnaholic, said the first half of this year has been a growth record-breaker for the chain, which has opened 10 franchise…
read nowMcDonald's US owners: Give us 'premium' chicken sandwich, drop dollar drinks
July 10, 2019
"A chicken sandwich at McDonald's should be our top priority." That was the word from the board of a group of independent U.S. McDonald's franchisees. The…
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Taco Bell opens 1st freestanding cantina to 'wave reviews,' dude!
July 9, 2019
Taco Bell said it's going full-steam ahead with its cantina concept restaurants, with plans to open the alcohol-serving renditions of the brand in Boston, Fort…
read nowAt 100 years, A&W free 'Float Day' honors its beginnings by honoring veterans
July 9, 2019
Squarely in the middle of the dog days of summer, A&W Restaurants reminds the world that it's okay to just "float on" amidst the heat with its annual…
read nowRoy Rogers 'saddles up' with DoorDash in Maryland, Virginia
July 9, 2019
Roy Rogers has partnered exclusively with third-party delivery provider, DoorDash, to deliver the chain's offerings to customers near its Maryland and Virginia…
read nowFormer McDonald's COO named Papa John's chief restaurant operations officer
July 9, 2019
A veteran McDonald's executive will take the reins of guiding Papa John's North American corporate and franchise restaurants when Jim Norberg steps into the…
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Creepy vs. OK: Is there a disconnect on restaurant tech between brands, customers?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Ever heard the term, "creepy tech"? If you lead a brand with even passing participation in restaurant tech, you probably should have, at least according to…
read nowConsumers say, 'Summertime 'n' the eatin' out's fine
July 4, 2019
Think consumers have totally traded eating out for ordering from home and eating in? Think again. A recent Lightspeed survey of 2,000 U.S. and Canadian…
read nowUberEats adds dine-in
July 3, 2019
UberEats has added an option in several cities to allow diners to order ahead for their dining in reservations, according to Eater, which said the option…
read nowCheap burgers are getting harder to find
July 3, 2019
Grabbing a cheap burger isn't easy as it used to be as prices are increasing at a faster rate than the average entree, according to Technomic's 2019 Burger…
read nowNestle to craft blockchain tracking solution
July 3, 2019
Nestle has partnered with OpenSC, a blockchain platform built by WWF-Australia and The Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures, to allow customers to track…
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It's all in the image: Pump up the power of QSR social media pictures
by Ashley Davidson — Senior Director, Media & Industry Relations, Fish Consulting
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are the images your QSR uses on social media saying? These five social media image pointers are a great place to…
read nowRoy Rogers hires franchise business consultant
July 3, 2019
A longtime restaurant leader with brands like Starbucks, Boston Market, Potbelly Sandwich and Pizzeria Vetri has been named as Roy Rogers new franchise…
read nowGrubhub CEO counters claims company bought restaurant domain names without permission
July 3, 2019
The CEO of third-party delivery platform, Grubhub, yesterday countered claims first published in a New Food Economy story that it was — without authorization…
read nowGrubhub bought 23,000+ potential restaurant website domains, report says
July 2, 2019
The uneasy relationship between third-party delivery providers and restaurateurs may be taking a turn for the worse now that news has broken that Grubhub and…
read nowTA Restaurant Group serves free meals to past, present soldiers on Independence Day
July 2, 2019
Active-duty military, veterans and reservists can eat free this Independence Day at TA Restaurant Group on-the-road restaurants of Country Pride and Iron…
read nowPerformance Food Group to acquire Reinhart Foodservice for $2 billion
July 1, 2019
Performance Food Group Co. announced it will buy Reinhart Foodservice LLC, the second-largest privately held food distributor in the U.S., for $2 billion in an…
read nowNYC Styrofoam ban takes effect
July 1, 2019
New York City restaurants have officially said goodbye to Styrofoam. The city banned it Jan. 1, but gave businesses six months to comply. Time is up.
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4 ways to quit all the QSR quitting
by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts
The latest numbers are also the highest numbers we've ever seen for restaurant worker turnover rates, and it's become one of the industry's most vexing…
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Subway tests lower-cal shakes with Halo Top partnership
July 1, 2019
Subway has made a big name for itself as a health- and weight-watching QSR and now it's taking that reputation right into a new territory by offering…
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