McDonald's teams up with tarot card reader for deal

May 9, 2022

Mercury is in retrograde and McDonald's is offering a free McChicken or McDouble with the purchase of a medium fries exclusively in the McDonald's app from May…

Taco Bell wants guests to swap out 'mundane' meals for free tacos

May 9, 2022

Taco Bell wants customers in international markets to "swap" out their usual mundane meals for free tacos. This current campaign is part of a global #ISeeATaco…

Andy's Frozen Custard sponsors NASCAR car

May 6, 2022

Andy's Frozen Custard will sponsor NASCAR's No. 16 car driven by AJ Allmendinger, according to a press release.

Star Micronics Cloud Services: Revamped for an Evolving World

Star Micronics Cloud Services allows developers and business owners to monitor devices in real-time, collect crucial data, and create customized receipts…

White Castle surpasses 28B sliders sold

April 29, 2022

White Castle is celebrating National Hamburger Month — the month of May — with the announcement that sales of its signature sliders have surpassed 28 billion.

Taco Bell to kick off 5-city Drag Brunch

April 25, 2022

Taco Bell is rolling out the purple carpet for a new immersive fan experience: Drag Brunch. Starting in May, U.S. fans can participate in "Taco Bell Drag…

Original ChopShop, McAllister's, Mutt's Canine Cantina leaders share clever marketing tips

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

A panel discussion at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit examined ways to market without breaking the budget.

Krispy Kreme offers doughnuts for price of gallon of gas

April 12, 2022

Krispy Kreme is offering a dozen doughnuts for the price of a gallon of gas. The promotion is available every Wednesday based on the national average gas price…

Baskin-Robbins refreshes brand for 1st time in 20 years

April 11, 2022

Baskin-Robbins has a fresh look and catch phrase thanks to the first rebrand the company has undertaken in 20 years.

Mobile apps, online pay option may spur restaurant spend

April 11, 2022

More than half of restaurant patrons view mobile apps (56%) and the ability to pay online (57%) as features that would lead them to spend more and 40% are very…

Texas Dairy Queens celebrating anniversary with cone special

April 11, 2022

Dairy Queens in Texas are celebrating the brand's 75th anniversary with 75-cent cones through April 24, according to a press release.

How QSRs can find success using direct mail

by Matt Lukosavich — Strategy Director, Vericast

To balance out increasing operational costs and consumers’ hesitancy to spend, restaurants must know the impact of every dollar spent on advertising and how it…

Burger King sued for overstating Whopper size in ads

April 8, 2022

Is Burger King's Whopper all a lie? Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed March 28 believe so — the suit claims the sandwich isn't the same as those depicted in BK's…

Leveraging Market Disruptions to Enhance Your Brand Experience

Restaurants have faced an onslaught of crises and shifting consumer expectations. Within this environment of constant change, how do you ensure that all of…

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How Restaurant Software Architecture Impacts APIs & Performance

In this article, we dive deeper into APIs, explaining more about the differences between modern & legacy architectures; how APIs impact your entire tech stack…

Dunkin’ pretties up in e.l.f. collaboration

April 1, 2022

When someone mentions Dunkin' the word conjures up doughnuts. One day it may as easily conjure up the word "beauty."

Dairy Queen's menu expansion largest in 2 decades

March 31, 2022

Dairy Queen has made its biggest menu expansion in 20 years with the addition of its Stackburger creations.

Wendy's taps Meta to give customers a new dimension

March 31, 2022

Wendy's has launched an online alternate reality community, Wendyverse, with the help of Meta's Horizon Worlds, owned by Facebook.

Burger King and the poop emoji: Say what?

March 25, 2022

Has Burger King lost its mind? Yes, that's the poop emoji on Burger King Brazil's latest advertising campaign for its ice cream face and all, which was…

McDonald's cult fave Szechuan sauce back for LTO

March 22, 2022

McDonald's cult favorite Szechuan sauce is back beginning March 31, but fans will have to hurry — it's available for a limited time only, just as in previous…