Restaurant Roundup news and trends

Subway Relaunches Loyalty Program as QSRs Drive Digital Orders
Restaurant Roundup // September 08, 2023

This week in restaurant news, Subway rethinks its rewards strategy, Chick-fil-A expands its mobile order drive-thru lanes and Whataburger opens its first digital-only location. As restaurants’ economic challenges have stretched on for years, many brands are rethinking their loyalty programs in an effort to find...

QSRs Update Physical Restaurants to Drive Digital Sales
Restaurant Roundup // August 18, 2023

This week in restaurants, Wendy’s and Taco Bell develop new restaurant designs with an eye toward digital growth, and Checkers and Rally’s expand tests of voice artificial intelligence (AI) by adding Spanish language capabilities.  Quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant Wendy’s, which has around 7,000 locations around...

Yum Brands and Others Try New Loyalty Strategies to Outperform Competitors
Restaurant Roundup // July 07, 2023

This week in restaurant news, restaurants are looking to stand out in the crowded loyalty program space. Yum Brands is updating its data capabilities, Kura Sushi is driving rewards program adoption with brand partnerships and Del Taco is taking a page out of DoorDash’s book...

Subway Draws Closer to Sale as Restaurant Industry Recovers
Restaurant Roundup // April 14, 2023

This week in restaurants, Subway gets closer to selling, and eateries’ sales and workforces grow. In quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant Subway’s reported ongoing effort to sell the company, 10 or more potential buyers are in the mix, as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said Thursday (April...

Quick Reads
Are Consumers ‘Done With Fast Food’ as Prices Climb?

May 05, 2024
Denis Montenaro, a regular McDonald’s diner, recently came to a decision. “I’m done with fast food,” the 75-year-old California resident told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in a report published Sunday (May 5). The reason? A visit to the Golden Arches that ended with Montenaro paying nearly $10 for a bagel sandwich and a cup of coffee.  As […]