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The 2021 Dining Report

People are already in a new normal, and restaurants should expect to join them - and stay there. This is the exclusive report that shows you how.

Dining in 2021: How It Started, How It's Going. What's Next.

The pandemic has no doubt taken its toll on restaurants, but while thousands are struggling, others are reporting gains.

In-N-Out to more than double its Colorado store count

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

In-N-Out is pouring it on in Colorado where it's planning to more than double its store count in the near future ... again.

Gimbal and NextNav Level Up Location Services to Meet Consumer Expectations

Gimbal and NextNav have partnered to elevate the capabilities of location services for consumers. The partnership makes a new, vertical dimension - the Z-axis…

California’s energy companies funding COVID-19-affected restaurants

April 2, 2021

The California Restaurant Foundation has received more than $1.25 million from SoCalGas, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and Electric and and…

Quick Service Restaurant Facilities Benchmark Report

You’re being asked to cut costs, but where should you begin? Before you can optimize your facilities spend, you need to know where to focus. See where you’re…

Top 5 Benefits of Standardizing Network Security Across the Franchise Brand

A standardized network offers the ability for corporations to gain “herd immunity” and add solutions the brand may have thought out of reach of its franchisees.

Effective Restaurant Design for Today & Beyond

Site layout is key for quick service restaurants in the ongoing and post COVID 19 pandemic.

Dunkin' opens doors on 1,000th Next-Gen store

March 30, 2021

Three years after launching its Next Generation restaurant format, Dunkin' has opened its thousandth store with the design configuration on March 26 – this one…

Compeat partners with 6 POS solutions to improve customer experience

March 29, 2021

Austin, Texas-based Compeat, a restaurant-specific accounting, back office, workforce and business intelligence management software, has partnered with Union…

Can you use American Rescue Plan Act to save your restaurant?

On March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that includes $28.6 billion for a…

Del Taco logs 8th year franchise same-store sales growth

March 25, 2021

The nation's second-largest Mexican QSR, Del Taco, said its financial results indicate it not only survived the most odious pandemic pressures in the first…

Independent restaurants need more digital ordering, payment options

March 24, 2021

Expanding digital ordering and payment options could help independent restaurants drive customer spend, according to a report published by Newton…

Taco Bell's ever-evolving face seen as key to future success

Whether it's punching in a kiosk order at a downsized urban store or relaxing for a drink and a game of cornhole at one of its Cantinas, Taco Bell is finding…

Revolution Technologies expands online ordering capabilities with Google

March 23, 2021

Revolution Technologies, a multi-patented technology owner and off-premise partner for restaurants that provides an order management software platform that…

Money talks: A look into what private equity looks for

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

Unprecedented change across any business, like that of the last year, tends to also trigger a flood of interest from investors. Such is the case with the fast…

Largest Arby's franchisee launches $29M 90-store renovation

March 19, 2021

Arby's largest franchisee, Flynn Restaurant Group, will spend $29 million to renovate more than 90 of the chain's stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and…

4 major QSR leaders break down 3 new industry imperatives

by Jim Hardeman — CPO, CMX (ComplianceMetrix)

QSR leaders may compete for market share, but they are pretty much in lock-step with each other when it comes to their feelings about how the last year has…

Olo tops $450M IPO

March 17, 2021

Olo Inc., a food-ordering software company, has raised $450 million in an initial public offering of its Class A common stock.