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- Checkers has emerged from its sale, and the impact of Hurricane Irma, stronger than ever. @CheckersRallys t.co/QcLH7PvSCu
- Chicken wing prices are out of control right now. t.co/pUmRsAFiyM
- "One of the things that attracted me to @AuBonPain was I felt like I could make a difference here." t.co/VICq6DUYIx
- Check out some #WednesdayWisdom from Randy Garutti, CEO of fast casual leader Shake Shack. t.co/NRhDvlMPk4 t.co/dPviH7gMGA
- RT @HBC_Community: Wow! MT "@QSRmagazine Starbucks can add more than 150,000 customers in a single day thanks #PumpkinSpice Latte. …
- Starbucks can add more than 150,000 customers in a single day thanks to the famed Pumpkin Spice Latte. t.co/U6pj5b2W2z
- These brands have made the leap from nontraditional to brick and mortar, and are seeing great results.… t.co/zm75ombMFw
- Starting out in nontraditional venues and then later growing into brick-and-mortar stores is a formula for success. t.co/ia46u2iDnI
- Papaya King celebrated its 85th anniversary by selling more than 17,500 hot dogs in two days. #dedication t.co/ECCwDs6Nvs
- Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana lost a combined 1,038 operating days. t.co/hAtNgekS95
Competition
Brands are just like people; as they grow older, they mature, they change, and they suffer the same growing pains as the generations of brands that came before them. And now that the U.S. limited-service restaurant industry has been around for a century or so, brand growth can be seen just like...
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Checkers called off its convention as Hurricane Irma gained strength in the Atlantic. The team departed South Florida and drove to company headquarters in Tampa, gearing up for the worst. A chaotic few days passed. Other than some cosmetic scrapes, the system came through in solid shape. But there...
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The rising cost of chicken wings has put so much pressure on Buffalo Wings & Rings that executives formed an in-house chicken task force to find ways to tackle the problem.
“We meet every week to just go through and find out what we can do to alleviate some of the pressure,” says Tom Jenkins,...
Start to Finish: What Inspires Execs
I worked on a farm as a kid, so I’ve been in the food business my whole life, basically. I started at Carlson Restaurants as a manager-in-training in the late ’80s at TGI Fridays, and left years later as the president of Pick Up Stix—that’s really where I learned how to lead and learned a lot about...
Outside Insights
Starbucks has been in the news headlines plenty this year for innovating its menu with the launch of its brightly colored unicorn drink, which drove “significant traffic.” Fall, however, seems to be the time when Starbucks gets to truly flex its specialty flavor muscles with the return of its ever-...
Industry News
Chipotle’s highly anticipated rollout of queso came with some collateral. The fast-casual chain confirmed to CNBC Monday that it is taking chorizo off the menu after less than a year.
CNBC reports that chorizo, according to BTIG analyst Peter Saleh, accounts for about 3 percent of protein sales at...
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Sports stadiums and arenas operate seasonally, and even then only for a few hours each week. Food halls and special markets often have limited hours of operation. Office buildings provide mostly lunchtime sales for food vendors, and college campuses feel deserted in the summer.
Despite the...
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With nearly 25 percent of its company base in the Houston metropolitan area, Fiesta Restaurant Group felt a heavy impact from Hurricane Harvey.
The parent of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana said that all but one of its 43 Houston-area Taco Cabana company stores have reopened. And no serious injuries...
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Food safety became a mainstream topic in 1993 when a Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak infected 732 people, including four children who died from the incident, which was linked to undercooked burgers. The tragedy made national headlines, severely damaged the restaurant chain’s reputation, and...
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Salata, the Next Generation Salad Bar, announced that Michelle Bythewood has joined its executive team as chief marketing officer. In her new role, Bythewood will lead brand management and strategy, national and field marketing, media, digital strategy, marketing technology, and product...
Competition
In today’s limited-service landscape, competition is fierce, growth is key, and companies are doing everything they can to turn their brand into one of America’s elite.
But what does it mean to be elite in this industry? While there are countless paths to success, industry experts agree...
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Kentucky-based coffee chain Heine Brothers’ Coffee have opened their 14th, and largest store to date in Louisville’s Hikes Point. They plan to expand to 16 locations by 2018. As a part of this growth strategy, Heine Brother’s have added exciting new features to their loyalty app HB Perks,...
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Arby’s is getting medieval with its latest menu offering. Behold the Smoked Turkey Leg, available at Arby’s restaurants in nine regions throughout our kingdom beginning Sunday, August 27.
Arby’s Smoked Turkey Leg is seasoned with salt and brown sugar, smoked and then slow-roasted to...
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Dos Toros is bringing the best of Bay Area taqueria cuisine to Chicago’s Loop neighborhood—the brand’s first location outside of NYC. The Dos Toros Experience Dos Toros was created by Leo and Oliver Kremer, brothers who grew up in the Bay Area eating at their local taqueria five times a week....
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Wingstop Restaurants Inc., the award-winning wing concept with more than 1,000 locations worldwide, announced that it is extending its global reach by expanding into Australia and New Zealand. The company entered into a franchise agreement with a newly created entity under John Bridgeman Limited...
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Toast, the all-in-one restaurant technology platform and one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the U.S., announced that it partnered with Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, a pioneer in the artisanal ice cream market with 31 scoop shops in eight cities across the country, to serve as the Company...
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Starbucks has been in the news headlines plenty this year for innovating its menu with the launch of its brightly colored unicorn drink, which drove “significant traffic.” Fall, however, seems to be the time when Starbucks gets to truly flex its specialty flavor muscles with the return of its e
Enterprise systems are more advanced than ever. Not only do they provide vital business information, but they can also make maintaining a consistent menu database across the brand easier than it’s ever been.
In 2012, after some 22 years as Pizza Factory franchisees, Mary Jane Riva and her husband, Bob, added a new title to their business cards: franchisor.
For years, Pita Pit worked to educate customers about the nutritional value of its various pita fillings and toppings.
Food halls are taking the nation’s cities by storm, providing locals with a central location for dozens of innovative concepts.
For those limited-service brands that don’t yet have mobile ordering, consider three words of advice from Nike: Just do it.Within the next three years, every quick serve with any kind of regional or national footprint will have mobile ordering system-wide, says Russell Zack, senior vice president of
In 1980, Americans consumed an estimated 48 pounds of chicken per person each year. This year, the National Chicken Council projects that figure will reach an astonishing 92 pounds. By contrast, consumption of beef actually dropped significantly, from 77 to 56 pounds, during this same period.
Checkers called off its convention as Hurricane Irma gained strength in the Atlantic. The team departed South Florida and drove to company headquarters in Tampa, gearing up for the worst. A chaotic few days passed. Other than some cosmetic scrapes, the system came through in solid shape.
The most recent numbers on baseline performance of fast casuals suggest some deep-seated problems in the industry.
Joann Chung often helped her parents with their sushi restaurants. In 2015, Chung and her husband, Derek, opened Pokeatery in San Mateo, California.
Breaking findings from Sense360 show that early morning hours are important across sub-categories of quick-serve restaurants for the most loyal customers.Nutritionists have long hailed breakfast as the most important meal of the day and USA today recently highlighted the growing importance of breakf
For many chefs at quick-service and fast-casual restaurants, working with poultry is similar to an artist facing a blank canvas: The fairly neutral object can be used to create something unique and appealing.Even though deep-frying is incredibly popular in the limited-service space, there are other