Dippin' Dots-Doc Popcorn menu puts pop in the dots

November 14, 2018

Sister brands Doc Popcorn and Dippin' Dots are partnering on co-branded ice cream sundae creations at their co-branded retail stores and it marks the first…

KFC really 'waffles' on latest LTO

November 13, 2018

Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing brunch, at least for a limited time, with its chicken and waffles LTO, the brand said. 

Dunn Brothers Coffee Chooses Qu as Their Next-Generation POS Platform

Qu’s scalable platform continues to expand market share in high-volume enterprise coffee chains.

New resource for restaurateurs seeking hard-to-find ingredients

November 1, 2018

Restaurateurs seeking those exotic and sometimes offbeat ingredients that can often make the critical difference to any offering got a new online marketplace…

Dunkin' Q3 financials benefit from beverages despite lower traffic

October 25, 2018

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc., a coffee and doughnut chain as well as ice cream brand, Baskin Robbins, released its Q3 financials and its board announced a…

Dunkin' 'espressos' itself with huge US beverage launch

October 24, 2018

Dunkin' is fired up on espresso, with a new initiative that will put the ultra-caffeinated drinks front-and-center at the chain, which just rebranded to put…

Tim Hortons Canada adds warming LTOs

October 19, 2018

Tim Hortons Canada is introducing four new LTOs this fall designed for chillier temperatures, including toasty beverages and some sweet accompaniments, a news…

Dunkin' drives social media traffic with Halloween dress-ups

October 18, 2018

Dunkin' this year is angling for a little Instagram action by rewarding fans who dress up and post pictures wearing Halloween costumes on the social media…

Study: QSR, pizza delivery drive US restaurant growth through 2023

October 15, 2018

QSR and take-out lead the way for U.S. food service sector growth in the immediate future, according to the latest study by ResearchAndMarkets.com. In fact…

Pizza Hut, Cinnabon partnership a sweet deal for customers

October 12, 2018

Pizza Hut has become the latest partner with Cinnabon, in the QSR's growing circle of influence, as reported last week on QSRweb in our series about retail…

Dunkin’ pumps up the protein with LTO

October 4, 2018

Dunkin’ new breakfast sandwich packs in the animal protein by including bacon, ham and sausage in its All You Can Meat Breakfast Sandwich, a news release said.

White Castle, Cinnabon, Your Pie: Travelers along the 'alternate revenue' stream

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

Increasingly, QSR brands see the need to expand their revenue universes by creating retail products that can not only add a new source of revenue, but also get…

Cold Stone Creamery puts the chill on tacos this Taco Day

October 3, 2018

Taco Day is not just for taco brands anymore, thanks to Cold Stone Creamery, which is angling to get a bite of the action for tomorrow's "marketing holiday." A…

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Dunkin' supporting sustainable coffee development

September 28, 2018

Sustainable coffee production is a huge issue in planet health, which is why on the brink of World Coffee Day Saturday, Dunkin' has announced a partnership to…

Focus Brands opens 1,500th international store

September 27, 2018

Multi-restaurant brand group Focus Brands has opened its 1,500th international location. The Auntie Anne's-branded unit, which is in Liverpool, joins the…

Dunkin' loses its 'donuts': A move that says alot about coffee market today

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

Call it a sign of our ever-quickening time-challenged lives or maybe even a symbol that the ever-widening American public is changing its eating habits, but…

QSR coffee brands alert: Here are the U.S. cities that love you most

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

U.S. consumers fork out $48 billion annually to get their coffee. But as it turns out some American cities have a little more intense love of java than others…

Dunkin' Donuts 'can' do kickier coffee that's not quite espresso

September 24, 2018

Less than two years after launching its first bottled iced coffee drinks, Dunkin' Donuts has launched the brand's first canned drink —bShot in the Dark coffee…

Training the trainers: Jersey Mike's, Chipotle, others discuss training 'trade secrets'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Executives from Chipotle, Jersey Mike's, Holler & Dash and Rise Biscuits Donuts will weigh in on how and when to upgrade training methods.