Yum! Brands announces $150M cash tender offer

May 3, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, has announced that it will offer a cash tender offer to purchase up to $15…

Captain D's: Achieving relevance

New value messaging, updated menu and emphasis on guest service come together to reinvigorate the brand.

Mo. Taco Bell drive-thru hijacked

February 12, 2009

The Sedalia Democrat: Pranksters hijacked the intercom system at a Sedalia, Mo., Taco Bell drive-thru recently and broadcasted obscenities at customers trying…

Intl. Dairy Queen Inc. selects HyperActive Tech for drive-thru solutions

February 5, 2009

* Click here to view a slideshow of HyperActive Technologies.   PITTSBURGH — As part of an initiative to standardize technologies among its corporate and…

Delphi Display Systems, Allure Global Solutions rollout digital displays

January 28, 2009

ATLANTA — Allure Global Solutions Inc. has announced a partnership with Delphi Display Systems Inc. to deliver integrated outdoor digital menu boards and order…

Pair arrested after Houston drive-thru robbery spree

January 28, 2009

KPRC2 (Houston): Houston police have arrested two people after they robbed multiple fast-food restaurants in their drive-thru lanes. Houston police said the…

Indy Culver's offers drive-thru system for hearing impaired

January 26, 2009

Indianapolis Star: An Indianapolis Culver's franchise has installed a program called OrderAssist from Inclusion Systems to make drive-thru ordering available…

NAFEM, FS/TEC to open next week

Co-located manufacturing, technology shows to feature innovations in foodservice industry.

Jack in the Box tests call center for drive-thru

January 25, 2009

Winston-Salem Journal: Jack in the Box Inc. has been outsourcing order-taking functions for some of its Charlotte, N.C.-area restaurants to determine whether…

McDonald's links success to corporate refocus

January 11, 2009

The New York Times: In the mid-1990s, McDonald's was struggling to find its identity amid new competitors and changing consumer tastes as it tried one failed…

Exit41 to expand online ordering, call center

January 7, 2009

ANDOVER, Mass. — Exit41 Inc., a provider of online ordering and drive-thru call center solutions, has announced the company received an $8.8 million investment…

S. Florida Dunkin' Donuts cut hours after robbery spree

November 30, 2008

CBS4: Several South Florida Dunkin' Donuts shops are taking safety measures after a string of violent robberies in its Delray Beach, Sunrise and Tamarac stores…

HyperActive Technologies reports upward sales trend

November 13, 2008

PITTSBURGH — Despite the recent flurry of reports about financial and economic gloom, Pittsburgh-based HyperActive Technologies expects its year-over-year…

Checkers/Rally's names vendor of year

October 28, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc., parent company of both Checkers and Rally's, has recognized Schwartz Consulting Partners Inc. as its 200…

Krispy Kreme intros Ariz. neighborhood store

October 12, 2008

PHOENIX — Krispy Kreme is evolving its store concept to better compete in today's market with the opening of three "neighborhood doughnut shops" in Phoenix. …

Calif. town proposes fast food zoning limits

October 5, 2008

The Modesto Bee: The city of Riverbank, Calif., located about 90 miles east of San Francisco, has drafted zoning law changes to give the city more control over…

Calif. signs calorie count law

September 30, 2008

The Washington Post: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Tuesday requiring chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to put calorie counts on…

Arby's signs HyperActive Tech's "QTimer" drive-thru solution

September 25, 2008

PITTSBURGH — HyperActive Technologies has announced that Arby's Restaurant Group has selected the company's QTimer Drive-Thru Measurement Solution as the…

Muzak intros online drive-thru catalog

September 24, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Muzak has launched the QSR Performance Solutions online catalog, a new ordering method for drive-thru equipment and services, the company…

McDonald's robber climbs in drive-thru window

September 11, 2008

The Washington Post: A man climbed through a late-night drive-thru window at an Annapolis, Md., McDonald's and robbed the store at gunpoint. He was found soon…