Dunkin' Donuts searching for franchisees to expand westward

September 8, 2011

Less than two months after going public, Dunkin' Donuts is expanding its footprint in various markets west of the Mississippi River. Specifically, the company…

LYFE Kitchen names health advisory panel

September 8, 2011

LYFE Kitchen, set to open its first restaurant in Palo Alto, Calif., next month, has launched a wellness and health advisory panel to lend their…

McDonald's has 100th consecutive month of positive sales

September 8, 2011

McDonald's Corporation has announced global comparable sales growth of 3.5 percent in August.

Sarku Japan continues expansion, opens in Colombia

September 7, 2011

Sarku Japan continues its aggressive expansion efforts with the opening of three restaurants in Colombia, South America. This initiative is part of a…

Rally's plans Indianapolis expansion

September 7, 2011

Rally's is planning to double the number of locations in the Indianapolis market within the next 10 years.

Food truck segment speeding up

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

September 7, 2011

The food truck has been gaining momentum since 2008, with some predicting a short-lived heyday. That has certainly not been the case, as new research by the…

McDonald's Canada undergoing $1 billion makeover

September 7, 2011

McDonald's Canada is investing about $1 billion to undertake its biggest store-by-store brand transformation in the company's 44-year Canadian history.

Farmer Boys launches annual Helping Hand fundraiser

September 6, 2011

Riverside, Calif.-based Farmer Boys launched its 11th Annual Give a Helping Hand fundraiser this week, which will continue through Oct. 2.

Hardee's celebrates college football in N.C. and Virginia

September 6, 2011

Hardee's restaurants across North Carolina and Virginia kicked off the 2011 college football season this week with Team Tender Tuesdays.

PAR Technology honored by Subway

September 6, 2011

PAR Technology Corporation's largest wholly owned subsidiary, ParTech Inc., has been recognized by Subway restaurants and the Independent Purchasing…

Philosophically Speaking

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

On occasion, I enjoy listening to the words of philosophers like Aristotle and Socrates or theologians such as Wesley or Spurgeon. But, hands down, the deep…

Great American Cookies launches Patriot Program

September 5, 2011

Great American Cookies, managed by GFG Management LLC, has launched its Great American Patriot Program, designed to help members of the armed forces own a…

Wendy's named top overall QSR in Zagat's 2011 list

September 5, 2011

McDonald's, Subway and Wendy's were big winners in this year's Zagat's National Fast Food Restaurant Survey, released today.

Watch and learn: More restaurants monitoring social media activity

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Customers are following and posting about brands more than ever, and they're expecting real-time responses.

The trouble with change

by Melissa Abbott — Director, Culinary Insights, The Hartman Group, Inc

At Hartman Group, we've always taken a conservative, "wait and see" approach to technology, innovation and change. Cool gadgets, shopping technology and…

CKE Restaurants adds payment management system for remodels

September 1, 2011

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., has implemented Textura Corporations Construction Payment Management (CPM) system to…

Cold Stone Creamery's Make-A-Wish fundraiser kicks off

September 1, 2011

Cold Stone Creamery will once again partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to host the 10th annual World's Largest Ice Cream Social Sept. 27.

Texas Restaurant Association members get health care coverage

September 1, 2011

More than 37,000 Texas restaurant owners and operators now have access to health insurance and related services through the Restaurant Health Care Alliance, a…

Tasti D-Lite signs 104 development agreements

September 1, 2011

Tasti D-Lite has signed new development agreements for Tampa, Fla., several counties in New York and Connecticut, and for a network of non-traditional sites…

It is easy, being green: Tips to make a restaurant eco-friendlier

Customers not only prefer restaurants that embrace eco-friendly elements, they're also starting to expect such efforts.