Study: QSR gift cards redeemed most quickly

December 6, 2018

Digital guest experience platform, Paytronix Systems, Inc., today released its inaugural Gift Card Sales Report, using data from more than 190 restaurant…

Yum, McDonald's, Focus, Dunkin' CEOs among 35 honored for women's advancement

December 6, 2018

Gender equity group, Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF,) has named its list of top restaurant industry executive advocates for opportunities for women in their…

368 Arby's units change hands

December 6, 2018

Flynn Restaurant Group LP subsidiary, RB American Group Llc., has acquired 368 U.S. Arby's restaurants from US Beef, adding to the parent company's overall…

Del Taco opens Gilbert, Arizona store

December 6, 2018

Del Taco has opened its 37th Arizona restaurant with longtime franchisee and multi-unit owner, Brent Veach, on East Baseline Road in Gilbert, a news release…

Keeping screens clean of pathogens unseen: A challenge for self-service age

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Bacteria found on McDonald's U.K. touchscreens have raised concerns about kiosk sanitation, presenting what many consider to be the first public health issue…

Pizza Hut to acquire digital ordering service

December 5, 2018

Pizza Hut has agreed to buy online ordering software and service provider, QuikOrder, as part of one of Pizza Hut's largest acquisitions to date, though terms…

Subway gets its garlic on

December 5, 2018

Subway is getting its garlic on, by launching its ultimate cheesy garlic bread covered in butter, roasted garlic, Parmesan and shredded mozzarella. Now…

Chick-fil-A 'pops up' for Army-Navy football game

December 5, 2018

Chick-fil-A is now an official associate partner of the 119th Army-Navy Game, taking place this Dec. 8 in Philadelphia, where the brand will erect a pop-up…

Burger King launches revised app on McDonald's doorstep ... literally

December 4, 2018

Burger King has a new promotion that it vows will turn "more than 14,000 McDonald's into branches of its brand instead." For a limited time, when a customer…

Subway puts a 'mint' into National Cookie Day LTO

December 4, 2018

It's National Cookie Day this Tuesday, Dec. 4, for all those who failed to note the "Hallmark holiday" on their calendars. For this year's holiday during the…

Del Taco opens in Southgate, Michigan

December 4, 2018

Del Taco opened its newest Michigan location on Fort Street in Southgate, a news release said. The location is operated by Team Schostak Family Restaurants…

5 tips to punch up December profits

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

End-of-year holidays can actually be a drag on some restaurant brands that suffer sales at the expense of overly busy and under-funded regular customers. Try…

Hot Restaurant Menu Trends in 2019 - Russian & Scandinavian Cuisine

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

Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Culinary Tides President Suzy Badarraco about the menu trends that have run their courses and those about to…

Subway Fresh Fit Kids meals come with pass to 'Mary Poppins Returns'

November 30, 2018

Subway and Disney have paired up to give all those who buy one of Subway's Fresh Fit For Kids meals an approximate $11 children's movie ticket at no charge to…

Renowned designer creates White Castle holiday mugs

November 30, 2018

White Castle has again tapped into the creative powers of unisex clothing line designer Telfar Clemens, this time to give the chain a very classic-looking…

Cyber-criminals access Dunkin's DD Perks accounts

November 30, 2018

Dunkin's wildly popular DD Perks mobile order and pay app has been targeted by cyber-thieves, who the brand said may have gotten hold of some usernames, first…

Wendy's extends $1 fries through holidays

November 30, 2018

Under the heading of "If it works, keep doing it," Wendy's said today it's extending its $1 Any Size Fry offer until Dec. 26, guaranteeing the chain some…

Why your old-school training methods are failing

During a panel at the annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, industry executives discussed how they keep their employees engaged by using a variety of tools…

8 London McDonald's kiosk screens found loaded with fecal bacteria

November 29, 2018

Stories are spreading like viruses across the news media concerning the findings of a kind of real-world experiment on McDonald's kiosk screens in a handful of…

Smashburger franchisee's big mobile marketing 'smash hit'

November 29, 2018

Smashburger franchise owner, Regrub Inc., is using ShopAdvisor’s mobile marketing system to draw new customers and expand customer engagement. So far the…