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Cold Stone Creamery puts the chill on tacos this Taco Day
October 3, 2018
Taco Day is not just for taco brands anymore, thanks to Cold Stone Creamery, which is angling to get a bite of the action for tomorrow's "marketing holiday." A…
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Qu gives delivery brands in-house alternative to third-party providers
October 3, 2018
Qu, formerly Gusto POS, has launched a delivery management platform to provide restaurant brands dependent on third-party delivery a better choice, according…
read nowCompeat, Ctuit users now have PlateIQ automated AP tools
October 2, 2018
Restaurant managing software company, Compeat, is partnering with AP automation concern, Plate IQ, to give Compeat and Ctuit use of Plate IQ's tools to manage…
read nowQuiznos gyros ... 'er 'jai-ros' return
October 2, 2018
It's the eternal question: How do you really pronounce "gyro?" And now, at least in Canada, we have a completely unscientific answer thanks to Quiznos' recent…
read nowCheckers modular design partnership to expedite growth
October 2, 2018
Following Checkers and Rally's introduction of a lower cost, more quickly deployed modular restaurant design created by Z Modular, Checkers has partnered with…
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Joint employer rule change: Boon to industry or employee slap-in-the-face?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The public comment period is well underway for the joint employer rule published by the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 14, which relates directly to…
read nowGrubhub adds 'round up to next dollar' feature to support hungry kids
October 1, 2018
Grubhub has launched a feature that allows diners to support U.S. organizations that help those in need, a news release said. To kick off the Donate the Change…
read nowDunkin' supporting sustainable coffee development
September 28, 2018
Sustainable coffee production is a huge issue in planet health, which is why on the brink of World Coffee Day Saturday, Dunkin' has announced a partnership to…
read nowKFC names new CEO
September 28, 2018
Yum Brands is promoting its current KFC president and COO, Tony Lowings, to CEO of KFC on Jan. 1. The 24-year veteran of the company succeeds Roger Eaton, who…
read nowGusto POS rebrands to Qu
September 28, 2018
Gusto POS has rebranded to Qu and has a new logo, positioning and website focused on delivering an enterprise-scale, omnichannel POS platform to the restaurant…
read nowFocus Brands opens 1,500th international store
September 27, 2018
Multi-restaurant brand group Focus Brands has opened its 1,500th international location. The Auntie Anne's-branded unit, which is in Liverpool, joins the…
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Dunkin' loses its 'donuts': A move that says alot about coffee market today
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Call it a sign of our ever-quickening time-challenged lives or maybe even a symbol that the ever-widening American public is changing its eating habits, but…
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QSR coffee brands alert: Here are the U.S. cities that love you most
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
U.S. consumers fork out $48 billion annually to get their coffee. But as it turns out some American cities have a little more intense love of java than others…
read nowArby's parent to buy Sonic for $2.3 billion
September 26, 2018
Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings parent and Rusty Taco parent, Inspire Brands, has signed a deal to bring Sonic into the fold for a cash payment of $2.3 billion, or…
read nowDunkin' Donuts' loyalty program dissected during free webinar
September 25, 2018
When it comes to loyalty programs, Dunkin' Donuts and its DD Perks rewards platform check just about all the boxes. And to help other brands learn from the…
read nowSubway adds some fire to cheesesteak
September 25, 2018
Subway has added Chipotle Cheesesteak to its menu. The sub has steak, shredded Monterey cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, red onion, jalapenos and a…
read nowMcDonald's veteran US CRO retires
September 25, 2018
McDonald's announced that its longtime chief restaurant officer is retiring. Doug Goare has been with the Chicago-based chain for 40 years, according to…
read nowDunkin' Donuts 'can' do kickier coffee that's not quite espresso
September 24, 2018
Less than two years after launching its first bottled iced coffee drinks, Dunkin' Donuts has launched the brand's first canned drink —bShot in the Dark coffee…
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Training the trainers: Jersey Mike's, Chipotle, others discuss training 'trade secrets'
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Executives from Chipotle, Jersey Mike's, Holler & Dash and Rise Biscuits Donuts will weigh in on how and when to upgrade training methods.
read nowWendy's target of Illinois class action suit around employee fingerprinting
September 24, 2018
Wendy's International has been named as the defendant in a class-action case filed in an Illinois Circuit Court, which claims that the QSR is violating the…
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