CKE Restaurants Q2 sales up 2.2 percent

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

September 20, 2011

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, announced its second fiscal quarter 2012 financial results for the period ended Aug. 15.

A hidden resource for restaurants

by Barry Klein — Marketing Directo, Go Roma

Lettuce Entertain You's expertise comes from its footprint in virtually every restaurant category and with nearly every type of menu.

KFC franchisees implement fingerprint biometrics

September 19, 2011

Two KFC franchisees, West Quality Food Service Inc. and KBP Foods, have implemented DigitalPersona U.are.U. Fingerprint Readers in their restaurants. In total…

Subway, Tasti D-Lite, Domino's earn innovation awards

September 19, 2011

Hospitality Technology magazine has awarded its annual Breakthrough Awards to Domino's Pizza LLC, Subway Restaurants and Tasti D-Lite. The award honors…

Social media management systems strike effective balance

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

September 19, 2011

Having a social media management system has become a necessary tool for restaurant operators trying to sift through the vast and varied customer comments…

Burger King shakes up menu with soft serve desserts

September 18, 2011

Burger King Corp. is celebrating the end of the summer season with the launch of a new, premium soft serve dessert menu that includes sundaes, shakes, cones…

Culver's opens new green prototype restaurant

September 18, 2011

Culver's new restaurant in West Baraboo, Wisc., is the company's first focusing on energy efficiency and is in line to become one of Wisconsin's first…

Wendy's launches Dave's Hot 'N Juicy burger

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

September 18, 2011

Wendy's begins selling its new burger line today, Dave's Hot 'N Juicy, named after late founder Dave Thomas.

Subway named an initial Openbucks' gift card payment partner

September 13, 2011

Openbucks launched its Gift Card Payment Network at TechCrunch Disrupt, a technology-focused conference taking place this week in San Francisco.

Wendy's testing store designs that 'push the envelope'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

42-year-old company's four modern prototypes focus on food, heritage.

Dunkin' Donuts searching for franchisees to expand westward

September 8, 2011

Less than two months after going public, Dunkin' Donuts is expanding its footprint in various markets west of the Mississippi River. Specifically, the company…

LYFE Kitchen names health advisory panel

September 8, 2011

LYFE Kitchen, set to open its first restaurant in Palo Alto, Calif., next month, has launched a wellness and health advisory panel to lend their…

McDonald's has 100th consecutive month of positive sales

September 8, 2011

McDonald's Corporation has announced global comparable sales growth of 3.5 percent in August.

McDonald's Canada undergoing $1 billion makeover

September 7, 2011

McDonald's Canada is investing about $1 billion to undertake its biggest store-by-store brand transformation in the company's 44-year Canadian history.

KFC plans to double Russian presence by 2015

September 5, 2011

Yum! Brands' KFC expects to grow its footprint in Russia to 300 outlets by 2015, a goal that would call for the opening of 30 to 40 restaurants per year.

Tasti D-Lite signs 104 development agreements

September 1, 2011

Tasti D-Lite has signed new development agreements for Tampa, Fla., several counties in New York and Connecticut, and for a network of non-traditional sites…

It is easy, being green: Tips to make a restaurant eco-friendlier

Customers not only prefer restaurants that embrace eco-friendly elements, they're also starting to expect such efforts.

Krispy Kreme brews up signature coffee blends

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

August 31, 2011

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts launched its new Krispy Kreme Signature Coffee Blends at participating U.S. and Canada locations today.

Wendy's CEO announces retirement, Yum! COO named successor

August 31, 2011

Roland Smith, president and CEO of The Wendy's Company, announced his retirement today.

QSRs upgrading burgers to keep up with fast casual growth

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Although McDonald's is still the clear sales-driver in the burger category, fast casual brands now represent a majority of the Top 75 burger concepts in…