When the party's over: How to terminate a lease

Terminating your store's lease is naturally not something landlords view favorably, since an empty unit never generates any income, but sometimes it has to be…

5 potential money siphons hiding in your QSR's MDA

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

Master Distribution Agreements or MDAs are a vital part of every QSRs day-to-day functioning, but they also often carry terms that may cause operators to…

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…

Wendy's target of Illinois class action suit around employee fingerprinting

September 24, 2018

Wendy's International has been named as the defendant in a class-action case filed in an Illinois Circuit Court, which claims that the QSR is violating the…

Striking McDonald's workers: Public doesn't know what we go through'

September 19, 2018

McDonald's workers in 10 cities Tuesday walked out in protest of what they allege is rampant sexual harassment at the chain and poor response to the problem by…

FDA videos show restaurant workers 'real-life' consequences of foodborne illness

September 18, 2018

Restaurant leadership and frontline employees hear a lot about food safety prevention, but little is heard about the illnesses and even deaths that some diners…

Florida restaurant non-profit provides free industry course on human trafficking

September 18, 2018

Representatives from the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association announced the launch of an online training course on human trafficking specifically…

QSR website access suits surge: Are you prepared?

California employment litigation attorney, Brian E. Cole II sees website accessability lawsuits soaring, often with QSR brands in the defendant's slot. In this…

Pizza Hut, Burger King among 23 chains now ending no-poach pacts

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said that eight additional corporate, "fast-food chains" will end no-poach practices nationwide, joining 1…

McDonald's workers in 10 US cities to strike Sept. 18

September 13, 2018

McDonald's isn't saying much about its workers in 10 U.S. cities planning to strike Sept. 18 in an effort to push leadership to do more about sexual harassment…

NLRB to publish joint-employer rule change tomorrow

September 13, 2018

The National Labor Relations Board said it will put a notice of proposed rulemaking tomorrow in the Federal Register that will modify its joint-employer…

Delivery driver crime: The restaurant industry problem nobody talks about

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

With restaurant online ordering expected to reach $365 billion by 2030, it's little wonder delivery driver is one of the hottest jobs around. But there's a…

McDonald's-linked salad parasite cases up to 436

August 10, 2018

The U.S. FDA Thursday reported that since last week it has confirmed an additional 41 cases of illness linked to diners who ate parasite-infected salads at…

Reports of McDonald's parasite cases up to 395 in 10 states

The FDA released an update on the Cyclospora infection cases connected to consumers who at McDonald's salads, showing that as of July 27, labs had confirmed…

QSR discrimination, harassment claims prevention: 5 steps QSR leaders should take

The restaurant industry and its workers are the subject of more sexual harassment claims than any other industry, according to a recent Harvard Business Review…

Impossible Burger gets 'safe to eat' stamp from FDA

July 24, 2018

The U.S. FDA has issued what it calls a "No-Questions Letter" to makers of the plant-based Impossible Burger, essentially approving the product as safe to eat…

McDonald's Cyclospora issues highlight field-to-plate food handling challenges

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Two facts stand out from the cases of cyclospora infection being traced so far to some McDonald's salads and Del Monte vegetable trays: The parasite hangs out…

Attorneys general ask 6 QSRs about anti-poach pacts

Have some fast food brands cut a deal that stacks the deck against employees seeking to improve their incomes by taking jobs with other locations in the chain?

CKE names new CFO, CLO

July 9, 2018

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent, CKE Restaurants Holdings, has named former Starbucks and Yum Brands executive, Charles Jemley as its CFO, and Kerry Olson as…

New tip pool mandates could yield big fines for violating brands

A national labor lawyer is calling restaurant operators' attention to recently passed tipping legislation that may make them liable for big fines if they allow…