August 21, 2023
Sweetgreen Taps Chipotle Vets As It Moves Into Midwest
Sweetgreen has reportedly hired two former Chipotle executives to help with its Midwest expansion. Company officials told The Wall Street Journal Monday (Aug. 21) that it had named Michael Kotick, who had been Chipotle’s...
August 18, 2023
Consumers See Restaurants Getting Stingier With Discounts Amid Inflation
As food inflation puts pressure on restaurant margins, consumers have noticed restaurants scaling down their deals and promotions. By the Numbers Of more than 1,800 U.S. consumers PYMNTS surveyed in...
August 14, 2023
Domino’s Delivers Top Mobile Order-Ahead App in Latest Provider Ranking
As restaurants step up their digital investments to secure consumers’ omnichannel loyalty, Domino’s is the big cheese this month in this edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Mobile Order Ahead Apps....
August 08, 2023
Restaurant Brands International Continues Revamps as Burger King Sales Rise
Burger King’s owner is undertaking “high-quality remodels” of its restaurants following a successful quarter. Speaking during an earnings call Tuesday (Aug. 8), Restaurant Brands International (RBI) CEO Josh Kobza discussed...
August 07, 2023
As on-Site Dining Dwindles, QSRs Pivot to Meet Customers at...
Home is where the heart is — the car, too, at least when it comes to burgers and fries. To that end, as The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Aug....
August 07, 2023
Fast Food Brands See Drastic Drop in Dine-In Orders
The typical McDonald’s dining area is a lonely place these days. The fast food giant hasn’t seen sales drop, but as The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Aug. 7), most of those meals aren’t...
July 13, 2023
Olo Brings Its Olo Pay Service to Fast-Food Kiosks
Restaurant technology platform Olo has begun offering card-present processing through its Olo Pay service. The company announced the launch in a news release Thursday (July 13), part of a larger rollout of new...
July 07, 2023
Yum Brands and Others Try New Loyalty Strategies to Outperform...
This week in restaurant news, restaurants are looking to stand out in the crowded loyalty program space. Yum Brands is updating its data capabilities, Kura Sushi is driving rewards program...
June 21, 2023
Is MrBeast’s Pivot From Burgers to CPG Bad News for Influencer-Helmed...
As virtual restaurant companies tap influencers’ wide audiences to generate hype in the absence of physical touchpoints, blockbuster YouTuber MrBeast (162 million subscribers) appears to be turning away from the...