Wendy's to pay $400K to settle Massachusetts child labor issues

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

Wendy's has changed its child labor practices following a investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.

Random Acts of Kindness Week: Sonic awards $350K to school projects

February 18, 2020

Sonic Drive-In has donated $350,000 to public classroom projects through Limeades for Learning to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week. The QSR worked with…

How QSRs can create ad formulas that change consumer behavior

by Antonio Tomarchio — Founder and CEO, Cuebiq

Determining whether your marketing is actually motivating QSR visits has always been a bit of a muddled mess. But improved AI-powered algorithms can now…

Checkers & Rally's taps former Boston Market leader as CEO

February 17, 2020

Tampa, Florida-based Checkers & Rally's has named former Boston Market CEO Frances Allen as its CEO and board member, effective today. She succeeds Rick…

Record 30,000 spend Valentine's Day at White Castle

February 17, 2020

Over the past nearly 30 years, White Castle has accrued quite a name for itself as a Valentine's Day destination, and that proved itself this past weekend when…

QSRs say 'XO, XO' during Valentine's Week

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

When plucking the petals off the "loves me, loves me not" daisy, QSRs have definitely landed on "loves me," with a bevy of offerings this Valentine's Week…

Robotic fast food counter primed to cook, serve up 100 orders an hour

February 12, 2020

A group of companies have worked together to create what they said is the world's first fully automated fast food counter, though there are other robotic…

A&W announces 8 straight years of same-store sales growth

February 11, 2020

A&W said its same-store sales grew 2.7% last year, the eighth consecutive year of growth for the Lexington, Kentucky-based brand, according to a news…

Making QSR menus maximize profits

With key players like dogs, workhorses, puzzles and stars, the art of menu engineering may at first sound like a kind of weird board game. But those who master…

Bojangles' hires former Wendy's culinary innovation chief

February 6, 2020

Bojangles' has hired Wendy's former director of culinary innovation, Chef Marshall Scarborough, as Bojangles' vice president of menu and culinary innovation.

500+ unit QSR franchisee names president

February 5, 2020

One of the largest franchisees of Burger King, Popeyes and Pizza Hut, GPS Hospitality, has promoted its COO to president, overseeing company development…

Wendy's ready to blast into breakfast, as NRDC blasts brand over antibiotic use

February 5, 2020

Monday, March 2, is B-day, you might say, for Wendy's, which said it will officially launch its latest go at breakfast on that day, after the brand initially…

Burger King tests Impossible 'pork' for breakfast

February 4, 2020

Burger King is expanding the fruitful relationship it has had thus far with Impossible Foods by testing a meat-free pork-tasting product that is designed to go…

Sonic unveils lots o' Totchos

February 3, 2020

QSRs have had great success adding heat to potatoes, but potato tots have been left mostly alone. Sonic changed that this winter by introducing its…

A&W baskets some cod pre-Lent

February 3, 2020

A&W said on its website that the brand is launching a fish-centered LTO in the run-up to the Christian religious season of Lent, which begins Feb. 26. The…

McDonald's employees to CEO: Invest in us

January 31, 2020

In what McDonald's calls its "global town halls," the brand's President and CEO Chris Kempczinski Thursday keyed in on the feedback received from a system-wide…

Roy Rogers puts the spurs to 5-year growth strategy

January 31, 2020

The 48-store Roy Rogers brand has rolled out a new strategic plan focused on growth through franchising, with expectations of signing between three and five…

Will Burger King, Popeyes meatless + chicken sensations stand test of time?

by Jason Altman — Senior Director of Equity Insights, 1010data

Restaurant Brands International, the owner of the Burger King and Popeyes brands, was busy last year rolling out two QSR sensations in August, including Burger…

McDonald's intros career-finding app for employees

January 22, 2020

McDonald's today announced the launch of a new career exploration mobile application called Archways to Careers that will help restaurant employees nationwide…

Wendy's pledges improved animal housing, responsible antibiotic use by 2024

January 22, 2020

Wendy's most recent Corporate Responsibility Report underscores the brand's commitment to improving care for the animals its uses for its food. To emphasize…