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Sonic featuring King's Hawaiian LTOs
May 1, 2019
Sonic Drive-In, owned by Inspire Brands, has launched a line of club sandwiches featuring King's Hawaiian bread, including a chicken and burger club, according…
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White Castle goes all in for Burger Month with free sliders, luge clinics, contests
May 1, 2019
White Castle is sinking — or perhaps we should say "sliding" — its teeth into National Burger Month with a retro tribute to the chain's 98-year-old square…
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Webinar to reveal how restructuring franchise operations can lead to growth
April 30, 2019
Circle May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern on your calendars now to make what could be marked improvements in the way your limited-service brand franchises scale from…
read nowA&W opens in Singapore after 16-year absence
April 30, 2019
A&W has opened its first Singapore store in 16 years, with plans for 45 openings this year in the U.S. and abroad. The newest location opened April 17 in…
read nowHardee's makes impassioned plea to 'Save the Veggies' with roast beef LTO
April 30, 2019
In celebration of the veggie-less sandwich, Hardee's is helping to plant millions of vegetables nationwide
read nowEatsa names former Starbucks leader to CEO role
April 30, 2019
Restaurant tech provider, Eatsa, has named former Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman as its CEO. Tim Young, the chain's co-founder who had been…
read nowTim Hortons sluggish sales drag down RBI's Q1 performance
April 29, 2019
Profits dropped for Restaurants Brands International Inc, parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Horton's, in the first quarter of this year compared…
read nowFormer Krispy Kreme president taking over CEO role at Panera
April 28, 2019
Panera Bread has hired Niren Chaudhary as president and CEO, succeeding Blaine Hurst, who is retiring from the role May 23. Hurst will remain on the board of…
read nowCulver's highlights US farmers for 4th year
April 26, 2019
Wisconsin-based Culver's is bringing back its social media-based series honoring the nation's farmers for the fourth year, this April 26. Through its…
read nowChurch's LTO capitalizes on spice, value
April 26, 2019
Church's Chicken is pushing its spicy chicken offerings this spring, with an LTO that will put a Spicy Tenders meal deal in diners' hands for $5. The offering…
read nowNew York City considers law to make QSRs tell workers why they're fired
April 26, 2019
New York City Council is considering a first-of-its-kind measure referred to as "just cause" legislation that would prohibit QSRs from terminating or…
read nowDonate to war heroes, win a free 'jumbo' at Ben's Soft Pretzels
April 26, 2019
We know you probably had this circled in red on your calendar, but just in case you weren't aware, this April 26, is National Pretzel Day. To honore that fact…
read nowParTech partners with Altametrics on POS software
April 25, 2019
ParTech Inc., a POS solution provider, is partnering with Altametrics and Hubworks, which provide cloud-based entreprise restaurant systems and software.
read nowPre-cut melon salmonella outbreak sickens 117: What restaurants should do to protect customers
April 25, 2019
Following an April 12 recall of assorted melons by Indiana-based company, Caito Foods LLC, the FDA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are…
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KFC Mom's Day = 4M chicken pieces, hunky 'Colonel-ized' Chickendales, Cinnabon dessert
April 25, 2019
Mother's Day — ahem, May 12, for those who are wondering — is a sales marathon for KFC, which doles out the chicken goods for about 300,000 families…
read nowSubway stirs things up at the Country Club with sandwich LTO
April 25, 2019
Subway is ushering in its Club Collection of LTO sandwiches, which take the idea of the popular Club sandwich a few steps further, according to a news release.
read nowSubway's former chief digital officer named Edible president
April 25, 2019
Edible Brands Inc., parent company of Edible Arrangements, has hired Carissa Ganelli, Subway's former chief digital officer, as its president. The franchisor…
read nowPostmates adds 1,000 cities, offers Subway $5 off deal
April 24, 2019
Third-party delivery service, Postmates, said it has launched in 1,000 more U.S. cities, bringing its total to more than 3,500 cities nationally, covering…
read nowDunkin' celebrates Moon Landing anniversary with 'poppin' doughnut, ice-creamed coffees, Coolattas
April 24, 2019
Dunkin's spring lineup is focused on brightening up and cooling down customers' days with a bevy of Coolatta frozen beverages and coffee flavors, all inspired…
read nowCBD oil-infused burger sells out on 4-20 at Denver Carl's Jr
April 23, 2019
Although Carl's Jr. is based in Tennessee, where marijuana is not yet legal, the chain became the first major U.S. fast-food joint to create and sell a…
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