Del Taco updates fiscal guidance after Q3 results

October 17, 2018

Del Taco Q3 financial results indicated that system-wide sales grew 1.4 percent, marking 20 consecutive quarters of sales growth, a news release said. But the…

Toast adds analytics, mobile pay, loyalty integrations

October 16, 2018

Restaurant management platform, Toast, has added Avero, GoParrot, and Rooam as key integrations in the Toast Partner Ecosystem, which the company said in a…

El Pollo Loco adds 1 store, 3 salads

October 16, 2018

El Pollo Loco is starting fall off with one opening and three limited-time menu additions. The brand opened its newest restaurant on West Renaissance Parkway…

Restaurateur insight: What do the football fans in your neighborhood want most?

October 16, 2018

If you had to pick, would you choose Fritos and vodka or Cheetos and Dr. Pepper? Careful, the way you answer might very well belie which college football team…

Restaurant tech: 1 change = dozens more

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

Making the leap to restaurant tech of just about any kind is not a 1+1=2 proposition. Rather, any addition of tech -- particularly one that replaces a human…

Study: QSR, pizza delivery drive US restaurant growth through 2023

October 15, 2018

QSR and take-out lead the way for U.S. food service sector growth in the immediate future, according to the latest study by ResearchAndMarkets.com. In fact…

Asian QSR Jollibee opens in Manhattan Oct. 27

October 15, 2018

Asian fast-food restaurant Jollibee will open its first Manhattan location, near Times Square and Port Authority, on Oct. 27, offering those in the Big Apple a…

Taco Bell 'steal a base' promo back for World Series

October 15, 2018

This year's World Series will again receive the potential blessings of Taco Bell's "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotion that awards the brand's customers…

5 potential money siphons hiding in your QSR's MDA

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

Master Distribution Agreements or MDAs are a vital part of every QSRs day-to-day functioning, but they also often carry terms that may cause operators to…

Partech POS partners with Open Dining

October 12, 2018

POS provider, ParTech Inc., has joined with online ordering solution, Open Dining, to connect the two capabilities and push orders directly into the Brink POS…

Pizza Hut, Cinnabon partnership a sweet deal for customers

October 12, 2018

Pizza Hut has become the latest partner with Cinnabon, in the QSR's growing circle of influence, as reported last week on QSRweb in our series about retail…

Wendy's seeks Quebec, Montreal franchisees

October 12, 2018

Wendy's Restaurants of Canada is seeking franchise business partners to expand the brand throughout Quebec. With more than 360 Canadian locations, including 1…

9,000 US Subways add delivery, more to come

October 12, 2018

Subway restaurants has partnered with DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates and Uber Eats to deliver its products across the U.S. a news release said, meaning nearly…

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, Connect Media

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…