Dunkin' celebrates Moon Landing anniversary with 'poppin' doughnut, ice-creamed coffees, Coolattas

April 24, 2019

Dunkin's spring lineup is focused on brightening up and cooling down customers' days with a bevy of Coolatta frozen beverages and coffee flavors, all inspired…

Dunkin' plans April 'Peeps' show

March 28, 2019

Dunkin' said this week that its dropping a little pop of spring in its coffee and doughnuts next month when those brightly colored, sugar-sprinkled harbingers…

Yogurtland partners with Knott's Berry Farm on latest froyo flavor

March 22, 2019

Yogurtland has partnered with Knott's Berry Farm to create Knott's Berry Farm Boysenberry Pie frozen yogurt, inspired by one of the Buena Park, California…

Dunkin' teams up with Saucony on doughnut-bedazzled marathon shoe

March 21, 2019

Last spring when sneaker maker, Saucony and  Dunkin' released a shoe, it sold out quickly. Now the two partners have re-emerged with the new Saucony x Dunkin…

7 Dunkin' stores go 'O'Dunkin'' to bring back Irish Creme

March 6, 2019

If you're counting — and we are — there are just 11 days to St. Patrick's Day, and Dunkin' is not about to let customers in "lucky seven" cities forget it.

Starbucks franchisee’s tips on going 'off-brand' + why QSRs should go ‘clockless’

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

In this week's edition of the QSRweb podcast, food trends forecaster Suzy Badarraco tells QSRs why "clockless eating" can drive more sales, while Starbucks…

Baskin-Robbins puts ice cream on breakfast table

March 1, 2019

Earlier this week, sister website, Pizza Marketplace reported that a nutritionist found that pizza is better than most cereals as a healthful breakfast food…

30-year study: Fast food portions now 'significantly' bigger, saltier, higher in calories

February 28, 2019

Fast food brands got a bit of a punch in the gut this week when an analysis of offerings at 10 of the top U.S. QSR brands in 1986, 1991 and 2016 revealed that…

Church's, Texas Chicken CEO relays value of bringing a 'franchisee's grit' to top job

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

On this podcast, the head of the non-profit Whole Grains Council shows QSR operators how to incorporate the ever-widening array of whole and ancient grains…

McDonald's to offer donut sticks for Valentine's Day and beyond

February 11, 2019

McDonald's will offer McCafe donut sticks to go with its premium roast McCafe coffee this week, and beginning Feb. 20, will offer combo of donut sticks and…

Bojangles offers heart-shaped Valentines biscuits

February 11, 2019

Few things are as lovable as a warm biscuit, so Bojangles took that notion and ran with it for Valentine's Day, by offering its bo-berry biscuits in that shape…

Dunkin' Q4 2018 dividend grows 8 percent over prior quarter

February 7, 2019

Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins parent, Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. said its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share of common stock today…

Science plays big role in nonprofit foundation's 5 key 2019 US food trends

January 9, 2019

American citizens want to know not only where their food originated, but how it was produced and how it traveled from farm to fork, according to a study…

DQ kicks off 2019 with chicken, chocolate, peanut butter

January 7, 2019

Dairy Queen is kicking off 2019 with a little bit of chocolate-covered peanut butter and a basketful of chicken. The well-known frozen treat QSR is offering…

Schlotzsky's president on brand rebirth at age 50

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

QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Fast Casual Editor Cherryh Cansler about the innovators in the Top 20 Brands to Watch report, then Schlotzsky's…

Delivery, digital, additive oddities top 2018 blog reads

From the delivery trade that's driving dining trends these days, to leadership stress and hair-growing fry additives, QSRweb blog readers had lots on their…

3 guides to QSR growth in 2019

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

QSRs are doing quite well, thank you. But as we all know, staying on top is not a one-and-done thing. To keep the momentum building in the year ahead, heed…

Top 10 2018 QSRweb stories show our eyes are always on the other 'guys'

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

The top 10 QSR stories this year were all about keeping a friendly, but watchful eye on the competition, who as it turns out were all doing some pretty amazing…

Falls, slips, 'barista wrist' major causes of lost restaurant worker time

In coffee houses and cafes nationwide, barista wrist is regularly waylaying employees for more than a year, while falls and wounds from sharp objects are also…

QSR leaders: Do you really know what's happening inside your supply chain?

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

It's said, you never know if you don't look. Unfortunately, many QSR operators have turned a 'blind eye' toward their supply chains under the assumption that…