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El 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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Nathan's Famous does a tech makeover, sees impressive test results
April 7, 2020
Nathan's Famous, Inc. has more than 100 years of tradition behind it, but that hasn't stopped the brand from overhauling its technology from top to bottom. The…
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Foodservice distributors praise passage of CARES Act, say more is needed
March 30, 2020
The International Foodservice Distributors Association is applauding the government's passage of the CARES Act, but Mark Allen, president and CEO of the…
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Restaurant food distributors estimate losses of $24B in 3 months
March 23, 2020
The restaurant industry is hurting and so are its food distributors, who are expected to lose $24 billion over the next three months alone as the pandemic…
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Jack in the Box discounts app orders
March 20, 2020
Jack in the Box is giving customers an incentive to use the company's mobile app for ordering by offering 25% off the entire order when it's placed via the…
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Breakfast 'war' pushes restaurant sales up despite COVID-19
March 16, 2020
The breakfast war between QSRs drove U.S. customer transactions up at quick service restaurants despite all the negative impact on the restaurant industry due…
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Taco Bell to Wendy's: 'We'll handle the breakfast burritos, thank you very much'
March 12, 2020
Count Taco Bell in as yet another player in the QSR breakfast wars, now that the chain is debuting its new Toasted Breakfast Burrito Menu today. The menu…
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Hardee's free biscuits boost up 'worst Monday of year'
March 6, 2020
In a recent survey, Hardee's learned that a full 60% of Americans dubbed next Monday — you know, the one after the switch to Daylight Saving Time this…
read nowReport: Foodservice operators seek innovations in flavor variety, packaging, labor-saving solutions
March 4, 2020
Frozen foods are used by foodservice operators of all types. But a Datassential study found operators are hungry for innovation. "Frozen has a…
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13 of most-crazed 'Cravers' inducted into White Castle Hall of Fame
February 27, 2020
White Castle has inducted 13 people into its Cravers Hall of Fame, chosen from more than 250 people who entered for the offbeat honor, a news release said.
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General Mills Foodservice introduces Pillsbury professional online community
February 24, 2020
General Mills Foodservice has launched its Pillsbury Professional Online Community, a resource to help foodservice professionals, according to a press release.
read nowPrivate equity firm acquires Kronos Foods
February 14, 2020
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on making investments in the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has…
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A&W announces 8 straight years of same-store sales growth
February 11, 2020
A&W said its same-store sales grew 2.7% last year, the eighth consecutive year of growth for the Lexington, Kentucky-based brand, according to a news…
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Dunkin' Brands say espresso fueled highest Q4 comp sales in 6 years
February 6, 2020
Dunkin' Brands credited that human accelerator of espresso for also helping to accelerate its Q4 comp store sales at Dunkin' U.S. by 2.8%, which it said is the…
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Bojangles' hires former Wendy's culinary innovation chief
February 6, 2020
Bojangles' has hired Wendy's former director of culinary innovation, Chef Marshall Scarborough, as Bojangles' vice president of menu and culinary innovation.
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Wendy's ready to blast into breakfast, as NRDC blasts brand over antibiotic use
February 5, 2020
Monday, March 2, is B-day, you might say, for Wendy's, which said it will officially launch its latest go at breakfast on that day, after the brand initially…
read nowJuiceLand deploys tech to cut inventory costs, ease labor pains
February 4, 2020
JuiceLand said today it has deployed food and labor management technology across its 34 stores in an effort to get a better understanding of purchasing and…
read nowP F Chang's enters limited-service realm with first to-go store
February 3, 2020
P.F. Chang's can now count itself among limited-service brand's competitors by today opening its first P.F. Chang's To Go location at 11 a.m. local time in…
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