Quaker Steak & Lube opens 1st 'Express' location in Gary travel center

January 12, 2018

TA Restaurant Group has opened its first Quaker Steak & Lube Express at the I-80/I-94 Burr Street exit in Gary, Indiana. The QSR will offer everything from…

Arby's offers $485M in senior notes for BWW purchase

January 12, 2018

Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. is putting a major financing vehicle in place to fund its Buffalo Wild Wings purchase first announced in November.

Restaurateurs will see 'immense operational changes' in 2018

January 12, 2018

Operations platform, Fourth, sees what it calls "immense operational changes" happening across the restaurant industry as tech of all kinds is deployed…

KFC Canada presents Bitcoin Bucket LTO ... original recipe or 'extra crypt-y'

January 12, 2018

Oh, you Canadians, always up to something a little off the wall, and this week has certainly been no exception on your KFC Canada Twitter page. Seems the Far…

LevelUp launches broadcast service to drive restaurant discovery

January 11, 2018

LevelUp has launched a broadcast service to help restaurant brands reach consumers within a network of highly trafficked digital channels, including Facebook…

Toast partners with SpeedETab to offer white label app

January 11, 2018

Restaurant technology providers Toast and SpeedETab have partnered to offer restauranteurs a white label app solution with order-ahead technology. "In our…

Diebold Nixdorf launching order-taking kiosks

January 11, 2018

Diebold Nixdorf has created the K-Two Kiosk, which provides order-taking capabilities at QSRs and fast casual restaurants. It also automates routine tasks and…

Jack in the Box considers kiosks as minimum wage rates grow

January 10, 2018

Following in the footsteps of plans by Wendy's and McDonald's plans for kiosk installation at some restaurants, Jack in the Box CEO Leanard Comma said that his…

White Castle sliding sliders right through your front door

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

January 10, 2018

White Castle sliders are available for delivery just in time for the Super Bowl.

Columbus, Ohio, the test market capital, to open 1st food hall

January 9, 2018

The restaurant test marketer's dream city of Columbus, Ohio will soon house the city's first-ever food hall in the 102-year-old Budd Dairy building in the…

Wendy's opens 500th international location

January 9, 2018

Wendy's celebrated the opening of its 500th international location in December with the launch of a new store in Guatemala City, Guatemala, under the operation…

Great American Cookie brings 'brookie' to world's equivocators

January 9, 2018

Brownie or cookie? That truly is the question, isn't it? Now, however, the point is moot since Great American Cookies has merged the best of both sweet worlds…

Dunkin' Brands makes major moves at top to grow at greater speed

January 9, 2018

Dunkin' Donuts has tapped senior vice president of operations Scott Murphy to move into the COO suite, and has brought on veteran industry executive, Rick…

Sonic: Tough competition, rough weather result in Q1 sales decline

January 8, 2018

Drive-in chain Sonic said that declining first quarter same-store sales for the period ending Nov. 30 reflect growing competition in the QSR market and the…

Dunkin' Donuts does doughnuts without artificial dyes

January 5, 2018

Dunkin' Donuts is kicking off the new year by removing artificial dye from its doughnuts. The company said in a news release, however, that it will be hard for…

Taco Bell expands leadership positions, focuses on digital

January 5, 2018

Taco Bell is growing its digital initatives and bringing on new leadership to do it. In a news release today, the company said it has raised its executive team…

Sonic's new sippers sparkle 'plenty'

January 5, 2018

Sonic Drive-in is pulling a little sparkle into their menu in the form of sparkling water, all of it in the zero-to-60 calorie range and none of it containing…

Nominations open through Jan. 31 for FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

January 4, 2018

The deadline to nominate brands is Jan. 31.

Labor Department rule would open large group health insurance to small restaurateurs

January 4, 2018

The U.S. Department of Labor this morning proposed a rule that it says will allow more small businesses to offer health insurance through what it is calling…

Bojangles' ushers in new year with breakfast biscuit LTO

January 4, 2018

Bojangles' is going after breakfast-lovers with its new year's LTO, specifically the biscuit breakfast-lover who pines for the doughy delights any time of…