- Pilgrim's Pride Settlement Marks Progress In Poultry Antitrust Probe
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, October 16, 2020
The plea deal this week in a federal antitrust investigation underscores how price-fixing can happen minute-by-minute, but take many years to surface. ...
- Sustainability Takes Center Stage In Food/Bev Efforts
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Panera is partnering with WRI and the Pure Strategies sustainability consultancy to calculate the carbon footprint of each of its ingredients. ...
- Kroger, Muscle Maker Expand 'Virtual Kitchen' Concept
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Nation's largest grocery retailer, The Kroger Co., has been partnering with meal prep and delivery provider ClusterTruck. ...
- In A Pizza-Driven World, Domino's Keeps Dominating
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
America continues to rely on pepperoni's magical powers to get through the pandemic, with Domino's U.S. sales rising 17.5%. ...
- 'World's Most Beautiful' Taco Bell Soothes The Eyes
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, October 11, 2020
One California Taco Bell attracts tourists from all over the world.“Nestled 75 feet from the ocean on Pacifica State Beach, it looks more like a SoCal bungalow than a fast-food ...
- Saladworks Targets the 4Me Generation
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, October 9, 2020
Every marketer wants to crack the code on younger demos and the ways that digital entitlement has shaped Millennials and Gens Y/Z. But not many CMOs with whom I have ...
- Pandemic Prompts Bankruptcy Filings At Ruby Tuesday, Golden Corral
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, October 8, 2020
The Chapter 11 filings come as prospects dim for Congress to provide additional financial assistance to the beleaguered restaurant industry. ...
- Great Marketing Recipe: Teens Devour Travis Scott Meal
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Thursday, October 8, 2020
What can marketers learn from this McDonald' promotion, which brought a ray of hope to gloomy restaurant predictions? ...
- Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Tempt Consumers With Prime Rib Ventures
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are promoting new sandwiches with a flashy get-rich-quick ad campaign. ...
- "We Were Dark And We Were Still Doing Well": A&W And The QSR Surprise Of 2020
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, October 2, 2020
While the COVID crisis ravaged the dining and restaurant sector, it was a very different story for many QSR brands within that segment. ...
- Domino's Dials Into Garbage Guilt
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The pizza giant is introducing local details on pizza-box recycling. ...
- Indiana, Florida Lift Restaurant Restrictions
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, September 27, 2020
Despite continuing and steady coronavirus infection rates, Indiana and Florida are lifting all restrictions on indoor restaurant dining. “Elsewhere, some states are only just beginning to allow indoor dining, while ...
- Restaurants Try To Convince Diners To Come Inside
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, September 24, 2020
With winter approaching, the window for outdoor dining is closing quickly in some parts of the country. Restaurants trying to survive the pandemic are investing in air quality upgrades and ...
- Impossible Foods Teams With Black Leaders To Promote Voter Registration
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Zoom To The Polls is a series of six online events featuring Black artists, entrepreneurs and community organizations. ...
- White Castle, Burger King Double Down On Digital Tech
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The White Castle chain is among the latest to harness AI, in a drive-through system that recognizes license plates, ...
- Dave & Buster's Tries New Ads, But Can 'Eatertainment' Be Saved?
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Dave & Buster's, more battered than most by the pandemic, is pouring on the marketing muscle, introducing its first-ever national ad campaign. ...
- Rising At-Home Coffee Consumption Impacts Brands
CPG FYI, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, September 18, 2020
New trends in the coffee marketplace range from Gen Z's fondness for RTD versions, to sales decreases for iconic mid-tier brands. ...
- Halloween Shaping Up As Mixed Bag For Brands, Consumers
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, September 18, 2020
Hershey: "Trick-or-treating participation will likely be below prior year levels," but "the expectation of this holiday tradition has been consistently improving." ...
- Brands Unite For 'Dine, Shop & Share' To Benefit No Kid Hungry
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, September 15, 2020
No Kid Hungry has partnered with restaurants each September for fund-raiser. This year automotive, financial, retail, etc. brands are joining. ...
- After 6 Months Of Home Cooking, Will America Race Back To Restaurants?
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, September 15, 2020
How pent-up demand will balance lingering Covid-19 concerns and financial worries is still unclear. NPD's David Portalatin shares his outlook. ...
- Fazoli's Optimizes the New Off-Premise QSR Experience
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, September 11, 2020
The brand was quick to recognize that off-premise is not just a channel but an experience just as important as dining in. ...
- Queen For A Day: Why Burger King Proudly Planted One On Ronald McDonald
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, September 10, 2020
To help celebrate gay pride, Burger King has literally planted one on arch rival McDonald's spokescharacter Ronald McDonald. ...
- Savoring A Well-Earned Love Letter To Restaurants
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Longing for a restaurant meal, yet dreading the risks that come with it? National Restaurant Association launches ad campaign meant to tempt you back. ...
- Ernst & Young: Most People Still Dread Restaurants. What Can Change That?
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, August 31, 2020
EY's latest tracking says 53% of U.S. consumers are still uncomfortable with dining out. Mike Gottlieb, global restaurant leader, explains how the restaurant landscape is going to solve the= prob ...
- Cafe Rio Features Regan Burns & Family In New Campaign
Out to Launch, Larissa Faw - Thursday, August 27, 2020
The creative, developed with Funworks, riffs off COVID-19 quarantine by letting Burns and his family use their improv skills at home. ...
- One Year After 'Chicken Wars,' Popeyes Can't Wait To End 2020
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, August 25, 2020
A vertical out-of-home display in Times Square mimics the traditional New Year's Eve Ball Drop -- only 4 months earlier, minus the dropping ball. ...
- Jack In The Box's Empathy Helps Sales
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, August 24, 2020
Jack in the Box is finding ways to lighten consumers moods during the pandemic, such as with its "National Text Your Ex for Jack Day." To promote its Spicy Chicken ...
- Carl's Jr.'s Latest? Weekday Wining
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Carl's Jr. is classing up its Steakhouse Angus Thickburger, rolling out a wine-pairing experience with Nocking Point Wines. ...
- With Virtual Wings, Brinker Charts New Path
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
With the launch of It's Just Wings, a virtual concept delivered by DoorDash, Brinker International is starting to look like a restaurant company of the future. ...
- It's 'Bo Time' For Race Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Bojangles Restaurants
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Monday, August 10, 2020
Earnhardt describes Bojangles food as "like a powder keg in your mouth." ...
