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Jack in the Box promotes 3 women to top positions
January 13, 2020
Jack in the Box has named three women as top leaders in the brand, beginning with the promotion of its former VP for Marketing Communications, Adrienne…
read nowPopeyes famous chicken sandwich delivered free through Sunday
January 13, 2020
Popeyes is doing the DoorDash partnership "happy dance" this week by offering customers who order at least $20 of the chicken chain's goods through DoorDash, a…
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Zume calls upcoming layoffs a shift in strategy
January 10, 2020
Monday is D-Day for 360 staffers at the 500-employee Zume Pizza, and some of the details of the mass layoff are becoming clearer. The pizza-making robot…
read nowMcDonald's, Indiana's Ivy Tech partner on employee college credit initiative
January 10, 2020
McDonald's restaurants has partnered with Indiana Ivy Tech Community College to make post-secondary education more affordable and offer training for the future…
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Are more mainstream QSR plant-based offerings sucking sales from vegan restaurants?
January 10, 2020
The increasing presence of plant-based options across the QSR sector appears to be draining some business away from all-vegan and all-vegetarian brands…
read nowGrubhub addresses phone order snafu
January 9, 2020
Grubhub customers will be hearing a new prompt when placing a call to a restaurant using the ordering app, which will direct them to press the No. 1 to place…
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White Castle loves 'to love you baby' this Feb 14
January 9, 2020
In Columbus, Ohio, the folks at White Castle can smell the chocolate in the air, so they're prepping to get going on one of the QSR's high holy days, the 29th…
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Roy Rogers steps into breakfast with brisket LTO
January 9, 2020
Roy Rogers is taking a tip-toe into breakfast with one of its two new year LTOs, dubbed one of the brand's most "differentiating" in the last year by leaders…
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Stoner's Pizza's Atlanta debut part of Southeastern US push
January 9, 2020
QSR pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, has opened its first Atlanta location and newest franchisee-owned store at 120 Piedmont Ave. NE, under Chunara Food…
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McDonald's restructures leadership team to focus on digitizing operations
January 8, 2020
McDonald's has added two leadership positions to strengthen interconnectivity and communication with both employees and customers by maximizing its digital…
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McDonald's Impossible Burger may not be possible
January 8, 2020
The possibility of the lab-developed plant-based Impossible Burger appearing in some form at McDonald's is apparently approaching nil. That’s according to…
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Del Taco talks turkey
January 7, 2020
Del Taco is urging customers to "gobble" up a little something different this January, with a value-based promotional push on ground turkey Del Tacos. The LTO…
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A doughnut brand that helps dieters? Krispy Kreme makes it true
January 7, 2020
A doughnut-maker might seem the last company to get behind New Year's resolutions, but that is indeed what Krispy Kreme said it's doing with its new "Minis.…
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Baskin-Robbins is 'ready for some footb-a-a-a-all!'
January 7, 2020
Baskin-Robbins is pushing football fans to add a little ice cream cake to their game day beer and pizza, since now the brand can customize any cake with any of…
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Restaurant operators say low productivity, high non-compliance year's top problems
January 7, 2020
Restaurant chain operators said sagging productivity and overall on-the-job non-compliance will be among their top targets for improvement this year, according…
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Burger King tests plant-based sausage as Impossible Foods launches 'pork,' too
January 7, 2020
On the heels of its enormous success with the Burger King Impossible Whopper last year, the world's No. 2 burger chain is now going after diners who pine for…
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Yum Brands adds fast casual, The Habit Burger Grill
January 6, 2020
In a break from its long tradition of mostly QSR service model brands like Taco Bell and KFC, Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands will acquire The Habit…
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Halo Burger pins coffee price to Flint, Michigan temp
January 6, 2020
Flint, Michigan-based Halo Burger is working to not only warm up customers, but help potential customers warm up to the brand by offering all who stop in a hot…
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McDonald's CEO pledges worker 'collaboration' in new year
January 6, 2020
McDonald's relatively new CEO, Chris Kempczinski, is continuing to take a direct-to-employees approach in his leadership of the gigantic chain, offering…
read nowChick-fil-A tests trimmed-down menu in Arizona, Charlotte
January 3, 2020
Pulling out complexity, while putting in spice is Chipotle's mission at its stores in Charlotte, North Carolina and the entire state of Arizona, which the…
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