Quick-Service and Fast Casual Restaurant News and Information

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5 Restaurant Trends That Have Defined COVID-19

Your New Pandemic Technology is a Security Risk. Here’s How to Fix It.

Preparing for the Inevitable Restaurant State Sales Tax Audit

Panda Express Had a COVID-19 Task Force in January

Burger King Riles Up Social Media with Snack Box

16 Restaurant Chains that Filed Bankruptcy Due to COVID-19

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Report: Corner Bakery Café Exploring Strategic Alternatives

The fast casual is reportedly dealing with an office traffic slowdown.

Emerging Franchises Discover Ways to Thrive in Pandemic Conditions

Operators move product in pandemic-friendly ways to stay afloat.

Pollo Campero Seeks its Piece of the Chicken Empire

It plans to open more than 250 U.S. stores in the next five years.

These 29 Fast-Food Brands Earn the Most Per Restaurant

The 19 Fastest Growing Quick-Service Restaurant Chains

16 Restaurant Chains that Filed Bankruptcy Due to COVID-19

Taco Bell's Quesalupa held by a customer.

Taco Bell to Remove Mexican Pizza in Final 2020 Menu Revamp

The changes are coming in November.

Jersey Mike's catering boxes of sandwiches.

Jersey Mike’s Caters to a Changing Customer

The way people gather is changing. And restaurants can respond.

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Dwyane Wade Handles the Heat of the Restaurant Business

The NBA legend is thinking big in the quick-service business.

Bankrupt NPC International Seeks $725 Million Sale

If no sale occurs, franchisee will pursue a restructuring.

Fast Casual 2.0

A platter of chicken tenders and sandwiches at Dave's Hot Chicken restaurant.

Dave’s Hot Chicken Opens Latest LA Restaurant

Krispy Kreme Offering Free Coffee and Doughnut on National Coffee Day

The Halal Guys Launches New Website to Fuel Growth

Report: Corner Bakery Café Exploring Strategic Alternatives

Tijuana Flats Restarts Franchising Program

Pollo Campero Seeks its Piece of the Chicken Empire

Special Reports

The QSR 50

A look at how the 50 biggest brands in America stacked up against each other pre-pandemic, and how they’re positioning for the long road ahead.

Young Restaurant Leaders on the Rise

Here are 15 young leaders who are 35 and under and who we believe are worthy of your attention.

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Coronavirus Updates: What Restaurants Need to Know

Stay up to date as the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe.

How COVID-19 has Changed the Off-Premises Game Forever

Restaurants are thinking way outside the box with their menus and branding as they learn to game the off-premises system.

The 40/40 List

We can see it clearly: These 40 brands have a great shot at defining the next generation of fast-casual success.

How to Win the Plant-Based Game

As the plant movement progresses from a trend to a lasting change, it’s time for operators to decide what fits their brands best when it comes to plant-forward and plant-based foods

Naan at Curry Up Now fast casual restaurant.

Tips to Grow Your Restaurant Brand in 2020

Growing a brand to encompass multiple units can be difficult, scary, exciting, and rewarding. But it’s also the sum of many parts.

The 2019 QSR Drive-Thru Study

The drive-thru lane has reigned in quick service for 70 years. But with off-premises booming and new technologies thriving, will drive thru ever be the same?