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KFC doesn't waffle about bringing this LTO back
March 21, 2019
The combination of chicken and waffles is having a QSR moment. Late last month, Papa John's said it would debut a chicken-and-waffles pizza this year after its…
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Long John Silver's launches 'record'-making Lent promo
March 21, 2019
Sometimes it tough to be heard over all the noise in the QSR industry, so Long John Silver's has launched its own record label to get a voice in the Lenten QSR…
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Restaurant tech experts: Tech is pushing QSRs 'away from counter,' toward collaboration
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant tech experts at Omnivore, Rosnet, Givex and Kallpod tell QSR leaders what to watch when it comes to technology investment.
read nowCheckers, Rally's starts using 5 delivery services within single system-wide POS
March 19, 2019
Checkers & Rally's are launching a new delivery platform that the chain said in a news release brings Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub and Amazon…
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Food marketing guru Fogelson tells brands why knowing thyself, now means knowing thy cause
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Food marketing sage and former Food Networking and Cooking Channel Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy Susie Fogelson has made a career of…
read nowWendy's, Subway pitch for a place in the 'Big Dance'
March 18, 2019
QSR brands know very well where a huge share of their customers will be for the immediate future. That's right, in front of a screen firmly fixed on all the…
read nowBurger King aims to 'wake up' app subscriptions with free daily java offer
March 15, 2019
Burger King wants app users and it's enticing them with the smell of sweet caffeine to get their business.
read nowKFC UK puts 3K customers in the kitchen for a day
March 14, 2019
From in-restaurant art making events to food-and-wine pairing classes, many brands are working interactive customer experiences into operations, but few QSRs…
read nowDairy Queen's free cone day features orange cones (the good kind) this year
March 14, 2019
We're mere days away from the start of spring and you know what that means, right? Of course, Cone Day is less than one week away. We're speaking here not of…
read nowChick-fil-A gets frosted for spring
March 14, 2019
On Monday, March 18, Chick-fil-A goes from St. Patrick's Day green to frosty spring-inspired citrus with the introduction of its Frosted Key Lime offering with…
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What Danny Meyer’s book doesn’t tell you about the restaurant business
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Frank Klein, founder and CEO of Asian Box, is an admirer of Danny Meyer, but he thinks the famed restaurateur failed to include the dark side of the restaurant…
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Smoke’s Poutinerie founder: 'We are entertainers'
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ryan Smolkin, whose Smoke's Poutinerie has opened more than 150 locations in North America in less than 10 years, insists he is in the entertainment business…
read nowJack in the Box 1st mobile app answers 'on-the-go' customers' needs
March 12, 2019
Jack in the Box is betting — like so many other QSR brands — that mobile phones are not only "where it's at," but where it will be for customers far into the…
read nowWendy's bets on beverages to 'basket' March Madness business
March 12, 2019
The "madness" — as in the basketball-centered March Madness that hits the U.S. each year — is just around the corner and, as the official hamburger of the…
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Making local tech hubs make money for your QSR
by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual
Startups aren't confined to Silicon Valley anymore, nor have they been for more than a decade. In fact, according to Startup USA, the number of tech companies…
read nowBojangles' moves in for a slice of the 'Pi'
March 11, 2019
QSRs are moving to take a slice of the action on Thursday, March 14, otherwise known simply as Pi Day. The 'holiday' pays tribute to the mathematical constant…
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&pizza CEO talks about restaurant worker pay, brands as community unifiers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's the counter-culture pizza brand behind "The Hallway Pizza Guy," with those offbeat oval pies and a business mission to unite communities, even in its very…
listen nowDel Taco boxes up a deal ... or two, or four
March 8, 2019
Mexican QSR, Del Taco is focusing squarely on value in its newly introduced Fresh Faves Box Meals, featuring four boxed offerings under $6 each, according to a…
read nowEl Pollo Loco launches new branding with Q4 2018 suit settlements behind it
March 8, 2019
With a new logo, "See the Flame" tagline, an emphasis on healthful foods and a people-first culture, El Pollo Loco released its fourth quarter 2018 financials…
read nowKFC names chain's first chief communications officer
March 7, 2019
KFC Corporation today named Staci Rawls as its first chief communications officer. She had been serving as the U.S. Director of Public Affairs but in her new…
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