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NPD: Burgers still America's favorite sandwich, chicken gaining ground
May 15, 2019
Burgers have been a top item ordered at U.S. restaurants for decades, but chicken sandwiches have come on strong over the last several years, according to The…
read nowGas stations eating into fast food market share
May 15, 2019
Fast food restaurants have always been the go-to for a quick bite, but gas station convenience stores are coming on strong by improving their options. And…
read nowCruddy Q1 California weather, late Lent drag down Del Taco quarterly results
May 7, 2019
Del Taco, featured on this week's QSRweb podcast, said its Q1 2019 financials suffered from inclement California weather and a later-than-usual Lenten season…
read nowTaco Cabana, Pollo Tropical Q1 results dragged down by lease-accounting changes
May 7, 2019
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropica, blamed its Q1 declining revenues on changes in lease accounting.
read nowIncreased Dunkin' US sales helps chain beat Q1 predictions
May 2, 2019
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc turned in a better-than-anticipated first quarter 2019 performance, which the company's board said allowed it to issue a quarterly…
read nowWebinar to reveal how restructuring franchise operations can lead to growth
April 30, 2019
Circle May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern on your calendars now to make what could be marked improvements in the way your limited-service brand franchises scale from…
read now62% of restaurants feel unprepared for a mobile future
April 23, 2019
While a large percentage of restaurant operators were confident in their brand's use of mobile technology, only 48% felt prepared to capitalize on future…
read nowIn Canada, alternative proteins 'moo-ve' in on center-of-plate red meat offerings
April 18, 2019
In Canada, much like the U.S., the center of the plate is tilting more toward alternative proteins to red meat, according to a consumer trend report from…
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Ways creative QSR's can still 'deliver' in a post-Amazon Effect world
by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual
Brands that want to survive and thrive in the QSR ecosystem now -- after the game-changing ramifications of the so-called "Amazon Effect" -- would do well to…
read nowRestaurants to add 1.6M jobs by 2029
April 8, 2019
The restaurant industry will add 1.6 million restaurant jobs by 2029, and sales should hit $863 billion by the end of this year, according to the National…
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US food preferences enter 'awkward adolescent' stage
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The latest report on the foods U.S. diners want today shows consumers are feeling a little less than confident about the overall "state of things." As a…
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Podcast: Your Pie president on the brand-building benefits of travel, 'not over-thinking things'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant executives seeking a good reason to head somewhere new and unusual can find it in this week's QSRweb podcast, when Your Pie President Drew French…
listen nowMillennials with kids increase restaurant visits by 5 %
March 20, 2019
Millennials with children increased their restaurant visits by 5 percent last year over 2017, according to recent information from NPD Group. This compares…
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&pizza CEO talks about restaurant worker pay, brands as community unifiers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's the counter-culture pizza brand behind "The Hallway Pizza Guy," with those offbeat oval pies and a business mission to unite communities, even in its very…
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Starbucks franchisee’s tips on going 'off-brand' + why QSRs should go ‘clockless’
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this week's edition of the QSRweb podcast, food trends forecaster Suzy Badarraco tells QSRs why "clockless eating" can drive more sales, while Starbucks…
listen nowChick-fil-A big winner in Technomic chain report
March 1, 2019
Technomic said this week that Chick-fil-A surpassed sales at both Wendy's and Burger King last year, elevating the chicken chain to the fifth highest spot in…
read nowGlobal food delivery app market to soar nearly 28% by 2023
February 19, 2019
By 2023, the global food delivery mobile app market that was put at $3.78 billion in 2017 should grow to a whopping $16.61 billion in value, which is a…
read nowSuper Bowl Sunday fare? Depends where you are
February 1, 2019
According to Cardlytics, Super Bowl Sunday is far from being all about pizza, though that dish does reign supreme for the beer bottle-strewn tables of Super…
read nowScience plays big role in nonprofit foundation's 5 key 2019 US food trends
January 9, 2019
American citizens want to know not only where their food originated, but how it was produced and how it traveled from farm to fork, according to a study…
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The many operational options mobile food safety software offers QSRs
by Terry Dolan — Head of Solutions, WorldAPP
Mobile food safety software can provide QSRs an array of other operational benefits, including everything from increased accountability to overall operational…
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