El Pollo Loco commissions mural celebrating Black History Month

February 18, 2021

El Pollo Loco Inc. has commissioned a mural to celebrate Black History Month on the wall of its Vernon Avenue restaurant in South Los Angeles. The restaurant…

McDonald's Black franchisee: 'Only time McDonald's does anything for Black folk is when they're forced to'

Former pro baseball player and 40-year McDonald's franchisee, Herb Washington, came out swinging at McDonald's Tuesday, first filing suit against the chain for…

McDonald's board chair says Dr. King's words live on in Ronald McDonald House Charities

by Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is only a couple of weeks behind us, and after all that happened in 2020, Dr. King's "Where Do We Go From Here?" address seems…

White Castle tasks Richard Dreyfuss with 'Night Before Cravemas' reading

December 18, 2020

White Castle has released a spin on the "Night Before Christmas" in its digital storybook,"'Twas the Night Before Cravemas," set in a White Castle, of course…

Lee's Sandwiches gives frontliners free coffees, croissants

December 17, 2020

California-based Lee's Sandwiches is giving frontline responders free coffee and croissants Friday through Jan. 18 at the chain's 60 locations across eight…

Amy's Drive Thrus score high on social, environmental certification

December 17, 2020

Northern California organic fast food brand, Amy's Drive Thru and its sister San Francisco Bay area business, Amy's Kitchen have achieved Certified B…

McDonald's mentor program pairs rap star with rising star

December 16, 2020

McDonald's has partnered with rapper, singer and songwriter Big Sean to serve as the second mentor in its virtual content series, McDonald's Black &…

McDonald's saving 2.6M metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually

December 8, 2020

McDonald's has completed three virtual power purchase agreements to help create a pair of wind farms and a series of solar projects in four states, according…

White Castle closing 4 hours on Election Day, pays employees PTO

October 27, 2020

White Castle said today it will close its stores from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Election Day next Tuesday, Nov. 3, to give team members time to vote in the 202…

Burger King wants customers to 'bring it on back' for the planet

What's brown-and-white, reusable and makes the earth smile? ...Coming soon to a Burger King near you.

McDonald's amps up efforts for up-and-coming Black leaders

October 13, 2020

McDonald's USA is expanding its efforts to support students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, often referred to as simply HBCUs…

Would free donut dippers get you to the polls? Yoshinoya thinks so

October 6, 2020

Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen in the U.S. is hauling out some decidedly American spirit this election season by not only encouraging all employees and customers…

Jack in the Box using 'mostly' cage-free eggs

October 1, 2020

San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc. said more than three-quarters of all eggs in its supply chain come from chickens raised in cage-free environments. The…

250 US Dunkin' stores test biodegradable straws

September 30, 2020

Dunkin' is testing biodegradable drinking straws at about 250 U.S. locations, according to the brand's blog, which also described how the chain replaced foam…

Hungry Howie's 'pinks up' pizza boxes to fight breast cancer

September 30, 2020

Hungry Howie's is raising funds and awareness in October for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. through its annual "Love, Hope & Pizza" campaign.

Recycle that pizza box? Domino's will show you the way

September 28, 2020

Domino's — which said it is the planet's biggest pizza company — is hoping to prod customers to recycle some of their pizza boxes by launching a zip code…

McDonald's is major player in grasslands conservation program

September 23, 2020

McDonald's is joining with the World Wildlife Fund, Walmart Foundation and Cargill on a million-acre grazing program to help restore grasslands in the U.S. and…

McDonald's testing reusable cups in UK

September 9, 2020

McDonald's Corporation is partnering with TerraCycle's circular packaging service, Loop, to test reusable cups for hot beverages in the U.K., a news release…

Burger King shares greenhouse gas-reduction plan for beef cow feed

July 14, 2020

Burger King made a move today that it said it hopes will prompt others in the fast food industry to join it in fighting environmentally harmful global…

What QSRs stand to gain (or lose) by taking a stand

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

This year —  more than most —  there are plenty of issues up for debate, and many brands are choosing sides. New research shows this act of social…