Burger/Steak/BBQ News

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Controversial former CKE CEO lands at Pepperdine University

January 17, 2020

Andrew Puzder, the once-controversial former CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent, CKE Restaurant Holdings, Inc. has joined Pepperdine University School of…

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Burger King does plant-based value

January 16, 2020

While Burger King made a splash last year with its Impossible Whopper, this year it's honing in on the plant-based burger as a value offering by putting the…

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Roy Rogers charges into branded merch beat

January 14, 2020

Roy Rogers is galloping headlong into the branded merchandise game with its online RoyRogersGeneralStore.com, featuring everything from T-shirts to water…

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McDonald's, Indiana's Ivy Tech partner on employee college credit initiative

January 10, 2020

McDonald's restaurants has partnered with Indiana Ivy Tech Community College to make post-secondary education more affordable and offer training for the future…

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White Castle loves 'to love you baby' this Feb 14

January 9, 2020

In Columbus, Ohio, the folks at White Castle can smell the chocolate in the air, so they're prepping to get going on one of the QSR's high holy days, the 29th…

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McDonald's restructures leadership team to focus on digitizing operations

January 8, 2020

McDonald's has added two leadership positions to strengthen interconnectivity and communication with both employees and customers by maximizing its digital…

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McDonald's Impossible Burger may not be possible

January 8, 2020

The possibility of the lab-developed plant-based Impossible Burger appearing in some form at McDonald's is apparently approaching nil. That’s according to…

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Burger King tests plant-based sausage as Impossible Foods launches 'pork,' too

January 7, 2020

On the heels of its enormous success with the Burger King Impossible Whopper last year, the world's No. 2 burger chain is now going after diners who pine for…

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Yum Brands adds fast casual, The Habit Burger Grill

January 6, 2020

In a break from its long tradition of mostly QSR service model brands like Taco Bell and KFC, Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands will acquire The Habit…

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Halo Burger pins coffee price to Flint, Michigan temp

January 6, 2020

Flint, Michigan-based Halo Burger is working to not only warm up customers, but help potential customers warm up to the brand by offering all who stop in a hot…

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McDonald's CEO pledges worker 'collaboration' in new year

January 6, 2020

McDonald's relatively new CEO, Chris Kempczinski, is continuing to take a direct-to-employees approach in his leadership of the gigantic chain, offering…

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A&W's 2019 Disabled American Veterans campaign a record-breaker

January 2, 2020

A&W said today that its campaign to benefit Disabled American Veterans (DAV) took in a recordbreaking amount in 2019 of nearly $175,000. The money was…

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McDonald's workers act fast to save woman from potential violence

December 30, 2019

A group of California McDonald's employees was responsible for saving a women from potential harm after she mouth the words "help me" Dec. 24 to a drive-thru…

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Wendy's awards Advantech supply chain excellence honor

December 20, 2019

Wendy's has named intelligent systems provider, Advantech Co. Ltd. as the winner of the Golden Link Award for Supply Chain Excellence as an honor of a…

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