Quick-service restaurant operators seeking to navigate the evolving industry landscape will gain critical insights into technology, operations, marketing and menu innovation at #QSRNext, a half-day virtual summit hosted by Networld Media Group, the publishers of FastCasual.com and QSRWeb.com. Scheduled for Nov. 12, 2025, #QSRNext offers a series of 20-minute, back-to-back sessions designed to equip busy fast-food […]

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Registration is open for this Founders-only event. Recognizing the often-isolated journey of building a restaurant empire, Kathleen Wood Partners and Networld Media Group have joined forces to relaunch the Founderology Growth Summit, Feb. 2-4, 2026, in Austin. Designed specifically for founders navigating the complexities of scaling and sustaining their businesses, the summit differentiates itself from traditional […]

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Maribeth Dela Cruz will discuss how she plans to compete with the biggest chicken chains in North America, during her keynote, “Bringing Joy to North America: A Conversation with Jollibee President Maribeth Dela Cruz,”  at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13, in Myrtle Beach. Although fried-chicken chain Jollibee was born in the Phillippines, the 2,000-unit chain […]

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The partnership will help restaurant operators stay up-to-date with consumer demand for crave-worthy and innovative plant-based offerings. Demand for plant-based meat in the United States is forecasted to increase at a CAGR of 6.2% and reach a market value of $ 2.8 billion by the end of 2034, which means fast casual and QSR brands are looking […]

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The virtual talk show airs Nov. 13 and features c-level leaders from White Castle, A&W, Taco John’s, FAT Brands, Haven Hot Chicken, The Halal Guys and Smalls Sliders. Roland Gonzalez, the U.S. COO of Church’s Texas Chicken, will be the first guest on this year’s #QSRNEXT, a virtual podcast produced by the creators of QSRWeb, FastCasual and Pizza Marketplace. The show […]

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David McKillips, president and CEO of CEC Entertainment, the parent company to Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, is keynoting The Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit, a free half-day learning event for qualified pizzeria owners, operators and executives on July 31, 2024. Hosted by Networld Media Group, the parent company of Pizza Marketplace, FastCasual and QSRWeb, the virtual […]

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Fast Casual’s parent company aligns with IFMA to bring the food-away-from-home ecosystem closer together. Networld Media Group, a B2B publisher of several online trade publications, including FastCasual, Pizza Marketplace, QSRWeb and Food Truck Operator, is teaming up with The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, a trade association for food-away-from-home that provides insights, education and networking opportunities for the industry. The partnership will […]

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Three TikTok experts led a panel discussion on using the social media platform at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Kansas City. If you’re not using TikTok, your competitors probably are — and that’s setting your restaurant brand behind the marketing game. That was the key takeaway from “Workshopping It with TokTok,” the keynote […]

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