Food-Delivery Robots Navigate Finals Week at University of Minnesota
Even amid the frantic foot traffic of students during finals week and enough snowfall to make some drivers uneasy, autonomous robots with winter-ready tires navigate the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus on a mission to deliver food. Similar to the way...
KFC’s Spin-off Saucy Expands as Younger Diners Fuel Growth
KFC’s spinoff brand Saucy is opening three more locations in Central Florida and rolling out a refreshed menu design. This comes a little over a year after the concept debuted in Orlando as a modernized hub centered on customizable chicken tenders with 11 signature...
QSRs Reveal Christmas Apparel for Holiday Season
With the holiday season in full swing, quick-serve restaurants are once again thinking outside the menu to draw crowds and cater to gift-seeking guests ahead of Christmas. This year, some of the industry’s top brands — including McDonald’s, White Castle and Pizza Hut...
Subway’s Sub Club Returns After Two-Decade Hiatus
More than two decades after suspending its popular stamp card loyalty program, Subway announced Dec. 1 plans to revive and revamp the Sub Club, a once game-changing customer rewards initiative. The relaunch not only represents an effort to capture consumer...
Fantuan Leans on Authenticity to Compete in Delivery Space
Even with 5 million users across four countries, Fantuan is a relatively small player in the third-party delivery space compared to giants like Uber Eats and DoorDash, which capture sizable market share. Still, as the largest Asian food delivery platform in North...
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