DoorDash drops commission rate for small restaurant brands

April 10, 2020

In a $100 million effort to help restaurants with fewer than five locations stay afloat during the COVID-19 outbreak, DoorDash is slashing commissions by 50…

McDonald's donates $3.1M in food to US communities

April 10, 2020

McDonald's has donated $3.1 million in food for U.S. communities, equaling nearly 3 million pounds of food, including dairy, beef, produce, fruit and bakery…

Grubhub partners with home-care provider to get food to seniors

April 10, 2020

Grubhub has joined non-medical home care provider, 24 Hour Home Care, to connect isolated older adults with on-demand food delivery services through the…

Restaurants to Congress: We need more funding

April 9, 2020

The National Restaurant Association told Congressional leaders Thursday morning that while the COVID-19 relief funds they passed are a vital tool to help…

'Free fries' fast -- tough to say, easy to get at Steak 'n Shake

April 9, 2020

Steak 'n Shake is now providing a free order of French fries to each customer as part of the company's "We're All Essential" campaign first launched March 2…

Frontline QSR, pizza workers walk out over COVID-19 fears

April 9, 2020

Today in California, workers at 30 different QSRs will stage a walk-out in an effort to force management at those stores to provide more safety protection…

Jolt Software giving free access to COVID-19 checklists

April 8, 2020

Jolt Software, a company that helps restaurants and businesses achieve food safety, team accountability and employee performance is allowing restaurants to…

Edible adds vegetables

April 8, 2020

Atlanta-based QSR, Edible is back again this month with a new vegetable bundle, on the heels of the brand's Fresh Fruit Produce Box introduced last month.  

Bringg raises $30M to scale delivery platform

April 7, 2020

Bringg, a delivery orchestration platform, has completed a series D funding round led by Viola Growth aimed at helping businesses across verticals keep up with…

How the CARES Act can help large restaurant brands

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, signed into law at the end of March, provides new loan programs that vary depending on a company’s…

Third 'Takeout Tuesday' moves to top others with major prizes

April 6, 2020

The Great American Takeout returns Tuesday for its third week, this time with a chance to win a year of free takeout, according to a news release.  As an…

Restaurant transactions drop 42% in wake of COVID-19 dine-in closures

April 6, 2020

Restaurant customer transactions in the U.S. fell sharply in the last week of March, dropping 42% compared to the same week in 2019, and full-service…

McDonald's donates 1M N95 masks to Illinois' fight against COVID-19

McDonald's is sending a million N95 masks for health care workers and first responders in Illiniois, thanks to its supply chain network.

Franchisors on the sale hunt despite COVID-19 crisis

April 3, 2020

About two-thirds of franchisors are actively advancing franchise sales efforts despite the COVID-19 pandemic hitting across the globe.

COVID-19 will forever change the foodservice industry

by Bruce Reinstein — President, consolidated concepts

Experts predict how the coronavirus will affect the foodservice industry through three lenses: consumers, operators and manufacturers.

Grubhub spending $30M to help independent restaurants

April 2, 2020

Grubhub is spending $30 million to support 100,000 independent restaurants in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a spokesman.

Wendy's raises pay for company-owned store hourly workers 10% for 5 weeks

April 2, 2020

Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor announced in a blogpost that the company will increase hourly earnings for restaurant employees at company-owned locations. That means…

Del Taco draws down $50M on revolving credit facility, withdraws 2020 guidance

April 2, 2020

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. withdrew its 2020 earnings outlook and has drawn down $50 million on its revolving credit facility, among several measures taken to…

McDonald's begins shifts with employee health checks

April 2, 2020

McDonald's and its franchisees are stepping up business action to ensure employees "are feeling their best at the beginning of each shift," a news release…

Checkers, Rally's CEO on jumping into the driver's seat in a firestorm

Just about three weeks after veteran restaurant industry leader, Frances Allen, took the reins at Checkers and Rally's, the biggest crisis to hit the industry…