fast food

Chick-fil-A is now the 3rd-largest restaurant chain in America, according to the Nation's Restaurant News analysis published Monday. The chain famous for its fried chicken sandwiches jumped from the No. 7 spot on last year's Nation's Restaurant News' Top 200, all the way up to number 3, surpassing Wendy's, Burger King, Taco Bell and Subway. Chick-fil-A's sales grew 16.7% in...

In recent years health trends and new higher quality competitors have challenged traditional fast food chains, causing the term "fast food" to carry a great deal of negative connotations. New players are strategically pitting fast food vs fast casual, as the try to distance themselves from the unfavorable phrase. The term fast food has often been associated with obesity and...

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Recently, a new technology has been unveiled that will enable customers at fast food restaurants to pay through an electronic tag on their car windshield much like the IPass. The magazine Business Solutions, recently published an article in their September issue titled, “Solutions Provider Lands RFID/Payment Processing Project”.  One of the major benefits of this technology is that it will...

An article on Inc.com states “50 percent of people say they trust a company’s Facebook page more than its website”. Whether you believe this or not, there are certainly some major “Don’ts” that companies need to follow when it comes to managing their Facebook pages. Don’t be a beggar It’s annoying when your kids beg you for money, when your...

A new study, titled “Dining Out in America: The Impact of New Menu Items, Value and Nutrition,” conducted by market research firm Placed Insights and quoted in Nation's Restaurant News, concludes that new menu items and value are driving consumer traffic at quick-service and fast casual chains. The study recorded which characteristics of a restaurant were most important including taste, price, nutrition, convenience...

It is important for any business to maximize their profits by minimizing operation expense with the goal of reaching the optimal level of product cost & quality. This is known as running a lean operation that is as efficient as possible when it comes to getting things done, which in turn, results in even more tasks being completed in less...