quick service restaurants

Restaurant Sector Eager to Say Goodbye to Rough Year
Restaurant Sector Eager to Say Goodbye to Rough Year
November 17, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The restaurant industry is reportedly eager to move beyond a difficult 2024. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for ’24 to be...

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Yum Brands: AI-Powered Marketing Campaigns Boost Customer Engagement
Yum Brands: AI-Powered Marketing Campaigns Boost Customer Engagement
November 15, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

In early, limited pilots of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered marketing campaigns, quick-service restaurant (QSR) company Yum Brands reportedly is seeing double-digit increases in customer engagement compared...

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Starbucks App Now Includes DoorDash-Powered Delivery
Starbucks App Now Includes DoorDash-Powered Delivery
November 14, 2024  |  Delivery

Starbucks now offers access to delivery powered by DoorDash through its own app. As of Monday (Nov. 11), customers across the United States and Canada...

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SoundHound AI: Restaurants Gain Efficiencies and Upsells From Voice AI
SoundHound AI: Restaurants Gain Efficiencies and Upsells From Voice AI
November 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Voice artificial intelligence (AI) solutions from SoundHound AI have been deployed by seven of the top 20 quick-service restaurants (QSRs). These QSRs and other restaurants...

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Chipotle Names Interim CEO Scott Boatwright as CEO
Chipotle Names Interim CEO Scott Boatwright as CEO
November 11, 2024  |  Personnel

Chipotle has named Interim CEO Scott Boatwright as CEO and member of the board, effective immediately. Boatwright has served as interim CEO since Aug. 31, when former...

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McDonald’s Says Geofencing Technology Helps Boost Customer Satisfaction
McDonald’s Says Geofencing Technology Helps Boost Customer Satisfaction
November 08, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

McDonald’s reportedly improved customer satisfaction scores and reduced customer wait times by using geofencing technology to streamline the mobile ordering process. The quick-service restaurant (QSR)...

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New Starbucks Boss Reportedly Pulling Back on Discounted Drinks
New Starbucks Boss Reportedly Pulling Back on Discounted Drinks
October 14, 2024  |  Retail

Discounted drinks are reportedly becoming rarer under the leadership of Starbucks’ new CEO. Brian Niccol became chief executive in August, and the company has since scaled back the...

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Domino’s Says Value Remains Key to Growth in QSR Space
Domino’s Says Value Remains Key to Growth in QSR Space
October 10, 2024  |  Earnings

Value is the key to gaining share in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space in today’s macroeconomic environment, Domino’s executives said Thursday (Oct. 10). The pizza...

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Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
August 24, 2024  |  Retail

As Starbucks struggles with comparable sales declines, the coffeehouse giant is evidently asking, “Maybe the Pumpkin Spice Latte will fix it?” The brand announced this...

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