Plant-based fast food chain completes $7.5M Series A raise

May 27, 2021

San Diego-based Plant Power Fast Food has completed its $7.5 million Series A capital raise, led by Helia Capital USA Inc., Eat Beyond Global Holdings and…

SBA seeks input on retail, wholesale loan eligibility

May 26, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking public comments on a proposed rule that would make more retail and wholesale businesses eligible for loans…

Bojangles names 2 C-suite growth leaders

May 25, 2021

Bojangles has named a former McDonald's executive as chief development officer, while promoting its current franchise development lead to chief growth officer…

Nathan's Famous virtual brand opens Yankee Stadium store

May 21, 2021

Nathan's Famous' recently introduced virtual brand, Wings of New York or WONY, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in Yankee Stadium today. It will…

How Lee's Famous Recipe overcame hiring crisis with Conversational AI

Although many QSRs have reported that drive-thru traffic is now making up 80% of business thanks to the pandemic, unemployment packages have made it…

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Panda Express named winner of FastCasual's Excellence in Food Safety award

May 19, 2021

Panda Express, which has over 2,000 locations, is the winner of the 2021 Excellence in Food Safety Award, presented Wednesday by FastCasual.com and Steritech.

Smokey Bones' ghost brands come to life in Chicago virtual food hall

May 19, 2021

The ghosts are going great guns in Chicago this week, where Smokey Bones' Chicago ghost kitchen and its virtual brands, The Wing Experience and The Burger…

Delight Restaurant Group buys 44 Long Island Wendy's

May 18, 2021

The Delight Restaurant Group has acquired 44 Wendy's Long Island-based restaurants in New York and has plans to build several Wendy's restaurants in the area…

Gimbal Launches Frictionless Pickup for Brands Without a Mobile App

On-the-Way web app reduces implementation of pickup solutions to minutes

Multi-Unit Restaurant Brands Save Time and Money with Network Standardization

Networks are the backbone of the modern restaurant, and keeping them resilient and consistent can be easier with the services of an expert.

Bojangles' hires former Inspire Brands exec as supply chain VP

May 17, 2021

Bojangles' has named former Inspire Brands global procurement executive, Katie Radtke, as vice president of supply chain for the Southeastern U.S. QSR to…

Jack in the Box springs up in Q2 with 20.6% SSS boost

May 13, 2021

Jack in the Box Inc. not only beat analysts' estimates with its Q2 earnings and revenue, but will also provide a 10% boost in its quarterly cash dividend.

Wendy's design strategy: Mix it up to meet customers where they're at

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

Wendy's store design team has a new mantra: "Meet customers where they're at."

Wendy's works way back to UK, 21 years post-departure

May 10, 2021

Twenty-one years after Wendy's exited the U.K., the brand is re-entering the kingdom with an opening in Reading in June, according to Yahoo.

Chicken shortage sends prices upward

May 6, 2021

Chicken prices have more than doubled year to date, and wing prices have set new records on account of a shortage, according to Urner Barry, a market research…

Comedian George Lopez creates virtual taco joint

May 5, 2021

Actor and comedian George Lopez has created a virtual restaurant brand — George Lopez Tacos — to deliver his "badass street tacos" to cities nationwide by June…

Panda Express investing $10M to fuel diversity efforts

May 5, 2021

Panda Express, America's largest family owned Asian QSR, is investing $10 million to support diversity efforts, according to a news release. The Panda…

Rebounding on steroids: Lessons learned from former Yum! CEO

While restaurateurs have had their share of setbacks over the last year or more, how brands fare going forward depends very much on how each company executes…

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Burger King tests 'green' packaging

May 4, 2021

Burger King said today it is launching a "green packaging" pilot program focused on eight of its most-used, guest-facing items, including forks, spoons…

Burger King's value offerings boost parent RBI's Q1 revenues

April 30, 2021

Burger King's royal blood mixed with a healthy dose of everyday value helped pull its parent company, Restaurant Brands International Inc., out of the…