Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are dishing out mobile-enabled loyalty programs, but fraudsters are also eager to take a bite out of them. In the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker, Joella’s Hot Chicken’s Katie Wollrich and Christina Happel explain how QSRs can use data analytics and code-based redemption features...
Over the past decade, increasingly sustainability-minded consumers have become interested in animal product-free food options — searches for “plant-based diet” have been creeping upwards for the last decade, according to Google Trends, and the number of vegans in the United States has increased a whopping...
By the look of things, chowtime is slowly returning to primetime. Restaurants that came through the COVID ordeal don’t want to blow it when on-premises dining roars back as a revenue generator this summer — signs are that it will — so it’s time to complete...
Chipotle Mexican Grill reported first-quarter 2021 earnings that soared past forecasts, with year-over-year digital orders up 133.9 percent to $869.8 million and now accounting for 50.1 percent of all sales. This is the first time the Southern California chain had more digital orders than in-restaurant...
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As the vaccine rollout progresses, with all U.S. adults now eligible to receive their shot(s) as of Monday (April 19), newly vaccinated consumers are beginning to return to public, indoor spaces such as restaurants and bars. While it may be tempting to think of this...
Mass vaccinations in the United States are in full swing, with more than 56 million U.S. consumers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — and many are eager to go back to dining in restaurants once again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
For 13 months now, the restaurant industry has been fighting an uphill battle to bring sales back to pre-COVID levels. Now, as the vaccine rolls out across the United States, and as warmer weather begins to make outdoor dining a possibility again in many markets,...
The past 13 months have transformed many consumers’ appetites, with some consumers turning to indulgent comfort foods to alleviate mid-pandemic stress and others opting for more nutritious options to establish a sense of wellness amid the chaos. Though it has been an enormously challenging period...
