QSRs

Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the Drive-Thru
Quick-Service Restaurants Aim to Bring the ‘Quick’ Back to the Drive-Thru
December 02, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

With the need for speed superseding other considerations for many restaurant customers, brands are making compromises to boost their throughput. At Morgan Stanley’s Global Consumer...

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Taco Bell on Harnessing Digital Ordering Innovation to Keep Customer Relationships Strong
Taco Bell on Harnessing Digital Ordering Innovation to Keep Customer Relationships Strong
December 02, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Partnering with aggregators is a double-edged sword for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). It increases exposure and order volumes, yet puts the customer relationship at risk. In...

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Food Prices, Labor Shortage, Supply Chain Issues Threaten Restaurant Sales This Winter
Food Prices, Labor Shortage, Supply Chain Issues Threaten Restaurant Sales This Winter
December 01, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Heading into winter, headwinds across all parts of restaurant operations are coming together to create a perfect blizzard for operators. Between supply chain challenges, consequent...

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Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
November 29, 2021  |  ResTech

Throughout 2021, major restaurant chains have been rethinking their drive-thru operations with an eye toward their digital futures, and it is about time. Research from...

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Table-Service Restaurants at Crossroads Over Use of Aggregators
Table-Service Restaurants at Crossroads Over Use of Aggregators
November 29, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

While demand for delivery remains high, many restaurants are now in the difficult position of choosing between providing consumers with the convenience they have come...

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To See Where the QSR Industry Is Headed, Look to Pizza
To See Where the QSR Industry Is Headed, Look to Pizza
November 23, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Pizza may be timeless, but the ways in which restaurateurs are getting that pizza from the kitchen to consumers’ mouths could not be timelier. With...

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FAT Brands Acquires Wings Chain as Delivery Boom Reshapes Menus
FAT Brands Acquires Wings Chain as Delivery Boom Reshapes Menus
November 22, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

With the continued stickiness of digital ordering, deliverability is becoming a driving force for major restaurant brands’ menu decisions. On Monday (Nov. 22), FAT Brands,...

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Toast President Says Ghost Kitchens No Substitute for On-Premises Dining Experience
Toast President Says Ghost Kitchens No Substitute for On-Premises Dining Experience
November 17, 2021  |  ResTech

While in 2020, digitization was necessary for restaurants to survive amid health hazards and local regulations, 2021’s ResTech innovation has been driven by restaurants’ need...

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RBI Announces Acquisition of Firehouse Subs as QSRs Turn Their Focus to Takeout-Friendly Foods
RBI Announces Acquisition of Firehouse Subs as QSRs Turn Their Focus to Takeout-Friendly Foods
November 15, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

With the rise in takeout-friendly foods that brands have been seeing since the start of the pandemic, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), parent company of Popeyes,...

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