Marketing News & Media
Taco Bell selects Yext to drive searches to all 7,000-plus stores
April 2, 2019
Taco Bell will use Yext to increase franchise discoverability, provide a solid customer experience and drive in-person and online orders in all 7,000 of its…
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Leveling the limited-service playing field: 3 brands talk about 'democratized' dining
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Limited-service restaurant startup and operation is easier than ever thanks to forces that level the playing field, like third-party delivery and commissary…
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Burger King 'plants' an Impossible Whopper on April Fools Day
April 1, 2019
What better state for an April Fools' Day revelation than Missouri, the "Show me" state. That's where Burger King decided to test its plant-based "Impossible…
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Slim Chickens COO on innovating via potato chip flavors while growing a QSR via Southern hospitality
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The "Southern sweetheart" of the chicken QSR sector, Slim Chickens, is the subject of this week's podcast, featuring COO Sam Rothschild, who talks about…
listen nowDoorDash launches immigrant restaurant owner support initiative
March 29, 2019
Delivery platform, DoorDash, has launched an initiative designed to support and promote immigrant and refugee food business owners called Kitchens Without…
read nowDunkin' plans April 'Peeps' show
March 28, 2019
Dunkin' said this week that its dropping a little pop of spring in its coffee and doughnuts next month when those brightly colored, sugar-sprinkled harbingers…
read nowPapa John's names former Subway, McDonald's marketing exec as global CMO
March 28, 2019
Papa John's International has named Subway Senior Vice President of Marketing/North America Karlin Linhardt as its global CMO, a news release said. At Subway…
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McDonald's drive-thrus to get more 'suggestive' with major tech acquisition
March 26, 2019
Expect many more drive-thru menu suggestions at McDonald's after it buys the tech-based personalization company, Dynamic Yield, to use the company's core…
read nowHot Dog on a Stick doles out free tax day dogs
March 26, 2019
The IRS said this year that tax refunds are averaging nearly 9 percent lower than the previous year, but Hot Dog on a Stick is helping taxpayers bite back this…
read nowYogurtland partners with Knott's Berry Farm on latest froyo flavor
March 22, 2019
Yogurtland has partnered with Knott's Berry Farm to create Knott's Berry Farm Boysenberry Pie frozen yogurt, inspired by one of the Buena Park, California…
read nowDunkin' teams up with Saucony on doughnut-bedazzled marathon shoe
March 21, 2019
Last spring when sneaker maker, Saucony and Dunkin' released a shoe, it sold out quickly. Now the two partners have re-emerged with the new Saucony x Dunkin…
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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…
read nowLong 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…
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