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MicroSale releases $49-a-month POS system
December 14, 2016
A cheap, tablet-based POS system for small restaurants is now available from MicroSale POS Systems, according to a press release. It comes with an…
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Dunkin' Donuts flies into Minneapolis airport
December 14, 2016
Dunkin' Donuts has opened a location in the Lindberg Main Terminal 1 of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this week. It's offering the brand's…
read nowKFC UK hacked, alerts 1.2 million customers to change passwords
December 14, 2016
KFC in the United Kingdom has confirmed that its loyalty program there has been hacked, which involves about 1.2 million members. In an email to those…
read nowMilwaukee man lands Cousins Subs sweepstakes prize
December 14, 2016
A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man scored big in Cousins Subs' Bucky's Bash sweepstakes, as part of the Wisconsin-based brand's dedication and support for University…
read nowWienerschnitzel names founder's son as EVP
December 13, 2016
Wienerschnitzel has promoted J.R. Galaridi, the 27-year-old son of its late founder, John Galardi, to executive vice president, according to an afternoon news…
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2 studies yield 2016 and 2017 chain winners and losers
December 13, 2016
As the year that was 2016 heads into the history books, year-end awards and year-beginning trend predictions have begun in earnest. For instance, Technomic has…
read nowPollo Campero adds empanadas
December 13, 2016
The Latin chicken brand, Pollo Campero, is adding empanadas to its menu, including a chicken chipotle and dulce de leche take on the stuffed bread pockets…
read nowCaptain D's brings back health-conscious menu
December 12, 2016
Captain D's is reintroducing its Captain's D-Lites menu with a number of under-500 calorie offerings, such as the wild Alaskan salmon and the blackend tilapia.
read nowEl Pollo Loco opens 1st Grand Prairie location
December 12, 2016
Citrus-marinated chicken cooked over an open flame grill debuted in Grand Prairie, Texas for the first time, thanks to El Pollo Loco's newest location…
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Vapiano opens arms to Disney Paris visitors
December 12, 2016
Much like the fanned-out arms of an old tree at the center of Vapiano's newest location, the chain itself is on a growth spurt throughout Europe. The most…
read nowBig Boy hires QSR, pizza finance veteran
December 12, 2016
Cincinnati-based Frisch's Big Boy Restaurants has hired Diane Reed as executive vice president of finance. The former Bravo Restaurant Group finance vice…
read nowRestaurant incubator ready for new chef class
December 9, 2016
Smallman Galley, which bills itself as "the nation's first restaurant incubator," has announced that it is accepting applications through the end of the month…
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Storm brewing: Appointment of Hardee's CEO as labor secretary spawns debate
December 9, 2016
While several labor organizations have come out against Thursday's appointment of CKE Restaurants Holdings CEO Andy Puzder as President-elect Donald Trump's…
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McDonald's International heads to UK after heightened EU scrutiny
December 9, 2016
McDonald's is moving its international tax base from European Union member Luxembourg to the EU-rejecting United Kingdom.
read nowDallas gets dunked in Dunkin's
December 8, 2016
Dunkin' Donuts has signed an agreement with four existing franchise groups to open 65 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including Dallas, Collin and…
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Hardee's CEO tapped as labor secretary: What's in it for restaurant biz?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
December 8, 2016
Where the nation and the restaurant industry labor force are concerned, Andy Puzder is quite vocal in his pro-automation and anti-regulation views. These views…
read nowSanta Central Sunday at White Castle
December 8, 2016
White Castle is setting itself up this Sunday as Santa Central. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations nationwide, Santa will stop in for the fifth straight year…
read nowPopeyes builds 'socialgating' center for football
December 8, 2016
If there's anything Americans love as much as football, it's talking and Tweeting about football. Popeye's wants to capitalize on that national addiction by…
read now10 Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chips to open in Puerto Rico
December 8, 2016
Puerto Rico is soon getting some sweets to go with its sun and sand. Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip franchisor, Crest Foods, has executed an area…
read nowCousins gives cash to Wisconsin philanthropies
December 7, 2016
A branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Faith, Hope and Love organization received some philanthropic "love" from Cousins Subs Make It…
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