- A Guy Rides A Buffalo Wing...Or Was It A Buffalo?
MAD, Todd Wasserman - Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Zaxby's is out with a zany new ad about a guy w ...
- KFC Will Go National With Limited-Offering, Plant-Based Fried Chicken
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, January 6, 2022
KFC says it has the same "texture of whole muscle chicken ...
- McDonald's Shifts National Media Buying And Planning In U.S. To Starcom
MAD, Steve McClellan - Monday, January 3, 2022
OMD, the incumbent on the assignment, will continue to support McDonald's U ...
- Food Trends, 2022: What Restaurants Are Craving
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, December 28, 2021
From more celeb collabs and blonde pizza to yummy croffles, we're rea ...
- Former McDonald's CEO Returns $105 Million
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, December 16, 2021
Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook, who was fired in 2019 after acknowledgi ...
- Former Church's Chicken Lead Marketer Lands At Home Healthcare Company
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, December 15, 2021
AARP reports the 65-plus population will grow by 30.4% to 73 milli ...
- Taco Bell Hires Nike Exec As Global Chief Brand Officer
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, December 12, 2021
Taco Bell has named Sean Tresvant as global chief brand officer, effecti ...
- Starbucks Workers At One Buffalo Location Vote To Unionize
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, December 9, 2021
Workers at a Starbucks location in Buffalo have voted to unionize. “T ...
- McDonald's Launches Effort To Attract More Diversity In Franchisees
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, December 8, 2021
McDonald’s is launching a $250 million, five-year initiative to increase the numb ...
- Denny's Partnership With 'The Matrix' Produces Reward 'Glitches'
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Denny's glitches include exclusive access to "The Matrix Resurrections" tickets, fr ...
- The Tie Between Fried Chicken Lovers And The Wellness Category
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Just in time for the KFC review, Helixa finds those with ...
- McDonald's Asked To Complete Civil-Rights Audit
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, November 29, 2021
An investment group is asking the QSR's board to conduct a third-par ...
- Pizza Giant Domino's Lends A Hand To Local Restaurants
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Domino's is giving local restaurants a $130,000 boost, with gift cards mea ...
- Turning Customers Into Fans: Church's New Social Media Playbook
The MediaPost Cases, Lisa Singer - Thursday, January 13, 2022
As social platforms fragment, brands need to remain flexible in their pa ...
- DoorDash? Uber Eats? Nope. Customers Want To Order Direct.
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Despite the surge in takeout and delivery, a new study finds custome ...
- McDonald's Offers App-Focused Holiday 'Mariah Menu'
MAD, Todd Wasserman - Thursday, November 11, 2021
Though Maria Carey has previously promoted Intel, Pepsi and Macy's, this ...
- McDonald's, Mariah Carey Partner For 12-Day Promotion
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, November 10, 2021
McDonald’s will debut the “Mariah Menu” on Dec. 13. It features a sele ...
- Tim Horton's Collaborates With Justin Bieber
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tim Horton’s is enlisting fellow Canadian Justin Bieber for a promotion starti ...
- Shake Shack Experiments With Black Truffle Oil, Higher Prices, More Digital
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, November 9, 2021
With investments in digital, new menu innovations and a plan for risi ...
- McDonald's CEO Walks Back Offensive Text Over Child Shootings
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, November 4, 2021
Facing criticism over comments made in a private text message exchange th ...
- World Series Ads Reflect Shifts In Economy As Fast Food Reigns
Research Intelligencer, - Friday, November 5, 2021
This year’s World Series was notable for allowing stadiums to fill ...
- McRib Is Back, And So Are The Memes
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Fans of the McDonald’s McRib sandwich are rejoicing over its return wi ...
- KFC Taps Nick Chavez For CMO Role
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Friday, October 29, 2021
Chavez spent more than 11 years with Nintendo of America, where ...
- Chick-fil-A Mum About Alleged 'Hidden' Food Charges
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, October 28, 2021
"On delivery orders only, Chick-fil-A secretly marks up food prices for delive ...
- A&W Targets Math-Challenged Americans
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Friday, October 22, 2021
Stories about the brand's issues with communicating its bigger burger size ha ...
- Wendy's, McDonald's Battle Over Fries
MAD, Todd Wasserman - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The fight over fries between the two fast-food companies has been ...
- El Pollo Loco CEO Resigns
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, October 18, 2021
El Pollo Loco announced that Bernard Acoca resigned Oct. 15 as chi ...
- McDonald's Plans U.S. Test For McPlant Burger
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, October 18, 2021
McDonald’s will test the plant-based McPlant burger created as part of i ...
- McDonald's Finally Testing McPlant In The U.S.
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, October 18, 2021
McDonald's is inching its way into the hearts of vegans, announcing pla ...
- Fast Food Chain Enlists Corporate Employees As Fry Cooks, Cashiers
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, October 10, 2021
A national fast food chain has a solution to the restaurant industry ...