Trendy cake pops find their way into Starbucks

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

What is the latest food innovation at Starbucks?

Restaurant operators to get social at NRA Show 2011

April 21, 2011

With eight out of 10 restaurant operators saying social media will be an increasingly important marketing tool, the National Restaurant Association will…

Jersey Mike’s marks milestone opening, year

April 21, 2011

Jersey Mike's Subs opened its 50th store in the Los Angeles area this week. The new unit is located on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood and is the third…

McDonald’s turns in 11 percent profit increase

April 20, 2011

McDonald's Corporation announced strong results for the first quarter ended March 31, including an 11 percent increase in profits.

Nordic Region McDonald's gets a taste of nostalgia

April 20, 2011

McDonald's celebrated its 56th birthday earlier this week and, in celebration, Europe's Nordic region has rolled out the 1955 burger, named for the year…

Yum Brands’ net income earnings up 10 percent

April 20, 2011

Yum! Brands Inc. reported results for the first quarter ended March 19, which included a net income of $264 million, a 10 percent increase from the same period…

Dunkin’ Brands sets Q1 earnings call

April 20, 2011

Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands, parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, will release its first quarter fiscal year 2011 financial results…

Yogurt Mountain continues expansion

April 19, 2011

Yogurt Mountain LLC opened its 23rd store this week in Opelika, Ala.

Taco Bell launches another ad campaign in wake of dropped lawsuit

April 19, 2011

When Taco Bell was sued by Alabama-based law firm Beasley Allen in January, the company responded with an ad barrage spanning national newspapers, television…

Yum! marks KFC milestone in Indonesia

April 18, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. has opened its 400th KFC franchise restaurant in Indonesia. The new unit, in Jakarta, is operated by Yum! Restaurants…

Top That! Breaks ground on first franchise

April 18, 2011

Top That! Pizza has broken ground on its first franchise location in Broken Arrow, Okla. The new store will be operated by franchisees Russell Leonard and…

FohBoh and NetWorld Alliance partner to host Foodservice Social Media Universe

April 18, 2011

FohBoh Social Media and NetWorld Alliance, publisher of FastCasual.com, QSRweb.com and PizzaMarketplace.com, have partnered to produce the Foodservice Social…

QSRs looking to quench thirsts this summer

April 18, 2011

Twitter was aflutter upon hearing QSRweb.com's news in March that McDonald's was testing frozen strawberry lemonade in select Florida and Georgia markets as…

Webinar to focus on new changes to PCI standards

April 18, 2011

Vendor Safe Technologies and FastCasual.com will present a webinar May 3 addressing changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and…

Popeyes cuts $16 million from supply chain costs

April 17, 2011

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., achieved a supply chain cost savings of approximately $16 million in 2010.

Follow the leader: Menu development for kids

By Cari Price

Jersey Mike’s rolls out iPhone ordering app

April 17, 2011

Jersey Mike's Subs has launched a new mobile ordering application for iPhones, allowing customers to pre-order and pre-pay before picking up their meal.

Krispy Kreme plans hardware, software upgrades

April 14, 2011

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is planning to invest in new computer hardware and software systems this summer, including new POS systems…

Burger King proposes offering of senior discount notes

April 14, 2011

Burger King Capital Holdings LLC, parent company of Burger King Holdings Inc., has announced the launch of an offering of senior discount notes due in 2019.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group schedules Q1 ‘11 results call

April 14, 2011

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., parent company of Wendy’s International Inc. and Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc., will release first quarter 2011 financial results May…