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YYahoo Finance

Stronger Burger King Goes After McDonald’s

Burger King traffic shift overtaking Wendy's signals QSR competitive realignment — watch for menu, loyalty, or pricing strategies driving the move.

Aug 1058Burger King McDonald's

FFast Company

Moe's Southwest Grill is closing more locations: See a list of doomed restaurants after franchise bankruptcy

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Moe's Southwest Grill is closing additional locations following a franchise bankruptcy.

Aug 1058Moe's Southwest Grill Franchising

KKED Global

Korea’s VIG to sell Bonchon K-fried chicken chain to Thailand’s Minor for $141 mn

Korea's VIG is selling the Bonchon fried chicken chain to Thailand-based Minor for $141 million, signaling continued consolidation in the Asian quick-service restaurant sector as regional operators pu

Aug 1058Bonchon M&A

SStockStory

McDonald's (MCD): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings?

StockStory posed a buy/sell/hold question about McDonald's following its Q2 earnings report.

Aug 1058McDonald's Earnings

QQSR Magazine

Farmer Boys to Offer Big Cheese Cheeseburger for $3.99 on National Cheeseburger Day

Farmer Boys is discounting its Big Cheese cheeseburger to $3.99 for rewards members on National Cheeseburger Day, a promotional move that signals chains are using calendar-driven occasions to drive lo

5d ago28Farmer Boys Loyalty Offers & Promos

RRestaurant Business (Video)▶ Watch

Voice and video AI is expected to shift restaurant management from standardized dashboards to customized information retrieval, according to a discussion featuring 858 Partners co-founder Juan George.

4d ago43AI Tech Martech

RRestaurant Business (Video)▶ Watch

Loyalty programs are increasingly serving as data collection tools rather than purely transactional offers, enabling restaurants to build first-party customer insights.

4d ago43Loyalty Data & Research

YYahoo Finance

Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder for drinks after particles went ‘airborne’ and baristas say left them coughing and falling ill

Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder after baristas reported respiratory issues from airborne particles, aligning the change with its seasonal menu shift.

Sep 157Starbucks Food Safety Labor & Policy

YYahoo Finance

Pfizer and Starbucks: One Turnaround Is Built to Last, and One Isn’t

Pfizer and Starbucks both raised their outlooks this summer, but their recovery trajectories differ in sustainability and investor relevance.

Aug 3157Starbucks Earnings

YYahoo Finance

Starbucks faces another union boycott, activist investor pressure

Starbucks is facing pressure from pro-labor investors seeking to separate board chair and CEO roles while workers' union seeks consumer boycott support over contract negotiations.

Aug 3157Starbucks Labor & Policy People Moves

Ffranchisetimes.com

Krispy Kreme Is Taking a Capital-Light Approach to International Franchise Expansion

Krispy Kreme is pursuing international growth through franchising rather than company-owned operations, minimizing its own capital expenditure.

Aug 2857Krispy Kreme Franchising

HHolland & Knight

More Heat in the Kitchen: Restaurant-Focused Immigration Enforcement

Immigration enforcement is increasingly targeting restaurants.

Aug 2757Labor & Policy

YYahoo Finance

Dutch Bros and 7 Brew to Battle for Salad and Go Locations

Dutch Bros and 7 Brew are competing to acquire Salad and Go's real estate portfolio through a court-supervised auction as the drive-thru chain's parent navigates bankruptcy.

Aug 2757Dutch Bros 7 Brew Real Estate & Development M&A

RReuters

EXCLUSIVE: Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say

Trian has no immediate plans to bid for Wendy's, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Aug 2657Wendy's M&A

SSeafoodSource

Red Lobster sees boost in foot traffic as LTOs, “newstalgic” refresh strategy anchor turnaround

Red Lobster has experienced increased foot traffic tied to its limited-time offers and "newstalgic" menu refresh, signaling that nostalgia-driven promotions may be driving near-term traffic recovery f

Aug 2457Red Lobster Menu & LTOs

FFast Casual

Houston TX Hot Chicken hires Ashley Prokos as senior director of franchise sales

Franchise development hire signals scaling ambitions — Houston TX Hot Chicken's talent recruitment from established chains (Jimmy John's, GoTo Foods) indicates real growth infrastructure building.

Aug 2152Houston TX Hot Chicken Franchising People Moves

YYahoo Finance

Starbucks Is Reportedly Cutting 224 Jobs As Its $2B Cost Push Takes Shape — SBUX Stock Slips 1.5%

Starbucks is cutting 224 jobs—104 in store design and construction, and 120 Seattle employees who declined relocation to Nashville—as part of a broader cost-reduction effort.

