How franchisees can benefit from limited-item menus

by Nick Binnings — AC, Franchise Elevator PR

A limited menu allows a brand to create signature items that makes it stand out in a crowded field. Nick Binnings, director of brand development for Southern…

FAT Brands execs to discuss brand growth at 1-day virtual seminar

FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn and CMO Thayer Wiederhorn, who have acquired several brands over the past few years, will discuss the strategies behind the…

Juice It Up! increases Q3 sales by almost 17%

October 6, 2021

Juice It Up!, a handcrafted smoothie, superfruit bowl and raw juice chain, has increased year-over-year same store sales 16.7% for Q3 of 2021, according to a…

Lunchbox launches website as part of rebranding

October 5, 2021

Lunchbox, a next-gen online ordering platform for restaurants, has unveiled a updated logo, visual identity, and website, according to a company press release.

Panera Bread execs: We're not afraid of taking risks

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Eduardo Luz, chief brand and concept officer, and Rob Sopkin, SVP, chief development officer, at Panera Bread, shared the keynote at the Fast Casual Executive…

Restaurant app use rising, consumers ordering less

October 4, 2021

More restaurant customers are tapping mobile devices with one-third (35%) placing more orders on apps compared to three months ago and customers are likely to…

Delivery wars heat up as services turn to OOH advertising

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

The delivery service wars — battles between DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub — have been raging for several years as each brand jockeys for position as the…

White Castle, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop to discuss contactless service at one-day virtual event

Susan Carroll-Boser, vice president of technology at White Castle, and Stratis Morfogen, co-founder of Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, will discuss contactless service…

Zuppler Announces General Availability of AI-Powered Marketing Services on the Menu Anywhere Platform

New service provides machine learning algorithms to automatically upsell products; data shows a 13.3% increase in average transaction for restaurants that use…

Middleby acquires Imperial Commercial Cooking Equipment

September 27, 2021

The Middleby Corporation, manufacturers of commercial cooking and industrial processing equipment, along with residential appliances, has acquired Imperial…

Tips for getting quick-service catering up and running

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Quick-service restaurants may find that adding a catering component adds much needed revenue as sales dip due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bojangles donates $818,500 to Folds of Honor

September 27, 2021

Bojangles has donated more than $800,000 to Folds of Honor, a not-for-profit organization that provides educational scholarships to families of fallen or…

Nathan's Famous partners with Tommy's Diner in France

September 24, 2021

Nathan's Famous has announced a new collaboration with Tommy's Diner, a 50's throwback diner based in France, to offer its hot dogs in all locations across the…

Nathan's Famous partners with Tommy's Diner in France

September 24, 2021

Nathan's Famous has announced a new collaboration with Tommy's Diner, a 50's throwback diner based in France, to offer its hot dogs in all locations across the…

5 Ways to Maximize Your Marketing Spend

Marketing is too important to be an afterthought. The money a brand spends on those efforts should be one of the best investments they make.

Future of ghost kitchens not just smarter, it’s tastier

by Buck Jordan

Ghost kitchens allow brands to test innovations without risk. Buck Jordan, founder & CEO of Wavemaker Labs, believes ghost kitchens provide 24/7 opportunities…

U.S. restaurants continue gradual recovery, dine-in still down

September 21, 2021

Despite inclement weather and the delta variant spread, consumer online and physical restaurant visits continue to recover from last year's steep declines.

Odd Burger to open in Waterloo, Ontario

September 21, 2021

Odd Burger will open a Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, location on Sept. 29. The company recently finished construction on the 1,021-square-foot store, according to…

Andy's Frozen Custard is all about quality and complex simplicity

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Andy's Frozen Custard, which operates 100 stores, follows an operational philosophy of 'complex simplicity' and it's proven key to making the brand a standout…

Many QSR customers not happy with drive-thrus, would welcome automation

September 21, 2021

More than half of Americans, 65%, who visited QSRs in the last six months have had an unpleasant drive-thru experience, according to a Harris Poll survey…