Baskin-Robbins adds unprecedented franchise development incentives

June 17, 2013

Baskin-Robbins announced today the introduction of development incentives in 2013 for new franchisees and military veterans. These limited-time only…

Sonic expanding Northeast U.S. footprint

June 17, 2013

Sonic Drive-In has signed an agreement for franchise development of five new drive-ins in the Rochester, N.Y., market throughout the next four years. The…

Auntie Anne's adds amusement parks to venue portfolio

June 5, 2013

Auntie Anne's Pretzels has added amusement parks to its nontraditional venue portfolio. This spring, the 25-year-old soft pretzel icon opened locations at…

Operations, marketing lead to strong sales at Krispy Kreme

May 31, 2013

Krispy Kreme's first quarter was impressive — an 11.4 percent same-store sales increase at company stores, 11 percent revenue growth, a 33 percent profit jump…

CEO: Popeyes' remodeling efforts contribute to positive guest experience

May 31, 2013

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen this week announced another strong quarter, including a system-wide sales increase of 10.2 percent.

Doc Popcorn grows nontraditional portfolio at Palace Entertainment venues

May 30, 2013

Doc Popcorn plans to open approximately 15 new locations in Palace Entertainment venues across the country. The announcement follows the launch of Doc…

Subway has 40K locations in sight

May 22, 2013

During the first quarter of 2013, Subway opened more than 600 new locations around the world, crossing the 39,000-unit mark.

Seattle's Best Coffee ramps up drive-thru growth in Dallas market

May 21, 2013

Seattle's Best Coffee, a brand within Starbucks Corporation, has announced the simultaneous opening of 10 drive-thrus throughout Dallas/Fort Worth on Monday.

Dutch McDonald's units add solar carports

May 15, 2013

Three towns in The Netherlands have been chosen by McDonald's to include new solar carports built to offer customers an ecological way to protect their cars.

Wendy's on track to reimage 200 restaurants this year

May 8, 2013

The Wendy's Company today reported unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, including a same-store sales increase of 1 percent at…

Dunkin' Donuts 'Fresh Brew' model designed to enhance in-store experience

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

May 7, 2013

During Dunkin' Brands' Investor Day, today in Boston, John Costello, president of global marketing and innovation, discussed some of the ways Dunkin' Donuts…

Pretzelmaker, Great American Cookies co-brand at Atlanta Hawks' arena

April 30, 2013

Global Franchise Group has announced its partnership with the Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena in Atlanta. As part of the partnership, a co-branded store…

Chick-fil-A plans to open 102 restaurants in 2013

April 30, 2013

Chick-fil-A opened its latest nontraditional unit this week at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Sonic franchisee adapts prototype to cater to truck drivers

April 25, 2013

Sonic franchisees Tommy and Julie Dorries have modified their Sonic prototype to cater to their large semi-truck, trailer, school bus and RV customer base. The…

Tim Hortons opens its first LEED certified restaurant

April 23, 2013

Tim Hortons opened its first LEED certified restaurant this week in Hamilton, Ontario. Two years ago, the location was a parking lot. Now it will serve as a…

Dunkin' adds three locations to Dallas Airport

April 22, 2013

Dunkin' Brands has opened two Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and one Baskin-Robbins shop at the newly renovated Dallas Love Field Airport. A joint venture led by…

McDonald's new ordering setup aims to 'de-clutter' dine-in lines

April 15, 2013

To help remedy possible in-store queue backup from an increasingly diversified menu, McDonald's is expanding its new "dual-point" ordering system. According to…

A&W throws hat into better burger, fast casual ring

April 15, 2013

For a brand that's been around about 94 years, A&W has made many big changes just within the past year and a half since divesting from Yum! Brands.

KFC UK outlines ambitious growth, remodeling plans

April 1, 2013

KFC is planning on opening more than 40 new restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland this year, a move that would create about 1,600 new jobs, according…

Huey Magoo's debuts express model

March 28, 2013