- Chipotle Announces New "Unwrapped" Athletes And Menu, Gold Foil Returns
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Monday, January 19, 2026
The Mexican grill late last week announced five new American sports sta ...
- El Pollo Loco Plants Chicken Towel Coupon At SoCal Gyms
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Friday, January 16, 2026
Copy on the towels reminds gym-goers "Don't Skip Leg & Thigh Day ...
- Popeyes, Del Taco Change Up C-Suite
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Friday, January 16, 2026
There are more management changes to popular QSR executive ranks. ...
- Chipotle Loses President, Top Marketer
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Tanya Gazdik - Friday, January 16, 2026
The company has begun an internal and external search for a n ...
- Noodles & Company Leans Into AI For Steak Stroganoff Campaign
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Thursday, January 15, 2026
The ad features AI-created dramatizations of customer comments asking for the retu ...
- Panera Brings Back Asiago Bagel Stacks For National Bagel Day
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, January 14, 2026
To promote Bagel Stacks, the chain released the limited-edition Stack & Spil ...
- California Pizza Kitchen Adds 'Smart Swaps' Menu
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The items on the "Smart Swaps" menu are modified to up ...
- IHOP Teams Up With NFL's Malik Nabers For Bottomless Pancakes
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Monday, January 12, 2026
Nabers is at an IHOP on crutches, describing how the chain wan ...
- White Castle, Dave's Hot Chicken, Blaze Pizza Tap Top Talent For C-Suites
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Friday, January 9, 2026
White Castle has promoted Jamie Richardson to CMO, replacing Lynn Blashford, w ...
- Chipotle Teams Up With PGA Tour
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The brand launched the partnership in a new spot with Chipotle athle ...
- Shake Shack Launches 'Good Fit' Menu
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Friday, January 2, 2026
The limited-edition menu was designed to enable customers to build meals th ...
- Top QSR Insiders Of 2025 Focus On Chick-fil-A, Nostalgia
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Despite experiencing "the slowest growth in 20 years," and being open on ...
- Culver's Thanks Farmers With $8M In Donations
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Monday, December 29, 2025
Launched in 2013, Culver's Thank You Farmers Project supports agricultural education a ...
- Study: 70% Of Customers Use Loyalty Programs To Cut Costs
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Tuesday, December 23, 2025
And 25% of those surveyed said they would switch to a "less-preferr ...
- Panera's New 'Circle Back' Meal Celebrates Those Who Procrastinate
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, December 17, 2025
"Late December has become its own moment in corporate culture," where everybo ...
- Trend Watch: Chicken Category Growth Continues
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Thursday, December 18, 2025
A Technomic study also took a look at what's driving the succe ...
- Handwritten Order Tradition Is Star Of Starbucks Holiday Campaign
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Monday, December 15, 2025
In "Drawn Together," barista-drawn sketches of a man and a woman beco ...
- Starbucks 'Bearista' Cup Goes Viral
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Starbucks is bringing back its popular holiday game, Starbucks for Life Merrytho ...
- Beyond The Paper Bag: Chipotle Partners With Travel Brand On Luxe To-Go Containers
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Friday, December 5, 2025
The To-Go Collection, an 11-piece capsule collection co-created with travel brand Bei ...
- Jersey Mike's, Papa John's, Peet's Add To Executive Roster
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Friday, November 21, 2025
Stuart Heflin has joined Peet's Coffee as president. He succeeds Eric Lauterbac ...
- Jim Mazany Joins P.F. Chang's As CEO
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Mazany joins the 300-unit chain most recently from Rosa Mexicano, Yardbird a ...
- Survey: AI Could Help Improve Restaurant Efficiency
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Thursday, November 13, 2025
"Nearly half of brands expect AI to transform their efficiency, yet ma ...
- Cava Launches First Merch Line In Time For Holiday Shopping
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Items available at launch include a "Hot Harissa" hat, baby tee a ...
- Chipotle Leverages Competitive School Spirit For Promo
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Monday, November 10, 2025
After Chipotle U Rivalry Week, students that recruit the highest number ...
- Study: Black, Latino Consumers Drive Restaurant Order Frequency
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Thursday, November 6, 2025
Technomic.found half of Black and 48% of Hispanic U.S. consumers say th ...
- Whitney Leavitt Touts Dirty Soda For Panera
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Monday, November 3, 2025
In one video Leavitt shows viewers her dirty soda recipe -- ...
- It's Kinda Hot: P.F. Chang's Focuses On Fire's Lure
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Spot for the Asian fusion chain "celebrates fire as both culinary cra ...
- CMO Jon Burke: Qdoba Aims To Double U.S. Footprint
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Tuesday, October 28, 2025
And the Mexican fast-casual chain is "leaning into nontraditional venues such ...
- Chipotle's Boorito Returns For 25th Halloween
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Rewards members who show up in costume to any participating Chipotle locati ...
- How AI Is Affecting Drive-Thru Restaurant Ordering
QSR Insider, Teresa Buyikian - Thursday, October 23, 2025
Accuracy can take a hit, according to a study by Intouch Insi ...