Restaurant performance outlook rises in June

July 30, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index, a comprehensive index of restaurant activity, posted a moderate gain in…

How to cut food costs

Save money in the kitchen with these cost-cutting tips.  

McDonald's, others to limit marketing to kids

July 19, 2007

Michigan Live: Eleven of the nation's biggest food and drink companies, including McDonald's USA, plan to adopt new rules limiting advertising to children…

Jack in the Box to launch "Jack TV"

July 8, 2007

SAN DIEGO, Calif. —Jack in the Box has partnered with digital-media company Ripple to launch an in-store entertainment network. The network will broadcast…

O'Charleys implements QSR Automations technology

July 8, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Technology provider QSR Automations is providing a complete kitchen-software and hardware-solution to O'Charley's Inc., to help the company…

McDonald's British fleet to run on cooking oil

July 5, 2007

Reuters: McDonald's is converting its British delivery fleet to run on biodiesel fuel made largely from its own recycled cooking oil. The company plans to…

Burger King goes trans-fat free

July 5, 2007

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the company's rollout of trans fat-free cooking oil to its restaurants in the United States.   Two trans fat-free oil…

McDonald's ramps up video rollout

July 2, 2007

CNNMoney: McDonald's plans to add RedBox DVD rental kiosks to at least eight new markets by the end of August, the company announced. Redbox anticipates being…

Dairy Queen survey shows American ice cream tastes

July 2, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — International Dairy Queen has commissioned a survey asking U.S. adults how they like their ice cream cones and toppings in time for National Ice…

New report examines U.S. fast food market

June 28, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Dining Out Review: Quick Service Restaurants in the United States 2007" to their…

Big three to defy NY calorie rule

June 28, 2007

FoxNews: Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's are among the chains planning to defy New York City's new rule that they begin posting calorie information on…

Beverage trends impact QSR sales

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Energy drinks, bottled water and more are taking over as the consumer's choice.

McDonald's Canada to accept PayPass, chip cards

June 25, 2007

TORONTO — McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd. will install MasterCard's PayPass readers and chip-card terminals in some of its 1,400 restaurants across…

Wendy's expands breakfast menu

June 21, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's is expanding its new breakfast menu to more than 75 additional restaurant markets across the U.S. The move comes after an extended test…

Malaysia to ban fast food ads

June 21, 2007

CTV: Malaysia will ban fast food advertisements during children's television shows, an official announced June 22, saying poor eating habits are causing a rise…

Payment cards gain in QSR popularity

June 20, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO —According to a survey commissioned by Visa, 82 percent of respondents said that quick-serve restaurant purchases made with debit or credit…

KFC to test online ordering

June 20, 2007

Gilroy Dispatch: KFC has selected California's South County as the test market that will determine whether online-ordering services will rollout nationwide.

Bigger burgers beef up business

Burger sizes and prices are changing the quick-serve landscape.

Nextep deploys self-order kiosks

June 18, 2007

TROY, Mich. — Nextep Systems, provider of automated-ordering solutions to the restaurant, concession and casino industries, announced the completion of…

Tailor made

QSR's use the local approach to attract community customers.