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Subway promotes VP to top tech position
October 11, 2017
Subway has promoted its Marketing Technology Vice President Carissa Ganelli to chief digital officer, a news release said. Ganelli will now lead the brand's…
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Note to McDonald's: Never underestimate a manic fanbase
October 9, 2017
Take one hit television show; combine a rabid fanbase with a major fast food brand and some heavy-duty Disney nostalgia, and voila, you have the makings of…
read nowIBM, food distributor partnership boosts delivery efficiency, safety
October 6, 2017
A new tech provider-food distributor partnership uses IoT to improve not only deliveries, but also overall restaurant operational efficiency. The results could…
read nowHR people say predictive analytics work, they just don't have them
October 5, 2017
The predictive analytics firm OutMatch recently surveyed HR professionals about the value of using predictive analytics in hiring employees and then helping…
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Jared Fogle's wife's suit against Subway dismissed: Wrong state
October 5, 2017
The suit that the former wife of Subway's ex-pitchman, Jared Fogle, filed against the parent company Doctor's Associates and two other related entities will…
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Go green AND go home: Postmates expands emissions-free deliveries
October 4, 2017
Few, if any, current trends in the foodservice realm can top delivery and sustainable operations. Enter, the on-demand network PostMates, which has expanded…
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Restaurant cooks and baristas tops in US wage growth in September
October 4, 2017
The latest annual year-over-year wage growth report is out for September, showing continued snail's pace growth in wages overall, but also indicating that…
read nowCaptain D's promotes veteran employee to director of ops
October 3, 2017
Captain D's is putting a veteran of the brand, who started at the company at age16, in one of its top operations jobs, a company news release said. Summer Sims…
read nowTA Restaurant Group opens 9th Arby's, dives deeper into nonproprietary brands
October 3, 2017
The TA Restaurant Group is building on its base of Arby's outlets at its TravelCenters, opening its ninth location of the chain. The 40-seat restaurant off…
read nowDunkin' Donuts franchise sues food truck maker for $2.2M
October 3, 2017
A San Diego, California, Dunkin' Donuts franchise is suing a Rochester, New York-based food truck manufacturer, M Design Vehicles, claiming the manufacturer…
read nowEEOC sues Whataburger over 'directive to hire only white applicants'
September 28, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it filed last week that Whataburger Restaurants LLC violated federal law when it…
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QSR loyalty index shows you don't have to be big to be beautiful
September 28, 2017
Location intelligence business Foursquare recently did a deep data dive on customer loyalty, using fast food foot traffic patterns from millions of Americans…
read nowKuwait gets 'the meats' — and the sweets — with Arby's, Nestle Tollhouse Café by Chip
September 27, 2017
Meat-centric Arby's and sweet-centric Nestle Toll House Café by Chip have both opened locations in Kuwait this month, according to separate press releases.
read nowRestaurant safety check? New AI platform watches, reports violators
September 27, 2017
One of China's largest state-owned enterprises is paying seven figures to data intelligence platform KanKan to provide facial- and object-recognition tech that…
read nowNew Jon Smith Subs owner to expand chain worldwide
September 26, 2017
Central Florida is getting a taste of the previously South Florida-centric brand, Jon Smith Subs, at its newest location in Oviedo. The store opened this week…
read nowKrystal's blows out the candles on 85 years
September 26, 2017
From its start on a Chattanooga street corner in 1932 to its status today as a primary QSR brand, Krystal Restaurants has cause to celebrate as it hosts its…
read nowPictures, punchlines, promos are tops in QSR ads with consumers
September 26, 2017
Humor, great visuals and money-saving promotions are tops with consumers when it comes to QSR advertising, according to a recent public opinion poll…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's launch 'value' assault on competing QSRs
September 26, 2017
CKE Restaurant Holdings and its QSR brands, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, are not only launching a new box meal line aimed at value-driven customers, but are also…
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Arby's employee charged with homicide in manager's slaying
September 25, 2017
A drive-thru customer witnessed the deadly stabbing of an Arby's manager Wednesday in Chicago's Hickory Hills. Irvin Thomas, also an employee of Arby's, walked…
read nowThe Gyro Shack goes West by (Pacific) Northwest
September 22, 2017
Lakewood, Washington, will soon have a new Gyro Shack on Ridgeport Way Southwest under the operation of entrepreneurs, Todd and Kelly Mulvahill, a news release…
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