3 ways the payment landscape will 'rock your world' this year

by Andre Stoorvogel — Head of Marketing, Bell ID

The payment landscape is changing rapidly and these three areas will help you prepare.

Fatburger opening in Scotland

January 19, 2018

Fatburger and  Buffalo's Express are opening three co-branded units across Scotland in the next five years, the first of which is planned for Dundee, according…

Chick-fil-A Atlanta opening attracts CEO 'camp-out'

January 19, 2018

The Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in Atlanta had some unusually well-to-do folks camping overnight outside, including the chain’s CEO Dan Cathy. Cathy and about…

Dunkin' Donuts does 'a proper cup' this Friday

January 19, 2018

Dunkin' Donuts is putting a little surprise inside every purchase made today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's a celebratory gift for National Hot Tea Month and…

Emerald Isle burger joint ready to 'rocket' to new markets

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The burger joint is evolving at relative lightening speed for business. And if the story of one Irish burger joint is representative, this trend toward…

Largest American Indian chain grows, adds to menu

January 18, 2018

The largest American Indian chain in the United States — Tocabe —  is expanding its menu and its footprint.

Taco Bell puts $3M in pot for this year's Live Mas scholarships

January 18, 2018

Taco Bell is rolling out its third year of Live Mas Scholarships, an annual award program for students and employees designed to help the QSR not only attract…

McDonald's 'designs' valuable partnership with Anna Sui

January 18, 2018

The value train is steaming ahead in the QSR sector this new year with McDonald's doubling down on its' commitment to customer deals today with its new $1 $…

What does meal kit industry mean for QSRs?

by Darrel Suderman — President CEO, Food Technical Consulting

Do meal kits pose a threat —short- or long-term — to QSR popularity and profitability?

Dunkin' Donuts new concept store: Just call it Dunkin'

January 16, 2018

The site of Dunkin' Donuts' first store 68 years ago today became the site of its newest "next generation concept store" on Washington Street in Quincy…

McDonald's aims for 'all-green' packaging by 2025

January 16, 2018

Over the next seven years, McDonald's will not only convert all guest-facing packaging to renewable, recycled or certified sources, it will also lean toward a…

Flash Focus: Getting an edge in ultra-competitive QSR market with great 'gadgetry'

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

The ultra-crowded, nearly constantly changing QSR market demands not only savvy and quick action, but innovation like never before. In that vein, one pizza…

Quaker Steak & Lube opens 1st 'Express' location in Gary travel center

January 12, 2018

TA Restaurant Group has opened its first Quaker Steak & Lube Express at the I-80/I-94 Burr Street exit in Gary, Indiana. The QSR will offer everything from…

The QSR transformers: 7 technologies changing the business

by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite

We are in the middle of a tech revolution that has turned solutions that were once only imagined into today's QSR necessities and it's transforming the…

Arby's offers $485M in senior notes for BWW purchase

January 12, 2018

Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. is putting a major financing vehicle in place to fund its Buffalo Wild Wings purchase first announced in November.

Restaurateurs will see 'immense operational changes' in 2018

January 12, 2018

Operations platform, Fourth, sees what it calls "immense operational changes" happening across the restaurant industry as tech of all kinds is deployed…

7 tech-y ways to lighten the load on QSR managers' plates

Some forward-thinking brands are already using comprehensive workforce management solutions to automate time-consuming, error-prone efforts related to time and…

Jack in the Box considers kiosks as minimum wage rates grow

January 10, 2018

Following in the footsteps of plans by Wendy's and McDonald's plans for kiosk installation at some restaurants, Jack in the Box CEO Leanard Comma said that his…

White Castle sliding sliders right through your front door

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

January 10, 2018

White Castle sliders are available for delivery just in time for the Super Bowl.

Columbus, Ohio, the test market capital, to open 1st food hall

January 9, 2018

The restaurant test marketer's dream city of Columbus, Ohio will soon house the city's first-ever food hall in the 102-year-old Budd Dairy building in the…