- NYC To Require Vaccine Proof For Some Indoor Businesses
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Proof of vaccinations soon will be required of both workers and customers for indoor dining in New York City. To enter a restaurant, diners must use the city's new digit ...
- Koch Foods Is Latest Poultry Provider Charged With Price Fixing
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Federal government indicted Illinois-based Koch Foods for allegedly rigging the price of broiler chickens as part of a nationwide conspiracy. ...
- Football-Obsessed Bojangles Signs College QBs
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, July 27, 2021
In the South, college football is everything. Bojangles' Jackie Woodward, chief brand and marketing officer, explains why it moved so fast to sign two top college quarterbacks. ...
- Haygarth U.S. Lands CKE Restaurants Assignment
Accounts on the Move, Steve McClellan - Friday, July 23, 2021
Omnicom’s Haygarth U.S. has been appointed In-Store Marketing and Merchandising Agency for CKE Restaurants. The agency, part of Omnicom Commerce Group, will work with the restaurant chain on point-of-sal ...
- Startup Surge: Yelp Data Shows Massive Amounts Of New Business Openings
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, July 22, 2021
New U.S. business applications from June 2020-May 2021 experienced the greatest increase on record since 2004 as more people looked for increased flexibility in work or turning hobbies into full-ti ...
- Breaking Barriers via Curiosity, Collaboration & Doing One's Homework
MediaPost Connect, Lisa Singer - Thursday, July 22, 2021
"You act too smart." A male supervisor told White Castle CMO, Lynn Blashford, that early on in her career, and he didn't mean it as a compliment. Cut to 202 ...
- DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, July 20, 2021
DoorDash and Grubhub are suing San Francisco over a permanent delivery fee cap of 15%. The companies call the cap "unnecessary," "harmful" and "unconstitutional" and are seeking monetary damages. “T ...
- Panera Switches Catering Strategy For Hybrid Work Models
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Panera wants to be best work buds with a changing universe of office-goers. Hoping to regain its No. 1 caterer crown, it's introducing new at-work options for remote teams. ...
- McCain Foods' Anthem For Restaurant Workers: 'Let's Fry'
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, July 15, 2021
"We leveraged a simple insight that back-of-the-house restaurant workers use music to move them through their workday," says Smiths Agency founder. ...
- Little Caesars Tests Plant-Based 'Planteroni' Topping
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Little Caesars is introducing plant-based pepperoni this week as a pizza topping at hundreds of locations in seven markets including Detroit, NY, LA and SF. ...
- Doughnut Domination: America's Sweet Obsession Continues
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Following Krispy Kreme's latest stock offering, QSR Land checks in with Mintel to ask the big question: What drives all the endless love for these sweet treats? ...
- Fortuitous Frenzy: Consumers Happy And Willing To Spend
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, July 8, 2021
Out-of-home advertising could see higher performance rates during the next few months as consumers take on a much more positive attitude. Happy people tend to spend more and are mo ...
- Chili's New Marketing Chief On Wings, Rewards, Virtual Brands
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Michael Breed is the new senior vice president of marketing at Brinker International, overseeing Chili's and It's Just Wings. He tells QSR Land what's ahead. ...
- Yum Brands Franchisee Acquires Au Bon Pain From Panera
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Yum Brands and 7-Eleven franchisee Ampex Brands have acquired bakery and cafe chain Au Bon Pain from JAB Holding-owned Panera Bread in a deal which includes about $60 million ...
- Domino's Website Violated Americans With Disabilities Act, Judge Finds
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The pizza chain Domino's violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and a California civil rights law by failing to make its website accessible to visually impaired people who u ...
- Wanna Bet On Your Pizza? Domino's Partners With DraftKings
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Domino's wants to get that pizza out to your car in less than two minutes. And it's hoping consumers will even take its Over/Under Challenge. ...
- Dunkin, Friendly's Get New CMOs
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Former Coca-Cola exec Rafael Acevedo is joining Dunkin' as CMO, while Friendly's beefs up marketing muscle just in time for ice-cream season. ...
- Data Shows People On The Move And What It Means For Advertising
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Changes in consumer behavior and attitude will drive shifts in media buying, from location-based targeting and search to out-of-home electronic billboards and fueling stations. ...
- Dave & Buster's Tries To Lure Diners AND Workers
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, June 15, 2021
7 new spots target a broad range of potential patrons, while company also allocates $5 million for hiring programs and employee-retention incentive. ...
- Hard Rock Partners With Soccer Star
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Grey Group Spain created a video to introduce Lionel Messi 's partnership with the hospitality company. ...
- Fast-Casual Chains Gaining, Moving Past 2019 Sales Levels
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Skies are brightening as the restaurant world looks to put the pandemic behind it, with two new reports pointing to increases over 2019 levels. ...
- El Pollo Loco Has One Foot In History, The Other In TikTok
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, June 11, 2021
El Pollo Loco has a 45-year legacy of serving authentic Mexican fare principally to a Southwest clientele who know the difference. So as the company looks to expand beyond n ...
- What Won't Change? Demand For Trust, Digital, Better CX
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, June 8, 2021
New research from Market Force suggests that even as pandemic memories fade, consumers will be hungry for better digital experiences. ...
- Growing App-etites: Consumers Are High On Mobile Food Ordering -- When It's Easy
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, June 3, 2021
People order from coffee services like Starbucks and restaurants such as McDonald's an average of once per week, Mobiquity reports. ...
- Chipotle Launches 'Queen of Pride' Contest
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Chipotle hopes people love drag as much as burritos, with its first-ever "Queen of Pride" contest to celebrate Pride Month. ...
- A Side of Phygital: McAlister's Upgrades the QSR Experience
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, May 28, 2021
Adversity is the mother of innovation, especially if you have been a marketer in the QSR industry this past year. But as consumers flow back into eat-out mode, what onli ...
- To Boost Branding, Panera Redesigns Cafes
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Panera Bread is redesigning its restaurants, relocating ovens and expanding drive-throughs, hoping to give customers an extra helping of brand personality. ...
- City Winery's Dorf Touts 100% Vaccination/Negative Test as 'Gold Standard'
Marketing Daily, Les Luchter - Thursday, May 20, 2021
City Winery spent the past year navigating the murky waters of ever-changing COVID rules covering live entertainment/winery/restaurant venues in 8 markets. ...
- Starbucks Seeks 'Puppuccino' Trademark For Drinks, Pet Bandanas
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The caffeine purveyor has been known for giving free whipped cream to canine owners as a pet treat. ...
- With Book It! Reboot, Pizza Hut Builds On 'Newstalgia'
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Pizza Hut is pepping up its classic Book It! reading program, giving the Reagan-era literacy program a vintage spin and new ad campaign. ...
