Green Leaf's gives smoked chicken a kick for summer

May 31, 2018

Green Leaf's has brought back two chicken favorites with a summery kick, including the Baja Street tacos and chili lime chicken salad. Both are made with…

KFC chases Gen Z on a raft with AR

May 30, 2018

KFC is going after Gen Z on its new Colonel floatie. The chain said in a news release that it has partnered with, Snapchat and its recently introduced World…

McDonald's remains 'golden' in brand value rankings

May 29, 2018

In the fast food universe, a ranking of brands shows that last year's "golden boy" is again the brand with the golden arches — McDonald's — though Burger King…

Chick-fil-A boosts employee scholarship pool to $14.5M

May 21, 2018

More than 5,700 Chick-fil-A employees are the beneficiaries of what the company said is the highest unrestricted per-employee scholarship investment in the…

KFC brings shrimp to Middle East via 'Captain' Sanders

May 3, 2018

In the Middle East, KFC's famous colonel became "captain" for the day to introduce a seafood offering to customers there. KFC's shrimp addition is now being…

McDonald's CEO: Q1 results prove brand 'becoming a better McDonald's'

April 30, 2018

McDonald's efforts to re-imagine itself to the liking of today's customers appears to be working, judging from Q1 results that featured a 5.5 increase in…

Blaze, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Krispy Kreme win big in Harris Poll

April 27, 2018

Blaze Pizza, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Krispy Kreme took home top honors this year in the 30th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of favorite brands.  Here's…

Wendy's, Jimboy's, Pita Pit leaders share tips on supplier best practices

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

At the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Louisville this month, Jimboy's Tacos North America CEO Bob Anderson, Pita Pit CEO Peter Riggs and Wendy's…

Burger King, Popeyes report Q1 growth, Tim Hortons lags behind

April 24, 2018

The parent company for Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons, Restaurant Brands International, said its results for the first quarter of 2018 showed a mixed bag…

KFC brings Extra Crispy Colonel back to debut sandwich

April 20, 2018

Eternally sun-soaked actor George Hamilton is back for a command performance as Extra Crispy Colonel, this time to introduce a namesake sandwich from the…

El Pollo Loco opens 2nd Kingwood, Texas store

April 20, 2018

El Pollo Loco has opened its newest location in Kingwood, Texas, on West Lake Houston Parkway. The franchise is owned and operated by Atour Eyvazian and Anil…

Del Taco to open 7 units in south Atlanta

April 19, 2018

Del Taco has signed deals to open seven locations across south-central Atlanta with Mac Kamara of MK Energy LLC. The company also operates BP, Circle K and…

In-N-Out Burger named top QSR brand, convenience store wins favorite sandwich category

In-N-Out took top honors as customers' favorite QSR and burger chain, while convenience store, Wawa, landed in the No. 1 slot for best fast food sandwiches…

KFC Ad Director on turning Col. Sanders into brand's 'James Bond'

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

In 2015, deep in a tunnel beneath the "lions and tigers and bears" of the Louisville Zoo where KFC stored its corporate archives, the chicken chain's ad agency…

Report: Global QSR industry to grow 4.2 percent by 2022

April 6, 2018

The global QSR market — valued at more than $539 billion in 2016 — will soar to nearly $691 billion in five years, an anticipated CAGR of more than 4.2 percent…

True Food Kitchen, Bareburger top emerging brands list

April 6, 2018

At the top of data analytics firm Fishbowl's emerging brands list, this year, is a concept that encapsulates just about everything consumers are demanding…

Church's formula for sales success: Mystery shoppers + competitive upselling

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

Church's saw a golden opportunity in its value meal program that made clever use of a mystery shopping program to get employees up to speed quickly on the art…

Former KFC Asia leader takes VP role at Texas Chicken

April 4, 2018

Yang Ming Ong has been named Texas Chicken's new vice president of business, where he will oversee the brand's key functions throughout 16 countries in the…

Goalz Restaurant Group names CFO

March 29, 2018

Multi-unit restaurant operator, Goalz Restaurant Group, has named Steve Piascik as partner and chief financial officer. A news release said the role is…

Chick-fil-A among new Silicon Valley airport brands

March 9, 2018

Chick-fil-A and The Great American Bagel are among five new brands that Silicon Valley air travelers will soon have to choose from as they travel through…