ROCKY MOUNT N.C. Hardee’s largest franchisee, Boddie-Noell Enterprises Inc., said it has started testing self-service ordering kiosks in three of its 345 units. The devices allow patrons to input their own orders, choosing from options that...
When is a fish not a fish? When, sans fins, gills and bones, it’s safely hidden in a six-ounce tin. For many years that’s how Americans consumed tuna, which, minus the scary fishy parts, was No. 1 in total U.S. seafood consumption by a wide margin...
Even as the economy continues to produce dour news, restaurant executives are starting to seek the silver lining, using the downturn to best position their brands for the inevitable return to more prosperous times.In February, reports that...
Foodservice industry experts are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to step up its food safety efforts after federal inspection regulations were flouted at a California meat processing plant last month, resulting in the largest beef...
NEW YORK Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson has extended his involvement with the Original SoupMan chain to include an executive role with franchisor Soup Kitchen International: senior vice president of strategic business relationships. ...
TAMPA Fla. A 15-unit Church’s Chicken franchisee has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed three unprofitable stores, according to court documents. The franchisee, Tampa-based Quick Service Foods, said in the filings that a...
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. T.G.I. Friday’s U.S.A., Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee Danny Costa, and Which Wich franchisee Sharon Lacaze were named winners of the 2008 Nation’s Restaurant News Franchise Excellence Awards. —The awards are...
AUSTIN Texas Schlotzsky’s has revived last year’s Angus Round Up as a limited-time offer. The three Angus beef sandwiches, available until June 1, include the Bacon Beefy Smokecheesy, made with roast beef, smoked cheddar cheese, bacon and...
Smaller restaurant chains seem to have found the formula for competing successfully against larger, national rivals, who continue to struggle to differentiate themselves from one another, according to two recent brand studies.The highest customer...
WHEAT RIDGE COLO. —A flying saucer has landed in the middle of a Village Inn restaurant in this north Denver suburb, just as planned. “We wanted to create a focal point, an area where...
