QSRs

New Au Bon Pain Owner Turns To Drive-Thrus, More Locations To Revitalize 40-Year-Old Brand
New Au Bon Pain Owner Turns To Drive-Thrus, More Locations To Revitalize 40-Year-Old Brand
July 07, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

As consumers’ mobility increases, breakfast on-the-go is coming back. Seizing on the return of the bakery café, Ampex Brands, a franchisee founded in 2005 that...

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Paytronix CEO: McDonald’s Rewards Program May Not Be The Latecomer It Seems to Be
Paytronix CEO: McDonald’s Rewards Program May Not Be The Latecomer It Seems to Be
July 07, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

McDonald’s may seem like a latecomer to the digital loyalty game, but it may be a little more complicated than that. The company announced in...

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Today In Payments: Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation; Pleo Closes $150M Funding Deal At $1.7B Valuation
Today In Payments: Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation; Pleo Closes $150M Funding Deal...
July 06, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, merchant commerce firm Pine Labs is now valued at $3.5 billion, and FinTech Pleo raised $150 million. Plus, Klarna is being...

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Restaurant Roundup: McDonald’s Hopes To ‘Reset’ Franchisee Relationships
Restaurant Roundup: McDonald’s Hopes To ‘Reset’ Franchisee Relationships
July 02, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

With relationships strained between McDonald’s and its United States franchisees, in part due to fees that the company said it would charge restaurant owners for...

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Restaurant Roundup: Dunkin’ Cuts Back On Beyond Meat, Restaurant Visits Surge
Restaurant Roundup: Dunkin’ Cuts Back On Beyond Meat, Restaurant Visits Surge
June 25, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

It looks like Dunkin’s relationship with Beyond Meat is not going to go beyond the Western states from now on. The two companies announced the...

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Krispy Kreme Vs Dunkin’: Opposite Approaches To Turning Donuts To Dollars
Krispy Kreme Vs Dunkin’: Opposite Approaches To Turning Donuts To Dollars
June 23, 2021  |  IPO

Krispy Kreme started this June out with a bang, filing its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publicly and announcing its intended return...

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Sweetgreen’s IPO May Shine Light On The Battle Between Salad Vs Fast Food
Sweetgreen’s IPO May Shine Light On The Battle Between Salad Vs Fast Food
June 22, 2021  |  IPO

Will a healthy quick service restaurant (QSR) give a read on the health of the IPO market here in the United States? As reported this...

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McDonald’s Preps National Loyalty Rollout
McDonald’s Preps National Loyalty Rollout
June 22, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

In most parts of the United States, the only reward for ordering from McDonald’s is a toy from the latest Pixar movie, and even that...

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Report: AI Helps Chipotle Stop Account Takeover Fraud Without Tipping Off The Fraudsters
Report: AI Helps Chipotle Stop Account Takeover Fraud Without Tipping Off The Fraudsters
June 22, 2021  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Fraud is endemic across a vast range of industries, but few suffer as acutely as the restaurant industry and the associated field of mobile order-ahead....

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