- Starbucks Prospects Perk Up Even As Coffee Crisis Looms
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Wall Street watchers say business is looking up for Starbucks, which h ...
- With Smoked Sweatpants And College Running Backs, Arby's Looks For New Fans
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, October 5, 2021
With "Arby's RBs," Arby's is the latest fast-food company to tap in ...
- Restaurant Chain Portillo's Outlines Growth Hopes In IPO Filing
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Fast-casual chain is known for serving hot dogs, sausages, chocolate cake ...
- With Loyalty App, Cinnabon Looks To Boost Digital Sales
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, September 27, 2021
Cinnabon, which has long relied on that heavenly aroma to tempt customer ...
- Del Taco Launches Multi-Tier Rewards Program
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Upon joining Del Yeah! Rewards, members immediately receive an offer for t ...
- Hispanic Heritage Month Honors Demo As Food Industry Backbone
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Hispanics comprise 25.5% of restaurant workers and 22.5% of "executive chefs" ...
- Bojangles Adds Naming Rights For Dale Earnhardt Jr. Studio
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Earnhardt's content company is now recording in the Bojangles Studio, and Bojangl ...
- DoorDash Sues NYC Again -- This Time Over Consumer Data
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, September 17, 2021
DoorDash challenged law requiring deliverers to divulge customer's name, phone number, emai ...
- Taco Bell Tests Subscription Program In Arizona
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, September 15, 2021
At 17 restaurants in Tucson, users can get one free taco p ...
- Mountain Mike's Celebrates 49ers With Big Giveaway
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Football is back, and Mountain Mike's is celebrating the 75th anniversary ...
- Eyeing Expansion, 'Daytime Cafe' First Watch Considers Going Public
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Founded in 1983, First Watch has established a niche by serving on ...
- Walmart Opens U.S. Ghost Kitchen Location
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Walmart has opened its first virtual food court location at an upsta ...
- Surveys Reveal Increase In Wary Restaurant Patrons
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, September 8, 2021
According to the National Restaurant Association, six in 10 adults surveyed fr ...
- Subway Keeps Gag Going With New Serena Williams Ad-Within-An-Ad
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, September 8, 2021
How meta can sandwich meat be? Subway's latest ad features Serena William ...
- McDonald's Considers Closing Restaurant Interiors Again
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, September 1, 2021
McDonald’s has instructed franchisees on steps to take to close indoor dini ...
- Trends: Where To Eat? 'At Home' Still Winning
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, September 2, 2021
"Home is where we eat most of our meals, whether we prepa ...
- Starbucks Workers Seek To Unionize Corporate Stores Amid Labor Squeeze
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, September 1, 2021
While some Starbucks stores that are not corporately owned are unionized, no ...
- Shake Shack, Milk Bar Spin Up New Partnership
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Shake Shack is out to tantalize fans with two new Milk Bar-inspir ...
- Wendy's Expansion Includes Partnering With Walmart
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Wendy’s expansion includes limited brand extensions in Walmart units. The fast fo ...
- Wendy's Goes All In On Breakfast Ads, Ghost Kitchens
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Wendy's hopes to grow breakfast revenue by 30% in 2021-with a go ...
- Fancy That: Applebee's Ties New Campaign To Viral TikTok Video
Social Media Insider, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Song in video also happens to mention Applebee's, with the lyrics "fan ...
- McDonald's Joins Price-Fixing Suit As Chicken Industry Consolidates
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Tuesday, August 24, 2021
"McDonald's distribution centers may have been victims of the purported conspiracy, unknowing ...
- Applebee's Taps TikTok's 'Fancy Like' Frenzy
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar is introducing a new ad campaign starri ...
- Grubhub Can't Deliver Profits With Caps On Delivery Fees
Marketing Daily, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, August 19, 2021
Management at Amsterdam-based Grubhub parent Just Eat Takeaway.com, which acquired the compa ...
- Subway Franchisees Call Foul On Megan Rapinoe's Olympics Gesture
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Some franchisees want the chain to pull any ads featuring the socc ...
- Restaurants Play Different Part: More Snacks, Lots of Leftovers
QSR Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, August 17, 2021
New data from the Hartman Group shows how America's restaurant tastes ke ...
- IHOP Tests Beer, Wine In New Mexico, San Diego
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Friday, August 13, 2021
IHOP is testing beer and wine at some New Mexico and S ...
- Dunkin' Gets Early Jump On 'Pumpkin Spice Season'
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Don’t blink, because fall (and pumpkin spice season) is right around t ...
- Testing, Testing: Will Plant-Based Foods Be A QSR Fixture Or Niche?
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Steve Ellwanger - Thursday, August 12, 2021
One analyst said they will "likely remain a niche category for so ...
- McDonald's Enlists Female Hip Hop Musician For Latest Promo
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, August 9, 2021
McDonald's new Saweetie Meal is the chain’s latest celebrity menu collaboration and i ...