Judge: Burger King did not dupe Impossible Whopper customers

July 23, 2020

A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has ruled that seven plaintiffs failed to show "reasonable" customers at Burger King were duped into paying more…

Taco Bell: 'Change is hard'

July 22, 2020

Taco Bell's plans to simplify its menu Aug. 13 were designed — according to the brand — to create a more efficient experience for both customers and store…

Edible's sales skyrocket 18% 1st half of year

July 21, 2020

Edible said today that the first half of 2020 was a record-breaker with sales up 18% systemwide for the period and an eye-popping 70% in the U.S. since April…

Fast food industry worth $932B by 2027

July 21, 2020

The fast food restaurant sector will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6% reaching $931.7 billion by 2027, according to ResearchandMarket.com, The…

QSRs: 'Cleanliness is the new ambiance'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Coming clean takes on a whole new meaning for QSRs in the time of COVID-19.

KFC heads west for latest Beyond Chicken offering

July 17, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken's Beyond Meat partnership product, Beyond Fried Chicken, is returning to the market, this time to more than 50 stores in the Califorinia…

Meatless Farm Survey Says Over a Quarter of Americans Will Opt for Plant-Based Meat Alternatives When Restaurants Reopen

With Americans champing at the bit to get back to daily routines and neighborhood restaurants, this survey's findings are a telling sign of what restaurant…

Yoshinoya helps customers take a dip this summer

July 15, 2020

Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen is inserting a bit of sweetness into its summer menu with the introduction of Donut Dippers at the brand's 100-plus U.S. stores.

Kraft Heinz invests $48M to expand Missouri manufacturing operation

July 14, 2020

Kraft Heinz has announced plans to invest in its Springfield, Missouri manufacturing facility as part of a five-year, $48 million project to enhance its…

Merchants Foodservice CEO urges support for emergency foodservice relief bill

July 14, 2020

Andy Mercier, president and CEO of Merchants Foodservice, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has called for support of the bipartisan bill introduced to…

KFC works to win potato wedgers over to the fry side

July 10, 2020

KFC is working hard to win the love of fans of its former potato wedges over to its newly launched Secret Recipe fries.

Sonic 'layers' it on thick

July 9, 2020

Sonic is delivering pleasure and perhaps a bit of pain in the form of an "ice cream headache" this summer with its three-layered Lemonberry Slush Float. The…

Checkers & Rally's $1 fries Monday

July 9, 2020

Move over ice cream month, National French Fry Day is coming through this coming Monday, and Checkers & Rally's thinks that's a fact worth celebrating.

Krystal puts pups out for peeps

July 8, 2020

Just in time for the first Major League Baseball games set to begin on July 23, Krystal is putting that baseball mainstay — the hot dog — on its LTO menu in…

Some KFC customers feel burnt by new fries

July 7, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken has refined the art of the secret recipe with its closely guarded 11 herbs and spices in its chicken. Now, it's officially given birth…

As COVID-19 cases grow, restaurant transactions fall

July 7, 2020

For the second week, previous signs of recovering recovery for U.S. restaurants are wavering as the number of COVID-19 cases grows nationally. For the last…

'I take thee chicken to be my wedded ...'

July 6, 2020

The fireworks have fizzled. The grill has gone cold. But one of the biggest hits of summer eating emerges today to perk up restaurateurs' pandemic-weary souls…

Pandemic puts single-use packaging in a new light

Even before the Spanish Flu pandemic struck the world more than a century ago, single-use packaging was getting its start as a problem-solver when it comes to…

Wienerschnitzel LTO asks, 'Texas, Kansas City or Carolina'?

July 1, 2020

People have always debated which state or region really has the best barbecue, and Wienerschnitzel is hoping to capitalize on that passion with its new line of…

Church's moves back to pre-pandemic sales levels

June 30, 2020

Church's Chicken said its comparable same-store sales — which were better than they've been in a decade pre-pandemic — have returned to that level over the…