Culver's awards educational scholarships to employees

July 31, 2014

Culver's Very Important Partners Scholarship Program has awarded $317,000 to 254 team members nationwide in 2014 to help them further their education.

Benefits 101: Simple ways to offer education assistance

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Sit down with employees taking classes and explore flexible scheduling options.

WFF launches campaign to advance women leaders

July 30, 2014

The Women's Foodservice Forum has launched the WFF 100K Strong Commitment Campaign, an industry-wide "call to action” to support the advancement of women…

McDonald's ruling holds franchisors accountable for franchise employee allegations

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The National Restaurant Association claims the decision will impede job creation and create 'big business.'

San Diego City Council passes minimum wage hike

July 29, 2014

On Monday, the San Diego City Council approved an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by January 2017, according to a report from…

Teaching in-store and digital ordering to play nice

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

One of the leading brands is on its way to a digital ordering majority. Is your brand ready to handle the demand from outside your walls?

Wendy’s testing build-your-own sandwich model

July 28, 2014

The build-your-own model is quickly becoming the rule rather than the exception in the restaurant industry, thanks to fast casual players such as Chipotle. It…

How do you become the Uber of food?

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

When an idea comes along like UBER or OpenTable, you have to challenge the status quo and create a better way to serve the customer.

Back to the Basics takes a deep look at the restaurant industry workforce

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

'I truly believe that great things come from people getting together and collaborating,' Mike Tyler, CEO War Room.

El Pollo Loco begins public trading at $15 per share

July 25, 2014

On Thursday, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,142,857 shares of common stock at $15 per share.

Bloomberg puts Burger King CEO’s age, experience under microscope

July 25, 2014

Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover today shows a booster seat on top of a throne with the accompanying headline, "Burger King is run by children." The story’s…

Breakfast, beverage competition gets a grip on Dunkin’s sales

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The quarter marked Dunkin’ Donuts’ highest afternoon guest count on record, and weekly sales in June reached the highest volume.

Krystal adds new leadership to marketing, supply chain departments

July 24, 2014

The Krystal Company has announced additions to its leadership team to support the company’s growth initiative, which includes reaching the $1B mark. Jason…

McDonald’s points finger at marketing for sales shortfall

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

As part of its operations reset initiative, the chain has started to see order accuracy improvements.

NAACP passes resolution in favor of $15 minimum wage

July 23, 2014

On Tuesday, the NAACP unanimously passed a resolution supporting a $15 minimum wage.

How two QSRs leverage Walmart locations for brand exposure

Walmart customers are similar to Checkers and Philly Pretzel Factory customers in their quest for value, speed and convenience.

Taco Bell breakfast generating up to $120K in incremental sales

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

In less than six months, the brand's breakfast business is above breakeven and is about 7 percent of the menu mix.

McDonald's issues 81-cent quarterly dividend

July 18, 2014

McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 81 cents per share of common stock payable on Sept. 16 to shareholders of record at the…

Jack in the Box Franchise Association honors multiunit owners

July 18, 2014

The National Jack in the Box Franchise Association held its 2014 Conference and Tradeshow recently in Whistler, British Columbia, with the theme: "Partnering…

Coffee-flavored beer on tap at Tim Hortons’ new concept store

July 17, 2014

Tim Hortons has unveiled a new concept store, located in the Metro Toronto Convention Center. CP24.com got a peek at some of the store’s tests this week…