Author petitions McDonald's to offer meatless option

January 24, 2014

Kathy Freston, author of "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness," has created a petition on Change.org asking McDonald's…

Breakfast sales growth linked to healthy options, coffee

January 23, 2014

More than eight out of 10 Canadian consumers (82 percent) say they eat breakfast at least sometimes, and 32 percent say that they always eat breakfast…

Report: LTOs not a big driver for majority of consumers

January 21, 2014

A new report from The NPD Group says that a majority of consumers — 70 percent — won't try a new menu item even if they're heavily promoted. Almost 30 percent…

NRA: Embracing technology, menu trends key in 2014

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The industry will employ 13.5 million in 990,000 units, and restaurant job growth will outpace the overall job growth rate.

Putting more plants on plates

Organization creates new vegetarian and vegan diet pyramid to offer guidelines.

Arby's named top dining experience in mystery shopper survey

January 16, 2014

A recent mystery shopper campaign conducted by Service Intelligence, a Charlotte, N.C.-based data-collection company, revealed that Arby's was named one of the…

Subway tops QSR perception list again, Burger King moves into top 5

January 16, 2014

For the third year in a row, Subway topped YouGov BrandIndex's annual rankings of the best perceived QSRs, generating 29.4 points in the 2013 rankings, ahead…

White Castle Slider named 'most influential burger' ever

January 14, 2014

A team from Time magazine interviewed a handful of hamburger historians to research the "most influential burgers of all time." They came up with 17 burgers…

Digital agency forecasts restaurant tech trends

January 14, 2014

The team at Dreambox Creations, a digital agency for the restaurant industry, has forecasted five tech trends that restaurateurs should consider for 2014. They…

Restaurant.com predicts this year's food trends

January 14, 2014

The champagne is empty, the confetti has been swept and restaurant menu trends continue to emerge for the New Year.

Subway recognized by consumers for healthy options

January 9, 2014

Technomic has announced the winners of the 2014 Chain Restaurant Consumers' Choice Awards, which are based on consumer responses to the research and consulting…

Baskin-Robbins earns TV ad campaign of the year

January 9, 2014

Ace Metrix released its annual list of brands that had the top TV ads of the year, based on Ace Scores within their respective categories. The top 20 brands…

United Fresh launches new quarterly report, webinar series

January 7, 2014

United Fresh Produce Association has launched "Fresh Insights for Foodservice," a new quarterly report showcasing the latest trends in fresh produce use in…

Gone in a Flash: Restaurant websites abandoning Adobe's platform

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Flash is not compatible with Apple products and is not ideal in Google searches.

Restaurant lunch traffic experiences uptick globally

January 6, 2014

Britain's restaurant and foodservice industry benefited from the area's mild weather with strong visit and spending growth in the third quarter, according to…

Survey shows small business optimism for 2014

January 3, 2014

ShopKeep POS, a provider of cloud-based business management software for the retail and restaurant industries, recently surveyed more than 640 small businesses…

Restaurant traffic levels hit 5-month high in November

January 2, 2014

Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index hit a five-month high in…

Maintaining menu relevance in the New Year

Exposure to ethnic menu items and ingredients will drive growth in awareness and enthusiasm of new cuisines.

QSRweb.com's most popular stories of the year

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

This year, readers were interested in menu trends, marketing campaigns, restaurant designs and emerging technologies.

Consumers have an appetite for mGifting

Once someone is mGifted a stored gift card, it is the ideal time to convert them into a consistent mobile user.