The Latest
-
Restaurants are only getting smaller, and that's by design
With fewer customers eating at restaurants, operators are eyeing more compact locations with dedicated areas for takeout orders.
-
Noodles & Company introduces financial wellness benefits to attract and retain talent
When organizations provide their workers financial assistance, they not only help their staff, but they also help their bottom lines, multiple reports have shown.
-
Taco Bell lawsuit reflects tech's ADA challenges
A federal lawsuit was filed against Taco Bell last week claiming the company's late-night drive-thru only service is discriminatory against people who can't drive because of sight impairments.
-
SponsoredQSRs see greater growth in reviews than any other industry
96% of QSR locations now receive online reviews, outpacing all other industries. Here’s what businesses need to know.
-
Throwing pies at potholes
Domino's cooked up a way to fix cities' infrastructure, and it has been wildly successful.
-
Philadelphia chains required to add salt warnings to menus
Restaurants with 15 or more locations must now label items with high sodium content in a move by the city to try to curb high rates of hypertension.
-
Huddle House buys Perkins for $51.5M
This latest acquisition tops off a particularly active M&A environment for casual brands in 2019, driven by slow-to-grow sales trends.
-
Just Salad cuts steak in favor of Beyond Meat
The fast casual chain will now serve Beyond Beef Meatballs instead of grilled steak as part of its sustainability push.
-
ColumnShift Change: Bojangles' hires first chief development officer; Starbucks adds 3 board members
This week's Shift Change also highlights execs at Which Wich, Salata Salad Kitchen, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Garden Fresh Restaurants and Wingstop.
-
Chicken sandwich wars boosted Popeyes traffic 218%
The viral frenzy after its sandwich launch drove 10.1 million visits to Chick-fil-A, Zaxby's, KFC and its own brand during the last weekend of August.
-
Yelp's new 'Connect' tool lets restaurants send targeted brand updates
In addition to offering eateries a way to directly share personalized events, deals and menu items, the review platform launched predictive wait times to its Waitlist feature.
-
Popeyes asks customers to BYO bun after chicken sandwich sellout
The humorous campaign follows a shortage of the chain's new chicken sandwich after just two weeks.
-
New York sues Chipotle over Fair Workweek violations
Following multiple employee complaints, the city alleges the chain failed to provide schedules within 14 days, did not pay employees a premium for closing/opening shifts and has an illegal sick leave policy.
-
Taco Bell launches vegetarian menu nationwide
Months after an April pilot at 200 Dallas stores, the chain will add a dedicated vegetarian menu to its revamped menu that will be released on Thursday.
UPDATED: Sept. 11, 2019 at 8:20 a.m. -
McDonald's Germany served edible packaging in 10-day pilot
The experiment, which also collected diner feedback on burger wrappers made from grass and wooden McFlurry spoons, was launched ahead of the European Union's impending 2021 ban on many single-use plastics.
-
KFC cooks up dating simulator game for Colonel Sanders
The anime-style "I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin' Good Dating Simulator" was revealed on Steam and will feature "cute miniature food."
-
McDonald's acquires AI tech company Apprente
The chain will also form a global technology team, McD Tech Labs, which will help further support its future innovations.
-
Wendy's cracks into the breakfast daypart, again
The fast food chain has been in and out of the morning daypart since the 1980s, but with McDonald's struggling to grow breakfast, now could be the time for the smaller chain to make its mark.
-
63% of millennials seek plant-based, unprocessed food
A new study could spell trouble for restaurants selling alternative meats since manufacturers like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat have complicated ingredient lists.
-
Chowly and DoorDash partner for POS integration
The collaboration will let Chowly's restaurant partners use third-party delivery drivers while still taking orders through their native channels.
-
Starbucks pickup-only store to open in NYC this fall
Like the Starbucks Now concept that opened in China, the store allow customers to order in advance using their phones and gather their items without the wait.
-
Restaurant sales projected to break 3-year slump, rise 3.7%
The industry is finding renewed growth thanks in large part to the popularity of food delivery and big innovation investments from major players.
-
Starbucks to roll out 'enhanced' mental health benefits
The chain's aim to boost these offerings includes mental health training for store managers, employee subscriptions to meditation and sleep app Headspace.
-
Buffalo Wild Wings adds sports gambling to its menu
A new partnership with MGM Resorts International will also create new opportunities to bring the the sports bar chain into hotels.
-
Starbucks to open its largest location to date in Chicago
The four-story, 43,000-square-foot store will be the company's sixth Reserve Roastery, joining Milan, New York, Seattle, Shanghai and Tokyo.
