KFC dubs Seinfeld's 'George' as new 'Harland'

August 6, 2018

The actor, who will eternally be "George" to old Seinfeld addicts, is now turning into "Harland," as in Col. Harland Sanders. Actor, comedian and director…

El Pollo Loco struggles through Q2

August 3, 2018

El Pollo Loco's Q2 financial results indicated that the QSR chicken chain struggled the first part of this year, with net income down $5.1 million or 13 cents…

Bojangles' adjusts guidance after rough Q2

August 3, 2018

Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits fell short on its quarterly earnings in Q2 2018, bringing in just 13 cents per share, well below last year's second-quarter earnings…

Pizza Hut performance drags down Yum China Q2 results

August 2, 2018

Yum China reported an overall 1 percent dip in same-store sales for the company during Q2 2018, stemming from a hefty 4-percent drop in its Pizza Hut brand's…

Chick-fil-A opens 1st international franchise

July 25, 2018

One day after it announced its entrance into the mealkit market, Chick-fil-A said today it's opening its first franchisee-owned international location next…

Chick-fil-A 'kits' around with Atlanta meal kit pilot

July 24, 2018

Atlanta is the test market for Chick-fil-A's entry into the competitive meal kit market, becoming the first big U.S. QSR to launch such a service. Mealtime…

QSR trends-to-be: Native American novelties to fermented Finnish foods

As a restaurateur, can you choose the menu trends coming down the pike, or would you like to know what trends forecasters say SHOULD be on you menus? Take this…

Texas Chicken to open 80 locations in Indonesia

July 17, 2018

Texas Chicken has signed an 80-location deal with PT. Quick Service Restaurant to open and operate locations primarily in Indonesia, one of the chain's fastest…

KFC taps cats to hawk chicken today

July 17, 2018

Can cats sell chicken? KFC certainly thinks so. That's why the brand has created a giant automated "Colonel-esque" cat toy to handle the job during a…

A&W's North American stores 'afloat' in root beer giveaways

July 10, 2018

The ship has come in for root beer fans from the tip of Florida to the top of Canada, not to mention the root beer-centric brand, A&W, itself, which has…

El Pollo Loco opens 90-seater in Santa Rosa

July 3, 2018

El Pollo Loco opened a Santa Rosa, California, location this week on Cleveland Avenue, under the ownership of franchisee, Napa Pollo Inc. 

Church's Chicken takes global approach to menu innovation

July 3, 2018

Sister brands, Church's Chicken (primarily in the U.S.) and Texas Chicken (global) recently held their first worldwide innovation sessions in a trio of cities…

KFC's original 'man in the white coat' to make cameo on 'General Hospital'

July 2, 2018

The white-coated doctors of the long-running soap opera, "General Hospital," will be joined this Friday — a.k.a. National Fried Chicken Day — on the ABC show…

KFC UK chicken issue now rectified

July 2, 2018

Five months after a chicken delivery issue that left many English KFC stores shuttered for several days, the brand again experienced closures in that country…

Fast food pizza drives QSR customer satisfaction gains

Fast food pizza brands are making customers very happy this year and that's helping to  push the whole QSR category up a notch in its measurement of customer…

Church's Chicken LTO basked in booze, black pepper

June 26, 2018

Church's Chicken has launched a spicy, boozy LTO dubbed Bourbon Black Pepper Smokehouse Chicken, available through July 29. 

Del Taco rebrands with 'fresh' focus

June 21, 2018

Del Taco is launching a brand refresh that puts the emphasis on value, freshness and heightened hospitality. It all builds off what it says is the brand's…

KFC's latest LTO is pickle-fried chicken

June 21, 2018

Pickles are having their day, and KFC wants in on the action before anything goes sour, introducing what it calls a "very limited-time" item — pickle- fried…

KFC UK's lighter ways: The big chicken 'pivots' as QSR world watches

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

KFC in U.K. and Ireland is vowing to slash one-fifth of the calories from its menu in less than seven years. A monumental move, to be sure, and one that all…

FDA holds July 12 public meeting on foods made with animal cell technology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is holding a public meeting in Maryland on July 12 around the food industry's increasing interest and use of animal cell…