Taco Bell, Collins Foods to open 50+ Australian stores

October 12, 2018

Taco Bell Australian franchisee Collins Foods will open more than 50 restaurants across the country over the next three years, a news release said. The brand…

Koomi, 7shifts partner for more accurate QSR staffing

October 11, 2018

Restaurant scheduling and workforce management platform 7shifts has announced its integration with cloud-based POS, Koomi.

Report: Fast food brands increase 'emotional connection' with customers

October 11, 2018

The fast food industry is getting more love from the general public in the U.S., Mexico and United Arab Emirates, according to the 2018 Brand Intimacy Report…

Keeping your kiosks out of thieves' reach

With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…

Pei Wei, Kizuki, Curry Up Now discuss the challenge of showing up in unbranded search

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

Three fast casual Asian-centered restaurant brands took to the stage Monday afternoon at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about the…

Study: Connect emotionally to drive spend

October 9, 2018

Restaurant brands that make emotional connections with their customers will reap a higher dollar pay-off than those who fail to do so, according to a Motista…

How UK's Leon redefined the fast food industry

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Leon Restaurants Co-Founder Henry Dimbleby shares insight on how he and John Vincent set about redefining fast food into "fast food focused on good living and…

The data differences that put QSR customer engagement on steroids

by Robert Whitehead — Director Retail & Hospitality Technology, Softtek Integrations

Though the basic dynamics of the dining experience are pretty much the same as they've always been, any competitive QSR brand today knows data is the…

Como creates customer engagement campaigns in 5 minutes flat

October 8, 2018

POS customer engagement platform, Como, has launched a tool that allows restaurateurs to execute goal-driven marketing campaigns in under 5 minutes, according…

For the love of links: 89 percent of Americans like sausage

October 8, 2018

New research commissioned by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council and conducted online by The Harris Poll in September 2018, ahead of the current National…

Ohio restaurants expect good things now, better next year

October 8, 2018

How's the restaurant business in the Buckeye State? Turns out, pretty good, according to the Ohio Restaurant Association, which recently worked with Cleveland…

Restaurant retail products: 3 brands offer lessons learned

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

In this second part of our series on restaurant retail product lines, White Castle, Focus Brands and Your Pie discuss the lessons they've learned at their…

Bernie Sanders to McDonald's: 'US taxpayer is subsidizing the low pay'

October 5, 2018

Former presidential hopeful and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a letter to McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook that U.S. taxpayers are "subsidizing" the…

CDC: 36 percent of Americans order daily from QSRs

October 4, 2018

As we reported last month, the QSR sector has been holding its own, particularly among the top chains this year, and now a CDC survey of Americans…

Dunkin’ pumps up the protein with LTO

October 4, 2018

Dunkin’ new breakfast sandwich packs in the animal protein by including bacon, ham and sausage in its All You Can Meat Breakfast Sandwich, a news release said.

Del Taco opening 1st Denver unit in 7 years

October 4, 2018

Del Taco is opening its 17th  Denver area restaurant with a longtime franchisee and multi-unit owner, Brent Veach. The Promenade Parkway unit, in fact, is Del…

Popeyes today-only LTO coated in edible gold

October 4, 2018

Today only and in celebration of the opening of its 3,000th restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Popeyes is offering champagne-battered boneless chicken wings…

White Castle, Cinnabon, Your Pie: Travelers along the 'alternate revenue' stream

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

Increasingly, QSR brands see the need to expand their revenue universes by creating retail products that can not only add a new source of revenue, but also get…

Oracle Food and Beverage teams with Omnivore for POS solutions

October 3, 2018

Oracle Food and Beverage, a provider of hardware and software solutions for foodservice operators, has partnered with Omnivore, a point-of-of sale connection…

Hughes introduces firewall solution for small and medium-size businesses

October 3, 2018

Hughes Network Systems LLC, an EchoStar company, has introduced HughesOn Secure Connectivity Services, a network solution for small and medium-size businesses…