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…

HME named Checkers/Rally's vendor of year

September 7, 2008

SAN DIEGO — HME, a manufacturer of wireless and cabled communication systems for drive-thrus, has announced it has received the "Vendor of the Year" award…

Mid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services

September 7, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety of new…

Western Expo: Technology on tap

Trans-fat-free products, web-based POS solutions attract attention on the show floor.

Checkers/Rally's intro RedHot chicken sandwich

August 10, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., parent company of double drive-thru restaurants Checkers and Rally's, has announced the addition of Frank's…

Taco Bueno adds contactless payment to stores

August 7, 2008

PURCHASE, N.Y. — MasterCard Worldwide has announced that Taco Bueno is now accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless payments at all of its 161 corporate-store…

Burger King worker gets misdemeanor for poisoning fries

August 3, 2008

The Daily Times (Farmington, N.M.): A former Burger King employee, who faced felony charges after putting powdered bleach on french fries served to customers…

Hearing-impaired woman sues McDonald's over drive-through policy

July 15, 2008

Chicago Tribune: A hearing-impaired woman from Lincoln, Neb., is suing McDonald's Corp. for violating the federal American with Disabilities Act after she…

Checkers names senior-management additions

July 14, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., parent company of double drive-thru restaurants Checkers and Rally's, has announced the additions of Valerie…

Checkers rolls out new building options

July 9, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., the nation's largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants and parent company of the Checkers and Rally's…

Checkers/Rally's debuts LTO melt

July 9, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers/Rally's has announced the introduction of the all-new Toasted Frisco Melt. Offered as a limited time promotion, the Toasted Frisco Melt…

Nathan's Famous co-branding with Ky. Bruster's

June 23, 2008

The Cincinnati Enquirer: The owners of a new Bruster's Real Ice Cream store in Erlanger, Ky., will partner with Nathan's Famous Corp., known primarily for…

Technological Tools for QSR Operators

As cost pressures become a greater concern, quick-service restaurant operators are looking for ways to maximize sales. Because the bulk of QSR sales occur at…

Cross-dressing bandit caught on tape

May 19, 2008

NBC Augusta (Georgia): Police are searching for a cross-dressing man who robbed a Burger King restaurant in New Orleans May 11. The thief climbed in the…

Drive-thru bans a wave of the future?

by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.

Cities keep drive-thrus out amid environmental, safety concerns.