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GrubHub acquires LevelUp
July 25, 2018
GrubHub dropped a bit of a news bomb amidst its Q2 financial results, announcing that it had signed an agreement to acquire Boston-based mobile diner…
read nowNPD sees restaurant opportunities in growth of 'blended meals'
July 25, 2018
Although an NPD Group recent study found that more Americans are eating at home, the good news is that they're often adding restaurant foods to home-cooked…
read nowA&W reports healthy Q2
July 25, 2018
Canadian A&W business has been going strong for Q2 2018, with sam- store sales growth of 6.6 percent and an increase in royalty income from the same…
read nowChick-fil-A opens 1st international franchise
July 25, 2018
One day after it announced its entrance into the mealkit market, Chick-fil-A said today it's opening its first franchisee-owned international location next…
read nowChick-fil-A 'kits' around with Atlanta meal kit pilot
July 24, 2018
Atlanta is the test market for Chick-fil-A's entry into the competitive meal kit market, becoming the first big U.S. QSR to launch such a service. Mealtime…
read nowMcDonald's survey: QSRs teach soft skills essential to future career success
July 24, 2018
McDonald's new workforce preparedness study found that in the U.S. a large majority of people believe soft skills are not only key to career success, but those…
read nowImpossible Burger gets 'safe to eat' stamp from FDA
July 24, 2018
The U.S. FDA has issued what it calls a "No-Questions Letter" to makers of the plant-based Impossible Burger, essentially approving the product as safe to eat…
read nowLocali health convenience chain signs multi-unit Miami deal
July 23, 2018
Los Angeles-based health-conscious convenience store, Locali, has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Viable Foods, LLC to expand the brand into the…
read nowTouch Dynamic introduces widescreen touchscreen terminal
July 20, 2018
Mobile POS provider Touch Dynamic has added a widescreen, touchscreen terminal to its lineup, according to a press release.
read nowDinova adds Jersey Mike's to the business diner's options
July 20, 2018
Business diner marketplace Dinova has added the 1,500 Jersey Mike's Subs locations to its offerings, bringing the network total to 16,000 restaurant…
read nowTaco Bell entices potential hires with 'parties'
July 19, 2018
Taco Bell is piloting a new approach to recruitment this weekend in Indianapolis, where it will stage the chain's initial run of so-called "hiring parties.…
read nowShawarmer opens 80th location, this one in Riyadh airport
July 17, 2018
With industry analysts predicting that the Saudi QSR market will double in size by 2023, Riyadh-based Innovative Foods, Inc. said it has opened its 80th…
read nowTexas Chicken to open 80 locations in Indonesia
July 17, 2018
Texas Chicken has signed an 80-location deal with PT. Quick Service Restaurant to open and operate locations primarily in Indonesia, one of the chain's fastest…
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KFC taps cats to hawk chicken today
July 17, 2018
Can cats sell chicken? KFC certainly thinks so. That's why the brand has created a giant automated "Colonel-esque" cat toy to handle the job during a…
read nowMcDonald's salads eyed as possible source of parasitic illness
July 13, 2018
McDonald's salads are being eyed as the possible source of a parasite that has sickened more than 35 people since mid-May, according to public health officials…
read nowBaskin-Robbins 'freaks' out on Ice Cream Day
July 12, 2018
Sunday, for the ice cream-ignorant, is National Ice Cream Day, and Baskin Robbins is using it as the launch pad for Freak Shakes. The LTO runs through the end…
read nowMcDonald's Canada to serve sustainable Angus at all restaurants
July 12, 2018
In a major nod to the quality of Canadian beef, McDonald's Canada announced today that it will be the first company in Canada to serve Canadian beef from…
read nowTim Hortons to add 1,500 Chinese locations
July 11, 2018
Tim Hortons is going into China after signing an exclusive master franchise joint venture agreement with Cartesian Capital Group to open more than 1,50…
read nowFormer McDonald's executive takes over as Dunkin' Brands CEO
July 11, 2018
Nigel Travis, the CEO who took Dunkin' Brands Group public, is stepping down from his CEO role, and former McDonald's Executive David Hoffman will replace him.
read nowA&W's North American stores 'afloat' in root beer giveaways
July 10, 2018
The ship has come in for root beer fans from the tip of Florida to the top of Canada, not to mention the root beer-centric brand, A&W, itself, which has…
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