QSRs

Kraft Bets on QSRs Despite More Consumers Turning to Grocery Stores
Kraft Bets on QSRs Despite More Consumers Turning to Grocery Stores
February 15, 2023  |  Earnings

Kraft Heinz is banking on QSRs’ growth even as inflation has consumers cooking at home. The Chicago-based food and beverage giant said on a call...

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RBI Monitors Prices of Both Competing Restaurants and Grocers
RBI Monitors Prices of Both Competing Restaurants and Grocers
February 14, 2023  |  Earnings

Amid inflation, RBI keeps watch on not just other QSRs’ pricing but grocers’ as well. Restaurant Brands International, parent company of quick-service restaurant (QSR) giants...

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Restaurants’ Efforts to Absorb Inflation Go Unnoticed by Consumers
Restaurants’ Efforts to Absorb Inflation Go Unnoticed by Consumers
February 14, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

PYMNTS research reveals that restaurants’ moves to absorb food price increases are escaping diners’ notice. Amid inflation, restaurants have been keeping price increases low relative...

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Dating App Usage May Extend Valentine’s Day Until April for Restaurants
Dating App Usage May Extend Valentine’s Day Until April for Restaurants
February 13, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Valentine’s Day comes just once a year, but tableside eateries could leverage innovative partnerships to extend romance-driven profits throughout the calendar’s other months. Feb. 14...

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Super Bowl Offers Grocers and Restaurants a Much Needed Buying Boost
Super Bowl Offers Grocers and Restaurants a Much Needed Buying Boost
February 11, 2023  |  Retail

This year, the Super Bowl will bring a surge of food spending despite overall belt-tightening. The event is a major occasion for food sales —...

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Food Delivery Firms Turn Focus to Merchant and Driver Loyalty
Food Delivery Firms Turn Focus to Merchant and Driver Loyalty
February 10, 2023  |  Restaurant Roundup

This week in restaurants, DoorDash adds driver features, Grubhub upgrades white-label offerings and Chipotle automates. One of DoorDash’s key competitive advantages over other aggregators in...

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Falling Restaurant Traffic Prompts Renewed Focus on Personalized Rewards
Falling Restaurant Traffic Prompts Renewed Focus on Personalized Rewards
February 08, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Major restaurants are personalizing their loyalty rewards in an effort to combat falling traffic. On recent earnings calls, company executives across popular quick-service restaurant (QSR),...

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KFC Reaches Digital Holdouts With Conversational Commerce
KFC Reaches Digital Holdouts With Conversational Commerce
February 08, 2023  |  ResTech

Yum Brands is bringing in-store customers into the digital fold with increasingly frictionless ordering options. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant, parent of KFC, Pizza Hut,...

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Toast Wants to Help Diners ‘Order With Google’
Toast Wants to Help Diners ‘Order With Google’
February 07, 2023  |  ResTech

ResTech firm Toast has teamed with Google to streamline online ordering. The company has integrated Order With Google into its platform, allowing restaurants to unlock...

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