Dominos, KFC leading social media restaurants in India

October 11, 2013

Unmetric, a New York-based intelligence firm, has researched the social media activity of 15 QSR brands in India, measuring Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and…

Report: Teens' interest in Facebook wanes

October 11, 2013

Investment bank Piper Jaffray & Co. has released its 26th semi-annual "Taking Stock With Teens" consumer insights project, which pointed to a sequential…

Pizza Hut HR Department recognized for training program

October 11, 2013

The Pizza Hut Human Resources Department and its LEAD (Leading Excellence And Development) Team, in partnership with Infinitude Creative Group, was awarded the…

NoWait launches intelligence feature for restaurant management

October 11, 2013

iPad-based waitlist and seating management service NoWait has released a new artificial intelligence feature for restaurant management. According to a news…

Yum! Brands' volunteer initiative nets $250K for nonprofit agencies

October 11, 2013

Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is awarding more than $250,000 in grants to qualifying nonprofit agencies as part of the company's…

NYPD Pizza adds partnership with nonprofit health care group

October 11, 2013

Arizona-based NYPD Pizza has announced a year-long corporate partnership with Banner Health Foundation, the philanthropic resource for Banner Health.

Mobile apps can connect young fans to old brand

Jeff Fromm, EVP at ad agency Barkley and lead editor of MillennialMarketing.com, recently spoke about how Krispy Kreme is a great example of an older brand…

How to protect your restaurant from a fire

Poorly cleaned hoods and ducts account for 21 percent of all restaurant fires.

Punchh adds next-generation mobile CRM, new COO

October 10, 2013

Punchh, a provider of mobile CRM for the restaurant industry, has launched a new product — Big Data Customer Segmentation — to further expand its market…

Papa John's names Arby's exec as new chief marketing officer

October 10, 2013

Papa John's International Inc. today announced the hiring of Bob Kraut as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

Fired Pie concept grows to three locations

October 10, 2013

The Phoenix-area concept, Fired Pie, which debuted in the summer, has opened its third location.

MenuTrinfo partners with Food Services of America for allergy training

October 10, 2013

MenuTrinfo has announced a new partnership with Food Services of America, a broadline foodservice distributor.

Papa John's Houston using location-based Twitter engagement to attract customers

October 10, 2013

Papa John's Houston system has reported a 52-percent Twitter conversion rate — followers to customers — from the deployment of HipLogiq's SocialCompass app.

Free webinar will show restaurateurs how to win at gamification

October 10, 2013

The biggest challenges most companies face with their social media platforms, loyalty programs, mobile apps and websites are low engagement and low conversion…

Breadcrumb launches new customer relationship features

October 10, 2013

Breadcrumb, owned by Groupon, has released several updates to its free point-of-sale app that help local merchants build deeper relationships with their…

Food Safety Forensics: New C.S.I. category

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Now, blame for food litigation is at the executive level, and criminal charges are common.

Pizza Hut's WingStreet plans first national ad campaign

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Pizza Hut China plans leverage the brand's momentum to grow its Casual and Home Services businesses.

Consumers want more vegetables on their menus

October 9, 2013

According to new research from Technomic, the total menu incidence of vegetables has increased by more than 11 percent in the past three years. Not only are…

California pizzeria marks 30th birthday with daily promos

October 9, 2013

Santa Rosa, Calif.-based La Vera Pizza is marketing its 30th anniversary with special offers every day throughout October. The family owned and operated…

Study: Middle market execs remain optimistic despite economic pressures

October 9, 2013

According to a new study from financial advisor CIT Group, middle market executives are expressing renewed optimism in their business prospects compared to a…