White Castle will open 1st Florida store since 1960s

November 26, 2019

Eighteen months. That's how long White Castle said it will be before the privately owned chain opens its first Florida location since its Miami "Castle" closed…

Golden Chick signs major deal for Houston area

November 21, 2019

Golden Chick has signed a deal with the president and owner of WTI Capital Llc. James Griffis, that gives him the right to 55 Golden Chick locations in the…

Church's opens in Melbourne, Florida

November 20, 2019

Church's Chicken and franchisee, Goalz Restaurant Group FLA, Llc., opened a store on North Wickham Road in Melbourne, Florida today, with a week-long  grand…

Bojangles' open 2nd Charlotte airport store

November 18, 2019

Bojangles' franchisee, FDY, Inc. has opened a second location — this one in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The new restaurant…

Toast introduces loan program for restaurants

November 13, 2019

Toast Inc., a restauant management platform, has introduced a loan program, Toast Capital, to provide restaurants access to flexible funding to cover working…

Nathan's Famous signs 2 agencies to help build bigger hot dog empire

November 13, 2019

Nathan's Famous, Inc., is prime for franchise growth and has enlisted two agencies to help it attract first-rate franchises. Goji Creative and Trevelino/Keller…

Del Taco opens 2 locations in Georgia

November 8, 2019

Next Wednesday, Del Taco will open two new locations in Georgia, including one on Highway 85 in Riverdale and another on Banks Station Lane in Fayetteville, a…

Dunkin' deal expands Houston-area market penetration

November 8, 2019

Dunkin' Brands announced a substantive deal with a new franchisee this week to expand its brand in Texas, beginning with Dunkin's plan to open 18 Houston-area…

Krystal refranchising up to 150 Southeastern units

October 31, 2019

The Krystal Company will refranchise 100-150 company-owned restaurants in five southeastern U.S. states, through investment banking firm, The Cypress Group, to…

Tork releases online modules to boost foodservice professionals

October 29, 2019

Tork, an Essity brand in workplace hygiene, has launched Reach for the Stars, a free online module series to help foodservice managers and owners improve their…

Popeyes, Burger King push RBI up, Tim Hortons drags it down

October 28, 2019

Coming off a quarter that saw its Popeyes brand take a profitable part in the chicken sandwich wars, the parent company of Popeyes and Burger King parent…

Largest 'castle' in White Castle kingdom opens in Arizona

From the rolling out of the trademark "blue carpet" to fans waiting on site for four days, the opening of the world's largest White Castle -- and first in…

Henny Penny expanding world headquarters

October 23, 2019

Henny Penny, a manufacturer of foodservice equipment for restaurant operators, is adding 150,000 square feet to its world headquarters in Eaton, Ohio, a 35…

A&W is sprouting up a plant-based burger, CEO says on QSRweb podcast

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

A&W's turnaround CEO Kevin Bazner goes one-on-one with QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead on today's podcast to break some news on the brand's rollout of the…

Burger King opens 3,000th restaurant in Asia-Pacific

October 17, 2019

Burger King has opened its 3,000th Asia-Pacific store in Huatai Center in Shanghai, China this fall. The new restaurant, which is operated by a joint venture…

Salad Station multiplies via robot

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

Replicating isn't a new concept with any discussion of robots, in or outside of the restaurant industry. But Salad Station sees its use of the a salad-making…

The tongue-wagging 'Wow!' power of Dog Haus + fast casual summit preview

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

From the Tae Kwon Dog to the Bad Mutha Clucka, Dog Haus does dogs, sausages and other eats on a whole other plane. Today, Dog Haus Partner for Marketing and…

The real reason Wendy's is giving breakfast another try

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

It takes a lot of guts for a QSR like Wendy's to try breakfast again -- for the fourth time in the chain's history. But a recent location data study shows why…

200+ unit Pizza Hut operator names CEO, acquires 27 Arby's

October 2, 2019

Pizza Hut store owner/operator, Quality Restaurant Group, has named former marketing and communications company executive Matthew Slaine as its new CEO, while…

Bruster's adds Athens to its growing Georgia store count

October 2, 2019

Bruster's Real Ice Cream is hosting a grand opening at its 2-month-old 2,000-square-foot store Parkway Place store in Athens, Georgia this Friday through…