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Food and Drink

Burger King’s ‘Whopper Detour’ Campaign Led to 1.5 Million App Downloads

6 years ago

Who cares if the chain is tracking your location data? There are one cent Whoppers to be had.

Food and Drink

Chipotle ‘Hasn’t Even Scratched the Surface’ on U.S. Store Growth

6 years ago

Not only does Chipotle see a future in which its domestic store count is much larger, but it's also taking the steps now to make sure that the new restaurants are built for a future where digital order sales account for a significant part of the chain's overall revenue.

Food and Drink

Grubhub Breaks Down Its Chain Partnerships Strategy

6 years ago

It's no surprise that Grubhub is going after more enterprise restaurant relationships this year, and it says that it's the one to beat when it comes to the variety of technology support that it can offer to the nationwide chains.

Food and Drink

Pizza Hut’s Lack of Foot Traffic Plagues Store Sales

6 years ago

Pizza Hut is banking on delivery to get store sales back to where they once were, and it soon may have help from Yum! Brands' official delivery partner, Grubhub.

Food and Drink

Dunkin’s Espresso Rollout Flattens Sales

6 years ago

As a company, is it ever a bad thing to admit you got way ahead of yourself? We don't think so. Dunkin's store expansion and remodeling efforts were very aggressive last quarter. Almost three months in, expect to see more of that advertising it has been promising us.

Food and Drink

Yum CEO on Taco Bell’s Success: ‘There’s No Silver Bullet’

6 years ago

Taco Bell continues to be the shining example of success in Yum Brands' portfolio. The brand can't go wrong on anything right now, from its well-perceived value menu to in-store tech innovations and integrated delivery partnership with Grubhub.

Food and Drink

Chipotle Says It Has Built a Profitable Delivery Business

6 years ago

Chipotle's integrated partnership with DoorDash and the extra investment in building out in-store delivery efficiencies has been paying off well for the chain. Plus, it doesn't hurt that burritos are the perfect delivery food.

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McDonald’s Operators Are Worried by the Chain’s Huge Delivery Success

6 years ago

McDonald's is going full speed ahead with its Uber Eats integration, but at what cost? Some operators are saying that the system's delivery economics are unsustainable, and, eventually, that's going to have to change.

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McDonald’s CEO Isn’t Concerned About Franchisee Unrest

6 years ago

The operator complaints regarding McDonald's costly store remodels were an inevitable part of the revamp process. How CEO Steve Easterbrook handles the complaints, though, is going to be the difference between whether this giant project works or not.

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Chili’s Bets Big on Its New Value Menu

6 years ago

Chili's isn't all too concerned with converting value-focused customers into higher spenders at this point. The company is choosing to ride out the foot traffic momentum, at a time when many restaurants are struggling with the metric.

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Starbucks Runs Into Early Troubles With Uber Eats Partnership

6 years ago

There are a couple of ways Starbucks Delivers could go wrong. First is Starbucks' efforts are tied to two completely different companies. The possibility also remains that by growing its store footprint too quickly in the U.S. and China, the chain could be shooting itself in the foot.

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Starbucks Earnings Suggest It Is Unfazed by New Competition

6 years ago

The coffee chain beat analysts' estimates across the board on Thursday. Perhaps it is not growing as fast as we originally predicted.

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