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Golden Chick asks, 'Who let the dogs IN?'
May 28, 2021
Golden Chick as returned that all-time summertime favorite to the menu — corn dogs — to dozens of its stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Northern Texas…
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Nathan's Famous adds Arthur Treacher's ... as a ghost
May 27, 2021
If you were around in the 1970s, you probably remember a nearby Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips store, which at that time, had about 800 stores. The chain…
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Lee's Famous Recipe using AI to run drive-thrus
May 27, 2021
Like most restaurant brands, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken can't always find enough workers. With its drive-thru business thriving due to the pandemic, the…
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Which QSR has the best fry?
May 27, 2021
We may be on the cusp of National Hamburger Day (it's Friday, in case you forgot), but at global data collection network Premise, they've been all about that…
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Plant-based fast food chain completes $7.5M Series A raise
May 27, 2021
San Diego-based Plant Power Fast Food has completed its $7.5 million Series A capital raise, led by Helia Capital USA Inc., Eat Beyond Global Holdings and…
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White Castle 100th bash mixes a slide-riding CEO, Alice Cooper, crass puppets for pure virtual fun
May 27, 2021
With everything from its CEO making an entrance via a sliding board, to celebrity Cravers, like Alice Cooper, singing its praises, White Castle not only proved…
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Taco Bell, Pizza Hut , KFC parent moves to buy Dragontail tech/AI provider for $72.4M
May 27, 2021
Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent, Yum! Brands Inc., has completed a binding agreement to acquire the Australian-based foodservice tech provider, Dragontail…
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Yum's University of Louisville center aims to increase 'under-represented' franchise ownership
May 26, 2021
Louisville, Kentucky-based QSR powerhouse Yum Brands Inc. said today it's working with the University of Louisville to launch a first-of-its-kind center for…
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Popeyes intros un-breaded blackened chicken sandwich LTO
May 26, 2021
Popeyes is taking the QSR sandwich war to a whole different level with its latest LTO — a blackened chicken sandwich, which the Bayou state's KNOE-TV said is…
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Palmer Digital Group teams with Xenial on QSR drive-thrus
May 26, 2021
Palmer Digital Group, a kiosk designer and manufacturer, will supply custom canopies and enclosures for Xenial digital signage in drive-thrus under a recently…
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SBA seeks input on retail, wholesale loan eligibility
May 26, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking public comments on a proposed rule that would make more retail and wholesale businesses eligible for loans…
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Danny Meyer-affiliated company invests in 7Shifts
May 25, 2021
The growth equity fund affiliated with Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality — Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) — was the lead investor of $21.…
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Wetzel's Pretzels launches veteran franchisee discount program
May 25, 2021
Wetzel's Pretzels has launched a military veteran's franchise program to offer those qualified a chance to purchase a store at a discount, a news release said.
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Bojangles names 2 C-suite growth leaders
May 25, 2021
Bojangles has named a former McDonald's executive as chief development officer, while promoting its current franchise development lead to chief growth officer…
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Church's promotes exec to lead ambitious international growth plans
May 24, 2021
Church's Texas Chicken and Texas Chicken parent company, Church's Chicken, has promoted one of its vice presidents — Russ Sumrall — to senior vice president…
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Nathan's Famous virtual brand opens Yankee Stadium store
May 21, 2021
Nathan's Famous' recently introduced virtual brand, Wings of New York or WONY, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in Yankee Stadium today. It will…
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Jack in the Box names former Domino's exec to investor relations post
May 21, 2021
San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc. has named a former communications executive at Domino's as its vice president of investor relations, effective June 7.
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May 21, 2021
On the same day McDonald's announced the company will accelerate its investment of ad dollars in "diverse-owned" media companies, the company was sued for at…
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Lee's Famous Recipe deploys AI to build drive-thru success
May 20, 2021
A Dayton, Ohio-area Lee's Famous Recipe is partnering with a tech company to give drive-thru customers what it hopes is a faster, more efficient drive-thru…
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McDonald's workers strike, company increases diversity efforts
May 20, 2021
As McDonald's workers in 14 cities went out on strike Wednesday to demand a $15 minimum wage, the brand's corporate office is launching an initiative to…
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