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Mercato Partners launches $90M investment fund to fuel up-and-coming brands
June 4, 2020
Mercato Partners, an investor for growth-stage companies, has developed Savory, a $90 million fund to help scale up-and-coming restaurant concepts. To create…
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Consumers leaning into order pickup
June 3, 2020
When it comes to digital restaurant orders, consumers prefer picking them up compared to delivery and are ordering more meals online than ever primarily due to…
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KFC Canada ups its digital strategy with new AI, analytics backbone
June 3, 2020
KFC selected cloud-based AI and analytics provider, Manthan, to upgrade its digital game across more than 600 restaurants in Canada. A news release said that…
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Wendy's bears brunt of social media slam around franchisee's Trump donations
June 3, 2020
A large donation to President Donald Trump's reelection PAC made by a franchisee of hundreds of U.S. Wendy's, Taco Bells and Pizza Huts has triggered a social…
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&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody
June 2, 2020
The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…
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Former IHOP CIO takes on same role at Casey's General Stores
June 2, 2020
Casey's General Stores Inc. has named Adrian Butler, former CIO at IHOP parent, Dine Brands Global, as the convenience store company's CIO, in a newly created…
read nowWith dine-in permitted at more US restaurants, transactions improve
June 1, 2020
Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…
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Yum China intros plant-based entrees at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
June 1, 2020
Yum China Holdings Inc. is partnering with plant-based "meat" provider, Beyond Meat Inc., to introduce the Beyond Burger as an LTO at select KFC, Pizza Hut and…
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Checkers & Rally's deploys AI-powered data platform to grow sales, system
June 1, 2020
Checkers & Rally's has partnered with the AI-powered subscription-based platform, SiteZeus, as a location intelligence partner for its nearly 900 locations…
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House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements
May 29, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…
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Burger King's crowning glory in Germany
May 29, 2020
German Burger King customers are likely practicing their head-balancing skills as the brand has – in that country only at this point – introduced its so-called…
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Wienerschnitzel signs 20-store pact for Louisiana
May 28, 2020
Hot dog chain, Wienerschnitzel, has signed a new area development agreement with Henderson Family Restaurants, LLC, to build 20 new locations in Louisiana over…
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Yoshinoya beefs up for summer
May 28, 2020
Japanese-inspired rice bowl brand and one of the world's oldest QSRs, Yoshinoya, has launched a grilled BBQ beef LTO through its Yoshinoya America stores that…
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Fresh from acquisition, Krystal hatches a hangover 'cure'
May 27, 2020
Fresh from its acquisition last week by Fortress Investment Group LLC and Golden Child Holdings, Krystal is back up and fighting with a new menu item that…
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Bojangles' spreads it on thick' with pimento cheese LTO
May 27, 2020
That spicy cream and cheddar-cheese concoction, known as pimento cheese — after the namesake cherry peppers that dot the spread — is back at Bojangles' as an…
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Tork pledges $100K to help restaurants provide meals to pandemic workers
May 26, 2020
Tork, a global professional hygiene brand of Essity, is donating 100,000 to restaurants and hospitals in Philadelphia, the headquarters for Essity's global…
read nowReopening of dine-in service helping restaurants make small progress
May 26, 2020
Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains declined by -21% in the week ending May 17 compared to the same period last year, a slight gain from last…
read nowMenuDrive platform helping restaurants launch online ordering in 1 hour
May 26, 2020
MenuDrive, a white-labeled online ordering platform, has launched MenuDrive Self Sign-up for restaurants, which allows them to launch online ordering and…
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KFC tests '20%' bigger chicken filet sandwich
May 26, 2020
Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing what it calls a "more premium" fried chicken sandwich in several Orlando, Florida-area stores for a limited time, a news…
read nowMVP Group introduces touchless hand sanitizer dispenser
May 26, 2020
MVP Group, a Miami based foodservice equipment supplier that has a medical supply division that provides personal protective equipment, has introduced a…
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