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Baristas at The Human Bean will begin pouring coffee and other specialty beverages at 2608 S Main Street beginning Wednesday, January 8th. Customers are invited to come get a first taste of the drive-thru’s offerings, including specialty-grade coffee, Bright Energy, real-fruit smoothies, whole-leaf teas, and hot breakfast items to-go.
Yum! Brands Inches Closer to Gender Parity in Leadership
Oct 9, 2024 · The U.S. posted its largest jobs gains report in six months in September as the unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent. Nonfarm payrolls upped 254,000 jobs—the most since March, per the BLS. Restaurants and bars tacked on 69,400 to raise the total to nearly 12.5 million, or an average rate of 14,000 added over the […]
The 22 Fastest-Growing Fast-Food Chains in America
Each year, the QSR 50 highlights how the leading fast-food brands expand. Below is a ranking of the top 22 fastest-growing chains in the U.S. for 2023.
The 2024 QSR 50: Fast Food’s Leading Annual Report
Aug 5, 2024 · The quick-service industry has entered a key turning point in the post-COVID environment. After a few years of big-time operators claiming customers understand inflationary prices, that tolerance has seemed to dissipate quickly. In response, restaurants have scrambled to roll out value deals to win back the price-conscious customer. However, chains …
QSR 50 2024: Top 50 Fast-Food Chains, Ranked by Sales
Aug 5, 2024 · DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE GO TO THE CHARTS: About the QSR 50/ The QSR 50 is an annual ranking of limited-service restaurant companies by U.S. system-wide sales. QSR magazine collected information directly from restaurant companies from March to May 2024. * Indicates a number estimated by QSR. ** Indicates a number estimated by Datassential. […]
Papa Johns is on a Five-Step Plan to Get Customers Back
Nov 8, 2024 · The reality at Papa Johns these days is there’s value gap between the brand and the rest of the field. That includes pizza peers as well as other quick-service chains. And it’s going to take “several more quarters” to narrow that divide, CFO Ravi Thanawala shared Thursday with investors. The brand’s North America same-store sales […]
Culver’s is Quietly Becoming a Fast-Food Powerhouse
Apr 15, 2024 · Culver’s growth designs weren’t swayed much by the early swings of the pandemic. Its comp sales climbed about 6 percent in 2020 over the previous year as it opened 50 units—the same figure as 2019. Same-store sales jumped 19 percent in 2022, and Culver’s kept growing. According to data from the brand’s recently filed FDD, […]
CKE Restaurants - QSR Magazine
Operates America’s premium burger brands In this dynamic and very competitive industry, one quick-service restaurant company has been cultivating a difference approach since the very beginning. As the company behind the high-quality quick-service brands, Carl’s Jr.® and Hardee’s®, CKE Restaurants, Inc. (CKE) has been driving steady franchise growth with an unwavering focus on quality ...
These 29 Fast-Food Brands Earn the Most Per Restaurant
Each year, the QSR 50 gives an in-depth look at how the fast-food industry is performing.. One of those metrics, average-unit volume (AUV), gives insight from the store how restaurants are performing across their portfolios.
Behind GoTo Foods’ Strategic Shift Toward Synergy and Scale
Oct 8, 2024 · Focus Brands’ transition to GoTo Foods is about more than just a new name, CEO Jim Holthouser says. It represents a strategic overhaul and newly unified operating approach across its portfolio, which consists of McAlister’s, Moe’s, Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky’s, Jamba, and Carvel. GoTo Foods operates more than 6,700 restaurants, cafes, ice cream shoppes, and […]