Food & Beverage News & Media
With 10 million daily food deliveries, Meituan-Dianping a name to know
March 28, 2017
It may be relatively unknown in the Western World, but in 20 of China's biggest cities, the name Meituan-Dianping is as commonly heard as Amazon and Google.
read nowArby's — where the most gyros are sold in US
March 28, 2017
Three years ago, that Cowboy hat-bearing chain known as Arby's became the world's largest restaurant brand to offer that "soft taco" of Greece, the gyro.
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A little online burger buzz teaches a lot about menu prices
by Josh Anish — Head of Content, Quantifind
Polls and restaurant traffic data this year have made it relatively clear that limited-service restaurant customers today are increasingly concerned about the…
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How self-serve kiosks can rescue corporate dining — part 2: how the solution came to be
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While self-serve kiosks allow corporate dining locations to eliminate the cashier and improve the speed of service for customers, there had been no…
read nowDunkin': 'Does that cappuccino truly elevate your jelly-filled cake?'
March 23, 2017
The Doughnut is to coffee how wine is to cheese, according to Dunkin' Donuts, which is hoping to elevate the customer experience by pairing the flavor nuances…
read nowCheckers Drive-ins purchased
March 23, 2017
Oak Hill Capital Partners announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. from Sentinel…
read nowTaco Bell campaign puts young scholars in the director's chair
March 23, 2017
Taco Bell is launching its Feed a Dream promotion and charitable campaign today, the fifth anniversary of the Doritos Locos Taco. The two-week-long campaign…
read nowImpossible Burger hits 'big time' with restaurant opening and mega-production facility
March 23, 2017
Impossible Burger — the company behind a soy-based burger claiming to taste like beef —has opened a huge California production facility to produce 4 million of…
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NRA to Congress: 'Press go on health act but fix it later'
March 22, 2017
National Restaurant Association Policy and Government Affairs EVP Cicely Simpson today told Speaker of the House and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to press forward with…
read nowPork stars in Hardee's breakfast offerings
March 22, 2017
Hardee's announced this afternoon that it's angling to cash in on Americans' love affair with all things pork-related, as well as a breakfast on the run with…
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NRA implores Congress: 'Keep debit-swipe fee controls in place'
March 22, 2017
The National Restaurant Association has joined forces with dozens of other restaurant groups to launch a campaign against repealing debit swipe-fee protections…
read nowNew Zealand KFC denies customer's claims of finding maggots in chicken
March 21, 2017
A New Zealand KFC customer is trying to back off of a media swarm after she posted a photo on Facebook, showing maggots that she claimed to have found after…
read nowHave you had your morning … hot dog?
March 15, 2017
An unlikely player has emerged among brands offering breakfast — Hot Dog on a Stick is marketing an all-day breakfast menu with portable options. One menu…
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Stay solid: Join the movement to add 'e' to Pi Day
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Enough of this obscure 3.14 math stuff. Join restaurateurs everywhere to make this day about the real "pie" — the one dripping with cheese on a steamy crust.
read nowSubway: 'The allegation that our chicken is only 50% chicken is 100% wrong'
March 3, 2017
Subway is demanding an apology from the Canadian Television show, "Marketplace," which claimed this week that Subway's chicken contained 50-percent soy protein.
read nowWetzel's Pretzels sets up shop in Southern Texas
March 3, 2017
Wetzel's Pretzels is expanding into South Texas with a new location at The Outlets at Corpus Christi in Robstown, Texas. This location will offer its full line…
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The plant-based burger that 'bleeds' like rare beef
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It bleeds on the plate like a rare-cooked beef burger, tastes like a patty of ground beef but is produced with a mere sliver of the resources used to produce…
read nowDunkin' salts its sweet java on way into Michigan Bay
February 28, 2017
Dunkin' Donuts started an LTO this week that blends sweet and salty in a cold cup of jo for that growing throng of salted caramel- and bacon-candy lovers out…
read nowSilkron Technology offers interactive kiosk for quick service restaurants
February 27, 2017
Malaysia-based Silkron Technology has introduced its Smart F&B Solution, an interactive kiosk designed to increase revenue and profitability of quick…
read nowSubway puts fish on the menu for Lenten adherents
February 14, 2017
The pre-Easter season of Lent celebrated by many Christians is right around the corner, and Subway is hoping to reel in a few with a couple of fish offerings.
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