NRA names director of advocacy communications

April 19, 2011

The National Restaurant Association has named Katie Laning Niebaum as the new director of advocacy communications. In this position, she will lead messaging…

Yogurt Mountain continues expansion

April 19, 2011

Yogurt Mountain LLC opened its 23rd store this week in Opelika, Ala.

McDonald’s ambitious hiring day attracts thousands

April 19, 2011

McDonald's ambitious hiring day has come and gone, but the verdict is still out on how close the company came to achieving its goal of hiring 50,000 employees.

Taco Bell launches another ad campaign in wake of dropped lawsuit

April 19, 2011

When Taco Bell was sued by Alabama-based law firm Beasley Allen in January, the company responded with an ad barrage spanning national newspapers, television…

Tasti D-Lite SNAPs into social media loyalty program

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

New platform offers effortless customer incentives through automatic check-ins.

Save the Happy Meal!

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Proposed legislation undermines parents' roles, ignores nutritional transparency.

Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen celebrating Mother’s Day

April 18, 2011

Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations across the country will celebrate Mother's Day with a Mom Eats Fresh & Free sweepstakes.

Pretzelmaker brings the heat with jalapeno dog

April 18, 2011

Pretzelmaker has introduced the new Jalapeno Pretzel Dog as part of its national "New Dog, New Kick" celebration.

Yum! marks KFC milestone in Indonesia

April 18, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. has opened its 400th KFC franchise restaurant in Indonesia. The new unit, in Jakarta, is operated by Yum! Restaurants…

Top That! Breaks ground on first franchise

April 18, 2011

Top That! Pizza has broken ground on its first franchise location in Broken Arrow, Okla. The new store will be operated by franchisees Russell Leonard and…

Taco Bell beef lawsuit dropped

April 18, 2011

A lawsuit filed against Taco Bell in January has been dropped.

Carl’s Jr. and Hardees franchisee taps video provider

April 18, 2011

By the Rockies LCC, the second largest franchisee of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants with 100 locations, has selected Envysion Inc. as its exclusive video…

Burger King Whopper Bar hits Vegas

April 18, 2011

Burger King's Whopper Bar has expanded into Las Vegas, the concept's first location west of the Mississippi River.

QSRs looking to quench thirsts this summer

April 18, 2011

Twitter was aflutter upon hearing QSRweb.com's news in March that McDonald's was testing frozen strawberry lemonade in select Florida and Georgia markets as…

Webinar to focus on new changes to PCI standards

April 18, 2011

Vendor Safe Technologies and FastCasual.com will present a webinar May 3 addressing changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and…

Popeyes cuts $16 million from supply chain costs

April 17, 2011

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., achieved a supply chain cost savings of approximately $16 million in 2010.

Subway cuts down on the salt

April 17, 2011

Subway has announced that it has reduced the amount of sodium in its Fresh Fit sandwiches by 28 percent.

Follow the leader: Menu development for kids

By Cari Price

Burger King settles lawsuit with franchisees

April 17, 2011

After a year and a half battle over value meal pricing, Burger King Corp. and the National Franchisee Association (NFA) have reached a mutual agreement to…

Jersey Mike’s rolls out iPhone ordering app

April 17, 2011

Jersey Mike's Subs has launched a new mobile ordering application for iPhones, allowing customers to pre-order and pre-pay before picking up their meal.