Golden Chick names franchise ops leader

March 9, 2021

Texas-based Golden Chick has added a franchise operations district director to its corporate team.

When 100 years just seem to 'slide' away: White Castle's big b-day is March 10

March 9, 2021

From birthday cake on a stick and augmented reality cups to plant openings and $100,000 sweepstakes and scholarship campaigns, White Castle is sliding into its…

Burger King apologizes for 'Women belong in the kitchen' slogan

March 9, 2021

An ad campaign promoting Burger King scholarships for female employees missed the mark Monday after the brand's U.K. arm tweeted, "Women belong in the…

Wendy's names first diversity officer

March 8, 2021

Wendy's has named the former diversity officer of its home base city, Columbus, Ohio, Beverly Stallings-Johnson, to head it diversity, equity and inclusion…

Dunkin' coffee-fied cereal: The back story

March 8, 2021

Last July, Dunkin' worked with Post Consumer Brands to make something java-lovers everywhere had probably long been dreaming of — cereal with coffee in it.

Olo launches IPO

March 8, 2021

Digital ordering and delivery program platform provider, Olo Inc., launched the initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Olo is offering 18 million…

FastCasual collecting operator insight for 2021 Dining Survey

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

March 5, 2021

FastCasual.com has teamed up with Dosh to find out how restaurants are faring in 2021 vs. 2020, and we want to hear from as many readers as possible. The poll…

QSR Automations founder, CEO passes away unexpectedly

March 5, 2021

Lee Leet, the CEO and founder of QSR Automations founder and U.S. Air Force veteran, died unexpectedly on March 4 at the age of 53, according to an…

McDonald's names 1st US operator to win 'Three-Legged Stool Award'

March 5, 2021

McDonald's is kicking off Women's History Month by announcing its first U.S. franchisee recipient of its Global Three-Legged Stool Award — Atlanta-based…

McDonald's, Subway, DQ to lead fast-food market growth through 2024

March 5, 2021

By 2024, the global fast-food market will have grown by $75.85 billion, but that growth will be slow when compared to 2019, according to the research company…

Checkers & Rally's goes 'fry-din' down the highway

March 4, 2021

With their iconic double-drive-thru stores and seasoned fries, Checkers & Rally's are favorite QSRs for food-on-the-go.

Cinnabon drive-thru in Egypt to open in 'drive-thru mall'

March 4, 2021

Cinnabon Egypt franchisee UFB is opening the company's first drive-thru store in the Middle East in Egypt. According to an email from parent company, Focus…

Nathan's Famous extends its fame to 5 more countries

March 4, 2021

Nathan's Famous said it is not only bringing its products to five more countries globally, but also rolling out its recently unveiled virtual kitchen brand…

The Salad Station adding cloud-based POS system

March 3, 2021

Louisiana-based The Salad Station has tapped Revel's cloud-based POS system to help it grow from 30 locations to 100 over the next three years. Revel…

Wendy's Q4 results miss estimates ... barely

March 3, 2021

Although Wendy's Q4 adjusted EPS fell a penny short of analysts' estimates of 18 cents per share, the company managed to exceed the previous year's quarterly…

Roy Rogers to open flagship in Maryland

March 3, 2021

Roy Rogers will open a flagship store in June inside a former Wendy's in Eldersburg, Maryland, on Ridge Road. Featuring the Frederick, Maryland-based chain's…

Chick-fil-A giving $5M to Black-led nonprofits

March 3, 2021

For the second consecutive year, Chick-fil-A will award $5 million in grants to 34 Black-led nonprofits working to improve education, homelessness and hunger…

How to keep fraudsters from bilking your QSR via Telegram

March 3, 2021

If there's one thing we know about criminals, it's that they're always improving their methods of ripping off the rest of us. That has certainly been the case…

White House amps up NRA's pro-Restaurant Revitalization Fund letter to Congress

March 2, 2021

Shortly after the National Restaurant Association sent an urgent request to Congress in support of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Tuesday, the White House…

Yum Brands to buy AI-based consumer insights company

March 2, 2021

Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill, has signed a deal to buy AI-based customer insights and marketing…