Tennessee lawmakers drop proposed beverage tax

March 7, 2022

The Tennessee House of Representatives has withdrawn a bill to levy a 5-cent tax on non-alcoholic carbonated beverage containers, thanks to lobbying by the…

Krystal to expand presence in Alabama

March 4, 2022

Krystal is partnering with High Tide Oil Company to expand its presence in Alabama. The brand plans to open a location in Calera, Alabama, as part of a travel…

Wetzel’s Pretzels ends 2021 on high note

March 3, 2022

Pasadena, California-based Wetzel's Pretzels had a record-setting 2021, posting a same store sales increase of 24% compare to 2019, according to a press…

Church's Chicken to open 100 restaurants, hires international business development director

March 2, 2022

Texas Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken is expecting to open 100 restaurants in 2022 throughout the Americas, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The brand's…

Fresh Dining Concepts acquires 73 Auntie Anne's locations

March 2, 2022

Fresh Dining Concepts has completed its sixth acquisition in less than 10 months. The company, a Focus Brands franchisee of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon and…

White Castle continues charitable giving program into 2022

March 2, 2022

White Castle has started a program giving employees the opportunity to have a say in where the company's philanthropic money goes, according to a press release.

DoorDash to acquire tech startup Bbot

March 1, 2022

DoorDash is acquiring Bbot, a hospitality technology startup. The acquisition will offer merchants more solutions for their in-store and online channels…

Wendy's revenue at $1.9B in 2021

March 1, 2022

Wendy's has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2021, according to a press release.

How the pandemic gave QR codes new life and they’re here to stay

by Laurent May — CEO, Ready

March 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic brought QR codes to the forefront of the table experience. Adoption in the restaurant industry has been remarkably quick and widespread.

Wetzel's Pretzels opens in NYC's Turnstyle Underground Market

March 1, 2022

Wetzel's Pretzels has opened at Columbus Circle's Turnstyle Underground Market in New York City, according to a press release.

Second In-N-Out opens in Reno

February 28, 2022

In-N-Out has opened another Reno restaurant outside of the city's downtown area, according to a Reno Gazette Journal report.

Beyond Meat reports disappointing Q4

February 25, 2022

Beyond Meat reported a disappointing fourth quarter 2021, despite the brand's launch of KFC's Beyond Fried Chicken and McDonald's test of its highly…

Krystal rolls out limited-time shrimp menu for Lenten

February 25, 2022

Krystal has a limited-time menu for the Lenten season. The menu features several offerings: Shrimp Po' Boy; Buffalo Ranch Shrimp Po' Boy; Shrimp Po' Boy Combo…

KFC partners with TikToker for $500K grant giveaway to fight hunger

February 25, 2022

Kentucky Fried Chicken is teaming up with TikTok creator Isaiah Garza to launch a TikTok-based grant fund giveaway totaling $500,000 in cash grants to…

Church's Chicken promotes Claudia Lezcano to senior VP U.S. marketing

February 25, 2022

Church's Chicken has promoted Claudia Lezcano to senior vice president U.S. marketing. Lezcano will oversee brand strategy, creative, media, and product…

Mobile orders on rise, long pickup wait times lead to frustration

February 24, 2022

Mobile orders continue to rise and customers generally approve of restaurants' apps but longer wait times for mobile pickups and orders not ready at pickup are…

McDonald's makes $100K donation to HBCU band

February 24, 2022

McDonald's USA and its local owner/operators have donated a surprise $100,000 to the Platinum Sound Marching Band at Shaw University, one of the oldest…

Inspire Brands opens 1st dual Dunkin', Jimmy John's unit

February 24, 2022

Inspire Brands has launched its first co-branded unit combining a Dunkin' and Jimmy John's.

Revel partners with Voxie to drive customer revenue

February 24, 2022

Revel Systems, a cloud-native POS and complete business management platform, is partnering with Voxie, a texting and automation platform, according to a press…

Guthrie's opens in Thomasville, Georgia

February 24, 2022

Chicken finger pioneer Guthrie's has opened a restaurant in Thomasville, Georgia, according to a press release.