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Ben & Jerry's, Sierra Club unite on clean energy
October 16, 2019
Ice cream chain,Ben & Jerry's, has joined with the Sierra Club on a renewable energy push nationwide in October, through both a social media initiative and…
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Fancy Foods shows' host rebrands, widens membership
October 15, 2019
The 67-year-old Specialty Food Association — representing 3,800 member companies in the $148 billion specialty food industry — is itself rebranding. The SFA…
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Order ahead app Ritual launches in Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands
October 14, 2019
Toronto's Ritual, an on-demand food pickup service, has expanded its international footprint by launching its mobile app in Germany, Hong Kong and the…
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Personalization can pay off in holiday time, claims study
October 14, 2019
Customers acquired during a previous holiday season are more than twice as likely to convert the next holiday season compared to other customers. That finding…
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Yum China puts waste in 'basket'
October 14, 2019
Yum China Holdings is China's first restaurant company to attain the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification. It has launched a system that…
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If 41% of diners eat it once weekly, does your restaurant care?
October 11, 2019
For some of us, it's like something from a horror story: Technomic's recent consumer trend report showing that desserts are disappearing from increasingly…
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Survey: QSR customers uncertain about transaction security
October 10, 2019
With an estimated one-third of diner/restaurant interactions now reported to involve some kind of "smart" device, many consumers are worried about the overall…
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Dunkin' names Latin America/Caribbean VP
October 10, 2019
Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins parent company, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. has named Pancho Gonzalez as regional vice president, Latin America and Caribbean where…
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Grubhub using partnerships, acquisitions to take on mobile food delivery rivals
October 9, 2019
Grubhub, which continues to trail rival DoorDash in terms of market share, has been relying on partnerships to boost its mobile food delivery business…
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Arby's asks 'Would you like meat-emblazoned lederhosen with that?'
October 9, 2019
It's the season of all things lederhosen-wearing and beer stein-bearing, otherwise known as Oktoberfest time. But at Arby's that celebration just didn't have…
read nowGood Times Burgers parent CEO leaves, CFO fills interim post
October 9, 2019
Parent company of the QSR brand, Good Times Burgers, Good Times Restaurants Inc., has named its CFO Ryan Zink as its acting CEO following what the company…
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Subway makes 3 marketing leadership moves
October 9, 2019
Subway is making some major moves in its marketing team, today announcing the naming of former Michaels Stores and Pizza Hut CMO Carrie Walsh as its new chief…
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DataVan launches customizable POS system
October 8, 2019
DataVan International Corp., a provider of retail and hospitality technology based in New Taipei City, Taiwan, has introduced a series of products built with a…
read nowKiosks top customer order technology used by restaurants in 2019
October 8, 2019
Kiosks were the largest customer order technology utilized in the past year among a national sampling of restaurants, according to an online survey conducted…
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Domino's 0, disabled 1 in Monday Supreme Court action
October 8, 2019
Those with disabilities that make standard restaurant websites inaccessible won a pretty substantial victory Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to…
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KFC UK/Ireland deploys kitchen automation across 900+ stores
October 8, 2019
In the U.K. and Ireland, KFC is deploying delivery-centered kitchen management software at the chicken giant's 900 locations there after what was defined as "a…
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Church's says its turnaround is intensifying
October 8, 2019
Church's Chicken said its celebrating what it says is the continuation and strengthening the continuation of a turnaround for the 1,500-store global chain and…
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Carl's Jr. launches barbecue plant-based burger
October 8, 2019
It may be a first in plant-based restaurant offerings and Carl's Jr. is behind this one with its announcement today that it will launch its Beyond BBQ…
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Panera SVP giving behind-the-scenes look at innovation strategy
October 7, 2019
Karen Kelley, Panera SVP and chief restaurant operations officer, will keynote the Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 13-15 in Austin.
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Del Taco doubles up for October
October 7, 2019
Taco Day has come and gone, but Del Taco is still celebrating with an LTO that offers its guests one of its favorite menu items, The Del Taco, at a special…
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