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…

McDonald's 'Mc-dubs' Grubhub to grow NYC-area McDelivery

September 6, 2019

McDonald's USA and Grubhub have partnered to grow the burger chain's so-called "McDelivery" to approximately 500 restaurants in and around the Big Apple.

Appetize QSR platform integrates Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite

September 5, 2019

Appetize, a point-of-sale and enterprise management platform, has integrated with the Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite digital platforms to simplify restaurant…

New KFC Celebrity Colonel flashes back to football film, 'Rudy'

September 5, 2019

KFC is going through the goalposts for its new celebrity colonel, by dubbing Sean Astin, the actor who played the lead in the 1993 football film, Rudy, the…

Subway's LTO is smokin'

September 5, 2019

From a product test behind the doors of a mock storefront in the barbecue capital of Austin, Texas, to the 13-hour slow-smoking process, Subway has gone all…

Restaurateurs dish on 3rd-party delivery (Hint: The news isn't good)

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

From late, cold and just plain old missing orders, to less-than-professional and poorly trained delivery drivers, restaurateurs had plenty to say about…

QSR market to grow at 6.5% CAGR by 2026

September 3, 2019

Globally, the QSR ecosystem market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% according to a report from Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt.

Bojangles' hires CKE exec as new CFO

September 3, 2019

Bojangles' has named former CKE Restaurants finance leader Reese Stewart as its CFO. Stewart was most recently chief accounting officer and senior vice…

Harvey's adds plant-based Lightlife burger in Canada

September 3, 2019

Sixty-year-old Canadian QSR, Harvey's, is adding a plant-based burger to its menu that it said will be flame-grilled and contains no soy, gluten or GMOs. The…

White Castle is waffling again

August 30, 2019

White Castle is calling attention to its all-day-long breakfast offerings with a special and a special sweepstakes, including two breakfast sliders for $3 and…

CKE, Carl's Jr., Hardee's ... a plant-based love story

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

It's well-established now that QSR plant-based mania is in full swing. But how do the category's firmly ensconced and very beef-based burger brands even go…

McDonald's launches US employee harassment training in October

August 29, 2019

McDonalds' franchisees are launching a workplace training program that the organizations says is designed to "support a professional, safe and respectful…

Need customers to crave more vegetable sides? Research suggests small servings, separate plates

August 29, 2019

Restaurants hoping to play up the desirability of certain high-cost menu items, while trimming portion size, might want to pay heed to the findings of new…

It's beer:30 at Halo Burger

August 28, 2019

Flint, Michigan-based Halo Burger has added beer to the menu at its Birch Run location, and to celebrate, the nearly 100-year-old chain is hosting a tap party…

McDonald's expands McDelivery nationwide via DoorDash, Uber Eats

August 28, 2019

Late Wednesday, McDonald's announced it is expanding delivery nationwide to include more than 10,000 U.S. locations through partnerships with DoorDash and Uber…

KFC's Atlanta store 'Beyond Chicken' test sells out in under 5 hours

August 28, 2019

The familiar red-and-white bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken transformed into green, both literally and figuratively, yesterday, when the fried chicken chain…

Popeyes sell out of chicken sandwiches ... a nation weeps

August 28, 2019

Around the time lines were wrapping around an Atlanta KFC store, with customers hoping for a bite of the chain's plant-based Beyond Chicken nuggets, lines were…