Food & Beverage News
With dine-in permitted at more US restaurants, transactions improve
June 1, 2020
Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…
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Yum China intros plant-based entrees at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
June 1, 2020
Yum China Holdings Inc. is partnering with plant-based "meat" provider, Beyond Meat Inc., to introduce the Beyond Burger as an LTO at select KFC, Pizza Hut and…
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House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements
May 29, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…
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Yoshinoya beefs up for summer
May 28, 2020
Japanese-inspired rice bowl brand and one of the world's oldest QSRs, Yoshinoya, has launched a grilled BBQ beef LTO through its Yoshinoya America stores that…
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Fresh from acquisition, Krystal hatches a hangover 'cure'
May 27, 2020
Fresh from its acquisition last week by Fortress Investment Group LLC and Golden Child Holdings, Krystal is back up and fighting with a new menu item that…
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Bojangles' spreads it on thick' with pimento cheese LTO
May 27, 2020
That spicy cream and cheddar-cheese concoction, known as pimento cheese — after the namesake cherry peppers that dot the spread — is back at Bojangles' as an…
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KFC tests '20%' bigger chicken filet sandwich
May 26, 2020
Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing what it calls a "more premium" fried chicken sandwich in several Orlando, Florida-area stores for a limited time, a news…
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Golden Chick hatches Big & Golden entry in QSR chicken sandwich wars
May 22, 2020
This Monday, May 25, Texas-based Golden Chick is launching what it hopes is a new player in the chicken wars in its Big & Golden chicken sandwich at all…
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Kitchen United opens in Austin
May 21, 2020
Kitchen United, a kitchen-as-a-service company built to serve off-premise dining, has opened a center in Austin, Texas. The facility, referred to as Kitchen…
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Grocery workers sack up a White Castle discount
May 20, 2020
White Castle is offering a 20% discount to employees of grocery stores and retail food outlets as a way to thank them for making sure people have food on their…
read nowNew York investment group pays $49M for Krystal chain
May 15, 2020
Dunwoody, Georgia-based Krystal Burger – which has remained open after filing for bankruptcy – has been sold to New York-based Fortress Investment Group for…
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Edible bears record-setting Mom's Day 'fruit'
May 14, 2020
Edible reports that it recorded a massive 36% increase in sales on Mother's Day this year over last this past Sunday, when the brand fulfilled a record-setting…
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PepsiCo helping restaurant workers coping with COVID-19
May 12, 2020
Building on its more than $50 million commitment for COVID-19 relief, PepsiCo Foodservice is launching four programs aimed at supporting restaurants and their…
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Wendy's acknowledges 'few restaurants in short supply' on beef
May 12, 2020
Wendy's placed a special New York Times ad and social media messaging to reiterate the message that the brand and "most" of its restaurants have "all the beef…
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Panda Express gives hospital workers, first responders in-store discount
May 11, 2020
Panda Express said it is offering a 10-percent off "appreciation discount program" for hospital staff and first responders that starts this National Hospital…
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Some Wendy's run short of beef
May 5, 2020
As Wendy's rolls out a type of online scavenger hunt promotion for its customers, many of its customers are wondering if the brand is having trouble of late on…
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Sonic announces 'hot' LTO + cool $1M to Limeades for Learning
May 4, 2020
Sonic Drive-In is putting some spice into its latest LTO, while putting funds into education through its two latest endeavors: a Queso Burger LTO and $…
read nowEl Pollo Loco rescinds annual outlook on 1.5% Q1 sales drop
April 9, 2020
The 480-unit mostly Western U.S. chain, El Pollo Loco, reported that its Q1 sales fell 1.5% for the period that ended March 25. Still, before the pandemic…
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Frontline QSR, pizza workers walk out over COVID-19 fears
April 9, 2020
Today in California, workers at 30 different QSRs will stage a walk-out in an effort to force management at those stores to provide more safety protection…
read nowEdible adds vegetables
April 8, 2020
Atlanta-based QSR, Edible is back again this month with a new vegetable bundle, on the heels of the brand's Fresh Fruit Produce Box introduced last month.
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