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KFC names chain's first chief communications officer
March 7, 2019
KFC Corporation today named Staci Rawls as its first chief communications officer. She had been serving as the U.S. Director of Public Affairs but in her new…
read nowChurch's names former TGI Fridays, Burger King exec as CMO
March 6, 2019
Former Burger King and TGI Fridays marketing executive, Brian Gies, has been named executive vice president and global CMO for Church's Chicken, according to a…
read nowBojangles' begins search for CMO
March 6, 2019
Randy Poindexter (Photo provided) Bojangles' has begun a national search for a CMO to replace Randy Poindexter, who will retire in August after 2…
read now7 Dunkin' stores go 'O'Dunkin'' to bring back Irish Creme
March 6, 2019
If you're counting — and we are — there are just 11 days to St. Patrick's Day, and Dunkin' is not about to let customers in "lucky seven" cities forget it.
read nowChick-fil-A, McDonald's star at 2nd White House athletes QSR feast
March 5, 2019
Chick-fil-A and McDonald's assumed the starring role in the second White House QSR-based meal for winning athletes Monday afternoon. President Donald Trump…
read nowKFC China opens store honoring Communist Party hero; Yum China opens Innovation Center
March 5, 2019
KFC China has made headlines after it honored a Chinese Communist party hero, Lei Feng, with a restaurant designed to pay tribute to his life and actions. An…
read nowFamous Dave's FY2018 revenue falls 15%
March 5, 2019
Famous Dave's reported that the company's total revenue for fiscal 2018 fell 15 percent from the previous year to $54.9 million, while franchised location…
read nowSonic 'eggs on' round-the-clock sales with Brunch Burger
March 4, 2019
If you listened to the QSRweb podcast this week, you know that round-the-clock or so-called "clockless eating" is a surging trend in QSR. Today, Sonic Drive-in…
read nowBaskin-Robbins puts ice cream on breakfast table
March 1, 2019
Earlier this week, sister website, Pizza Marketplace reported that a nutritionist found that pizza is better than most cereals as a healthful breakfast food…
read nowChick-fil-A big winner in Technomic chain report
March 1, 2019
Technomic said this week that Chick-fil-A surpassed sales at both Wendy's and Burger King last year, elevating the chicken chain to the fifth highest spot in…
read nowTahini brands recalled after multistate salmonella outbreak
February 28, 2019
A multi-state salmonella Concord outbreak has led federal food safety authorities to issue a warning and recall of Achdut Ltd. tahini. The FDA and U.S. Centers…
read now30-year study: Fast food portions now 'significantly' bigger, saltier, higher in calories
February 28, 2019
Fast food brands got a bit of a punch in the gut this week when an analysis of offerings at 10 of the top U.S. QSR brands in 1986, 1991 and 2016 revealed that…
read nowSubway piles meat on 2 LTOs
February 28, 2019
Subway is doubling the meat in its two LTO wraps available through April 24. The Sesame-Ginger glazed chicken and Sweet 'n' Smokey Steak & Guac wraps…
read nowMcDonald's Happy Meal toys target STEM subjects
February 27, 2019
McDonald's and Discovery have created a Happy Meal initiative to debut Discovery #Mindblown S.T.E.M. robot toys. A news release about the new Happy Meal…
read nowWendy's joins sustainable packaging group
February 26, 2019
Wendy's Company is partnering with NextGen Consortium to increase the brand's use of sustainable packaging over the course of a multi-year relationship with…
read nowHardee's brings back '80s-era 'mug club' to promote Arabica coffee
February 25, 2019
Hardee's is bringing back the brand's 1980s-era Rise and Shine Mug Club to help promote its new 100-percent Arabica blend coffee and further the chain's…
read nowDoorDash will use $400M investment to grow 325% this year
February 22, 2019
DoorDash has raised $400 million toward expansion of the app-based food delivery platform, which a news release said has already grown more than 250 percent…
read nowBurger King sandwich challenges KFC to game of 'chicken'
February 22, 2019
Burger King is playing something like a game of "chicken" with KFC this week after the burger chain introduced a grilled chicken sandwich. The brand, which…
read nowWendy's reports steady sales growth for FY2018
February 21, 2019
Wendy's saw healthy systemwide sales growth for the last quarter and full year of 2018, reporting systemwide global sales growth for the quarter that ended…
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