Drive-thru News
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…
read nowIndy 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…
read nowJack 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…
read nowMcDonald'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…
read nowExit41 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…
read nowS. 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…
read nowHyperActive 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…
read nowCheckers/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…
read nowKrispy 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. …
read nowCalif. 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…
read nowCalif. 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…
read nowArby'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…
read nowMuzak 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…
read nowMcDonald'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…
read nowHME 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…
read nowMid-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…
read nowCheckers/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…
read nowTaco 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…
read nowBurger 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…
read nowHearing-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…
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