El Pollo Loco adds 1 store, 3 salads

October 16, 2018

El Pollo Loco is starting fall off with one opening and three limited-time menu additions. The brand opened its newest restaurant on West Renaissance Parkway…

Asian QSR Jollibee opens in Manhattan Oct. 27

October 15, 2018

Asian fast-food restaurant Jollibee will open its first Manhattan location, near Times Square and Port Authority, on Oct. 27, offering those in the Big Apple a…

Wendy's seeks Quebec, Montreal franchisees

October 12, 2018

Wendy's Restaurants of Canada is seeking franchise business partners to expand the brand throughout Quebec. With more than 360 Canadian locations, including 1…

Taco Bell, Collins Foods to open 50+ Australian stores

October 12, 2018

Taco Bell Australian franchisee Collins Foods will open more than 50 restaurants across the country over the next three years, a news release said. The brand…

How UK's Leon redefined the fast food industry

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Leon Restaurants Co-Founder Henry Dimbleby shares insight on how he and John Vincent set about redefining fast food into "fast food focused on good living and…

Del Taco opening 1st Denver unit in 7 years

October 4, 2018

Del Taco is opening its 17th  Denver area restaurant with a longtime franchisee and multi-unit owner, Brent Veach. The Promenade Parkway unit, in fact, is Del…

Qu Introduces Industry-Changing In-House Delivery Management Solution

New Delivery Platform Offers an Alternative to Costly Third-Party Solutions for Fast-Casual and Quick Service Restaurant Chains.

Checkers modular design partnership to expedite growth

October 2, 2018

Following Checkers and Rally's introduction of a lower cost, more quickly deployed modular restaurant design created by Z Modular, Checkers has partnered with…

Joint employer rule change: Boon to industry or employee slap-in-the-face?

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

The public comment period is well underway for the joint employer rule published by the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 14, which relates directly to…

Focus Brands opens 1,500th international store

September 27, 2018

Multi-restaurant brand group Focus Brands has opened its 1,500th international location. The Auntie Anne's-branded unit, which is in Liverpool, joins the…

Arby's parent to buy Sonic for $2.3 billion

September 26, 2018

Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings parent and Rusty Taco parent, Inspire Brands, has signed a deal to bring Sonic into the fold for a cash payment of $2.3 billion, or…

Subway's way through the storm: Solid plans making recovery easier in hurricane's wake

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

Several years ago, Subway worked to develop a disaster protocol in partnership with the American Red Cross. The result of all that pre-planning proved itself…

Study: Restaurant brands going public can rake it in with 2-stage IPO

September 20, 2018

Restaurant leadership mulling over the process of taking brands public would do well to listen to some of the recent findings from a Florida Atlantic…

Taco Bell celebrates global growth this National Taco Day

September 20, 2018

In honor of National Taco Day Oct. 4, Taco Bell is bringing back its $5 giftset along with celebrations of the U.S. "holiday" at the brand's worldwide…

Roy Rogers rides back into Long Island

September 14, 2018

Roy Rogers Restaurants has signed an agreement with multi-brand franchise developer Burger Brothers Restaurant Group to open seven restaurants throughout…

Plant Power powers up for 'aggressive growth' with Inland Empire store

September 11, 2018

Plant Power Fast Food is pushing into California's Inland Empire, opening a third location this week in Redland in a curated culinary health and wellness…

El Pollo Loco opens North Texas store

September 11, 2018

El Pollo Loco Inc. has opened its first Arlington, Texas, location this week under the ownership of Chicken Time V LLC, a news release said.

Bojangles' expands North Carolina presence

September 7, 2018

Bojangles' is bringing it on in a much bigger way in North Carolina, which the brand considers to be among its core market areas, a news release said. 

Biscuitville 'rises' in central North Carolina

September 7, 2018

Biscuitville Fresh Southern will open four locations in the Fayetteville, North Carolina,  market next year, pending local approval, a news release said. The…

Baskin-Robbins signs deals for 18 more Toronto stores

September 5, 2018

Baskin-Robbins has signed development agreements with six new and existing franchise groups to open 18 units throughout the greater Toronto area of Ontario…