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Yum! to Acquire Digital Ordering Company Dragontail for $72.5 Million What’s Next for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund? Sponsored Content How Restaurants Can Find Hidden Time and Cost Savings in Facilities Management One platform helps brands boost the efficiency of restaurant repairs. Self-Serve Food Lockers Unlock Valuable Operational Data They’re not just for storing food anymore. Chain News Select from below A&W Arthur Treacher’s Auntie Anne’s Bibibop Asian Grill Blaze Pizza Bolay Bonchon Burger King BurgerFi by CHLOE Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Captain D’s Cava Charleys Philly Steaks Checkers/Rally’s Chick N Max Chick-fil-A Chipotle Church’s Chicken CiCi’s Pizza Cicis Cinnaholic Clean Juice Coolgreens Cousins Subs Del Taco Dig Inn Dog Haus Domino’s Donatos Duck Donuts Dunkin Brands Dunkin’ Donuts Dutch Bros. 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Terry’s Burger Stand Panda Express Panera Bread Papa John’s Pizza Hut Pollo Tropical Popeyes Potbelly Sandwich Shop Quiznos Raising Cane’s Rita’s Italian Ice Roti Modern Mediterranean Saladworks Schlotzsky’s Shake Shack Shipley Do-Nuts Shouk Slim Chickens Smashburger Smoothie King Sonic Sonic Drive In Southern Classic Chicken Starbucks Steak ’n Shake Subway Sweet Paris Sweetgreen Taco Bell Taco Cabana Tacos 4 Life The Hummus & Pita Co. Tim Hortons Togo’s Torchy’s Tacos Tropical Smoothie Cafe Velvet Taco Wayback Burgers Wendy’s Whataburger White Castle Wing Zone Wingstop Your Pie Yum Brands Yum! Brands Zaxby’s Top Headlines Why Quick-Serves Should Invest in Long-Term Digital Change Just take a look around the restaurant industry. KFC Wants to Become 75,000-Store Juggernaut Ninety percent of growth comes from international markets. Nathan’s Plans to Revive Fast-Food Icon Arthur Treacher’s The 1969-founded brand once numbered more than 800 locations. How Data Analytics Can Unlock Growth for Restaurants Many brands are still struggling when it comes to data and analytics. How Wendy’s Arrives at Menu Innovation The chain has considered cheese curds and country fried steak. How Will the RRF Force Restaurants to Reassess their Options? The market is going to look very different in five years. Read More Most Popular America’s 57 Most Exciting Virtual Brands The 37 Biggest Fast-Food Chains in America The 40/40 List for 2021: America’s Hottest Startup Fast Casuals Top Stories Is the Restaurant Industry Facing a Hiring Crisis? Sales might be bouncing back. But employment is a different issue. Why the Hiring Crisis is a Moment of Reckoning for Restaurants How restaurants hire is changing for good. McDonald’s Loyalty Program Gathering ’Overwhelming’ Response MyMcDonald’s Rewards has increased frequency and satisfaction scores. 5 Ways Starbucks is Innovating the Customer Experience Starbucks is leveraging technological and experiential methods. Fast Casual 2.0 Mountain Mike’s Enters Nevada Clean Juice’s Record-Setting COVID Journey Isn’t Stopping April was the company’s best month on record. FAT Brands and PepsiCo Launch Exclusive Partnership Slim Chickens Expands to Bowling Green Employee Management DoorDash Appoints Chef Stephanie Izard as First Chief Restaurant Advisor Potbelly Hires Larry Strain as Chief Development Officer Cousins Subs Plans to Hire 500 Workers Jimmy John’s Wants to Hire 10,000 EmployeesSpecial Reports Coronavirus Updates: What Restaurants Need to Know Stay up to date as the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe. The 40/40 List It’s challenging enough to be an emerging restaurant operator. But after 2020 threw one curveball after another, these 40 brands are still standing—and are ready for the spotlight. Wingstop’s Blueprint to Becoming a Global Powerhouse A deep dive into the Dallas-based chicken-wing company and how it’s managed its remarkable success throughout the pandemic. Register Now! How to Be Relevant with Today’s Digital Consumer Learn how top brands are using relevance and accessibility to thrive in a post-COVID world. Register Register Now! Chipotlanes, AI, and the Drive-Thru Revival Join us for a look into the drive-thrus of the future. Register On Demand! How Jersey Mike’s Tackled Evolving Consumer Needs During Covid Learn how their digital transformation is setting them up for an adaptable—and guest focused—future. Watch Now On Demand! Franchising 101: Increasing Employee Retention Build an effective process that can reduce costly employee turnover. Watch Now The 2020 QSR® Drive-Thru Study The brands that are emerging strongest from the coronavirus pandemic are those with drive thrus. Here’s what that means for the future of the restaurant industry. The QSR 50 A look at how the 50 biggest brands in America stacked up against each other pre-pandemic, and how they’re positioning for the long road ahead. Young Restaurant Leaders on the Rise Here are 15 young leaders who are 35 and under and who we believe are worthy of your attention. How COVID-19 has Changed the Off-Premises Game Forever Restaurants are thinking way outside the box with their menus and branding as they learn to game the off-premises system. The 40/40 List We can see it clearly: These 40 brands have a great shot at defining the next generation of fast-casual success. 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