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Smashburger franchisee to reveal how mobile marketing led to increased sales
January 29, 2019
Standing out and attracting a greater share of customers is a never-ending challenge for all QSR and fast casual restaurants. And a couple of circumstances — a…
read nowDairy Queen goes all 'Ghirardelli' for Cupid
January 29, 2019
Dairy Queen is gearing up for that day of love, Valentine's Day, just about two weeks off now. The brand plans a pair of love-inspired soft-serve treats…
read nowBojangles' now private company with new CEO, COO
January 28, 2019
Bojangles' completed its all-cash acquisition by Durational Capital Management LP and The Jordan Company, L.P., which was announced Nov. 6 last year…
read nowSonic LTO melts away winter chills
January 28, 2019
Sonic is bringing some warmth, with a touch of creamy cold into winter, with its hot Oreo and Cinnabon Cinnasnacks a la mode desserts. The LTOs include the…
read nowWendy's gives away 'Baconators' with $10 DoorDash delivery order thru Feb. 4
January 28, 2019
Wendy's is offering a free Baconator and DoorDash delivery with $10 purchases through Feb. 4 for customers that use the code FREEBACONATOR, according to a…
read nowMcDonald's franchisee 'wall problem'
January 25, 2019
McDonald's franchisees are letting the chain's leaders know in no uncertain terms that the inclusion of a kitchen wall in remodeling plans for their units is…
read nowWhite Castle offers free meals for federal workers, 'slider detante' for nation
January 25, 2019
White Castle is hoping to both ease the financial pains of paycheck-less federal workers and be a point of unification for Congress and President Trump during…
read nowStoner's opens prototype store in Columbia, South Carolina
January 24, 2019
QSR pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, opened a corporate-owned location this week, which was built under the chain's new prototype design that will be used…
read nowKFC pledges all plastic customer packaging recoverable or reusable by 2025
January 24, 2019
KFC said today that it pledges by 2025 that all its plastic-based, consumer-facing packaging will be recoverable or reusable, a news release said.
read nowTaco Bell's 'star' Nacho fries return with movie trailer in tow
January 24, 2019
Nacho fries may go down in QSR history as one of the biggest menu item introductions in history, following iits debut last year at this time. Now they've…
read nowPlant-based foodservice shipments skyrocketed in 2018
January 23, 2019
Need proof plant-based proteins are definitely a restaurant 'thing' these days? Here's some from NPD Group which said the cases of plant-based protein from…
read nowApple Pay coming to Taco Bell, Jack in the Box
January 23, 2019
Apple has added several partners to its Apple Pay service, including quick service chains Taco Bell and Jack in the Box, which means the mobile payment…
read nowRBI changes executive chair, CEO, COO
January 23, 2019
Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes parent brand, Restaurant Brands International announced today that CEO and CFO Daniel Schwartz was promoted to RBI…
read nowWhite Castle intros a truly 'gobble-able' slider
January 23, 2019
Sandwich lovers in the U.S. also love their turkey meat, so perhaps it was fate that sparked White Castle to create a slider devoted almost entirely to our…
read nowControversial McDonald's Taiwan YouTube ad removed
January 22, 2019
McDonald's has apologized and removed a December Egg McMuffin ad from YouTube after a two-second clip of video in it sparked a Chinese protest by those who…
read nowKrystal said last year's store raze-and-redesigns 'raised' the whole brand to new heights
January 22, 2019
Krystal's leadership said that brand is seeing solid results from its revitalization initiatives, including last year's start of effforts to raze and…
read nowDC restaurants extend Restaurant Week deals for 1st time to help during government shutdown
January 21, 2019
Washington, D.C. restaurants are being hit hard by the nation's partial government shutdown that has left more than 800,000 federal workers without paychecks.
read nowWhite Castle slides into 2 more years as US luge sponsor
January 21, 2019
Billing itself as one of the nation's "two foremost slider experts," White Castle has partnered with USA Luge for a two-year extension of the brand's status as…
read nowWaitr gobbles up Bite Squad for $323M
January 18, 2019
Restaurant online ordering and on-demand food delivery platform, Waitr Holdings Inc. has acquired Bite Squad, for a purchase price of approximately $32…
read nowRFIS attendees to learn about 'What Danny Meyer never told you,' the blockchain, rise of conscious eating'
January 18, 2019
The Early Bird discount for the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit ends Feb. 8, and if you sign up today you get another $100 off.
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