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Par acquires Menu Technologies
August 9, 2022
ParTech Inc., a global restaurant technology company and provider of unified commerce for enterprise restaurants, is acquiring Zug, Switzerland-based Menu…
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Touchscreen germs still worry consumers
August 8, 2022
Consumers are still concerned about using public touchscreens due to fears of germ transmission, according to a recent survey. Some are even changing their…
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Burger King to roll out line of chicken sandwiches
August 8, 2022
Burger King is beefing up its position in the chicken wars by debuting not just one chicken sandwich but an entire line, according to a ChewBoom report. The…
read nowJack in the Box promotes Chad Gretzema to Del Taco president
August 5, 2022
Jack in the Box has promoted Del Taco's COO Chad Gretzema to Del Taco brand president, replacing John Cappasola who stepped down from the role.
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Yum Brands taps Allyson Park as chief corporate affairs officer
August 5, 2022
Yum Brands has named Allyson Park to the role of chief corporate affairs officer effective Aug. 15. Park will have oversight of all aspects of the company's…
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Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken provides food, water to Kentucky flood relief workers, families
August 5, 2022
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken recently partnered with Stoker's Tenderex Farms, Inc., Broasters Company and vendor PepsiCo to bring its signature fried chicken…
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Philly Pretzel Factory partners with app to sell unsold items
August 5, 2022
Philly Pretzel Factory has partnered nationwide with Too Good To Go, a tech company that sells surplus food. Select Philly Pretzel Factory locations in New…
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Middleby boosts Q2 2022 sales, surpassing expectations
August 4, 2022
Middleby Corp. boosted Q2 2022 sales against the prior year period, surpassing analyst expectations, while earnings declined. Highlights include:
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Marble Slab Creamery inks deal for Egypt
August 4, 2022
Marble Slab Creamery, owned by FAT Brands Inc., has announced that it has a development deal to open 10 franchised locations in Egypt in partnership with…
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Milk Bar, Taco Bell testing Strawberry Bell Truffle
August 4, 2022
Taco Bell's Crunchy Taco shell and New York-based dessert company Milk Bar's truffles are fusing together to form a limited-time offer — available only at the…
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Taco Bell, Grubhub offer free Mango Whip Freeze for limited time
August 4, 2022
Grubhub and Taco Bell have declared August 6th as National Frozen Drink Day with a free Mango Whip Freeze. Diners all over the country will receive the…
read nowBuyers Edge acquires Arrowsteam
August 3, 2022
Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement platform with over $20 billion in total foodservice spend, has acquired ArrowStream, a provider of supply chain…
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Zalat Pizza to open 6th store in Houston
August 3, 2022
Zalat Pizza is opening its sixth pizzeria in Houston in nine months in the Medical Center at 2303 W. Holcombe Blvd. This location will offer limited seating…
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Inflation, higher menu prices dampen restaurant visit activity
August 3, 2022
Consumers cut back on restaurant visits in the second quarter with physical and online restaurant traffic declining by 2% compared to the same quarter in 2021.
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Yum Brands meets Q2 sales expectations
August 3, 2022
Yum Brands quarterly same-store sales met its estimates as more people dined out during Q2 and the brand held steady in tacos, pizza and fried chicken…
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Church's Texas Chicken, Texas Chicken name Joe Guith CEO
August 3, 2022
The Church's Texas Chicken and Texas Chicken brands have announced that they have named industry veteran Joe Guith as CEO, effective Aug. 1, according to a…
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Airline passenger fined for bringing McMuffins into Australia
August 3, 2022
An unnamed airplane passenger was fined 2,664 Australian dollars ($1,874) for bringing in two egg and beef sausage McDonald's McMuffins and a ham croissant…
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McDonald's taps Brian Rice as CIO
August 2, 2022
McDonald's has hired Brian Rice as its executive vice president and global chief information officer, according to a message sent to the burger chain's global…
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UK fast food chain to introduce self-serve coffee machines
August 2, 2022
Leon Restaurants, a U.K. fast food brand which operates 80 restaurants, will introduce its own branded self-service coffee kiosks at 68 U.K. fuel stations…
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Ovation launches 2-question survey to 'pinpoint operational issues'
August 1, 2022
Ovation, a restaurant guest feedback platform, has created a reporting tool — Insights — to help operators understand and use the massive amount of customer…
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