Building the brand culture: It’s all about empowering employees

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Establishing a 'cult' philosophy in building a robust brand culture isn't a bad thing. In fact, it's one of several valuable and viable approaches.

Arby's, A.1. team up on new steak offering

November 5, 2015

Arby's announced it has teamed with A.1. sauce for the new A.1. special reserve steak sandwich.

The perfect pitch: 3 restaurant concepts

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Entrepreneurs from Burgers n’ Fries Forever, Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez and Pincho Factory pitched concepts to a panel of distinguished investors…

Church's Chicken, Atlanta Hawks sign multi-year deal

November 4, 2015

Church's Chicken and the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team have signed a multi-year deal relating to Atlanta’s Philips Arena as well as surrounding…

SpeedLine POS adds support for mobile gift, rewards, payment

November 4, 2015

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest-rewards integration with Mercury StoreCard.

Going beyond the discount with new approaches to spur brand loyalty

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Fast casual operators want to reward guests with more than food. There are new loyalty program trends to attract new customers, boost revenues and provide…

Taco Bell exec fired after assaulting Uber driver

November 3, 2015

A Taco Bell executive has been fired for allegedly assaulting an Uber driver.

ICX Symposium: Data is driving the customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Data is driving customer engagement, and there is a wealth of tools an enterprise can use to collect, assess and analyze data to enhance its interactive…

Kahala Brands announces acquisition of Maui Wowi Hawaiian

November 3, 2015

Kahala Brands announced that it has acquired the premium smoothie and coffee brand Maui Wowi Hawaiian

Wienerschnitzel brings back mini corn dogs

November 3, 2015

Wienerschnitzel announced mini corn dogs have returned to the menu for 25 cents each.

MenuTrinfo launches food allergy, gluten-free training website

November 3, 2015

MenuTrinfro's AllerTrain site offers a suite of courses designed to educate a wide variety of food handlers and non-food handlers about food allergies.

Wendy's marks 5,000th adoption in Wonderful Kids program

November 3, 2015

Wendy's is celebrating the 5,000th child placed with a forever family in the United States due to its Wendy's Wonderful Kids program.

Henny Penny celebrates opening of new training center

November 3, 2015

Henny Penny, a designer and manufacturer of cooking, holding and display equipment, is expanding again. The company has added 46,000 square feet for a training…

Email marketing is far from a dead marketing tool

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Email is ubiquitous personally and professionally, which means email marketing is far from dead.

E-learning collaboration helps restaurants boost business with multicultural guests

November 2, 2015

DiscoverLink and the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance are teaming up to deliver online cultural intelligence training via a…

Franchising and growth: Expanding into non-traditional spaces

When entering into non-traditional restaurant formats like food courts, universities & airports, re-developing a concept to fit these new operational…

Subway celebrates ‘National Sandwich Day’ with 'Buy One, Give One' offer

November 2, 2015

Subwaywill celebrate National Sandwich Day with a national offer featuring a "BOGO" twist.

Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins reactivate National Community Cups program

October 30, 2015

The Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation announced it is making it easy for guests to show the spirit of giving and help make a difference for…

New York health agency denies NRA request to delay sodium rule

October 30, 2015

The New York City Department of Health said it will not delay the implementation date of a new sodium regulation set to take effect Dec. 1

Culver's expanding to NC, GA

October 30, 2015

Culver's Restaurant chain announced it will open restaurants in North Carolina and Georgia in 2016.