Sloan's Ice Cream inks first franchise deal in San Diego

September 12, 2014

The San Diego location is Sloan's first franchise outside of South Florida.

Pollo Tropical will open first San Antonio location next to newest Taco Cabana

September 12, 2014

Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana will open side-by-side in San Antonio.

Allergen awareness: Why American brands should be watching the EU

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

The focus on establishments that serve food items will become more prevalent as the number of people born with allergens continues to increase.

Krispy Kreme's strategy includes becoming a beverage destination

The company plans to test a loyalty program by the end of this year.

Why restaurants should embrace mobile payment with iPhone 6 and PassBook

By combining NFC with finger touch recognition technology, Apple is able to offer NFC payment securely inside PassBook, making PassBook more relevant than…

Taco John’s promos breakfast with giveaway offer

September 11, 2014

Taco John's is hoping to attract new guests through a free breakfast burrito giveaway on Sept. 18. Customers can take advantage of the offer by requesting a…

Arby's launches hunger relief program in Canada

September 11, 2014

Arby's restaurants in Canada are raising funds to fight hunger. The campaign begins today and runs through Oct. 16 and includes a goal of raising more than…

McDonald's may be betting on brunch for turnaround

September 11, 2014

McDonald's turned in another grim monthly report this week, announcing its US same-store sales in August were down 2.8 percent. This marked the Golden Arches…

Yum! Brands increases quarterly dividend by 11%

September 11, 2014

Yum! Brands Inc.'s board of directors has approved an 11 percent increase in the company's quarterly dividend. The quarterly cash dividend will increase from…

Gallup: Americans love restaurants

September 11, 2014

The restaurant industry is regarded as the top business sector in America according to results of the annual Gallup Work and Education poll.

Hospitality sector lists 500K-plus job openings for seventh consecutive month

September 11, 2014

Job openings in the hospitality sector topped 500,000 (583,000 job openings) for the seventh consecutive month in July, the first such occurrence since before…

Dunkin' Donuts plans to extend Texas presence to smaller markets

September 11, 2014

Dunkin’ Donuts is aiming to grow beyond the Texas markets of San Antonio and Austin and is eyeing franchising development in College Station, Bryan, Killeen…

Popeyes plans to leverage employee engagement to sustain growth

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

CEO Cheryl Bachelder said human capital, focused on both employees and guests, is a compelling, profit-driven strategy.

PCI 3.0 – A wake-up call for SAQ C merchants

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

It is our concern that merchants have not been properly educated about these changes, and it will be a rude awakening when they discover that they are required…

Fast casual restaurants claim greater share among Canadian limited-service chains

September 10, 2014

Fast casual sales growth outpaced outpaced QSR growth in a recent survey of the top 200 Canadian limited-service restaurants conducted by Technomic.

UK customers prefer quick-service to full-service restaurants

September 10, 2014

UK customers' satisfaction with restaurants has declined this year according to new research from the National Customer Satisfaction Index. The NCSI-UK shows…

Restaurant Association's ProStart program expands to 49th state

September 10, 2014

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced today that Kentucky is the 49th state to join its ProStart Program.

Yum! Brands experiments with Vietnamese concept

September 10, 2014

Yum! Brands continues to experiment with the fast casual segment with its latest concept called Banh Shop, located in Dallas.The restaurant joins the company’s…

Baskin-Robbins sets its sights on SoCal, Detroit markets

September 10, 2014

Baskin-Robbins has announced plans to expand its footprint with both existing and new franchisees from San Diego to Bakersfield, California.  Existing…

Krispy Kreme plans 20 new shops in Washington DC area

September 10, 2014

Krispy Kreme has signed an agreement with Monument Restaurants VII LLC, a Virginia-based limited liability company, for the development of 20 new Krispy Kreme…