Quick-Service and Fast Casual Restaurant News and Information – QSR Magazine

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced a new addition to its board of directors, Sabir Sami, effective immediately. Sabir Sami brings more than 30 years of global consumer and restaurant industry experience, including 16 years at Yum! Brands Inc., where he held a series of senior leadership roles across KFC, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill. […]

Prince St. Pizza, the New York City-born pizzeria known for its Sicilian-style square pies and signature pepperoni-loaded slices, is shrinking its most recognizable menu item into a meal for one with the debut of the Personal Prince Pie across all locations beginning Sept. 18. Guests can choose from nine versions priced between $12 and $14, […]

A taste of Paris is now a short drive from downtown Cary. Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café has opened its first North Carolina location at 1 Fenton Main St., Suite 190, bringing sweet and savory crêpes, French-inspired interiors and an all-day breakfast menu to the Triangle while also providing an everyday Parisian escape. The crêperie […]

Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food is bringing more Aloha to Oklahoma with a new restaurant opening Sept. 18 at 14020 N. Rockwell Ave. in northern Oklahoma City. Located in the Quail Springs area near the Memorial Road corridor and Edmond border, the new restaurant will serve guests across northern Oklahoma City and surrounding communities. Founded […]

Blaze Pizza is celebrating its birthday the best way it knows how: with pizza. On Tuesday, September 15, Blaze Rewards members can enjoy one 11-inch, 2 Top Pizza for just $6.85 at participating locations when ordering through the Blaze Pizza App or blazepizza.com and using promo code BLAZEBDAY. To redeem the one-day digital deal, guests must be logged […]

Checkers and Rally’s continues to accelerate its brand transformation by reimaging seven restaurants across Ohio and Florida, bringing its bold new restaurant design to more communities while delivering a refreshed, modern experience for guests. As part of its company-wide turnaround, Checkers & Rally’s is modernizing restaurants across its system to better serve today’s guests while […]

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a fast-casual restaurant concept, opens on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 1055 Veterans Pkwy. The opening marks the brand’s first location in southern Indiana and its third in the Louisville metro. A fourth Freddy’s restaurant in the area is currently under construction at 8700 Dixie Hwy and on track to open […]

Steven A. Scheck, the former Burger King franchisee whose landmark legal battle challenged prevailing views of franchise encroachment and cannibalization and helped advance the application of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in franchising, has died. More than three decades ago, Scheck placed his faith and confidence in a young Miami commercial […]

White Castle is kicking off a new year of value beginning Sept. 15 with the launch of Craver Nation Rewards Season 3. This follows a winning Season 2 — spanning Sept. 2025 to Sept. 2026 — which delivered $5.1 million in savings to members through exclusive deals and offers. Season 3 of Craver Nation Rewards, […]

Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today the opening of its first restaurant in New York, which will expand the brand’s footprint to 27 states. The local community is invited to celebrate this grand opening on Tuesday, September 22, when the first 100 guests in line will win free chicken salad for a year*.  The new […]

Kona Ice, the nation’s largest mobile food franchise, is embracing the fall season with the launch of two new, exclusive flavors: Cherry Cola Craze and Raspberry White Chocolate. Available from September through November, these seasonal offerings provide customers with the ultimate complement to crisp fall days.  The fall flavor lineup includes:  “We love being able […]