What does meal kit industry mean for QSRs?

by Darrel Suderman — President CEO, Food Technical Consulting

Do meal kits pose a threat —short- or long-term — to QSR popularity and profitability?

Dunkin' Donuts new concept store: Just call it Dunkin'

January 16, 2018

The site of Dunkin' Donuts' first store 68 years ago today became the site of its newest "next generation concept store" on Washington Street in Quincy…

Chick-Fil-A allegedly told Breastfeeding mom to 'cover or leave'

January 16, 2018

Cover or leave: That's what a Chick-Fil-A franchisee allegedly told a North Dakota woman as she breastfed her child in a Fargo location of the chain. Macy…

McDonald's aims for 'all-green' packaging by 2025

January 16, 2018

Over the next seven years, McDonald's will not only convert all guest-facing packaging to renewable, recycled or certified sources, it will also lean toward a…

Flash Focus: Getting an edge in ultra-competitive QSR market with great 'gadgetry'

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

The ultra-crowded, nearly constantly changing QSR market demands not only savvy and quick action, but innovation like never before. In that vein, one pizza…

Quaker Steak & Lube opens 1st 'Express' location in Gary travel center

January 12, 2018

TA Restaurant Group has opened its first Quaker Steak & Lube Express at the I-80/I-94 Burr Street exit in Gary, Indiana. The QSR will offer everything from…

The QSR transformers: 7 technologies changing the business

by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite

We are in the middle of a tech revolution that has turned solutions that were once only imagined into today's QSR necessities and it's transforming the…

Arby's offers $485M in senior notes for BWW purchase

January 12, 2018

Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. is putting a major financing vehicle in place to fund its Buffalo Wild Wings purchase first announced in November.

Restaurateurs will see 'immense operational changes' in 2018

January 12, 2018

Operations platform, Fourth, sees what it calls "immense operational changes" happening across the restaurant industry as tech of all kinds is deployed…

KFC Canada presents Bitcoin Bucket LTO ... original recipe or 'extra crypt-y'

January 12, 2018

Oh, you Canadians, always up to something a little off the wall, and this week has certainly been no exception on your KFC Canada Twitter page. Seems the Far…

LevelUp launches broadcast service to drive restaurant discovery

January 11, 2018

LevelUp has launched a broadcast service to help restaurant brands reach consumers within a network of highly trafficked digital channels, including Facebook…

Toast partners with SpeedETab to offer white label app

January 11, 2018

Restaurant technology providers Toast and SpeedETab have partnered to offer restauranteurs a white label app solution with order-ahead technology. "In our…

Freshii CEO, founder keynoting 2018 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

Early bird registration ends Friday.

Diebold Nixdorf launching order-taking kiosks

January 11, 2018

Diebold Nixdorf has created the K-Two Kiosk, which provides order-taking capabilities at QSRs and fast casual restaurants. It also automates routine tasks and…

7 tech-y ways to lighten the load on QSR managers' plates

Some forward-thinking brands are already using comprehensive workforce management solutions to automate time-consuming, error-prone efforts related to time and…

Jack in the Box considers kiosks as minimum wage rates grow

January 10, 2018

Following in the footsteps of plans by Wendy's and McDonald's plans for kiosk installation at some restaurants, Jack in the Box CEO Leanard Comma said that his…

White Castle sliding sliders right through your front door

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

January 10, 2018

White Castle sliders are available for delivery just in time for the Super Bowl.

Columbus, Ohio, the test market capital, to open 1st food hall

January 9, 2018

The restaurant test marketer's dream city of Columbus, Ohio will soon house the city's first-ever food hall in the 102-year-old Budd Dairy building in the…

Wendy's opens 500th international location

January 9, 2018

Wendy's celebrated the opening of its 500th international location in December with the launch of a new store in Guatemala City, Guatemala, under the operation…

Great American Cookie brings 'brookie' to world's equivocators

January 9, 2018

Brownie or cookie? That truly is the question, isn't it? Now, however, the point is moot since Great American Cookies has merged the best of both sweet worlds…