Baskin-Robbins celebrates spring with new chick cake

March 20, 2013

Baskin-Robbins is marking the first day of spring with its new chick cake and chick individual treat.

Doc Popcorn comes up with cocoa marshmallow flavor

March 20, 2013

Doc Popcorn will introduce its new cocoa marshmallow crunch flavor beginning March 25. The new specialty flavor will be available for a limited time only at…

eThor partners with Andromeda POS

March 20, 2013

eThor, a point of sale (POS) integration platform, has announced a partnership with Andromeda Point of Sale, a provider of enterprise management and POS…

Wienerschnitzel marks National Corn Dog Day with BOGO deal

March 20, 2013

In celebration of National Corn Dog Day March 24, Wienerschnitzel is offering a BOGO; customers who buy one 99-cent corn dog will get the second free all day.

Bellwether, Restaurant Insights merge to offer services to chain restaurants

March 20, 2013

Bellwether Food Group, a strategic planning, sales and brand consultancy firm, and Restaurant Insights, a market research company, are merging to create a new…

Digital signage can help break customers' 'meal monotony'

LCD flat panels enable restaurants to present video, animated product photos, logos, graphics and text in any combination or layout — its a marketer's dream.

Retail’s perpetual food cost advantage over QSR

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Build awareness throughout the company employees (top to bottom) that food-cost control is the top priority, second only to customer satisfaction.

Wendy's to develop 20 restaurants in Ecuador

March 19, 2013

The Wendy's Company today announced a long-term agreement with The Eljuri Group to develop 20 Wendy's restaurants in Ecuador.

NYC religious leaders rally for higher QSR wages

March 19, 2013

A 200-person interfaith rally, facilitated by a clergy coalition, will be held in New York City today to support the city's 50,000 quick-service workers who…

Rita's Italian Ice welcomes spring with Instagram, Twitter contest

March 19, 2013

Rita's Italian Ice will celebrate its 21st Annual First Day of Spring Free Ice Giveaway March 20 with an Instagram and Twitter photo contest.

Marble Slab Creamery enters Pakistan

March 19, 2013

Global Franchise Group LLC announced today the master franchise agreement with Western Brands PVT Ltd. for the opening of the first Marble Slab Creamery…

Heidi Klum promotes CKE's new Jim Beam Bourbon Burger

March 19, 2013

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants have introduced the new Jim Beam Bourbon Burger.

Taco Cabana parent launches SPO

March 19, 2013

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands, today announced the launch of a proposed secondary public…

Barfresh smoothies picked for QSR rollout

March 19, 2013

Barfresh Food Group Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of ready-to-blend beverages, announced that its flavors have been approved and test markets have been…

Burger King launches another wave of menu items

The chain is now offering turkey burgers for the first time ever.

FastCasual.com hosting webinar on mobile payment security

March 19, 2013

With a push toward mobility, restaurant owners are capitalizing on wireless technology to provide customers with new loyalty and couponing programs. Creating a…

Managing customers' mobile preferences correctly doesn’t need compromises

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

There is no magical solution to meeting every single demand of mobile-savvy customers.

Localized and personalized top 2013 customer experience trends

March 18, 2013

Empathica Inc., a provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions to restaurants and other industries, predicts that 2013 will be a pivotal year for…

Burger King offers introductory deal on lattés

March 18, 2013

Burger King Worldwide Inc. is offering guests the chance to try its new coffeehouse lattés from Seattle's Best Coffee for $1 today through March 24.

Burger King Canada adds Chipotle to the menu

March 18, 2013

Burger King Worldwide Inc. announced a further menu expansion in Canada with the addition of a Chipotle line-up and new Donut Bites. The new items will be…