The quick-service restaurant sector is experiencing a wave of global expansion, with Subway making bold moves to amplify its presence and enhance digital engagement. In just three years, the brand has secured more than 20 master franchise agreements, paving the way for more than 10,000...
Fast-food chain owner Inspire Brands may be nearing an initial public offering (IPO). Private equity firm Roark Capital has talked with potential advisers about a listing of Inspire Brands in late 2024 or 2025, valuing the business at about $20 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb. 14), citing unnamed sources. The...
Many restaurants have built up their tech stacks over time and are now seeking to winnow down their digital solutions, finding themselves with a disorderly tangle of incompatible software. Take, for instance, Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John’s and...
Restaurant company Inspire Brands and payments services firm Fiserv have expanded their partnership. Fiserv will continue its existing relationship with Inspire chains Dunkin’, Sonic and Baskin-Robbins while unifying “in-store, in-app and online commerce for several more of Inspire’s … restaurant concepts,” the companies announced in...
October 09, 2024
The quick-service restaurant sector is experiencing a wave of global expansion, with Subway making bold moves to amplify its presence and enhance digital engagement. In just three years, the brand has secured more than 20 master franchise agreements, paving the way for more than 10,000 future restaurant commitments and driving over 40% of its new […]
November 17, 2024
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 behind us, and I think ’25 is going to be a great year,” Kate Jaspon, chief financial officer of Dunkin’ parent Inspire Brands, said at the Restaurant Finance and Development […]
February 14, 2024
Fast-food chain owner Inspire Brands may be nearing an initial public offering (IPO). Private equity firm Roark Capital has talked with potential advisers about a listing of Inspire Brands in late 2024 or 2025,...
September 27, 2023
Restaurant company Inspire Brands and payments services firm Fiserv have expanded their partnership. Fiserv will continue its existing relationship with Inspire chains Dunkin’, Sonic and Baskin-Robbins while unifying “in-store, in-app...
March 14, 2022
Mastercard has named Stephanie Meltzer-Paul to lead loyalty services, including benefits, rewards and platforms, for global issuers and merchants, according to a press release on Monday (March 14). A consumer...
