Firehouse Subs selling to RBI for $1B

November 15, 2021

Restaurant Brands International Inc., which owns Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes, is acquiring Firehouse Restaurant Group Inc. for $1 billion in an…

More than half of consumers order directly from restaurants

November 15, 2021

More than half, 58%, of U.S. consumers are skipping aggregators when ordering from restaurants.

Quiznos NFT on sale for 24 hours

November 15, 2021

Quiznos, in collaboration with Crypto.com and The NFT Agency, has launched a series of non-fungible tokens. Marking its entry into the NFT space, the…

Fast casual leaders share hiring, recruitment tips amidst labor shortage

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

A panel of fast casual leaders discussed labor issues in today's restaurant industry at the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit held in Charlotte, North…

Garden Catering giving away 'a ton' of nuggets

November 12, 2021

Nov. 13 is National Chicken Nugget Day, and Garden Catering is celebrating by giving away a ton of nuggets — literally. Each customer, who orders that day on…

Fazoli's launches ghost kitchen in Austin

November 12, 2021

Lexington, Kentucky-based Fazoli's has opened its first Austin ghost kitchen inside PREP ATX, Texas' biggest commercial kitchen facility featuring ghost and…

Genghis Grill focusing on national expansion

November 11, 2021

Dallas-based Genghis Grill, a build-your-own stir-fry concept with locations across the southern United States, has announced a franchise expansion strategy…

Gaining a 360-Degree View of Your Customers

QSRs have more customer data than ever, but making sense of that data can be a challenge.

Hooters, Hoots Wings testing burgers?

November 11, 2021

Hooters may be adding burgers to the menu, thanks to a relationship with Umami Burger, one of 40 culinary brands owned by C3, a company offering cuisine from…

Big Chicken opening inside New York arena

November 11, 2021

Just two weeks after announcing that it was opening inside Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, which is home to the NHL'S Seattle Kraken and WNBA's Seattle Storm…

Ready to respond: Inside 1 Marine’s journey from the barracks to barbecue

by Dan Hyman

In honor of Veteran's Day, Brandon Lowery shares how his military background helps him run 27 stores for Sonny's BBQ.

CORE's Serving Up Hope to raise funds for restaurant workers in need

November 11, 2021

CORE — Children of Restaurant Employees — a national non-profit organization that provides financial help to food and beverage employees with children, has…

Will Sweetgreen raise over $312M with IPO?

November 11, 2021

After announcing last month that it was going public this year, Sweetgreen updated its filing Tuesday, stating it expects to raise as much as $312.5 million in…

Existing franchisees adding 50 Penn Station East Coast Subs

November 10, 2021

Penn Station East Coast Subs has signed multiple agreements with existing franchisees to add 50 restaurants to its lineup. Opening over the next five years…

Blaze Pizza franchisee tapping app for hiring needs

November 10, 2021

Blaze Pizza franchisee Ben Salehi has tapped Landed, a mobile app connecting hourly food and retail workers with local employers, to automate the process of…

Chicken Salad Chick growing Virginia presence

November 10, 2021

Chicken Salad Chick has added a store in Hampton, Virginia, marking the brand's first location in the Tidewater region. Eight additional locations will open in…

7 The Simple Greeks rebranding to Garbanzo locations

November 10, 2021

By the end of the year, seven locations of The Simple Greek in California and Virginia will transform into Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh stores, said Kelly…

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signs 2 New York-based franchisees

November 10, 2021

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a fast casual automat concept, has signed two multi-unit franchise deals to expand the brand's New York footprint. Jov and Jo Vanguard…

NBA star collaborating with Shake Shack for LTO

November 10, 2021

NBA All-Star and Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson is teaming up with Uber Eats and Shake Shack to give eaters a taste of his three favorite things: burgers…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe names CMO

November 10, 2021

Tropical Smoothie Cafe has tapped Deborah von Kutzleben, former vice president of brand strategy, advertising and menu at Arby's, as CMO.