- Facebook Breaks Ads Attacking Apple, Defends Personalized Targeting
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 26, 2021
The campaign comes as Apple prepares to implement privacy changes that will require iOS users to opt in to ads rather than opt out. The TV, radio and digital platfor ...
- Dunkin' Teams With Twitch Rivals North America To Reach Gamers, Viewers
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, February 25, 2021
The relationship aims to connect Dunkin' with people who are brand-flexible and don't watch traditional television. ...
- COVID Forces Marketers To Rethink Business Models
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Many family-owned restaurants in California transitioned to takeout, with a greater reliance on technology, search engines, website ordering, and sidewalk dining to survive the pandemic. The setup could become perman ...
- Normal? Restaurants Say Maybe By September
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
A new survey says most restaurants feel "normal" is still seven months away, as many chains still struggle and face more closures. ...
- Applebee's Teams With Cheetos For Virtual 'Cosmic Wings' Brand
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, February 18, 2021
Nearly 1,300 of its U.S. kitchens are preparing Cheetos-flavored chicken wings and side dishes under the Cosmic Wings brand. ...
- Restaurant-Goers Still Hyper-Focused On Cleanliness
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Almost a year into the pandemic, restaurant-goers have learned to live and adapt to their new conditions. But cleanliness and safety continue to be at the forefront of their concern ...
- Red Lobster Seeks To Remove Stigma Of Opioid Addiction
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Businesses can play an important role in helping people overcome opioid addiction, Red Lobster CEO Kim Lopdrup said during an online presentation hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundatio ...
- Starbucks Cozies Up To Its Drive-Through Future
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Starbucks' execs are getting ready for "the great human reconnection" -- and building plenty of drive-throughs. ...
- Church's Chicken Draws Higher Conversions With Digital Upgrade
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, February 15, 2021
Church's Chicken says it pulled a 77% spike in delivery sales, and a new web conversion rate of 16%. ...
- Burger King, McDonald's Rewards: No Third-Party Delivery --- For Now
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, February 11, 2021
QSRs enter another year of having to juggle the tradeoff between direct data relationships with customers and generating lower-margin orders through entities like Grubhub. ...
- A&W Calls For Truce To 'Chicken Sandwich War'
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, February 11, 2021
"At A&W, we're lovers, not fighters," A&W's Liz Bazner tells "Marketing Daily." ...
- Publicis Groupe Wins $600 Million Inspire Brands Restaurant Portfolio
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Inspire restaurants include Arby's, Dunkin' and Jimmy John's. The holding company is creating a dedicated unit -- Inspire Media Engine -- to service the account. ...
- Bleeding Hearts: Hot Pursuit Of V-Day Love
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Restaurants may be battered, but they're still romantic. Here's what they're cooking up with Cupid. ...
- Uber Eats Aims To Support Local Restaurants With Super Bowl Effort
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, February 7, 2021
Uber Eats is promoting local restaurants on Super Bowl Sunday, one of the year’s biggest food-related celebration. The delivery service is waiving delivery fees for restaurants that are not pa ...
- Whole Foods Announces Valentine Weekend Virtual Cook-Alongs, With Proceeds To COVID-19 Relief
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, February 4, 2021
This week, Whole Foods Market announced a series of virtual live cook-along events to celebrate Valentine's Day weekend at home. Thirty-six percent of consumers surveyed by Suzy plan to co ...
- Who Knows? This Super Bowl May Taste Even Better
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Come Game Day, hungry fans -- and more-resilient restaurants -- may surprise us all. ...
- Can Slice, The Pizza Platform, Save The Locals?
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Slice delivers top-notch technology to mom-and-pop pizza stores. With a $4 million ad campaign, it wants to become a pizza lover's best friend. ...
- As Dining Preferences Shift, Denny's Will Roll Out Virtual Concepts
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
More than half of the chain's approximately 1,500 U.S. restaurants have signed on for rollout of the virtual brand The Burger Den. ...
- Chipotle, Shawn Mendes Team Up On New Sustainability Push
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Chipotle is serving up the Shawn Mendes Bowl, an effort to raise funds for the pop-folk singer's Wonder Grants, encouraging young innovators. ...
- McDonald's Barrels Into New Year With Chicken And Marketing Might
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
As the fast-food fried chicken wars intensify, McDonald's has more of an edge than its beefy pedigree might suggest. ...
- When Angry Anchorman Attacks, No Brand Is Safe
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Who's next on Anderson Cooper's hit list? Red Lobster? Applebee's? Marriott Courtyard? ...
- Third-Party Food Delivery: From Consolidation To Reconciliation?
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Will 2021 bring long-needed reconciliation between food delivery services and their drivers, as well as with restaurant industry at large? ...
- Food Fight: DoorDash, Albertson's Emerge As New Villains
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
As California's controversial new gig worker law takes effect, DoorDash and Albertson's are drawing heat, replacing "frontline heroes." ...
- Amazon Rescues Small, Medium-Sized Businesses From COVID-19 Lockdowns In 2020
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Amidst in-store shopping restrictions in some states, during the holiday season U.S. small and medium-sized businesses sold nearly 1 billion products in Amazon's store. ...
- TGI Fridays' 'Cluck-It' Bucket Gives The Bird To 2020
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
In a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults shared by the chain, 52% of respondents described 2020 as "a sh!t show" and "exhausting." ...
- Ernst & Young: Can Restaurants Come Back?
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Real recovery is going to require massive rethinking, with a side order of consumer confidence, says restaurant consultant. ...
- White Castle, Richard Dreyfuss Team Up For Restaurant Workers
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
To help struggling restaurant workers, White Castle asked actor Richard Dreyfuss to read a crave-worthy twist on a familiar story. ...
- 'New York' Merch Supports Local Restaurants
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, December 14, 2020
Proceeds will go toward the Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation's COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. ...
- Noodles & Co. Taps New Agency
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Noodles & Company picked Fortnight Collective as its new AOR because of its speedy approach to services like data tracking. ...
- Survey Paints Bleak Picture For Restaurants Awaiting Federal Aid
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, December 11, 2020
Seventy-nine percent of restaurants reported reduced sales in October. ...