Millennial marketing guru gives sneak peek of Fast Casual Executive Summit keynote

Creating brand fans out of Millennials -- consumers ages 18 to 34 -- is key for every restaurant's success. Jeff Fromm, millennial expert and 2013 Fast Casual…

Whataburger launches Instagram contest

May 3, 2013

Whataburger Restaurants will celebrate National Burger Month with an Instagram photo contest. Beginning today, fans will be able to enter to win one of four…

Taco Cabana offering breakfast for Cinco de Mayo hangovers

May 3, 2013

Taco Cabana is offering a free breakfast taco to guests on May 6, the day after Cinco de Mayo.

Bojangles joins fundraising campaign for public education

May 3, 2013

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joined South Carolina Superintendent of Education Mick Zais, South Carolina Future Minds, founding sponsor Bojangles' and…

Cinnabon celebrates nurses with week-long promotion

May 3, 2013

To celebrate Nurses Week, May 6-12, Cinnabon and The Daisy Foundation are offering nurses free Cinnabon cinnamon rolls to customers who show their healthcare…

Taco Bell hopes to bring more options to value menu competition

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The new low-end menu will feature 12 rotating items, all for $1.

Dunkin' Donuts cools down its beverage lineup

May 2, 2013

With spring in full swing, Dunkin' Donuts has introduced three new Coolatta frozen beverage flavors, Berry Blast, Raspberry Lime and Minute Maid Orange.

Taco Bueno marks Cinco De Mayo with new queso promotion

May 2, 2013

On May 4 and May 5, participating Taco Bueno restaurants will debut a bolder queso for 5 cents a serving with all proceeds going to several local food banks.

Wendy's to bring back Berry Almond Chicken Salad

May 2, 2013

May is National Salad Month and Wendy's is celebrating its salad lineup. The brand sold more than 100 million salads in the U.S. last year, in entrée…

KFC plans sampling campaign for new boneless chicken

May 2, 2013

KFC is promoting its new Original Recipe boneless chicken and accompanying "I Ate the Bones" advertising campaign with a "happy hour" promotion. Between 2 and…

Baskin-Robbins introduces mixed berry waffle cone

May 2, 2013

Baskin-Robbins has announced a special line-up of new menu items for the month of May. Available now at participating locations nationwide, the featured menu…

Rita's Italian Ice partners with Starburst for new flavor launch

May 2, 2013

Rita's Italian Ice has announced a partnership with Starburst for its latest flavor launch. Starburst Strawberry Ice will be available for a limited time at…

Yelp, Locu bringing menus to local business listings in 'near real time'

May 1, 2013

Locu, a producer of menu dashboards for local merchants, has announced a partnership with Yelp, according to a Locu press release.

Report: Many restaurant diners loyal without promotions

May 1, 2013

More than 40 percent of consumers say they are loyal to their favorite restaurants and will go there whether or not it has a promotion, reports The NPD Group.

Dairy Queen debuts light smoothies this month

May 1, 2013

May marks the debut of light smoothies at Dairy Queen locations nationwide as part of the chain's co-branding with Orange Julius.

McDonald's Restaurants of Ohio pushing tourism offers

May 1, 2013

The Office of Tourism Ohio, McDonald's Restaurants of Ohio and Coca-Cola have announced the launch of Discover Ohio To Go, a promotion designed to provide…

Jersey Mike's adding mobile and online ordering system

May 1, 2013

Splick-it, a mobile and online ordering platform, announced it has been selected to power the mobile and online ordering system for Jersey Mike's Subs…

New mobile survey solution to help restaurants 'quickly address customer complaints'

April 30, 2013

Maritz Research has launched a customer survey system designed for the food service industry. The solution, Capella Restaurant, is the newest addition to the…

Pretzelmaker, Great American Cookies co-brand at Atlanta Hawks' arena

April 30, 2013

Global Franchise Group has announced its partnership with the Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena in Atlanta. As part of the partnership, a co-branded store…

Study: Consumers want e-commerce, loyalty options from restaurants

April 30, 2013

A new survey from EMN8 shows that consumers want the option of ordering food online from their favorite QSRs.