A&W 'floats' us one

November 8, 2017

A&W has launched a new promo that gives customers a way to do something nice for someone else, while simultaneously doing something nice for themselves…

Young, cash-savvy, dine-out divas: QSR keys to unlock Gen Z

More than 75 percent of this 18-to-35 age group spend most of their money on food, a new survey finds. Here are four keys to capturing their hearts and…

Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon get Nestle Toll House Cafes by Chip

November 6, 2017

Nestle Toll House Café by Chip is expanding by leaps and bounds across the Middle East, including a late-summer opening by franchisee Mohammed Idan of the…

Baskin-Robbins extols virtues of frozen turkey

November 6, 2017

Baskin-Robbins is talking "turkey" again this year with its notorious ice cream turkey cake, complete with sugar cone legs and the customer's choice of ice…

The pay-as-you-go POSitives of renting your POS

by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce

State-of-the-art systems with effortless, problem-free updates and, in some cases, without the need for servers on-site or system-wide server farms are among…

Church's promotes 4 to key leadership roles

November 3, 2017

Church's Chicken is making several changes at the top of the organization, according to a news release.

Canadian start-up with a Caribbean bent shows passion integral to Perfect Pitch win

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

A Toronto mom-and-pop focused on a Caribbean native's love for his culture, along with his new bride's love for him took home honors at this year’s Perfect…

DQ comes on strong in South Korea

November 3, 2017

International Dairy Queen Inc. has opened its first DQ Grill & Chill in South Korea. The store in the Daehak-ro area of Seoul is the first of 50 planned…

Doughnuts, donations to join forces at Dunkin' on Veterans Day

November 3, 2017

Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11, and Dunkin’ Donuts is doing right by our heroes, offering veterans and active duty military a free doughnut that day with no…

New tool brings third-party catering delivery to restaurateurs nationally

November 2, 2017

MonkeyMedia Software and on-demand delivery platform DoorDash have partnered to cater to restaurant catering operations. Their new cloud-based takeout…

Nov.16 webinar: How to catch a (restaurant) thief

November 1, 2017

The fact that employees steal in a variety of ways from small acts of supply theft to substantial acts of fraud, is a dirty little secret shared by every…

Subway 'pops up' Big Apple hub for drive against hunger

November 1, 2017

Subway is using the significant power of its 40,000-plus worldwide locations this Friday to amp up the volume on its campaign to fight hunger globally. Friday…

Is all that convenience crushing your customer experience?

by Steve Starr — Chief, starrdesign

Just like diners, restaurateurs and all humans are social creatures, with strong inborn biological and neurological needs to interact. In fact, "Braving the…

Today’s diners want more, spend  less, like virtual restaurants

October 31, 2017

Today’s restaurateur had best be the type that literally thrives on competition because a new study shows that staying ahead in their business is increasingly…

HotSchedules integrates workplace management platform with POS

October 31, 2017

HotSchedules has integrated its workplace management platform to NCR Aloha's restaurant point of sale solution. Restaurants will be able to use this solution…

Dairy Queen franchisee files Chapter 11, closes 'significant number' of stores

October 31, 2017

Texas-based Dairy Queen franchisee Vasari LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to restructure the  company, closing a "significant…

Krystal adds breakfast bowl as fall LTO

October 31, 2017

The 85-year-old Krystal brand is staying in step with the breakfast trend with a new LTO, the loaded hashbrown scrambler breakfast bowl, a news release said. 

8 essentials to win the location leasing endgame

Lease negotiations are key to a restaurant's overall bottom-line success, so try these eight essentials in your next deal that will definitely put you "in it…

Subway names business development chief

October 30, 2017

Subway has promoted Trevor Haynes, previously vice president of operations, to the position of chief business development officer for the 44,000-location…

El Pollo Loco adds flavors, chicken varieties to celebrate 1 year in Dallas-Fort Worth

October 30, 2017

El Pollo Loco is showing the people of the Dallas-Fort Worth area some love on its first anniversary in that market by giving away 365 meals at each of the 1…