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Here’s How to Deliver Street foods often grow into the trendiest menu items. Chain News Select from below A&W Bibibop Asian Grill Bolay Bonchon Burger King BurgerFi by CHLOE Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Captain D’s Cava Charleys Philly Steaks Checkers/Rally’s Chick N Max Chick-fil-A Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream Chipotle Church’s Chicken CiCi’s Pizza Cicis Cinnaholic Coolgreens Cousins Subs Del Taco Dig Inn Dog Haus Domino’s Donatos Duck Donuts Dunkin Brands Dunkin’ Donuts Dutch Bros. Coffee El Pollo Loco Fazoli’s Firehouse Subs Flatbread Grill FOCUS Brands Fosters Freeze Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Fuddruckers Garbanzo Great American Cookies Guthrie’s Habit Burger Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor Honeygrow Hooters Hopdoddy Burger Bar In-N-Out Burger Jack in the Box Jimmy John’s Juice It Up! Just Salad KFC Krispy Kreme La Brea Lenny’s Grill and Subs Little Caesars Little Greek Long John Silver’s Luby’s Luckin Coffee Luna Grill McAlister’s Deli McDonald’s Meatheads Mighty Quinn’s MOD Pizza Modern Market Mooyah Naf Naf Grill Noodles & Co. Noodles & Company P. Terry’s Burger Stand Panda Express Papa John’s Pizza Hut Popeyes Potbelly Sandwich Shop Quiznos Raising Cane’s Rita’s Italian Ice Roti Modern Mediterranean Saladworks Sbarro Schlotzsky’s Shake Shack Shipley Do-Nuts Shouk Slim Chickens Smashburger Smoothie King Sonic Sonic Drive In Southern Classic Chicken Starbucks Steak ’n Shake Subway Sweet Paris Sweetgreen Taco Bell The Hummus & Pita Co. Tim Hortons Torchy’s Tacos Tropical Smoothie Cafe Velvet Taco Wayback Burgers Wendy’s Whataburger White Castle Wienerschnitzel Wing Zone Wingstop Your Pie Yum Brands Yum! Brands Zaxby’s Top Headlines McDonald’s Raises Average Pay to $13 Per Hour at Company-Run Stores The move applies to 5 percent of the chain’s U.S. footprint. Chick-fil-A to Start a Virtual Brand The delivery-only concept will debut in Nashville in 2021. Wendy’s CEO: New Trial Will Unlock Breakfast’s Potential All of the brand’s key breakfast metrics improved in Q1. How Trust Will Define the Future of the Restaurant Industry We’re still in the earliest stages of delivery. What Restaurants Can Learn from Luxury Loyalty Programs Zero-party data can help jumpstart the process. Sonic Drive-In Blasts into the Future COVID transformed the chain’s operational niches into innovation. Read More Most Popular The 37 Biggest Fast-Food Chains in America The 40/40 List for 2021: America’s Hottest Startup Fast Casuals The 19 Fastest Growing Quick-Service Restaurant Chains Top Stories Chick-fil-A to Start a Virtual Brand The delivery-only concept will debut in Nashville in 2021. Happy Joe’s is Ready for its National Breakthrough The family-driven concept has big plans for expansion. Subway Franchisees Demand Change in Open Letter The operators are requesting six changes. Why the Hiring Crisis is a Moment of Reckoning for Restaurants How restaurants hire is changing for good. Fast Casual 2.0 Dave’s Hot Chicken Signs Deal to Open First Stores in Oklahoma Freebirds World Burrito Unveils New Design Chicken Salad Chick Sets Opening Date for Gainesville Location Jersey Mike’s Opens in West Bend Employee Management Wendy’s Franchisee to Open Six Stores Across Florida and Tennessee McDonald’s Raises Average Pay to $13 Per Hour at Company-Run Stores The move applies to 5 percent of the chain’s U.S. footprint. QDOBA Hires Shawn Caric as New Vice President of Franchise Development BurgerFi Names Karl Goodhew Chief Technology OfficerSpecial Reports Coronavirus Updates: What Restaurants Need to Know Stay up to date as the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe. The 40/40 List It’s challenging enough to be an emerging restaurant operator. But after 2020 threw one curveball after another, these 40 brands are still standing—and are ready for the spotlight. Wingstop’s Blueprint to Becoming a Global Powerhouse A deep dive into the Dallas-based chicken-wing company and how it’s managed its remarkable success throughout the pandemic. The QSR Podcast The 40/40 List: Sweet Paris Creperie & Café The 40/40 List launched in 2017 as a way to identify the quick serves and fast casuals. One Demand! Franchising 101: Increasing Employee Retention Build an effective process that can reduce costly employee turnover. Watch Now Register Now! Increasing Restaurant Online Food Orders Restaurants can not only thrive, but increase sales through online food ordering. Register The 2020 QSR® Drive-Thru Study The brands that are emerging strongest from the coronavirus pandemic are those with drive thrus. Here’s what that means for the future of the restaurant industry. The QSR 50 A look at how the 50 biggest brands in America stacked up against each other pre-pandemic, and how they’re positioning for the long road ahead. Young Restaurant Leaders on the Rise Here are 15 young leaders who are 35 and under and who we believe are worthy of your attention. How COVID-19 has Changed the Off-Premises Game Forever Restaurants are thinking way outside the box with their menus and branding as they learn to game the off-premises system. The 40/40 List We can see it clearly: These 40 brands have a great shot at defining the next generation of fast-casual success. Recent News Roark Capital Purchases Nothing Bundt Cake Tijuana Flats to Offer Free Appetizers, Desserts to Graduates Dave’s Hot Chicken Signs Deal to Open First Stores in Oklahoma Barberitos Records Biggest Sales Day in History on Cinco de Mayo Wendy’s Franchisee to Open Six Stores Across Florida and Tennessee Burger King Bringing Back Crown-Shaped Chicken Nuggets in Miami Subscribe to A.M. 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