Taco Bell to test restaurant re-dos centered on socializing, tech, games

March 5, 2020

Taco Bell is going to test converting some of its locations into what the brand has dubbed "fast social" restaurants that use tech and other systems to make…

National Restaurant Association report projects 4% industry-wide sales growth this year

February 27, 2020

The National Restaurant Association projected 4% restaurant industry sales growth this year across service categories to a total national of a record $89…

Church's intranet revamp transforms in-house connection, communication

January 14, 2020

Church's Chicken has transformed its office intranet to connect all the brand's player's under one corporate system. In fact, the results of the project were…

Hardee's, Carl's Jr. go beyond 1 daypart with Beyond Meat

December 18, 2019

Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants is expanding its partnership with Beyond Meat to include new all-day plant-based options nationally at…

Pizza Hut, Subway offer put a pungent spin on seasonal scents

November 18, 2019

Seems a bit counter-intuitive as we enter the season of copious amounts of kisses and hugs, but at least two brands are making garlic the darlin' of the…

Taco Bell loves vegetarians, launches dedicated menu to prove it

September 11, 2019

As Taco Bell promised in January, tomorrow it will introduce what it said is the brand's first "dedicated" in-store vegetarian menu board nationwide. The chain…

McDonald's adds to tech arsenal with conversational tech acquisition

September 10, 2019

McDonald's Corporation said today it will acquire voice-based conversational tech company, Apprente, adding to its growing toolkit of customer-facing tech…

QSR market to grow at 6.5% CAGR by 2026

September 3, 2019

Globally, the QSR ecosystem market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% according to a report from Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt.

Coke, Omnivore launching restaurant digital marketplace covering apps to third-party delivery

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

June 25, 2019

Coca-Cola North America is making a big move into foodservice tech this fall when the company said it will launch a digital marketplace that can connect…

Krispy Kreme to 'do' doughnuts in Times Square

June 12, 2019

Early next year, Krispy Kreme said it will open a Time Square Flagship location that the brand calls a "first-of-its-kind" store, anticipated to "serve more…

Elo releases touchscreen stand for tight restaurant spaces

May 30, 2019

Room is tight in most restaurant environments, and that holds doubly true for limited-service brands, which is why Elo has created Slim Self-Service Stands to…

LSI Industries debuts digital signage solution with Samsung

May 22, 2019

LSI Industries Inc. recently debuted its digital signage solution, created through a partnership with Samsung. The product uses a system-on-chip technology…

Restaurant franchisor Famous Brands selects Moving Tactics for menu boards

May 21, 2019

Famous Brands, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based QSR and casual dining restaurant franchisor, has selected Moving Tactics to supply digital menu boards.

El Pollo Loco hires former Coke, Arby's IT exec for new digital role

April 18, 2019

El Pollo Loco, Inc. has named Brian Wallunas to the newly-created role of vice president of digital marketing, effective April 22. In the role, Wallunas will…

Subway names former Land O' Lakes tech exec as CIO

April 9, 2019

Subway Restaurants has named former Land O' Lakes technology executive, Mike Macrie, as its CIO, a news release said. 

Samsung, Rally's webinar to address building a digital and mobile QSR experience

April 4, 2019

Digital Signage Today will host a free live webinar on how to build a mobile and digital restaurant experience on April 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will…

McDonald's drive-thrus to get more 'suggestive' with major tech acquisition

March 26, 2019

Expect many more drive-thru menu suggestions at McDonald's after it buys the tech-based personalization company, Dynamic Yield, to use the company's core…

Subway expands marketing, data platform to UK, Ireland, Canada

January 15, 2019

Subway is expanding its license with Mobivity Holdings Corp. to bring print ads, data aggregation and insight engine to restaurants in Canada, Ireland, and the…

QSR Taco Bell goes 'big time' in Big Apple with local brew, 3 cantinas

December 19, 2018

Taco Bell said that by the end of this year it will have three of its Cantina restaurants up and running in Manhattan, including locations at the recently…

Tech gives employees key customer knowledge in drive-thru

October 24, 2018

Drive-thru customer engagement company 5thru has launched Drive-Thru Accelerator technology, designed to both personalize and speed up the customer drive-thru…