Cousins Subs dubs 4 scholarship recipients

May 18, 2018

Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs and its Make It Better Foundation has given four Wisconsin high school seniors a total of $20,000 in scholarships as part of its…

Chicken Salad Chick, Dippin' Dots, Chatmeter relay (restaurant) 'field notes'

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

A trio of restaurant and digital communication leaders gave some quick but important lessons during the Three:15 at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation…

Dairy Queen pays tribute to those 'other royals'

May 15, 2018

The couple preparing to become the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are getting "props" from fellow royalty, Dairy Queen. As Prince Harry weds Meghan Markle Saturday…

QSR marketing mix-ups that can really cause screw-ups

A common QSR marketer's terminology mix-up can ultimately result in some big problems ascertaining the success or lack of it of any particular promotional…

Taco Bell digital guru to keynote ICX Summit on chain's 1-question digital strategy

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Rafik Hanna, senior director, All Access, at Taco Bell will share insight on how the brand is winning big with customers due to its digital transformation…

QSR brands' value offers vie for piece of Mother's Day pie

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

QSR brands make value their primary call to action on Mother's Day, much to the relief of cash-strapped kids of all ages, who want to show some love without…

ChowNow integrates with Instagram

May 9, 2018

Instagram's "Start Order" button has welcomed a new user as ChowNow joins the photo-sharing platform to allow customers to place orders via Instagram…

Corner Bakery, Dickey's, Uncle Smoke give tips for tapping $77B US catering market

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

Business dining is booming to the tune of $77 billion in the U.S. annually, but to tap into this deep pool of restaurant revenue you first better know how to…

Georgia McDonald's go 'Wild' with Happy Meals

May 8, 2018

Middle- and South Georgia McDonald's franchisees have partnered with Valdosta-based Wild Adventures Theme Park to put a free kid's ticket to the park in Happy…

Bruster's taps analytics' powers with integrated loyalty program

May 8, 2018

Bruster's Real Ice Cream has launched a loyalty program in its 200 franchised locations in 20 U.S. states. The Paytronix-powered system allows enrollment…

LTOs increasingly make the restaurant world go round

Limited-time offers not only drive sales, but drive customers to your brand and show you are an innovator in a market that increasingly demands constant menu…

Jersey Mike's, Villa Italian Kitchen, Southwest team up to 'WOW' travelers

May 7, 2018

Jersey Mike's, Villa Italian Kitchen and Southwest Airlines partnered Wednesday to help feed Orlando-to-Denver flight passengers. Jersey Mike's and…

KFC brings shrimp to Middle East via 'Captain' Sanders

May 3, 2018

In the Middle East, KFC's famous colonel became "captain" for the day to introduce a seafood offering to customers there. KFC's shrimp addition is now being…

Blaze, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Krispy Kreme win big in Harris Poll

April 27, 2018

Blaze Pizza, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Krispy Kreme took home top honors this year in the 30th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of favorite brands.  Here's…

Flatbread Grill, sweetFrog,The Boneyard Truck discuss the money-making 'chaos' of food trucks

The Boneyard Truck, Flatbread Grill and sweetFrog food truckers talk about becoming sales machines in the business of food trucking.

Report: Brick-and-mortar locations still very important, desktop sites too

April 25, 2018

New research from mobile marketing and customer engagement company, Tune, shows that at least in the U.K., brick-and-mortar restaurants and other retail…

Taco Bell: The new vegetarian brain food?

April 24, 2018

Proof that you never know when a potential million dollar media moment is going to happen in the restaurant business came last week on the long-running…

QSR sales-driving tricks to kick off week

by Christopher Sebes — CEO, XPIENT Solutions

Sales sagging? Check out these "inspirational" week-starting tips and tricks to pick up business in the transition between seasons.

KFC brings Extra Crispy Colonel back to debut sandwich

April 20, 2018

Eternally sun-soaked actor George Hamilton is back for a command performance as Extra Crispy Colonel, this time to introduce a namesake sandwich from the…

Large-scale corporate catering comes to Caviar with Zesty acquisition

April 20, 2018

Caviar food ordering platform's parent company, Square Inc., has acquired certain assets of another company-centered catering platform called Zesty. The…