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.

N.C. city to crack down on drive-thru signs

January 29, 2008

WRAL.com: City leaders in Wilson, N.C., want to cut down the number of signs posted at restaurant drive-thrus. Officials are targeting fast-food menu boards…

NCR intros contactless, mobile payment solutions

January 27, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless-payment terminals for point of sale (POS) systems. The solutions…

Extended hours grow more common

But late-night service may pack on pounds, expose workers to risk.

Time limits put on McD's patrons in England

December 11, 2007

Fox News: Drive-thru customers at 40 McDonald's restaurants in England are being given 45 minutes to finish their meal and leave the parking lot before a $22…

Two 'bomb' Rally's with offensive spray

September 26, 2007

Fox News: A stink bomb sent three employees to the hospital, caused $1,000 in food damage and could result in felony charges for two men who attacked a…

Video pranks plague Pittsburgh

August 8, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Restaurant managers in the Pittsburgh area are warning their employees of "fire-in-the-hole" pranks in which people throw liquids…