Popeyes builds 'socialgating' center for football

December 8, 2016

If there's anything Americans love as much as football, it's talking and Tweeting about football. Popeye's wants to capitalize on that national addiction by…

Automated food safety compliance platform hits market

December 7, 2016

VeriSolutions and AT&T have created an automated system to help restaurant brands comply with food-safety guidelines. VeriSolutions' platform features a…

Fireside Pies spins off a QSR brand

December 6, 2016

Dallas-based Fireside Pies is going for two increasingly relevant trends at the same time with its new QSR brand, Fireside Pies Pronto, which is taking form…

McDonald's adds cheese curds in Wisconsin

December 1, 2016

McDonald's has partnered with its cheesiest supplier yet: the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, according to a press release. This week, all 290 McDonald's…

El Pollo Loco debuts mobile ordering app

December 1, 2016

El Pollo Loco's online ordering platform and mobile app, developed in partnership with Olo, has officially launched. According to a press release, it includes…

Big Mac inventor leaves invaluable lesson for restaurateurs today

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

The passing of Big Mac inventor and McDonald’s longtime franchisee, Jim Delligatti, got me thinking about the value of true, two-way communication between a…

Burger King concedes to demands for Cheesy Tots

November 30, 2016

Plenty of faiths and cultures are celebrating gift-giving holidays this last month of the year, so shopping is in full force. Burger King is responding with…

Fast Casual Summit: 4 questions restaurant brands must answer

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

At last month's Fast Casual Executive Summit outside Los Angeles, restaurant marketing consultant Gerry O’Brion said the difference between winners and losers…

Villa taps Lauren Liuzzi for digital marketing position

November 29, 2016

Lauren Liuzzi will be Villa Restaurant Group's new communications and digitial marketing strategy manager, according to a press release.  

Brandmuscle publishes 3rd edition of 'The State of Local Marketing Report'

November 29, 2016

The third edition of The State of Local Marketing Report published several surprising findings and gave a blueprint for success to national and global brands…

Culver's promotes CFO to fill top spot

November 29, 2016

Culver's has a new man in the top office after announcing today that it has promoted its chief financial officer, Joseph Koss, as its president and chief…

A&W goes hot and cold on LTOs

November 28, 2016

A&W is turning up the heat this holiday season with its spicy papa burger LTO, which includes two beef patties weighing in at a third of a pound, along…

3 steps to choose the right technology

We all know that the amount of investment capital flowing into the food tech space has led to a virtual saturation of new restaurant technology in everything…

Bridg releases enhanced CRM

November 22, 2016

Bridg announced a new customer relationship management solution, which combines disparate customer data silos, according to a release. Bridg Enhanced CRM…

Is it time for restaurateurs to really talk turkey?

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

Thanksgiving, when you think about it, is the celebration of eating out with friends. Why then, doesn't the restaurant industry claim it and give restaurateurs…

El Pollo Loco continues California expansion

November 21, 2016

Chula Vista, California, got some chicken goodness when El Pollo Loco opened its new restaurant on Third Avenue, according to a press release. The unit is…

Study: Americans love meal kits

November 21, 2016

Technomic today released research showing that the U.S. is the largest market for the global meal kit industry, which has grown to a multi-billion dollar…

McDonald's takes coffee to new heights

November 21, 2016

With most of the land in the known world bespeckled with McDonald's golden arches, the chain is now moving to the skies. As of Dec. 1, WestJet McCafé Premium…

Chick-fil-A stakes its web presence on glories of brand journalism

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

Chick-fil-A this week launched a new website that stakes the chain's all-important online future on the potential promotional benefits of content marketing, or…

117-year-old Japanese brand outperforms industry average

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

Apparently after nearly 120 years in business, you can still learn a thing or two about the restaurant industry. At least that's been the case for Yoshinoya…