A few hundred restaurant leaders are gathering in Nashville next month at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, where they will participate in Casino Night and Auction in benefit of Children of Restaurant Employees. The final early bird discount for the Summit ends Friday. One of my favorite parts of the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit is […]
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Announcing Pizza Marketplace’s inaugural Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit. Learn from some of the best executives in the industry during this three-hour virtual event. Today is National Pizza Day, and what better way to celebrate than the announcement of Pizza Marketplace’s groundbreaking event, the Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit, on July 27! This inaugural event brings together pizza […]
Little Caesars, Qdoba, Juice It Uup and Topper’s Craft VIPs will reveal how they have automated the franchisee process. Vetting, onboarding, training and tracking franchisee progress are imperative to running a successful brand, but they are also expensive and time-consuming. What if there were ways to cut both the costs and the labor associated with […]
The word “chaotic” may sum up the past year for the restaurant industry, but the most successful leaders have leaned into the chaos, creating a path forward. And four of them will share those experiences during the closing keynote at the annual Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 30-April 1 in Nashville. The session, moderated by […]
The Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Association is now accepting nominations for its annual Elevate ICX Awards. Nominations are now being accepted. The Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Association is now accepting nominations for its annual Elevate ICX Awards. The awards honor consumer-facing brands that are embracing new customer- and employee-facing experience technologies. Morgan Petty, ICXA executive director, described the […]
Indianapolis is “America’s drive-thru capital,” according to Chrysler Capital, which analyzed data to reveal which U.S. cities were the best for drive-thrus based on the number of drive-thru restaurants, drive-in cinemas, gas stations and overall traffic congestion levels, The city is also home to this year’s Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 9-11 at the JW Marriott, […]
January is a time for goal setting and self-reflection, but it’s also the first step in a long process of building our annual Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers. For nearly 20 years, we’ve been honoring the industry’s most innovative, creative and successful concepts, and this year will be no different. How it works Brands […]
Fazoli’s and FAT Brands made headlines last month when their CEOs Carl Howard and Andy Widerhorn, respectively, announced that FAT Brands was acquiring the 220-unit fast casualItalian brand for $130 million. The men will reveal the strategy behind that deal during the keynote address at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 30-April 1, in Nashville. They’ll also discuss […]
If you missed# QSRNext, you missed some great insight from some of the world’s leading brands. The one-day event hosted by QSRWeb and Leasecake covered topics ranging from diversity and inclusion to ghost kitchens and growth. But you can still listen to the interviews by registering here. It’s free for restaurant operators. In his keynote address, […]
#QSRNext, a virtual talk show hosted by QSRWeb and Leasecake, is going live Nov. 9 but will kick off with a pre-show countdown featuring a “QSR State of the Industry” delivered by Victor Fernandez, VP of Insights & Knowledge at Black Box Intelligence. In an interview with the show’s host, Cherryh Cansler, Fernandez will reveal […]