Aug 2057Starbucks People Moves

TTradingView

Reflecting On Sit-Down Dining Stocks’ Q2 Earnings: Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands reported Q2 earnings as part of a broader sit-down dining sector review.

Aug 1957Bloomin' Brands Earnings

WWSJ

How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy’s

Burger King revamped its Whopper, and the chain has overtaken Wendy's.

Aug 1757Burger King Wendy's Menu & LTOs

YYahoo Finance

Shake Shack (SHAK) Following Starboard’s Franchising Push And The Case For More Upside

Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a stake in Shake Shack and is pushing the chain to accelerate US franchising following a mixed Q2 earnings report, a move that signals potential strategic r

Aug 1657Shake Shack Franchising

YYahoo Finance

Wendy's Stock Is Surging on Buyout Talk. An Insider's Vesting Was Just Taxes

A Wendy's insider sold shares to cover taxes on vesting restricted stock units, reducing their direct equity stake by 13% while retaining a significant position.

Aug 1457Wendy's M&A

YYahoo Finance UK

US Fast-Food Traffic Cools in July as Chicken and Pizza Chains Lose Momentum

US fast-food traffic declined in July, with chicken and pizza concepts showing particular weakness.

Aug 1457Data & Research

YYahoo Finance

Wingstop (WING) Adds PENN CEO To Its Board, Is The Stock Undervalued?

Wingstop appointed PENN Entertainment's CEO Jay Snowden as an independent director in August 2026, expanding its board to eleven members; the move signals potential strategic refresh or governance cha

Aug 1357Wingstop People Moves

YYahoo Finance

McDonald's (MCD) Stock Gets Fair Value Trim As Analysts Split On US Execution

McDonald's price targets range from the $280s to $300s, with analyst disagreements centered on near-term U.S. same-store sales execution.

Aug 1257McDonald's Earnings

QQSR Magazine

Firehouse Subs Opens 1,500th Restaurant

Firehouse Subs reached 1,500 locations with a new restaurant opening in Abilene, Texas, marking a milestone in the brand's U.S. expansion.

Aug 124 outlets45Firehouse Subs Franchising

Eentrepreneur.com

El Pollo Loco's Turnaround Plan Was Supposed to Take 3 Years. It's Already Ahead of Schedule.

El Pollo Loco is executing its turnaround plan faster than the originally projected three-year timeline.

Aug 1257El Pollo Loco Earnings

YYahoo Finance

CAVA Stock Soars Overnight After Q2 Results: What’s Making Investors More Bullish?

CAVA Group reported 31.3% Q2 sales growth, though the short-seller James Chanos questioned the company's same-store sales guidance—signaling investor confidence in topline momentum even amid skepticis

Aug 1257Cava Earnings

CCNBC

Sysco CEO says he’s 'confident' Restaurant Depot takeover will get approved

Sysco's CEO expressed confidence that the company's Restaurant Depot acquisition will receive regulatory approval.

Aug 1157Sysco M&A

RRestaurant Tech Trends🎧 Listen

Ted Hardy, Sr. Director Tech Transformation @ Topgolf

Topgolf's technology leadership is investing in integrated systems across gameplay, food, beverage, and events—signaling how entertainment-hospitality hybrids are prioritizing tech infrastructure to m

Aug 1152Topgolf KFC POS & Payments Martech

PPYMNTS

inKind Raises $414 Million to Fuel Restaurant Commerce Platform

inKind raised $414 million in a second financing round, bringing total capital raised to over $1.2 billion for its restaurant commerce platform.

Aug 1157Funding Martech

QQSR Magazine

Wing Snob Plans Expansion in Indiana

Wing Snob, a fast-casual chicken wing chain using never-frozen chicken, plans to open seven locations in the greater Indianapolis area through Indiana-based operator JHN Group.

4d ago42Wing Snob Real Estate & Development

MModern Restaurant Management

Food Safety in Focus

September's National Food Safety Education Month highlights food safety as a core operational concern, with food safety and quality standards ranking among top challenges for a significant share of re

6d ago52Food Safety

QQSR Magazine

Fractured Prune Doughnuts Begins a Fresh Franchise Push

Fractured Prune Doughnuts is launching a new franchise expansion after 50 years built on made-to-order doughnuts fried at point of sale, signaling confidence that the fresh-product differentiation mod

6d ago2 outlets52Fractured Prune Doughnuts Franchising

QQSRweb

How QSRs can embrace the collective power of round up giving

Over half of Americans support rounding up purchases for charity, signaling potential for QSRs to mobilize customer bases for fundraising tied to education, hunger, and disaster relief causes.

