Frios: The meaning of mobilizing a brand

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

The pandemic has made the notion of meeting customers where they are a business imperative. One Alabama-based former store- and cart-based brand exemplifies…

Sustainable recovered wood-sourced QSR bag introduced

September 21, 2020

Rayonier Advanced Materials is introducing a bag, specifically geared to the quick-service restaurant sector, called Envirosmart, a news release said.

New Jersey virtual restaurant takes supermarket sampling to new level

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

The pandemic has produced some amazing restaurant innovations, including a partnership between a New Jersey virtual restaurant and a plant-based grocery…

Partial single-use packaging trend turnaround with COVID-19

June 23, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, many, if not most, restaurants have gone back to single-use products to provide customers with clean, first-use packaging and utensils…

From eating pods to touchless everything: Where COVID-19-era QSR design is headed

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

From the introduction of novel ideas like eating "pods," to the use of things like German Burger King's tongue-in-cheek social distancing crown, the places we…

QSR customers dissatisfied with delivery, but still won't dine-in

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

A consumer survey and another data analysis show consumers are not racing back to dine in, but are committed to delivery, though many have big issues with how…

Dunkin' cup change saves 1B foam cups from landfill annually

May 12, 2020

Dunkin' said this week that now all of its restaurants worldwide have transitioned from polystyrene foam cups to paper cups, meeting the timetable established…

Taco Bell offering paid sick days, $100,000 GM salaries

Taco Bell is upping the ante on QSR industry employer desirability and packaging sustainability with its 2020 commitments.

QSR Conundrums: Taming that booming 'order-online, pickup in-store' business

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

In this first of a new QSRweb bimonthly series, QSR Conundrums, our experts give their best thoughts on new ways to handle a relatively new "problem" of…

Restaurateurs dish on 3rd-party delivery (Hint: The news isn't good)

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

From late, cold and just plain old missing orders, to less-than-professional and poorly trained delivery drivers, restaurateurs had plenty to say about…

Bojangles' boxes up fall tailgate parties

August 26, 2019

Bojangles' success last football season with its Caroline Panthers-emblazoned "Big Bo Box" did so well for the brand that it's expanding the idea this year to…

'Single-use' - QSRs 'dirty word' for 2019?

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

There may never have been a more contentious time for QSR brands when it comes to their dependence on single-use packaging. In fact, the Virginia-based…

QSR leaders: Do you really know what's happening inside your supply chain?

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

It's said, you never know if you don't look. Unfortunately, many QSR operators have turned a 'blind eye' toward their supply chains under the assumption that…

Corner Bakery, Dickey's, Uncle Smoke give tips for tapping $77B US catering market

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

Business dining is booming to the tune of $77 billion in the U.S. annually, but to tap into this deep pool of restaurant revenue you first better know how to…

Menu, packaging innovation key to 5-year QSR growth

April 17, 2018

Researchers report that U.S. quick-service restaurants will grow at a compound annual growth rate [CAGR] of 3.03 percent for the 5-year period from 2017 to…

Dunkin' Donuts move means 1 billion fewer foam cups in U.S. annual waste

February 7, 2018

The ubiquitous Dunkin' Donuts chain has pledged to go completely polystyrene foam cup-free by 2020, which could make a real dent in the continued prevalence of…

McDonald's aims for 'all-green' packaging by 2025

January 16, 2018

Over the next seven years, McDonald's will not only convert all guest-facing packaging to renewable, recycled or certified sources, it will also lean toward a…

Acing inventory: 3 ways to determine your QSR's true value

by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite

Choosing the best approach to counting the value of your inventory is essential to determining your business's true value. These three options provide…

Meatless marches forward: Why QSRs should pay attention

by Darrel Suderman — President CEO, Food Technical Consulting

There have been some false starts, but meatless products finally seem to be coming into their own, with research and development happening on a number of…

Solutions for all that cash you're tossing in your QSR's trash

By Geoffrey Aardsma/Enevo vice president of client services