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McDonald's spent six months building buzz for its Snack Wraps, helping set the stage for renewed competition between QSR...
30/07/2025

McDonald's spent six months building buzz for its Snack Wraps, helping set the stage for renewed competition between QSR chains over the chicken-centric menu category.

The return of the chain’s Snack Wrap has spurred competitors including Popeyes and Taco Bell to launch and advertise around similar offerings.

The Department of Justice is dropping the charges against Andrew Wiederhorn, Fat Brands and other executives stemming fr...
30/07/2025

The Department of Justice is dropping the charges against Andrew Wiederhorn, Fat Brands and other executives stemming from an alleged $47 million loan scheme to transfer money out of Fat Brands and Fog Cutter Capital.

The original indictment alleged misconduct over a loan scheme involving $47 million transferred from Fat and Fog Cutter Capital to Wiederhorn.

For a year-and-a-half Starbucks has faced falling same-store sales in its home market, but with store uplifts and major ...
30/07/2025

For a year-and-a-half Starbucks has faced falling same-store sales in its home market, but with store uplifts and major labor investments on the way, CEO Brian Niccol says there are signs of a turnaround in operational data.

The coffee chain’s same-store sales dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter, but CEO Brian Niccol said the brand is seeing positive indicators in its operational metrics.

Yum Brands’ menu innovation strategy has emphasized beverages of late, from Taco Bell’s refreshers to KFC’s U.K. drinks ...
30/07/2025

Yum Brands’ menu innovation strategy has emphasized beverages of late, from Taco Bell’s refreshers to KFC’s U.K. drinks concept, Kwench. But behind these new drinks is a complex process of data collection, analysis and testing that lets the world’s largest restaurant company move quickly to identify and amplify beverage trends.

The company is turning to data science and prediction markets as consumer demand for beverages creates opportunities for new dayparts and concepts.

BJ’s Restaurants’ CEO, Lyle Tick, said improvements to the brand’s core menu items, like pizza, are key to restoring its...
29/07/2025

BJ’s Restaurants’ CEO, Lyle Tick, said improvements to the brand’s core menu items, like pizza, are key to restoring its fortunes. BJ’s had lost its menu identity in trying to cater to the broadest possible cross section of palates.

Starting with its pizza, the chain is updating ingredients and flavors to boost guest satisfaction, which has waned in recent years.

PopUp Bagels, a small bagel franchise that started during the Covid-19 pandemic, announced it has signed 300 franchising...
29/07/2025

PopUp Bagels, a small bagel franchise that started during the Covid-19 pandemic, announced it has signed 300 franchising agreements and is planning to have 100 stores open by 2027.

The company, which has only a handful of stores, plans to hit 100 units by the end of 2027.

White Castle is the latest brand to announce robotic delivery with Uber Eats, the slider brand will offer autonomous del...
29/07/2025

White Castle is the latest brand to announce robotic delivery with Uber Eats, the slider brand will offer autonomous delivery with Coco Robotics for some orders in Chicago.

The slider chain said delivery robots may help it reduce parking lot congestion and speed up service.

The Washington, D.C., city council passed an amendment Monday that caps the tipped minimum wage at 75% of the city’s min...
29/07/2025

The Washington, D.C., city council passed an amendment Monday that caps the tipped minimum wage at 75% of the city’s minimum wage starting in 2034, scrapping the process by which Initiative 82 — a referendum that passed in 2022 with 74% of the vote — was scheduled to end the tip credit in D.C.

The municipality voted to cap the tipped wage at 75% of the city’s minimum wage, gutting a law passed by referendum in 2022 to end the tip credit.

After losing its Hy-Vee locations earlier this year, Wahlburgers has turned to non-traditional units as a growth channel...
28/07/2025

After losing its Hy-Vee locations earlier this year, Wahlburgers has turned to non-traditional units as a growth channel. Its latest location is a counter-service joint in the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, with more airport units to follow.

Airports are becoming a key growth channel for the burger chain, which also has locations in casinos, naval bases, ballparks and racecourses.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is buying Shipley Do-Nuts from Peak Rock Capital for an undisclosed sum. LLCP’s backin...
28/07/2025

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is buying Shipley Do-Nuts from Peak Rock Capital for an undisclosed sum. LLCP’s backing helped juice Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s growth, and may do the same for Shipley.

The chain’s new owners grew Tropical Smoothie Cafe into a brand valued at $2 billion. Now they want to repeat that success with the doughnut maker.

Taco Bell will let app users create and name their orders and generate a shareable graphic as part of its Fan Style mark...
25/07/2025

Taco Bell will let app users create and name their orders and generate a shareable graphic as part of its Fan Style marketing campaign. Users who share a graphic and link for others to order through will receive rewards. A dedicated page in the Taco Bell app will keep track of how many times individual creations have been ordered.

Fan Style encourages mobile ordering and creativity by rewarding users each time someone purchases their custom order once it’s been shared.

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