CKE Restaurants CEO: Obamacare will lead to more QSR self-serve kiosks

June 18, 2013

CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder thinks the impending regulations from the Affordable Care Act will lead to restaurants hiring more part-time employees and…

Former Arby's CMO joins Church's Chicken

June 18, 2013

Atlanta-based Church's Chicken has named senior marketing executive Steve Davis as its chief concept officer.

New solution helps control labor, inventory costs

WhentoManage has launched a new platform to help control inventory and labor costs, said Walker Thompson, VP of sales and marketing. The solution connects the…

Report: Limited-service restaurants fighting harder for customers

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

According to a new report from the National Restaurant Association, concepts are adding off-peak hours, off-premise business and retail options as…

Baskin-Robbins adds unprecedented franchise development incentives

June 17, 2013

Baskin-Robbins announced today the introduction of development incentives in 2013 for new franchisees and military veterans. These limited-time only…

NRA launches grassroots campaign calling for immigration reform

June 17, 2013

The National Restaurant Association last week reiterated its support for immigration reform that addresses restaurant-industry priorities as restaurateurs and…

Food delivery business launches in Southeast Asia

June 17, 2013

DealGuru Holdings, an independent e-commerce operator in Singapore and Malaysia, has spun out its food delivery subsidiary to form "Food Runner," a food…

Bruster's Real Ice Cream adds three seasonal flavors

June 17, 2013

Bruster's Real Ice Cream has added three seasonal flavors to its line-up of frozen treats. Through July, Bruster's will offer black raspberry and black…

Nathan's Famous turns in 21-percent profit for the year

June 14, 2013

Nathan's Famous Inc. reported results for its fiscal year ended March 31, which included a net income increase of 21.3 percent.

NRA, WFF team up to offer foodservice leadership development tools

June 14, 2013

The National Restaurant Association announced a new partnership with the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) to develop the next generation of industry leaders.

White Castle joins food truck space

June 14, 2013

White Castle will launch two food trucks later this month. The "CraveMobiles" will be available for events in the Louisville, Ky., and Columbus, Ohio…

GeekBeat.TV interviews Yelp exec

The hosts of GeekBeat.TV chat with Darnell Holloway of Yelp about how restaurant owners can use the customer reviews to attract and retain customers.

McDonald's late-night breakfast tests well, will expand

June 13, 2013

McDonald's late-night breakfast menu test, taking place in the Central Ohio market for nearly a year, was successful enough to lead to a broader rollout.

Pizza Hut's largest franchisee acquiring 24 Wendy's restaurants

June 13, 2013

NPC International Inc. announced today that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) with a subsidiary of The Wendy's Company to acquire 2…

Revention launches ordering platform with integrated POS systerm

Revention has released an online ordering solution called Hunger Rush, which runs on an HTML5  Platform, also has POS capabilities, explains Laura Gaudin…

Mobile ordering puts service into customers' hands

Noah Glass, founder of OLO, an online and mobile ordering platform, discusses why mobile ordering is quickly gaining popularity among restaurant customers.  

How can restaurant operators manage a world of 'big data?'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Concerns remain about how to turn all of that information into actionable items.

American Restaurant Holdings now a publicly traded company

June 12, 2013

Focus Entertainment International Inc. has acquired American Restaurants LLC, a Nevada-based limited liability company, through a reverse merger transaction.

EMX launches new drive-thru vehicle sensor

June 12, 2013

EMX Industries Inc. has launched a new Ultrasonic Vehicle Detector system, USVD-4X. The sensor is designed to optimize operations while cutting costs, and was…

How the health care law will affect your restaurant

Scott DeFife, the executive vice president of Policy and Government Affairs with the National Restaurant Association, said there were 400 to 500 restaurant…