Taco Bell shines as sole bright spot in Yum Brands Q1 sales

April 30, 2020

Though KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grille parent, Yum Brands, recorded a Q1 same-store sales decline of 7% after the tumultuous first…

Benefits of Kitchen Displays Systems

The kitchen represents the heart of a restaurant. Of course, the front counter and dining areas play pivotal roles in the operation as well, feeding into the…

Taco Bell does free drive-thru tacos Tuesday

March 30, 2020

Taco Bell is working to generate some customer love and drive-thru traffic with its plan to give all its drive-thru guests a free Doritos Locos taco, with no…

Trump to restaurant CEOs: 'You’re really going to like what we’re doing'

March 18, 2020

Leaders of some of the biggest names in the QSR and fast casual industries spoke with President Donald Trump Tuesday about their struggles to keep their…

Taco Bell to Wendy's: 'We'll handle the breakfast burritos, thank you very much'

March 12, 2020

Count Taco Bell in as yet another player in the QSR breakfast wars, now that the chain is debuting its new Toasted Breakfast Burrito Menu today. The menu…

Del Taco delivers lackluster Q4, FY 2019 results

March 12, 2020

California-based Del Taco Restaurants Inc. turned in a disappointing Q4 financial performance as well as lackluster fiscal year 2019 results this week for the…

McDonald's, Taco Bell celebrate the 'power of 3' in new LTOs

McDonald's and Taco Bell each kick off LTOs focused on tripling the sizes of two favorite menu items.

Taco Bell to test restaurant re-dos centered on socializing, tech, games

March 5, 2020

Taco Bell is going to test converting some of its locations into what the brand has dubbed "fast social" restaurants that use tech and other systems to make…

Del Taco's does fish six ways with start of Lent

February 25, 2020

The start of the annual Christian celebration of Lent tomorrow has Del Taco bringing back its oxymoron-ish jumbo shrimp LTOs. In fact, the brand is using the…

Taco John's hires former 7-Eleven exec as brand's CFO

February 17, 2020

Taco John's franchisor, Taco John's International, Inc., has named former 7-Eleven and Yum Brands executive Kelly Hopper as its new chief financial officer, a…

Del Taco brings back former marketing lead as CMO

February 11, 2020

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. has brought back one of its former marketing executives to lead the QSR's strategy going forward as its new CMO. Restaurant industry…

Dillas Quesadillas founder on the value of following 'Jennifer' while feeding the 'Gator'

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

Dillas Quesadillas founder, Kyle Gordon, comes off as the kind of laid-back guy you'd have a beer with. But don't let looks deceive:This one-time college kid…

Taco Bell returns Nacho fries with a kick o' 'chix'

January 24, 2020

Taco Bell is betting that its marketing and menu marvel of 2018 can keep on returning sizzling results in its newest permutation introduced this week that…

Del Taco opens New Mexico store

January 16, 2020

Mexican-American QSR, Del Taco opened a store in Espanola, New Mexico under the ownership of Diamondback LLC, according to a news release. The store is the…

Del Taco talks turkey

January 7, 2020

Del Taco is urging customers to "gobble" up a little something different this January, with a value-based promotional push on ground turkey Del Tacos. The LTO…

Taco Bell doubles down on value offerings for 2020

December 17, 2019

Taco Bell is sending strong vibes to the value-conscious at this dollar-stretching time of year by starting the new year with 21 dollar offerings, including…

Del Taco opens Sacremento store

December 5, 2019

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. will open its latest Sacramento location Dec. 11, on Sierra College Boulevard in Rocklin, by giving away a year's supply of tacos to…

Postmates slashes staff, closes Mexico City office as investors sour on gig companies

December 4, 2019

On demand delivery service Postmates has slashed dozens of jobs and closed its Mexico City office amid rising investor concerns about several high profile gig…

QSR Del Taco refranchises Reno as part of growth drive

December 3, 2019

Mexican quick-serve, Del Taco, said it has refranchized all eight company-operated Reno, Nevada stores to existing franchisee, Mark Miller of 3 Brothers…

Get real! Authenticity will rule in 2020 QSRs marketing

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

New research indicates that while consumers may not necessariy do what they say when it comes to brand patronage, they expect the QSRs they buy from to be "as…