7d ago56KFC Loyalty Offers & Promos

MModern Restaurant Management

Capturing Your Invisible Guests

A restaurant's reservation system captures customer data from busy service nights, creating a record of guest information.

7d ago56Martech Data & Research

TThe Working Lunch🎧 Listen

Episode 411 - FDA's Ultra-Processed Food Definition, Meta's $18B Settlement & Restaurant Industry Impact

Industry experts are examining the potential federal definition of ultra-processed foods and its implications for restaurant operators, signaling possible regulatory shifts ahead.

7d ago50Labor & Policy Data & Research

NNBC News

How Panda Express built a $7 billion restaurant empire without going public or selling out

Panda Express has built a $7 billion restaurant business while remaining privately held, suggesting that scale and profitability can be achieved outside of public markets or strategic sales.

Aug 275 outlets44Panda Express M&A

FFSR Magazine

Twin Peaks Inks Area Development Agreement in South Texas

Twin Peaks has signed an area development agreement with an InnJoy Hospitality affiliate to expand its sports lodge concept into South Texas counties including Brownsville, South Padre Island, and Lar

Aug 262 outlets52Twin Peaks Franchising

FFSR Magazine

The Flying Biscuit Café Inks Franchise Deal in Katy, Texas

The Flying Biscuit Café, an Atlanta-based all-day breakfast and brunch brand, has signed a franchise agreement with Mario and Ifeoma Harper to open its first location in Katy, Texas.

Aug 243 outlets48The Flying Biscuit Café Franchising

TThe Food Institute

AEO vs. GEO: What Business Leaders Need to Know

The Food Institute examines the difference between attracting recommendations (AEO) and converting them into loyalty (GEO), suggesting the distinction is gaining importance for restaurant and food bus

Aug 2056Walmart Martech AI Tech

PPizza Marketplace

Mr Gatti's targets Lubbock, Texas for growth

Mr Gatti's is targeting Lubbock, Texas for expansion.

Aug 1956Mr Gatti's Franchising

TThe Working Lunch🎧 Listen

Episode 410 - RFK & MAHA Up The Ante On The Food Industry

FDA's shift to mandatory GRAS review and ultra-processed food definition will reshape ingredient sourcing and compliance burden for multi-location chains; NYC delivery labor organizing signals regulat

Aug 1856Labor & Policy Food Safety

PPMQ Pizza

Pizza Hut’s Global CEO Steps Down as Brand’s Sale Enters Final Stage

Pizza Hut's global CEO Aaron Powell announced his departure as the brand's sale to LongRange Capital nears completion in late August, signaling potential leadership transition and strategy shifts unde

Aug 1739Pizza Hut M&A People Moves

PPizza Marketplace

India shuts down several Domino's, Pizza Hut outlets over hygiene

India has closed multiple Domino's and Pizza Hut locations due to hygiene violations.

Aug 1756Domino's Pizza Hut Food Safety

RRestaurantNews.com

All-Day Cravings, Answered: Chick-fil-A Debuts New Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches

Chick-fil-A is introducing chicken & waffles sandwiches alongside s'mores-flavored items for a limited fall run, signaling continued menu experimentation to capture daypart occasions beyond its core b

Aug 1247Chick-fil-A Menu & LTOs

YYahoo Finance

Cava's Sales Growth to Continue as New Restaurants Outperform, RBC Says

Cava Group's sales growth is expected to continue as new restaurants outperform and same-store sales recover from a Cyclospora outbreak impact, according to RBC's analysis.

Aug 1256Cava Earnings

NNation's Restaurant News

Women’s Foodservice Forum teams up with Culture Partners

Women's Foodservice Forum partnered with Culture Partners to offer an accountability framework to its membership starting in October, signaling growing industry focus on structured diversity and workp

Aug 122 outlets52Domino's Pizza Chili's People Moves

PPizza Marketplace

Dominos launches namesake individual-sized pizza

Domino's has introduced an individual-sized pizza carrying its namesake brand.

Aug 1150Domino's Menu & LTOs Offers & Promos

QQSR Magazine

Domino’s is Launching ‘The Domino,’ a Detroit-Style Pizza Made for One

Domino's is launching a new Detroit-style personal pizza called 'the Domino' nationwide on August 31, marking the chain's first product to bear its own name.

Aug 1148Domino's Menu & LTOs

FFast Casual

Healthy fast casual goes convenient: Konala, Clean Eatz redefining drive-thru, grab-and-go

Health-focused fast casual brands Konala and Clean Eatz are emphasizing drive-thru and grab-and-go formats to compete on convenience with traditional fast food.

Aug 1156Konala Clean Eatz Real Estate & Development