NRA: Is marijuana the next menu trend?

Will marijuana soon be on your menu? Steve Fox, director of VS Strategies, counsel at Vicente Sederberg LLC, and panelist for the 2015 National Restaurant…

The un-red meat: Restaurants embracing new proteins

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Restaurants are trying to meet Americans' desires to eat healthier by giving them a variety of protein options.

Why Group Purchasing Organizations are good for manufacturers and members

by John Krebs — President, Axis Purchasing

By working through a GPO, the manufacture of food or supplies can "speak" directly to decision-makers in the purchasing arena, thus saving time, money and the…

Simple solutions to minimizing food waste

by Josh Fischer — Editor, NetWorld

Food waste is a fact of the restaurant business, and for something that cannot be completely avoided, the toll it takes is steep. Food waste has a spectrum of…

5 for 5: McDonald's, desserts, technology among trending articles

The top five articles trending on QSRWeb range from McDonald's to dessert trends to technology.

Sometimes love just ain't enough: #McDonaldsPayment brings out the crazy all over Twitter

McDonald's now infamous Super Bowl ad promoting its new campaign of accepting hugs for payment has exploded on Twitter, and not in the gentlest of ways.

From lawsuits to 'factory food': 6 things wrong with McDonald's

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

The Board of Directors of McDonald's Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson will retire March 1, 2015, after almost 2…

Limited-time offer, long-time benefits

Seasonal flavors are more popular than ever: Tehnomic reports that two-thirds of consumers said they’d be likely to order limited-time-offer foods that match…

How QSRs are hitting on the customization trend

Forty percent of consumers consider menu variety to be extremely or very important to them when choosing a QSR, almost regardless of their age, gender, income…

Executive round table: Quick-service industry leaders make their 2015 predictions

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Localization, transparency and a healthy/indulgent spectrum are expected to accelerate in '15, as are mobile ordering and catering.

Sugar and spice and everything breakfast: 2014 on the menu

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Breakfast, beverage and retail categories accelerated this year, while operators embraced meaty offerings, despite record-high protein prices.

McDonald's plans to shrink menu, ingredient lists

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

McDonald's has moved from a division structure to a structure that empowers regions to execute their marketing and menu plans toward their specific…

Quiznos turns to millennials in turnaround bid

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Quiznos will launch a new POS (expected in 2015) and will then be able to test some loyalty tools and a mobile app. The brand is also testing gluten-free…

The chefs have spoken: Menu trend predictions for 2015

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

After years on the rise, gluten-free cuisine has fallen out of the top 10 list of the National Restaurant Association's annual survey.

How to get millennials to buy into your restaurant brand

Every step of what patrons experience from how they are greeted to what's on the menu; from how they place orders to how their tables are cleared must be…

The wait is over: FDA issues final menu labeling regulations

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The FDA's 395-page document includes menu labeling by the slice, not the whole pizza, a ruling applauded by the restaurant industry.

McDonald's turnaround plan: 'Get closer to the customer'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

McDonald's CFO said the company is behind some competitors in the digital space and is therefore investing at an 'accelerated rate' to get enhancements to the…

Sonic franchisee's marketing shift doubles sales of LTO burger

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Kergan Brothers' Who Dat burger joins its Rajin' Cajun burger as a football season LTO, generating higher ticket and traffic counts.

Popeyes cites 'superior' real estate focus as driver of new unit profit growth

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The chain outperformed the overall QSR category by 6 percentage points in Q3.

Startup aims to help restaurants clear hyperlocal produce hurdles

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

OtherShip Foods offers 10- and 20-foot containers that use hydroponics technology to grow produce on site.