Rave Restaurant Group opens 2 Pie units in Texas

December 27, 2018

Rave Restaurant Group's express pizza model, Pie, has opened in Georgetown and Houston, Texas, bringing the total number of Lone Star State Pie stores to six…

Del Taco opening near Atlanta

December 27, 2018

Del Taco will kick off the new year by opening in Gainesville, Georgia, on Jan. 1. Franchisee Darrin Buono will operate the Atlanta-area store on Dawsonville…

Wienerschnitzel spices up new year with 2 LTOs

December 27, 2018

Wienerschnitzel is kicking off the new year with a few fries and a whole lot of pastrami, according to too a news release. The brand said it's offering a…

3 guides to QSR growth in 2019

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

QSRs are doing quite well, thank you. But as we all know, staying on top is not a one-and-done thing. To keep the momentum building in the year ahead, heed…

Top 10 2018 QSRweb stories show our eyes are always on the other 'guys'

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

The top 10 QSR stories this year were all about keeping a friendly, but watchful eye on the competition, who as it turns out were all doing some pretty amazing…

Falls, slips, 'barista wrist' major causes of lost restaurant worker time

In coffee houses and cafes nationwide, barista wrist is regularly waylaying employees for more than a year, while falls and wounds from sharp objects are also…

Del Taco to add 3 more Atlanta stores by end of year

December 21, 2018

Del Taco plans to open three new restaurants throughout the greater Atlanta area by the end of the year, with additional Georgia restaurants expected to open…

Two Events. One Goal. Elevate the Customer Experience

We are excited to bring two leading customer experience events to one place! The Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Summit is about looking at the…

QSR's face recognition kiosks complete 10-second orders

December 20, 2018

Burger Fi, a QSR that has installed touchscreen ordering kiosks with facial recognition capabilities at 22 of its 108 locations, has found that facial…

Taco Bell is testing ... testing ... 1, 2, 3

December 20, 2018

Taco Bell is testing new products in three cities on Dec. 27, offering some extra incentive for residents in Charlotte, Cincinnati and Milwaukee to head out…

QSR leaders: Do you really know what's happening inside your supply chain?

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

It's said, you never know if you don't look. Unfortunately, many QSR operators have turned a 'blind eye' toward their supply chains under the assumption that…

QSR Taco Bell goes 'big time' in Big Apple with local brew, 3 cantinas

December 19, 2018

Taco Bell said that by the end of this year it will have three of its Cantina restaurants up and running in Manhattan, including locations at the recently…

Listeria-plagued sauce, salad producer ordered to stop selling products

December 18, 2018

A federal judge has ordered Michigan-based prepared salad, dip and sauce producer, Saranac Brand Foods, to stop selling food products until the company…

Coffee machine sales show java's growing importance for restaurants

December 18, 2018

While it's true that quite a few consumer holiday gift lists likely include a coffeemaker or two, a new Fact.MR study shows the highest number of requests…

QSR Popeyes dispatches 'support chicken' for fearful travelers

December 18, 2018

Popeyes is giving that much-maligned animal, the chicken, a new braver role, by giving travelers at Philadelphia International Airport something to chuckle…

Dunkin' hires Arby's exec, promotes 2 in-house leaders

December 18, 2018

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. promoted two executives and appointed a third to leadership posts, a news release said. 

Taco Bueno closes 12 units, sells contents

December 17, 2018

Taco Bueno has closed 12 units in Texas and Oklahoma, according to a news release. The brand is currently auctioning contents from the closed locations online…

Fiesta Restaurant Group names former Panera exec as SVP, general counsel, corporate secretary

December 17, 2018

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, has appointed Louis DiPietro as its SVP, general counsel and corporate…

Postmates launching delivery robot

December 17, 2018

Los Angeles residents will soon see a delivery robot roving their sidewalks thanks to Postmates launching Serve, an autonomous delivery robot. After analyzing…

Canadian authorities recall Adam Bros red, green lettuce, cauliflower

December 17, 2018

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency this weekend issued a recall on "certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce and green leaf lettuce" from Adam Bros. Farming Inc.