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Dairy Queen's free cone day features orange cones (the good kind) this year
March 14, 2019
We're mere days away from the start of spring and you know what that means, right? Of course, Cone Day is less than one week away. We're speaking here not of…
read nowChick-fil-A gets frosted for spring
March 14, 2019
On Monday, March 18, Chick-fil-A goes from St. Patrick's Day green to frosty spring-inspired citrus with the introduction of its Frosted Key Lime offering with…
read nowArby's, Little Caesars, Five Guys, Dunkin' settle no-poach case
March 13, 2019
Arby's, Little Caesars, Five Guys and Dunkin' have agreed to a settlement with 14 state attorney generals over the use of "no poach" agreements that…
read nowJack in the Box 1st mobile app answers 'on-the-go' customers' needs
March 12, 2019
Jack in the Box is betting — like so many other QSR brands — that mobile phones are not only "where it's at," but where it will be for customers far into the…
read nowWendy's bets on beverages to 'basket' March Madness business
March 12, 2019
The "madness" — as in the basketball-centered March Madness that hits the U.S. each year — is just around the corner and, as the official hamburger of the…
read nowBojangles' moves in for a slice of the 'Pi'
March 11, 2019
QSRs are moving to take a slice of the action on Thursday, March 14, otherwise known simply as Pi Day. The 'holiday' pays tribute to the mathematical constant…
read nowDunkin' Brands Group names former Marriott exec to top legal spot
March 11, 2019
Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins parent, Dunkin' Brands Group, has named David Mann as senior vice president and chief legal officer. He replaces Rich Emmett, who is…
read nowVegas wins most punctual restaurant worker race, Oklahoma City, Charlotte not so much
March 8, 2019
The wind may sweep down the plains in Oklahoma, but in its capital city of Oklahoma City, foodservice workers tend to drag a little. That's the verdict from a…
read nowDel Taco boxes up a deal ... or two, or four
March 8, 2019
Mexican QSR, Del Taco is focusing squarely on value in its newly introduced Fresh Faves Box Meals, featuring four boxed offerings under $6 each, according to a…
read nowEl Pollo Loco launches new branding with Q4 2018 suit settlements behind it
March 8, 2019
With a new logo, "See the Flame" tagline, an emphasis on healthful foods and a people-first culture, El Pollo Loco released its fourth quarter 2018 financials…
read nowMan alleges Philadelphia Taco Bell store employees beat him, kicked girlfriend
March 7, 2019
A Pennsylvania man and his girlfriend allege they were beaten by a number of QSR employees Feb. 24, outside Taco Bell's Philadelphia Tenth and Chestnut…
read nowOhio State students to protest Wendy's produce policies
March 7, 2019
About 800 people are expected to gather for a Friday afternoon protest march against Wendy's at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The activists are…
read nowBlockchain, POS, online ordering services partner in on-demand restaurant biz solution
March 7, 2019
Blockchain tech-based platform, Serve, has joined with online ordering and POS provider, ItsaCheckmate, to create a service that extends the reach of the…
read nowKFC 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…
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