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Wetzel's Pretzels works with Kitchen United to test delivery
April 8, 2019
Wetzel's Pretzels is testing delivery through its partnership with Kitchen United, around the Pasadena, California, area, where Kitchen United opened its first…
read nowRestaurants to add 1.6M jobs by 2029
April 8, 2019
The restaurant industry will add 1.6 million restaurant jobs by 2029, and sales should hit $863 billion by the end of this year, according to the National…
read nowJack in the Box franchisee group butts heads again with leadership
April 5, 2019
The National Jack in the Box Franchisee Association has again butted heads with corporate leadership, this time over the company's formation of a Franchisee…
read nowUber Eats 'takes off' inside Toronto airport
April 5, 2019
In part of a worldwide first pilot program, Toronto Pearson International Airport has partnered with Uber Eats and HMSHost to bring delivery from HMSHost…
read nowCheck your restaurant freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall
April 5, 2019
The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a restaurant chicken soup product prompted the U.S.D.A.'s Food Safety and Inspection Service today to…
read nowMulti-unit Burger King, Popeyes franchisee, adds Pizza Hut stores
April 5, 2019
Large-scale Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, GPS Hospitality, has acquired 75 Pizza Hut restaurants in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and…
read nowSamsung, Rally's webinar to address building a digital and mobile QSR experience
April 4, 2019
Digital Signage Today will host a free live webinar on how to build a mobile and digital restaurant experience on April 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will…
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Taco Bell to host 600 'hiring parties'
April 4, 2019
Taco Bell's hiring parties have been a hit, as COO Mike Grams described in February, and are probably why the brand is hosting similar events at nearly 60…
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Taco Bell tests American Vegetarian Association-certified menu
April 2, 2019
Taco Bell is testing a dedicated vegetarian menu that features only American Vegetarian Association-certified vegetarian products in Dallas, Texas, according…
read nowezCater secures $150M in latest funding round
April 2, 2019
Online catering marketplace, ezCater, has raised $150 million is a Series D-1 investment round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and GIC, which will go…
read nowSubway-Tastemade partnership gives birth to sandwich 'goddess'
April 2, 2019
The first offspring of Subway's partnership with Tastemade, a video network that offers food and travel related programming for online audiences, is the Subway…
read nowBojangles hires former Krispy Kreme, McDonald's exec as CMO
April 2, 2019
Former Krispy Kreme and McDonald's marketing executive, Jackie Woodward, has joined Bojangles' as CMO, a news release said. She will work alongside marketing…
read nowTaco Bell selects Yext to drive searches to all 7,000-plus stores
April 2, 2019
Taco Bell will use Yext to increase franchise discoverability, provide a solid customer experience and drive in-person and online orders in all 7,000 of its…
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Burger King 'plants' an Impossible Whopper on April Fools Day
April 1, 2019
What better state for an April Fools' Day revelation than Missouri, the "Show me" state. That's where Burger King decided to test its plant-based "Impossible…
read nowTyme Commerce debuts AI-driven food platform
April 1, 2019
San Francisco startup, Tyme Commerce, is debuting an end-to-end AI-driven food platform that promises to expand options and markets for food entrepreneurs.
read nowKentucky health officials say E coli outbreak linked to fast food
March 29, 2019
After a relatively sudden increase in the number of E. coli cases reported in children and teens linked to fast food, the Kentucky Department of Public Health…
read nowMcDonald's tells NRA it will no longer lobby against minimum wage hike
March 29, 2019
McDonald's told the National Restaurant Association that when it comes to minimum wage hikes, the brand is laying down its sword and will stop taking part in…
read nowDoorDash launches immigrant restaurant owner support initiative
March 29, 2019
Delivery platform, DoorDash, has launched an initiative designed to support and promote immigrant and refugee food business owners called Kitchens Without…
read nowDunkin' plans April 'Peeps' show
March 28, 2019
Dunkin' said this week that its dropping a little pop of spring in its coffee and doughnuts next month when those brightly colored, sugar-sprinkled harbingers…
read nowAttract, retain, sustain a topnotch workforce: Free April 11 webinar gives expert guidance
March 28, 2019
If you want to illicit an instant grimace from any restaurant leader today, just say the word, "hiring." For virtually any brand anywhere in the U.S. today…
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