California capital shows Jimboy's Tacos 65 years of love

September 21, 2018

Jimboy's Tacos will be honored this Sept. 25 as "Sacramento Jimboy's Day," by the brand's hometown Sacremento County, California. That, of course, is cause for…

Study: Restaurant brands going public can rake it in with 2-stage IPO

September 20, 2018

Restaurant leadership mulling over the process of taking brands public would do well to listen to some of the recent findings from a Florida Atlantic…

Burger King expands chicken offerings

September 20, 2018

Burger King is angling for a larger chunk of those popular QSR chicken options today by launching Crispy Chicken Tenders at restaurants nationwide. The…

Taco Bell celebrates global growth this National Taco Day

September 20, 2018

In honor of National Taco Day Oct. 4, Taco Bell is bringing back its $5 giftset along with celebrations of the U.S. "holiday" at the brand's worldwide…

The restaurant labor solution staring us in the face: Older adults

by Matt MacInnis — Founder & CEO, Inkling

Baby boomers — who some may now refer to as older adults in the 55- to 72-year-old age range — offer restaurant brands a solution to the industry's current…

Striking McDonald's workers: Public doesn't know what we go through'

September 19, 2018

McDonald's workers in 10 cities Tuesday walked out in protest of what they allege is rampant sexual harassment at the chain and poor response to the problem by…

FDA videos show restaurant workers 'real-life' consequences of foodborne illness

September 18, 2018

Restaurant leadership and frontline employees hear a lot about food safety prevention, but little is heard about the illnesses and even deaths that some diners…

Florida restaurant non-profit provides free industry course on human trafficking

September 18, 2018

Representatives from the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association announced the launch of an online training course on human trafficking specifically…

Arby's steps into "inky" waters of tattooing customers

September 18, 2018

Shortly after Domino's dumped its Russian outlets' offer of free pizzas for those who tattooed the brand on their bodies, Arby's is giving the branded ink…

Subway deploys digital signage at 5,400 European stores

September 18, 2018

Subway has tapped Cineplex Digital Media to design, deploy, support and operate a network of digital menu boards at the brand's European locations. The DMBs…

QSR website access suits surge: Are you prepared?

California employment litigation attorney, Brian E. Cole II sees website accessability lawsuits soaring, often with QSR brands in the defendant's slot. In this…

KFC's Colonel Bear 'stuck' on new Honey Hot chicken

September 17, 2018

Today's restaurant customer is in love with heat, and KFC is hoping to capitalize on that with its new Hot Honey offering. As the name makes plain, this is…

Chipotle food safety chief to speak at Fast Casual Executive Summit

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Chipotle Executive Director of Food Safety James Marsden will outline strategies that Chipotle is deploying in its food-safety transformation at this year's…

Pizza Hut, Burger King among 23 chains now ending no-poach pacts

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said that eight additional corporate, "fast-food chains" will end no-poach practices nationwide, joining 1…

Roy Rogers rides back into Long Island

September 14, 2018

Roy Rogers Restaurants has signed an agreement with multi-brand franchise developer Burger Brothers Restaurant Group to open seven restaurants throughout…

McDonald's workers in 10 US cities to strike Sept. 18

September 13, 2018

McDonald's isn't saying much about its workers in 10 U.S. cities planning to strike Sept. 18 in an effort to push leadership to do more about sexual harassment…

Taco Bell brings back Beefy Crunch Burrito duo

September 13, 2018

Taco Bell today has brought back its $2 Beefy Crunch Burrito and Baja Blast Duo across the U.S., along with a special LTO just for Kansas City, Missouri — the…

Restaurant Revolution/Thanx partnership powers mobile engagement

September 13, 2018

Restaurant Revolution Technologies Inc. recently announced a partnership with Thanx Inc., which helps restaurants and retailers drive incremental revenue…

Glance Pay, PayMe now integrate fully with 15 top POS systems

September 13, 2018

Canada-based, Glance Technologies Inc. this week announced that its Glance Pay & Glance PayMe mobile payments platforms now fully integrate with 15 leading…

NLRB to publish joint-employer rule change tomorrow

September 13, 2018

The National Labor Relations Board said it will put a notice of proposed rulemaking tomorrow in the Federal Register that will modify its joint-employer…