Burger King news and trends

Burger King Owner Restaurant Brands to Acquire Largest Franchisee for $1 Billion
Acquisitions // January 16, 2024

Restaurant Brands International, the owner of the Burger King brand, will acquire Carrols Restaurant Group, the largest Burger King franchisee in the United States, for about $1 billion. Over the next five years, RBI will remodel about 600 of the 1,022 Burger King restaurants operated...

Papa John’s Pizza Still Tops Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps
Mobile Order Ahead // January 05, 2024

The new year brings movers, shakers and newcomers to this ranking, as competition is sizzling in the mobile order-ahead realm. This edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps sees not only a triple tie but four double ties. Will our top three apps hold onto...

Papa John’s Pizza Rises to the Top in Latest Mobile Order-Ahead App Ranking
Mobile Applications // December 12, 2023

Competition is sizzling in the mobile order-ahead space as more consumers turn to digital to get their meals. It’s a dynamic area, as seen in the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps, which this time around sees no less than three ties. Papa John’s Pizza...

QSRs Add Hundreds of Kiosks to Increase Efficiency and Check Sizes
ResTech // December 04, 2023

Restaurants and solution providers are turning toward self-service kiosks to reduce their labor needs while driving higher-value purchases. Take, for instance, Carrols Restaurant Group, a major quick-service restaurant (QSR) franchisee, which owns and runs more than 1,000 Burger King locations as well as more than...

Interviews & Exclusives
REPORT: The QSR’s Digital Checklist For Surviving The Long Haul

October 06, 2020
The ongoing pandemic is devastating the restaurant industry, with eateries leaning heavily on mobile ordering to make up for declines in walk-in traffic. Restaurants are gradually opening dining rooms and patios at limited capacity, but some of these reopenings could end soon as colder weather shuts down the outdoor areas that are generally considered safer […]

Retail Fizzles, Alipay Sizzles — And Burger Wars Reignite On Mobile

May 12, 2017
May flowers did not appear for retail earnings, unless you consider a bouquet of stinkweed a blanket of blossoms. Simply put, the numbers were dismal, the stock prices sinking like,...

Quick Reads
Burger King Owner Restaurant Brands to Acquire Largest Franchisee for $1 Billion

January 16, 2024
Restaurant Brands International, the owner of the Burger King brand, will acquire Carrols Restaurant Group, the largest Burger King franchisee in the United States, for about $1 billion. Over the next five years, RBI will remodel about 600 of the 1,022 Burger King restaurants operated by Carrols that are “not currently considered modern image,” the […]

Restaurant Brands International Continues Revamps as Burger King Sales Rise

August 08, 2023
Burger King’s owner is undertaking “high-quality remodels” of its restaurants following a successful quarter. Speaking during an earnings call Tuesday (Aug. 8), Restaurant Brands International (RBI) CEO Josh Kobza discussed...

Bitcoin Daily: Burger King, Robinhood Team to Give Away Crypto; Singapore Eyes Becoming Crypto Hub

November 01, 2021
Burger King is looking to give away cryptocurrency as prizes to customers with a new Robinhood partnership launching Monday (Nov. 1), according to Coindesk. For the next three weeks, Burger...

Burger King To Give Some Venmo Users $1 To Promote New Dollar Menu

December 23, 2020
Burger King has launched a new promotion called the “$1 Your Way Menu” and in conjunction will put $1 in some Venmo users’ accounts through Dec. 28, the day the...