Are more mainstream QSR plant-based offerings sucking sales from vegan restaurants?

January 10, 2020

The increasing presence of plant-based options across the QSR sector appears to be draining some business away from all-vegan and all-vegetarian brands…

McDonald's Impossible Burger may not be possible

January 8, 2020

The possibility of the lab-developed plant-based Impossible Burger appearing in some form at McDonald's is apparently approaching nil. That’s according to…

Burger King tests plant-based sausage as Impossible Foods launches 'pork,' too

January 7, 2020

On the heels of its enormous success with the Burger King Impossible Whopper last year, the world's No. 2 burger chain is now going after diners who pine for…

Where plants are leading restaurants in next decade

December 23, 2019

It's been a very good year to be a plant, especially if you're one of those used to concoct one of the variety of plant-based burgers out there, according to a…

What 2020's increasingly anxious QSR customer means for your brand

We Americans are a restless, anxious bunch these days, and QSRs are feeling the ripple effects of that fact. That's one of the primary findings of the data…

Hardee's, Carl's Jr. go beyond 1 daypart with Beyond Meat

December 18, 2019

Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants is expanding its partnership with Beyond Meat to include new all-day plant-based options nationally at…

Burger King makes holiday flight delays 'Impossible' ... kinda

December 18, 2019

Burger King is turning the inevitable into the "Impossible" this holiday travel season, when its Delay Your Way promises to give flight-delayed travelers free…

What wowed QSRweb readers in 2019

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

From major C-suite changes at major QSRs, to everything and anything about the delivery game in quick-service, the top stories "of the year that was" on…

4 menu trends fast casual operators should master

These four trends are continuing to grow in popularity, and here’s how and why you should play with them on your menu.

Presented by FastCasual.com

2 winter menu magnets customers can't bear for you to ignore

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

What do QSR customers want this winter? Look in the spice rack and away from the meat locker.

White Castle slides 'n nibbles its way into winter

November 7, 2019

Warmth and comfort is the name of the QSR game as we head into the winter months and White Castle has noted that fact, by bringing back three tote-able items…

DoorDash adds plant-based search capability

October 23, 2019

Impossible Foods, creator of the plant-based Impossible Burger, now has a custom cuisine carousel on DoorDash, according to a company press release. It…

Dunkin' pushes out national plant-based breakfast Nov. 6

October 22, 2019

The success of a July Beyond Sausage sandwich test at Dunkin' in Manhattan, has prompted the chain to push up plans for the national launch of the offering to…

A&W is sprouting up a plant-based burger, CEO says on QSRweb podcast

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

A&W's turnaround CEO Kevin Bazner goes one-on-one with QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead on today's podcast to break some news on the brand's rollout of the…

Carl's Jr. launches barbecue plant-based burger

October 8, 2019

It may be a first in plant-based restaurant offerings and Carl's Jr. is behind this one with its announcement today that it will launch its Beyond BBQ…

The tongue-wagging 'Wow!' power of Dog Haus + fast casual summit preview

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

From the Tae Kwon Dog to the Bad Mutha Clucka, Dog Haus does dogs, sausages and other eats on a whole other plane. Today, Dog Haus Partner for Marketing and…

McDonald's tags Beyond for plant-based burger test in Canada

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

QSR superpower, McDonald's, is entering the plant-based garden, with a test of its new P.L.T. burger in Canada.

Lion's Choice: Fast food where customers slow down

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

In a QSR world driven by a faster-is-better mentality and constantly abuzz with talk of ghost kitchens and home delivery, one longtime St. Louis-based QSR…

Plant-based 'meat' marks 1 year at White Castle, 1st BBQ at Famous Dave's

September 13, 2019

As White Castle marks a year since it introduced the Impossible Slider to its menu, QSR Famous Dave's is testing its own plant-based items as potential menu…

Taco Bell loves vegetarians, launches dedicated menu to prove it

September 11, 2019

As Taco Bell promised in January, tomorrow it will introduce what it said is the brand's first "dedicated" in-store vegetarian menu board nationwide. The chain…