From cashless customers to voice-enabled everything, top QSR tech trends are changing 'business as usual'

by Donna Cobb — Executive Director, Enterprise Marketing, Comcast Business

Diners are gravitating toward the increased use of voice and kiosks, and the decreased use of cash, thanks to these three top trends that are changing the way…

Why QSRs might want to save giveaways —  quite literally — for a rainy day

May 20, 2019

A recent Ohio State University study of reviews on 32 Florida restaurants found that rainy days resulted in many more bad reviews than dry days. According to a…

Delivery-only wings brand takes flight with a little lift from Uber Eats data

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

"Have wings, will party." That could be the anthem of just about any sports enthusiast anywhere, and certainly in bustling New York City. Today, we talk with…

AI-powered dietary tool aims to amp up restaurant margins, satisfy customers

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

Diners increasingly want control over how they eat, just as restaurant owners increasingly want more control over their margins and customer experience…

Burger King all in for doing the 'Impossible' as Impossible Foods adds $300M in funding

May 14, 2019

After a successful test in St. Louis, Burger King is taking the plant-based Impossible Whopper to three more markets beginning May 14 in Miami, as well as…

Restaurant-distributed ground tuna possible source of Salmonella sicknesses

May 10, 2019

Federal, state and local health authorities are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to frozen ground tuna sold to restaurants…

Delivery: Why it's a big deal for small-town QSRs

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

Small-town and rural customers want delivery just as much as any major metro dweller, but third-party companies have been slower to launch in these seemingly…

Wendy's premium burgers pack a positive punch in Q1 sales

May 8, 2019

The freckle-faced little redhead is smiling bigger than ever at Wendy's this morning where this year's first-quarter financial results show the company…

Cruddy Q1 California weather, late Lent drag down Del Taco quarterly results

May 7, 2019

Del Taco, featured on this week's QSRweb podcast, said its Q1 2019 financials suffered from inclement California weather and a later-than-usual Lenten season…

Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical Q1 results dragged down by lease-accounting changes

May 7, 2019

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropica, blamed its Q1 declining revenues on changes in lease accounting.

The many ways public's health concerns also concern QSR operators

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The effects of the public's many concerns around health and wellness issues have on all restaurant operation today, including QSRs, should not be…

Nation's 5th biggest restaurant operator shifts payroll, other key functions to cloud

May 1, 2019

The world's biggest Pizza Hut and Wendy's franchisee, NPC International, is rolling out a new digital multi-function payroll and HR management program that…

What difference do women make in QSR leadership anyway? KFC, Subway detail the brand-boosting benefits

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

Granted, there is a lot of news about the absolute need for women in both leadership and the rank and file of the QSR industry. But why? What difference does…

White Castle goes all in for Burger Month with free sliders, luge clinics, contests

May 1, 2019

White Castle is sinking — or perhaps we should say "sliding" — its teeth into National Burger Month with a retro tribute to the chain's 98-year-old square…

Hardee's makes impassioned plea to 'Save the Veggies' with roast beef LTO

April 30, 2019

In celebration of the veggie-less sandwich, Hardee's is helping to plant millions of vegetables nationwide

Subway, Yum cultures help elevate women to QSR leadership amidst industry strewn with challenges

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

What impedes female QSR professionals en route to the top of the world's biggest chains? And what difference can women make once they reach the C-level? Female…

Tim Hortons sluggish sales drag down RBI's Q1 performance

April 29, 2019

Profits dropped for Restaurants Brands International Inc, parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Horton's, in the first quarter of this year compared…

Culver's highlights US farmers for 4th year

April 26, 2019

Wisconsin-based Culver's is bringing back its social media-based series honoring the nation's farmers for the fourth year, this April 26. Through its…

C-Speak: Cincinnati Reds' success with food lockers paves way for restaurant uses

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

The Cincinnati Reds scored a home run with Apex Supply Chain technologies' "click-and-collect" foodservice system last season, paving the way for widespread…

Slutty Vegan creator Pinky Cole on brand's soaring popularity as it pushes the plusses of healthy eating

With an Impossible Burger base for its massively "Instagrammed" sloppy burgers, Slutty Vegan has risen  from a largely unknown solo food truck, to hugely…