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Taco Bell TV spot puts breakfast on front burner
February 6, 2017
Taco Bell wants a bigger bite of the breakfast action, so it's pushing its dollar breakfast burrito in a new campaign that puts the brand strongly in the…
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Income up, revenue down at Nathan's last fiscal year
February 3, 2017
Income was up, but both sales and revenue were down at Nathan's Famous over the past quarter, as well as its 2017 fiscal period that ended Dec. 25, 2016…
read nowPollo Campero charts 24% sales growth in 2016
February 3, 2017
Pollo Campero reported its fifth straight year of positive sales growth and its first year to cross the $100 million sales benchmark in the U.S., according to…
read nowA&W promo taps into Academy Awards popularity
February 3, 2017
In 23 days, this year's Academy Awards will take place in Tinseltown, but A&W is using the annual movie-centric event to kick up a little stardust of its…
read nowHardee's CEO says he'll divest assets to become Labor Secretary
February 2, 2017
Despite uproar and a determined effort by some labor organizations to prevent it, the CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands' parent company, CEO Andrew Puzder…
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Jack in the Box's response to healthful-eating craze: bacon butter
February 2, 2017
Jack in the Box has an LTO that may just pull Homer Simpson's paunchy animated body right out of our television screens.
read nowCousins Subs go green in dead o' winter
February 1, 2017
Cousins Subs is already prepping for the "wearin' o' the green,' both by launching its St. Patrick’s Day-inspired LTOs and offering lots o' greenbacks to…
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3 brands discuss sweating out Super Bowl's 'super Busy-ness'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Across the U.S. this pre-Super Bowl week, restaurant owners, employees and vendors are probably popping extra vitamins — maybe even carb-loading a little in…
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Big brands hoping to score with a variety of marketing tactics on Super Bowl Sunday
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Brands will fight for their piece of the pie on what the USDA describes as the No. 2 food holiday of the year. Fifteen percent — or about 48 million people …
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Why the restaurant industry's relationship with US government is still #Complicated
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Considering President Donald Trump's passion for business, many were hoping the relationship between the restaurant industry and the government would be less…
read nowLong John Silvers at war with itself
January 31, 2017
There is not a lot of competition in the QSR seafood race, but Long John Silver’s is apparently still in the mood for a rumble. It introduced a competition…
read nowTim Hortons heading to Mexico
January 31, 2017
Restaurant Brands International Inc has sealed the deal on a master franchise joint venture with a group of Mexican investors who will act in partnership as…
read nowAll-organic drive-thru opening outside Chicago
January 31, 2017
An organic fast food drive-thru concept is rolling out its first location in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, according to a news release. The restaurant is called…
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Snow, sweets and Super Bowl: February is a marketer's dream
by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt
From Super Bowl Sunday to Valentine’s Day Tuesday, February may be the dead of winter in the Northern hemisphere, but this second month of the year is still…
read nowNestle Toll House Cafe by Chip expands in Middle East
January 30, 2017
Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip Middle East expansion continues with several cafesrecently opened and under construction across the region, according to a news…
read nowSonic names veteran leader to president's post
January 27, 2017
Sonic has appointed Christina Bell Vaughan as president of Sonic Restaurants Inc., the company’s wholly owned subsidiary of drive-in restaurants.
read nowMcDonald's dividend payout set
January 27, 2017
McDonald's today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share of common stock, according to a news release. The payout occurs on March 15 to shareholders…
read nowBeyond Great Salads melts our cold winter hearts
January 27, 2017
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads is adding three LTO artisan melts to its menu this week, including Kickin' chicken flatbread, mariachi melts and spinach dip…
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Gutting the 'gut feelings' from hiring: 2 restaurant companies' $40M story
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Who knew technology could help restaurateurs get the right human touch tableside? Two large restaurant companies tell their highly profitable story.
read nowArby's turns in beefed up 2016 performance
January 26, 2017
It's been a very meaty year for Arby’s, which not only focused on product innovation and marketing efforts in 2016, but also managed to pull off U.S.
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