Garbanzo's, Jimboy's Tacos, Nekter discuss how customer data 'makes' the in-store experience

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

Customer data collection is the name of the game today when it comes to crafting the best customer experience. But brand leaders can still get stuck with reams…

McDonald's Brazil partners with voice-pay solution

October 31, 2018

McDonald's in Brazil has partnered with Fleetcor to make the electronic toll-paying solution Sem Parar available for drive-thru customers there. The agreement…

Pizza Hut performance drags down Yum China Q3 results

October 31, 2018

Yum China today reported its unaudited Q3 financial results for the period that ended Sept. 30, including a 1 percent drop in year-over-year same store sales…

Yum Brands reports 5 percent global sales growth, though Pizza Hut flat

October 31, 2018

Yum! Brands, Inc. Q3 results today for the period ending Sept. 30, showing Q3 GAAP earning per share were up 18 percent to $1.40, while Q3 EPS excluding…

Making Facebook 'Recommendations' work for your QSR

by Taylor Kamnetz — content marketing manager, ReviewPush

When Facebook "put the stars out" of its reviews there was a lot of balking from brands who feared the consequences of losing the well-established former…

The secrets salad dressing packet sales relay about delivery growth

October 29, 2018

Food service delivery sales have bounced up 20 percent in the past five years, and now NPD Group said there's evidence that portion-controlled salad dressing…

Gen Z, community, financial visibility: 3 keys to business success

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

From capturing the hearts of an elusive Gen Z to connecting with your community and reaping financial visibility's rewards, this year's Three:15 session at the…

Dunkin' Q3 financials benefit from beverages despite lower traffic

October 25, 2018

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc., a coffee and doughnut chain as well as ice cream brand, Baskin Robbins, released its Q3 financials and its board announced a…

'Let's do lunch': Pullin' in midday customers when they're pulling back on spending

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

Slow restaurants sales are one of the contributors to overall less-than-anticipated retail sales activity in September, but that doesn't have to affect your…

Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons' parent falls short in Q3

October 24, 2018

Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons' parent company, Restaurant Brands International, turned in lower than expected earnings in its third quarter, ending…

Dunkin' 'espressos' itself with huge US beverage launch

October 24, 2018

Dunkin' is fired up on espresso, with a new initiative that will put the ultra-caffeinated drinks front-and-center at the chain, which just rebranded to put…

Uber Eats aims to cover 70 percent of U.S. by year's end

October 23, 2018

Uber Eats, with the rollout of additional cities this week, is aiming to cover 70 percent of the U.S. population by year's end.

McDonald's comp sales up 4.2 percent, consolidated revenues down 5 percent

October 23, 2018

McDonald's Corporation Q3 results, for the period ending Sept. 30, show comp sales rose 4.2 percent, the 13th straight quarter of positive movement for the…

Ex Burger King cook sues over no-poach agreement, seeks class action

October 23, 2018

A former Burger King cook alleges the chain's no-poach agreement hurt his chances of getting higher-paying work and is aiming to get all current and former…

When the party's over: How to terminate a lease

Terminating your store's lease is naturally not something landlords view favorably, since an empty unit never generates any income, but sometimes it has to be…

Subway: The future means 'more'

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

With new CEO Trevor Haynes at the helm, Subway is taking a fresh approach that is all about doing "more" for the menu, customers and franchisees.

3 brands discuss the bumps along the road to sustainability

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

Three brands take on the challenges and rewards of one very hot restaurant topic: sustainable operations.

Sonic turns in Q4 sales improvement, FY18 sales down

October 17, 2018

Sonic's Q4 financial results indicated that systemwide same-store sales grew 2.6 percent, a news release said. Net income per diluted share also grew 2 percent…

Del Taco updates fiscal guidance after Q3 results

October 17, 2018

Del Taco Q3 financial results indicated that system-wide sales grew 1.4 percent, marking 20 consecutive quarters of sales growth, a news release said. But the…

Toast adds analytics, mobile pay, loyalty integrations

October 16, 2018

Restaurant management platform, Toast, has added Avero, GoParrot, and Rooam as key integrations in the Toast Partner Ecosystem, which the company said in a…