Report: Fast food brands increase 'emotional connection' with customers

October 11, 2018

The fast food industry is getting more love from the general public in the U.S., Mexico and United Arab Emirates, according to the 2018 Brand Intimacy Report…

Keeping your kiosks out of thieves' reach

With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…

Pei Wei, Kizuki, Curry Up Now discuss the challenge of showing up in unbranded search

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

Three fast casual Asian-centered restaurant brands took to the stage Monday afternoon at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about the…

The data differences that put QSR customer engagement on steroids

by Robert Whitehead — Director Retail & Hospitality Technology, Softtek Integrations

Though the basic dynamics of the dining experience are pretty much the same as they've always been, any competitive QSR brand today knows data is the…

Como creates customer engagement campaigns in 5 minutes flat

October 8, 2018

POS customer engagement platform, Como, has launched a tool that allows restaurateurs to execute goal-driven marketing campaigns in under 5 minutes, according…

Dunkin’ pumps up the protein with LTO

October 4, 2018

Dunkin’ new breakfast sandwich packs in the animal protein by including bacon, ham and sausage in its All You Can Meat Breakfast Sandwich, a news release said.

Popeyes today-only LTO coated in edible gold

October 4, 2018

Today only and in celebration of the opening of its 3,000th restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Popeyes is offering champagne-battered boneless chicken wings…

White Castle, Cinnabon, Your Pie: Travelers along the 'alternate revenue' stream

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

Increasingly, QSR brands see the need to expand their revenue universes by creating retail products that can not only add a new source of revenue, but also get…

Cold Stone Creamery puts the chill on tacos this Taco Day

October 3, 2018

Taco Day is not just for taco brands anymore, thanks to Cold Stone Creamery, which is angling to get a bite of the action for tomorrow's "marketing holiday." A…

Luke’s Lobster Case Study

With over twenty-seven locations and growing, Luke’s Lobster is expanding in footprint and geography.

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Brown Bag Seafood Co. Case Study

With ambitious plans for the future, Brown Bag Seafood Co. is taking a systems and data-driven approach to growth.

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Compeat, Ctuit users now have PlateIQ automated AP tools

October 2, 2018

Restaurant managing software company, Compeat, is partnering with AP automation concern, Plate IQ, to give Compeat and Ctuit use of Plate IQ's tools to manage…

Gusto POS Rebrands as Qu

Gusto POS announced today that it has rebranded as Qu™, the technology company that is going beyond the traditional Point of Sale (POS) of the past by…

Dunkin' loses its 'donuts': A move that says alot about coffee market today

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

Call it a sign of our ever-quickening time-challenged lives or maybe even a symbol that the ever-widening American public is changing its eating habits, but…

California capital shows Jimboy's Tacos 65 years of love

September 21, 2018

Jimboy's Tacos will be honored this Sept. 25 as "Sacramento Jimboy's Day," by the brand's hometown Sacremento County, California. That, of course, is cause for…

The restaurant labor solution staring us in the face: Older adults

by Matt MacInnis — Founder & CEO, Inkling

Baby boomers — who some may now refer to as older adults in the 55- to 72-year-old age range — offer restaurant brands a solution to the industry's current…

Arby's steps into "inky" waters of tattooing customers

September 18, 2018

Shortly after Domino's dumped its Russian outlets' offer of free pizzas for those who tattooed the brand on their bodies, Arby's is giving the branded ink…

Subway deploys digital signage at 5,400 European stores

September 18, 2018

Subway has tapped Cineplex Digital Media to design, deploy, support and operate a network of digital menu boards at the brand's European locations. The DMBs…

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…

KFC's Colonel Bear 'stuck' on new Honey Hot chicken

September 17, 2018

Today's restaurant customer is in love with heat, and KFC is hoping to capitalize on that with its new Hot Honey offering. As the name makes plain, this is…