May 21, 2013

Krystal

Krystal Rolls Out New Pork Chop Options

Krystal is offering a new item that’s sure to please Krystal Lovers with the introduction of the Pork Chop Krystal. Made from a Thick Cut Smithfield premium pork chop and placed atop a steaming bun, the Pork Chop Krystal can be topped with either Apple Butter or Sweet & Zesty...

Krystal Readies for Spring with 10 for $5.99 Krystals

Krystal Lovers in several markets will now be able to fill their cravings by getting 10 Krystals for $5.99 now through April. 

With temps slowly beginning to warm and the craziness of basketball season beginning to end, consumers are going to be in their cars and headed to ball...

Krystal Announces New Krystal Fish and Fish Deluxe LTOs

The Krystal Fish and Fish Deluxe sandwiches are being offered in select Krystal markets as part of a limited time offer.  

Krystal Brings Back Popular Bacon Cheese Krystals

The Bacon Cheese Krystal is making a comeback. This item is being offered in select Krystal markets as part of a limited time offer.

Krystal Offers a Southern Twist on Philly Cheese

Krystal is excited to add a Philly Cheese Krystal to its menu. This new item is being offered in select Krystal restaurants as part of a limited time offer.

Krystal Cruiser Comes to the Rescue in Georgia

Within hours of hearing about tornadoes touching down in Adairsville, Georgia, Krystal leaders were hard at work on a plan to deploy the Krystal Cruiser to provide food to first responders. 

After learning about the devastation to one of the communities it serves, the team quickly...

Krystal Offers Guests More Bang for Their Quarter

The Krystal Company will celebrate everyone who’s ever enjoyed the iconic burger and every one of its 6,000 employees.

All of Krystal’s 350 restaurants will treat its guests to its signature products, Krystals, for just 25 cents a piece (limit of 6) on “Krystals for a...

Krystal Flies South

Brand heritage is important, but Krystal president and CEO Doug Pendergast was thinking about practicality when he decided earlier this month to move the hamburger chain’s headquarters from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta.

The move, which is scheduled to take place by early 2013...

Krystal to Relocate Headquarters to Atlanta in 2013

As part of its strategic game plan, The Krystal Company announced that it will relocate its corporate office, called the Restaurant Support Center (RSC), from its current location in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to a new location in North Atlanta in early 2013. 

The move will allow...

2012 QSR Drive-Thru Study
October 2012

The drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant may seem relatively cut and dried, but operators aren’t resting on their laurels when it comes to their outdoor business. For many brands in the industry, the drive thru can account for anywhere between 50 and 70 percent of sales...

Krystal Teams Up with PeopleMatter for Hiring Platform

The Krystal Company—a fast-food icon famous for its small, square hamburgers and big-taste menu items—and PeopleMatter, the only comprehensive talent management solution designed specifically for the service industry, have joined forces to simplify Krystal’s human resource...

History in the Making
September 2012

From upstart chains like Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill to regional stalwarts like Krystal, quick-serve brands across the U.S. are celebrating important milestones this year. Find out how these brands built themselves for long-term success.

Krystal Crave Cruiser Comes to the Rescue in MS

The Krystal Crave Cruiser is headed to Gulfport, Mississippi, to support first responders as they begin clean up efforts from Hurricane Isaac. 

This mobile restaurant will serve Krystal hamburgers, Krystal Chicks, ice, and water to those working in the area.

Krystal Names 2012 Franchisee of the Year

The Krystal Company named Gene and Janet Montgomery of Mont-J’s, LLC the prestigious 2012 Franchisees of the Year for the success of their Krystal restaurant in Prattville, Alabama.

The selection was announced at the recent Annual Krystal Franchise Business Partners meeting. ...

Drive-Thru Performance Study 2012 Set to Launch

Since 1998 researchers across the country have undertaken thousands of drive-thru mystery shops each year with one goal in mind: to establish how quick-service restaurant chains are performing in the all-important drive-thru operation. It’s now that time of year again, as research for the...

Experts: Energy Drinks an Untapped Growth Opportunity

Experts agreed during a QSR-hosted webinar that energy drinks offer quick-serve operators a tremendous growth opportunity that has so far been largely untapped.

Pendergast Named New Krystal CEO

The shareholders of The Krystal Company, a 360-unit hamburger chain located in 11 states, today announced the appointment of three top officers. The new leadership team will help oversee the 80-year-old burger chain, which was recently acquired by Argonne Capital Group LLC, a private investment...

Krystal Sold to Atlanta-Based Private Investment Firm

The Krystal Company announced the sale of the 80-year-old hamburger chain to Argonne Capital Group LLC, a private investment firm based in Atlanta, for an undisclosed amount. Krystal announced late last summer that it had retained Piper Jaffray & Co. to market the Chattanooga, Tennessee...

Krystal's New Combo Meals are Sweet and Spicy

Krystal Restaurants, the Southern fast food restaurant chain known for its hot, small, square Krystal burgers, has introduced two new combo meals to the menu.

For Krystal lovers with a sweet tooth, ordering three Krystals, fries, and a drink now comes with the Strawberry Shortcake dessert...

Buy a Krystal Gift Card, Get $20 in Coupons

Just in time for the holidays, Krystal, the Southern chain known for its square Krystal burgers, announced it will be giving coupon books with each $10 gift card purchase. The coupon books are valued at $20. Gift cards are currently available and the coupon books will be given away with purchase...