Restaurant Social Media Top 10 [Infographic]

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

How the largest limited-service restaurants in the U.S. stack up on social networks.

Rita's, Bojangles among fastest growing U.S. companies

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Inc.'s Top 500 list's food and beverage category dominated by fast casual brands.

Report: C-store sales up 6 percent despite flat traffic

August 22, 2012

Convenience store (c-store) visits remained stable and total channel sales were up in the second calendar quarter of 2012 compared to same quarter year ago…

Advocacy group accuses McDonald's, Subway of deceptive marketing

August 22, 2012

A coalition of children's, health, privacy and consumer advocacy organizations, led by the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), has filed five separate…

McDonald's takes the lead in clarifying normal portion sizes

Giving consumers the tools to make informed decisions, with a little work to reorganize menus and product offerings, will be more successful than limiting…

11 shocking new social media statistics in America

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Recent findings from social media behavioral researchers show some shocking changes in how Americans use and consume social media.

QSR breakfast daypart poised for growth in China

August 16, 2012

New research from Mintel shows that the breakfast daypart remains highly untapped in the Chinese market, even as foreign quick-service outlets are set to break…

Game changers and shapers inspiring product development and innovation – Part 2

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Settings in demand during economic recovery include approachable, family friendly dining, vibrant, inspired, authentic and rustic.

Report: American consumers eating more 'mini meals'

August 15, 2012

U.S. consumers are less likely to skip their breakfast, lunch and dinner meal times now than they were five years ago, but these meals are often described as…

QSRs upgrading to keep pace with fast casual growth

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Segment lines blurring as QSRs remodel and fast casuals add drive-thrus.

Study: Toy trumps food choices in kids' meals

August 14, 2012

A newly released study done by Ontario, Canada's University of Waterloo suggests that kids' meals with a toy are more attractive to younger consumers than…

QSR franchisee lending up 28 percent this year

August 9, 2012

Lending to franchise businesses decreased by 3.64 percent from June to July following a 5.73 percent increase in June, according to the Franchise Lending Index…

Millennials expected to increase foodservice spending

August 9, 2012

New research from Technomic indicates that the Millennial generation has a positive outlook on the future and are expected to increase spending on foodservice…

Restaurant chain growth doubles in the UK

August 8, 2012

The 100 leading United Kingdom restaurant chains registered a 5.6 percent annual turnover increase in 2011, a sharp improvement over 2.6 percent the prior…

Common food truck execution mistakes

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

The guiding menu principle is always to sell fewer items at higher margins - which will allow you to spend more time on operations execution and customer…

Concepts launch 'no-hate' sandwiches in response to Chick-fil-A fiasco

August 6, 2012

A couple of restaurant concepts are taking advantage of the Chick-fil-A controversy surrounding president/COO Dan Cathy's comments against same-sex marriage…

Different approaches taken to navigate rising food costs

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Fast casuals have relied on menu price increases, while QSRs shift focus to value proposition.

Podcast: Chick-fil-A just one example of brands becoming more political

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Retail experts weigh in on social media's influence on companies' political transparency.

Chick-fil-A 'Appreciation Day' yields big turnouts, some protests

August 1, 2012

Chick-fil-A's "Appreciation Day," the brainchild of former presidential candidate and television talk show host Mike Huckabee, is well underway today.

This Olympian doesn’t want to be on a Wheaties box

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Gold medalist learns new non-carb diet and realizes positive results.