Global Foodservice News
Restaurants Turn to Innovative Outdoor Solutions Ahead of Winter
As coronavirus cases continue to spike, some states are reinstating restrictions on indoor dining. Restaurants already reeling with huge financial strains are trying to find innovative solutions to keep their doors open. Some are thinking outside the box and into a bubble. “What you’re seeing in Washington D.C. and Chicago and elsewhere are local mayors…
Read MoreTaco Bell to Throw 400 Socially Distanced Hiring Parties
More than 400 Taco Bell restaurants across the country will be hosting hiring parties Tuesday, a festive program the Irvine, Calif.-based chain first tested in 2018 to attract more applicants. The event, now in its third year, has been modified to incorporate social-distancing protocols as the company looks to hire hundreds of employees for the…
Read MoreQdoba Accelerates Non-Traditional Growth
QDOBA Mexican Eats continues to grow its non-traditional footprint across universities, airports, and other venues where a premium is placed on convenience, speed, quality, and value. Since August, the Brand has opened eight locations on college campuses across the country, including the University of Cincinnati, University of Nebraska —Lincoln, Purdue University, University of Pittsburgh—Bradford, ASU…
Read MoreTROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE gets Michael Lapid
Michael Lapid Joined the Brand in October of Last Year. How has delivery progressed? How does the delivery customer during the pandemic compare to the one before? How much of this is new customers versus core? While many locations participated in third-party delivery at a local level, we rolled out third-party delivery systemwide to accommodate…
Read MoreStarbucks’ Holiday Menu and Red Cups Return Across the US
Red cups are returning to Starbucks. Starbucks announced that its holiday menu returns on Friday, November 6. That means drinks including the Peppermint Mocha, Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, and Eggnog Latte are back on the menu, as well as four new festive “red cup” designs. The chain is also giving away free reusable, collectible holiday…
Read MoreDunkin’ is Going Private in $11.3 Billion Deal
Inspire Brands, a holding company backed by the Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm, is purchasing Dunkin’, which also owns Baskin-Robbins. Inspire already owns 11,000 Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic, Jimmy John’s, and other restaurants. Inspire, which will take on Dunkin’s debt in the deal, plans to acquire outstanding Dunkin’ shares at $106.50 apiece.…
Read MoreA Look at the Mechanics of how a Legacy Brand Reinvents Itself
Two Years Into Dunkin’s Rebrand, VP Drayton Martin Talks Coffee, Logos, and Even Donuts Despite the pandemic-prompted loss of foot traffic, retail coffee is still among the most robust segments of the restaurant business. According to Research and Markets, coffee shops are expected to grow by 13% between now and 2024, becoming an $81 billion…
Read MoreGuillermo Perales’ Sun Holdings Buys 41 IHOP Restaurants from Bankrupt CFRA Holdings
The restaurants, which are now owned by Sun Holdings subsidiary Suncakes LLC, are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina and were previously owned by CFRA Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May and closed 49 IHOP restaurants. Ownership was transferred in July, according to a statement from IHOP, which is…
Read MoreNew York City Issues Rules for Heating Outdoor Dining Spaces
New York City on announced the rules for restaurants to heat the outdoor dining spaces that they were allowed to set up in June in response to dining rooms being ordered closed to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Electric radiant heaters — which heat objects rather than the air and therefore are…
Read MorePeace in Chicken Sandwich Wars? One Brand Hopes So
Emerging fast-casual wants to host a Peace Summit between Chick-fil-A and Popeyes—and launch its own chicken sandwich while it’s at it. Erupting in the wake of Popeyes’ hugely successful chicken sandwich launch in August 2019, the so-called “chicken-sandwich wars” pitted Popeyes and Chick-fil-A in a highly publicized battle for poultry supremacy that helped the former…
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