Drive Thru

Portillo's Has Doubled Down on Drive-Thru and Delivery, and It's Working

The 62-unit brand reported just a 20 percent dip in overall sales.

Starbucks Shuts Cafes Nationwide for at Least Two Weeks

The drive thru remains open during COVID-19 response.

Trump Encourages Fast-Food Brands to Keep the Drive Thru Open

Subway franchisees also recently asked corporate for financial relief.

Cracking the Menuboard Mystery for Restaurants

A new study shows why menuboards can be a major sales tool.

Cracking the Menuboard Mystery for Restaurants

What are some restaurant buzzwords we can’t escape? Delivery. Mobile. Integration. Ghost kitchens. Maybe some combination of all those things, with plant-based meat tossed into the fold.

KFC Opens a Drive-Thru-Only Location in Australia

International retail design firm FRCH NELSON partnered with KFC SOPAC to design an innovative, pilot project in Newcastle, Australia, opening to the public this week.

A Good Times worker punches in a drive-thru order.

Tech Ushers in a Drive-Thru Renaissance

Some say we’re entering a modern-day drive-thru renaissance.

A Chick-fil-A worker takes an order at the car in the drive thru.

The Truth About Chick-fil-A’s Drive Thru

Chick-fil-A's drive thru might be the slowest, but that doesn't tell the whole story.

A Cava restaurant customer holds a bowl of food and a drink in the car.

In Race for Convenience, Fast Casuals Embrace the Drive Thru

The Pie Five drive-thru experience was never meant to fully emulate the ultra-quick speed found at blue-chip quick-service chains, which have labored for decades to perfect the science of moving ca