Operations News & Media

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken provides food, water to Kentucky flood relief workers, families

August 5, 2022

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken recently partnered with Stoker's Tenderex Farms, Inc., Broasters Company and vendor PepsiCo to bring its signature fried chicken…

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Philly Pretzel Factory partners with app to sell unsold items

August 5, 2022

Philly Pretzel Factory has partnered nationwide with Too Good To Go, a tech company that sells surplus food. Select Philly Pretzel Factory locations in New…

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Middleby boosts Q2 2022 sales, surpassing expectations

August 4, 2022

Middleby Corp. boosted Q2 2022 sales against the prior year period, surpassing analyst expectations, while earnings declined. Highlights include:

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Marble Slab Creamery inks deal for Egypt

August 4, 2022

Marble Slab Creamery, owned by FAT Brands Inc., has announced that it has a development deal to open 10 franchised locations in Egypt in partnership with…

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Taco Bell, Grubhub offer free Mango Whip Freeze for limited time

August 4, 2022

Grubhub and Taco Bell have declared August 6th as National Frozen Drink Day with a free Mango Whip Freeze. Diners all over the country will receive the…

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Buyers Edge acquires Arrowsteam

August 3, 2022

Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement platform with over $20 billion in total foodservice spend, has acquired ArrowStream, a provider of supply chain…

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Zalat Pizza to open 6th store in Houston

August 3, 2022

Zalat Pizza is opening its sixth pizzeria in Houston in nine months in the Medical Center at 2303 W. Holcombe Blvd. This location will offer limited seating…

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Inflation, higher menu prices dampen restaurant visit activity

August 3, 2022

Consumers cut back on restaurant visits in the second quarter with physical and online restaurant traffic declining by 2% compared to the same quarter in 2021.

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Yum Brands meets Q2 sales expectations

August 3, 2022

Yum Brands quarterly same-store sales met its estimates as more people dined out during Q2 and the brand held steady in tacos, pizza and fried chicken…

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Airline passenger fined for bringing McMuffins into Australia

August 3, 2022

An unnamed airplane passenger was fined 2,664 Australian dollars ($1,874) for bringing in two egg and beef sausage McDonald's McMuffins and a ham croissant…

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UK fast food chain to introduce self-serve coffee machines

August 2, 2022

Leon Restaurants, a U.K. fast food brand which operates 80 restaurants, will introduce its own branded self-service coffee kiosks at 68 U.K. fuel stations…

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Subway awards $625K in scholarships

August 1, 2022

Subway has awarded $625,000 to 250 of the brand's sandwich artists from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia. The program is administered through…

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Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza to return in September

August 1, 2022

The Taco Bell Mexican Pizza will be back as a permanent menu item in mid-September, according to a report in Fortune.

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Liverpool McDonald's bans unchaperoned kids under 18

August 1, 2022

One McDonald's is banning unchaperoned minors from entering after 5 p.m.

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What does the future hold for digital displays in restaurants?

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

With customers getting comfortable with interactive technology, there's a bright future for digital displays. Restaurants, however, will need to adapt to the…

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3 ways to recession-proof your restaurant

by Vladik Rikhter — CEO, Zenput

During a recession, some chains seem to still do well. The combination of convenience and lower prices resonate well with financially stressed consumers.

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Exploring AI? Learn from Chipotle, Jason's Deli, Yum Brands

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Execs from Chipotle, Jason's Deli and Ampex Brands will share their journeys into the world of AI at this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit, being held Oct.

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WWE stars launch virtual donut concept with Uber Eats

July 28, 2022

WWE superstars Daria Berenato and Amanda Saccomanno have launched a virtual donut brand called DaMandyz Donutz on Uber Eats. Created in partnership with food…

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White Castle sells 3B Chicken Rings

July 28, 2022

White Castle may be known for its original slider, but it's the brand's Chicken Rings that has it seeing green right now. White Castle recently reached a…

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Middleby acquires automated washing solution manufacturer

July 28, 2022

The Middleby Corp. has acquired Colussi Ermes, a Pordenone, Italy-based manufacturer of automated washing solutions for the food processing industry, for an…

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