Subway plants flag in Romania

April 10, 2012

Subway Restaurants recently opened its first outlet in Romania under a franchise agreement with franchisee Cristian Stefanescu, and has plans to open an…

Pretzelmaker plans national pretzel giveaway

April 10, 2012

Pretzelmaker has announced that it is once again giving away free pretzels on the official National Pretzel Day holiday, April 26. Customers who visit a…

Krystal owner names new VP, principal

April 10, 2012

Argonne Capital Group LLC, the private investment firm that purchased the Krystal Company last month, has named Layton Grisette as a principal and Bill Weimar…

Rita's signs deal to debut in Caribbean

April 10, 2012

Rita's Italian Ice has signed a new area franchise development agreement for part of Los Angeles County, Calif., and an area franchisee development agreement…

Culver's hits 450th restaurant milestone

April 10, 2012

With the grand opening of a new restaurant in Avondale, Ariz., this week, Culver's now has 450 locations in its system.

Healthful, flavorful meals top trends at QSRs, fast casuals

April 9, 2012

As diners become more sophisticated in their tastes and desire for flavorful, healthful foods, quick-service and fast casual operators are plating up…

Restaurants add 560,000 jobs, NRA partners with CareerBuilder

April 9, 2012

The National Restaurant Association reports that restaurants have added more than 560,000 jobs since the beginning of the employment recovery, with more than…

Baskin-Robbins spotlights Jamoca Almond Fudge

April 9, 2012

Baskin-Robbins has announced Jamoca Almond Fudge as its April Flavor of the Month. Combining Baskin-Robbins' Jamoca coffee ice cream with roasted almonds and a…

Rita's Italian Ice introduces Red Velvet Cake flavor

April 9, 2012

Rita's Italian Ice has added Red Velvet Cake Cream Ice to its menu. This new rich and creamy Ice has all the flavor of red velvet cake and is a limited time…

More Wendy's franchisees deploy WyckWyre HR solution

April 9, 2012

Pennant Foods, a Wendy's franchisee that operates 90 restaurant locations in Southern California and Eastern Tennessee, recently signed on with WyckWyre to…

Study reveals how QSRs can build loyalty among Hispanic consumers

On average, Hispanics visit QSRs more than 10 times in a 30-day period, while non-Hispanics visit about seven times per month.

Wendy's new tagline: 'Now that's better'

April 6, 2012

During Wendy's most recent earnings call last month, CEO Emil Brolick talked about how the company's next marketing campaign – succeeding the longstanding "You…

Subway to be featured on reality show about advertising pitches

April 6, 2012

Subway will be the featured company on AMC's unscripted series, "The Pitch," April 8 at 11 p.m. ET. The episode will chronicle the intensity top advertising…

Dairy Queen launches new national ad campaign

April 6, 2012

Dairy Queen has rolled out a new national television advertising campaign this month that depicts everyday people in real life situations, but with a…

Bojangles operator opens 7th location

April 6, 2012

Bo Cherry LLC, a Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits franchisee, opened its seventh location this week in Charlotte, N.C.

Good Times begins restaurant remodeling effort

April 6, 2012

Same-store sales at Good Times Restaurants Inc. were up 7.9 percent in March, on top of last year's 8.6 percent increase. This marks the Colorado-based chain's…

New app helps consumers find gluten-free establishments

April 6, 2012

Find Me Gluten Free has launched a new app design to help consumers find gluten-free restaurants on their iPhones and Androids, as well as a new website…

Frozen yogurt chain jumps into the coffee space

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Fro.Zen.Yo spent a year developing proprietary Zombie Coffee.

RewardMe webinar to focus on driving consumer behavior

April 5, 2012

RewardMe and FastCasual.com are hosting the webinar, "How to use BIG DATA to influence customer behavior," on April 19 at 2 p.m.

Wendy's signs deal to expand in Eastern Europe

April 5, 2012

The Wendy's Company has announced an agreement with The Wissol Group to develop 25 restaurants in Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan throughout the next 1…