News & Media From S.A. Whitehead
Robotic video display kiosk can invite diners to 'roll on in' for pizza
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What if you had a way to send out a kind of unpaid emissary who displayed an enticing video of your brand's menu items to passersby to pull them in to eat? Or…
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Keeping tabs on Top 100 winners' traits plus Oracle expert's pandemic-era performance tips
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
On today's podcast, FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler gives her take on top traits of this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers winners, while an Oracle restaurant…
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Tackling COVID-19 training on QSRs' front lines, plus menu must-haves for a 'to-go' world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
For QSR operators today, there are two huge questions: "How can I quickly train my staff on all these new COVID-19-related mandates?" and "How should I modify…
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Latest dine-in data tells story of cautious customers, vanishing workers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant sales data shows the return to dine-in will be a slow and cautious one for customers, according to data and insights provider, Black Box…
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Golden Chick president promises 500 stores, Netsurion on speeding up contactless pickup
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Although just 189-stores in size now, Golden Chick is planning a lot of hatchlings for the future, with a goal of 500 stores nationally by 2030, according to…
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Freddy's tackles 'hospitality through a speakerphone' + lawfirm unravels confusion surrounding stimulus funds
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Freddy's Co-founder and COO Scott Redler discusses the challenge of customer service via drive-thru and delivery. Then, Messner Reeves attorneys Rachel Farr…
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Nathan's Famous tech transformation: Serving customers 'where, when and how' they want it
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
After a solid 102 years in existence, Nathan's Famous — one of the few U.S. brands around for the last pandemic in 1918 — has made a timely tech transformation…
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Webinar to help leaders optimize restaurants for online, curbside orders
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This free hour-long webinar features what restaurant brands need for an easy-to-use and secure POS system.
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Checkers/Rally's CEO predicts post-pandemic fast food resurgence + Lavu CEO on QSRs' digital path forward
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Checkers/Rally's CEO Frances Allen explains why all that uber-healthy plant-based food that was so hot pre-pandemic in the U.S., could get a lot more…
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COVID-19 liability protection for restaurateurs + Edible Brands' new QSR
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Is your brand making the moves now to prevent COVID-19-related liability claims later? Today's podcast features two Messner Reeves LLP attorneys' expert…
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7 ways the CARES Act could hurt restaurants
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The National Restaurant Association this week sent letters to leaders at the U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration asking for clarification — and in…
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2 restaurateurs' views over 2 weeks of US pandemic
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
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Adapting to the new normal: Vendors offer free services to restaurant operators
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant operators are scurrying to completely revamp operations to meet the needs of a more or less "locked-in" customer through delivery, drive-thru and…
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Sales falling at 70% of US restaurants
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The restaurant industry is reeling, according to the most recent data collected by Black Box Intelligence, and unfortunately, that's expected to increase.
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From bento boxes, to boozy breakfasts, K2 bakes up offbeat brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
California born and bred restaurant brand innovator, K2, is on a mission to wake up limited service, among other dining categories. In today's podcast, K2 CEO…
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How the restaurant industry is staying the course during the pandemic
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As coronavirus is officially dubbed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, restaurant brands are doing their best to adapt.
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Pincho CEO: Simplified operations + empowered teams = growth
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A hundred stores in five years is an ambitious growth plan for any brand, but Pincho co-founder and CEO Otto Othman thinks the popularity of the brand in Miami…
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Dillas Quesadillas founder on the value of following 'Jennifer' while feeding the 'Gator'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Dillas Quesadillas founder, Kyle Gordon, comes off as the kind of laid-back guy you'd have a beer with. But don't let looks deceive:This one-time college kid…
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Reigniting the glow over Michigan's 97-year-old Halo Burger
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Olives on burgers? Ice cream in ginger ale? Saintly looking cows? Yes, you've landed in the Halo Burger zone, a regional burger brand that has regained its…
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Restaurant leaders tout inclusive cultures to quell 'labor pains'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Inclusion and diversity are more than HR catchwords when it comes to restaurant staff. Leaders of four restaurant brands say brands that truly embrace these as…
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