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.

A&W's 2019 Disabled American Veterans campaign a record-breaker

January 2, 2020

A&W said today that its campaign to benefit Disabled American Veterans (DAV) took in a recordbreaking amount in 2019 of nearly $175,000. The money was…

El Pollo Loco paints the (home)town red...yellow... blue...

December 16, 2019

In the brand's ongoing efforts to celebrate and spread the many facets of the Hispanic culture, El Pollo Loco has commissioned a series of murals on its Los…

McDonald's adds tech to 'round up' purchases to support Ronald McDonald Houses

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

You might call the position McDonald's recently found itself in something like "When the need-meeter needs help." Donations have been way down for Ronald…

Chick-fil-A holiday campaign emphasizes a gift few have enough of

November 27, 2019

This holiday season, Chick-fil-A is honing in on the one thing nobody has these days — time — to star in its holiday campaign that encourages people to wrap up…

Controlling QSR food waste: The power of five

The old adage, "Waste not, want not" has never been more fitting than for today's QSRs in their approach to food and food waste. After all, brands that get on…

Chick-fil-A ends donations to 2 Christian anti-same-sex marriage groups, begins new philanthropic focus

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

Days after protests against the presence of Chick-fil-A's food truck at an Oregon high school's football games, the brand's foundation cuts funding to two anti…

Get real! Authenticity will rule in 2020 QSRs marketing

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

New research indicates that while consumers may not necessariy do what they say when it comes to brand patronage, they expect the QSRs they buy from to be "as…

McDonald's US achieves all-sustainably grown coffee 1 year early

November 12, 2019

McDonald's USA announced today that it have beaten its own schedule for converting off of the mammoth chain's ground and whole bean coffee for U.S. restaurants…

El Pollo Loco pledges to be more inclusive of Hispanics

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Launched at the World Economic Forum in 2019, The Hispanic Promise is a non-legally binding way to encourage business leaders and companies to create a more…

Taco Bell opens up for passionate, pioneering spirit to win $6M in scholarships

November 6, 2019

The Taco Bell Foundation will open its fifth annual Live Más Scholarship to applicants, with more than $6 million available, with each scholarship ranging from…

Subway franchisee shows those with autism how building sandwiches can build a better life

Many of those with autism find the path to a job and more independent life strewn with obstacles. But one Las Vegas-area Subway franchisee has gone a long way…

Ben & Jerry's, Sierra Club unite on clean energy

October 16, 2019

Ice cream chain,Ben & Jerry's, has joined with the Sierra Club on a renewable energy push nationwide in October, through both a social media initiative and…

5 ways training can help restaurants prevent sexual harassment

Implementing regular, interactive training that’s customized for restaurant operators can help move the conversation from awareness to action to prevention.

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El Pollo Loco to feed 59K+ in need on National Taco Day

October 4, 2019

As part of National Taco Day today, California-based El Pollo Loco, Inc. is getting food to the hungry as part of its Buy One, Feed Many promotion that gives a…

Uber Eats to screen for food allergies, end automatic utensils and straws

September 27, 2019

Uber Eats is launching an initiative to make the food delivery business healthier and more sustainable, announcing that it will add allergy-friendly filters to…

Nation's 2nd oldest burger QSR, Halo Burger, reborn at 96

September 17, 2019

Halo Burger is celebrating a long-and-healthy 96 years today, which also just happens to be National Cheeseburger day, which might not even have been around…

McDonald's launches US employee harassment training in October

August 29, 2019

McDonalds' franchisees are launching a workplace training program that the organizations says is designed to "support a professional, safe and respectful…

Subway adopts 50,000 honeybees at world HQ campus

August 13, 2019

Upon learning that nearly three-quarters of the bees in Subway's corporate headquarter state of Connecticut died last year, the brand initiated an ambitious…

A&W scoops the competition on Root Beer Float Day

August 6, 2019

When it comes to claiming a favored U.S. summertime beverage, Lexington, Kentucky-based A&W may have a frothy head or two over its competitors with its…