Vegan fast-food chain goes public

April 19, 2021

Vegan fast food will be the next big thing in the QSR industry if Globally Local Technologies Inc. has anything to say about it.

Performance Food Group becomes Church’s Chicken exclusive foodservice distributor

April 19, 2021

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, has become the exclusive distributor for Church's Chicken in the U.S., according to a press release.

Customers can thank 'Sunday' for 10-second payments

April 16, 2021

Customers in the U.S. and Europe can say goodbye to waiting for their dinner bills, thanks to an Atlanta-based tech company, Sunday. It developed a 10-second…

QSRs recovering faster than all segments

April 15, 2021

To get the COVID-19 global pandemic under control in March 2020, the U.S. government restricted on-premises dining at roughly 70% of all U.S. restaurants. By…

Former Yum! CEO teaching brands about 'bouncing back'

April 15, 2021

Greg Creed, former Yum Brands CEO, may be retired, but he knows exactly what it takes to transform struggling brands into stars. He'll share those tips during…

Local Kitchens opens 3 digital food halls in San Francisco

April 15, 2021

Local Kitchens, a digital food hall concept, has opened locations in Lafayette, San Jose and Cupertino, California. Customers may create meals from any of the…

McDonald’s implementing Global Brand Standards

April 15, 2021

McDonald's Corporation is taking a step toward fostering "safe, respectful and inclusive" workplaces with the implementation of its Global Brand Standards. By…

California’s energy companies funding COVID-19-affected restaurants

April 2, 2021

The California Restaurant Foundation has received more than $1.25 million from SoCalGas, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and Electric and and…

Dunkin' opens doors on 1,000th Next-Gen store

March 30, 2021

Three years after launching its Next Generation restaurant format, Dunkin' has opened its thousandth store with the design configuration on March 26 – this one…

Compeat partners with 6 POS solutions to improve customer experience

March 29, 2021

Austin, Texas-based Compeat, a restaurant-specific accounting, back office, workforce and business intelligence management software, has partnered with Union…

Del Taco logs 8th year franchise same-store sales growth

March 25, 2021

The nation's second-largest Mexican QSR, Del Taco, said its financial results indicate it not only survived the most odious pandemic pressures in the first…

Independent restaurants need more digital ordering, payment options

March 24, 2021

Expanding digital ordering and payment options could help independent restaurants drive customer spend, according to a report published by Newton…

Revolution Technologies expands online ordering capabilities with Google

March 23, 2021

Revolution Technologies, a multi-patented technology owner and off-premise partner for restaurants that provides an order management software platform that…

Largest Arby's franchisee launches $29M 90-store renovation

March 19, 2021

Arby's largest franchisee, Flynn Restaurant Group, will spend $29 million to renovate more than 90 of the chain's stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and…

Olo tops $450M IPO

March 17, 2021

Olo Inc., a food-ordering software company, has raised $450 million in an initial public offering of its Class A common stock.

Bad February weather proves stormy for restaurant transaction activity

March 11, 2021

Severe weather in many areas of the U.S. in February didn't do much to resuscitate restaurant customer transactions at major chains which were already…

Cardlytics acquires Dosh

March 9, 2021

Cardlytics, a digital advertising platform, has acquired Dosh, a cash-back offers platform. Previously announced on March 1, the acquisition will combine the…

FastCasual collecting operator insight for 2021 Dining Survey

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

March 5, 2021

FastCasual.com has teamed up with Dosh to find out how restaurants are faring in 2021 vs. 2020, and we want to hear from as many readers as possible. The poll…

Wendy's Q4 results miss estimates ... barely

March 3, 2021

Although Wendy's Q4 adjusted EPS fell a penny short of analysts' estimates of 18 cents per share, the company managed to exceed the previous year's quarterly…

Chick-fil-A giving $5M to Black-led nonprofits

March 3, 2021

For the second consecutive year, Chick-fil-A will award $5 million in grants to 34 Black-led nonprofits working to improve education, homelessness and hunger…