- Dunkin' Perks Up CarMax Test Drives
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
CarMax is taking Dunkin' for a ride, offering gift cards to peop ...
- BarkBox Gives Up On Domino's But Gets Last Laugh
D2C FYI, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, April 12, 2021
Its recent Twitter attempt to pursue a pizza partnership with Domino's fail ...
- Teen Passions: Chick-fil-A, Amazon, Racial Justice
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Friday, April 9, 2021
Gen Z is back under the microscope, with new research from Pip ...
- White Castle Uses Recipe Campaign To Stoke Spring Cravings
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
With its Cravey Boat (a branded collectible) and spring-themed recipes, White Cast ...
- Amid Restaurant Carnage, Cracker Barrel And Darden Shine
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, March 30, 2021
As the restaurant industry struggles with closures, industry observers think Cracker Barr ...
- Yum! Brands Acquires Tictuk, Escalates QSR Tech Stack Arms Race
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, March 26, 2021
Tictuk enables customers to order and interact with brands through a varie ...
- Krispy Kreme Spreads 'Sweet Support' To Vaccine Recipients
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
People who present a valid COVID-19 vaccination card can receive a fr ...
- Out Of Love With Cooking, America Re-Embraces Restaurants
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Remember all that bread-baking last spring? Americans are over it and reconsideri ...
- KFC Chicken Sandwich OOH Ads Stalk Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, March 18, 2021
The blunt messaging on three billboards in Los Angeles, Miami and Manhatta ...
- Shake Shack Chooses iOS App, Uber Eats For New Delivery Option
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Shake Shack will have much more control over its customer data, o ...
- New Rescue Bill Could Spark 'Eye-Popping' Sales Gains
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Help is on the way for the down-and-out restaurant business, with $1,4 ...
- Chipotle Going Digital-Only With Customizable Quesadilla
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, March 11, 2021
It's rare that a QSR's stock gets a nice bump from ...
- Deliver Me From Hunger: Third-Party Takeout Services Proliferate
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Consumers sourced $486 billion worth of food from restaurants in 2020 ...
- QSR Brands Fumble The Social-Media Funnel
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, March 9, 2021
A new analysis of QSR social-media strategies shows many don't connect ear ...
- Chipotle Ties Exec Compensation To Diversity Goals
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, March 4, 2021
Chipotle Mexican Grill will be tying executive compensation to diversity and sustainabili ...
- Chicken Sandwich Wars: Can Popeyes 'Ransom' McDonald's-Related URL?
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, March 2, 2021
"We saw that you're trying to turn crispyjuicytender into an official wor ...
- Chuck E. Cheese Plots Comeback Promotions
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The chain, freshly out of bankruptcy, pins comeback hopes to a season ...
- National Restaurant Association Show Cancelled
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, February 28, 2021
Organizers of the National Restaurant Association Show are canceling the 2021 conventio ...
- 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 a ...
- 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 mont ...
- Consumers Beg QSRs To Return Dropped Items To Menus
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Phyllis Fine - Thursday, February 18, 2021
"Change.org, a website started by two Stanford University students that calls itse ...
- 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 a ...
- 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" -- a ...
- Popeyes Hoping For Success With New Fish Sandwich
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, February 11, 2021
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is hoping its new fish sandwich creates the sa ...
- 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 Dai ...
- 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 dire ...
- Burger King Tests New Loyalty Program
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Burger King is trying out a new customer loyalty program called “Roy ...
- Philadelphia, Panera Foster Food-Sharing For Valentine's Day
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Panera Bread is reaching back to 1990s nostalgia to reunite "Boy Mee ...
- 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 cooki ...
- McDonald's Plans Return Of Shamrock Shake
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Friday, February 5, 2021
St. Patrick's Day is more than a month away, but McDonald's ...