QSR, Restaurant and Food Service Trends from the United States

January 04, 2018

Boldly seasoned French Fries with a side of warm Nacho Cheese coming to Taco Bell...

Taco Bell's most-anticipated menu item release of the year will be available crisped to perfection with bold Mexican seasoning and served with a dippable side of warm Nacho Cheese, beginning January 25 (United States).

December 19, 2017

Cargill introduces a New High Oleic Canola Oil with 35% Lower Saturated Fat for Foodservice

Cargill introduces a new non-GMO high-oleic canola oil with a 35% lower saturated fat for foodservice. Herbicide tolerance (GMO) is available as an option (!!)

December 13, 2017

#GetFried Fry Café 'Fries Up' New Deals in the United States and beyond

#getfried Fry Cafe, a quick-serve restaurant franchise that offers a variety of topped French fries and finger foods, is experiencing explosive growth throughout the United States, with locations currently in development throughout Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Santa Clara and Egypt.

December 10, 2017

QSR chain Arby`s is testing a massive sandwich stuffed with curly fries: the Arbynator

Arby`s is testing a massive sandwich stuffed with curly fries: the Arbynator

April 01, 2017

U.S. Quick Service Restaurant Traffic Growth Stalls in 2016 and Full Service Visits Decline

QSRs, which represent 80 percent of total commercial foodservice visits, realized no traffic growth in 2016 and total foodservice traffic dipped slightly.

March 08, 2017

QSR Chain CaliBurger to roll out burger flipping robot

Restaurant Chain CaliBurger - a 21st-century revival of the classic California burger joint - is introducing robotics in its kitchens starting early 2018: an AI driven robot named 'Flippy', primarily tasked with flipping burgers.

December 20, 2016

The future of the grocery store: Amazon Go?

Earlier this month Amazon introduced its new grocery store concept Amazon Go. Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required.

September 27, 2016

Five Guys 'Burgers and Fries' Restaurant Chain Accelerates International Expansion

Five Guys today announced that it is accelerating international franchise expansion with plans to nearly quadruple its global footprint from eight countries to 28 over the next five years.

September 15, 2016

New Marketing and Communication leadership at the National Restaurant Association

In its ongoing efforts to promote the invaluable role of America's one million restaurants, the National Restaurant Association today announced two new executive leaders in their marketing and communications departments, Deb Billow and Steve Danon.

July 25, 2016

Customers Willing To Pay More For Quality Snacks

As Americans continue to diverge from a traditional three-meals-a-day eating schedule, more are seeking healthy snack options throughout the day, and customers are willing to pay more for high quality healthy snacks.

July 25, 2016

Rachael Lynch Joins Potatoes USA as Global Marketing Manager

Potatoes USA is pleased to announce Rachael Lynch has joined its staff as a Global Marketing Manager for institutional foodservice

July 21, 2016

McDonald's Gilroy Garlic Fries now available throughout Greater Bay Area

Starting today, McDonald's owner/operators are rolling out Gilroy Garlic Fries throughout the Greater Bay Area.

June 13, 2016

McDonald's moves corporate headquarters to downtown Chicago

McDonald’s Corp. today announced the move of its corporate headquarters to downtown Chicago by the spring of 2018.

May 06, 2016

McDonald's is testing Garlic Fries in San Francisco

A new flavor of French fries – Gilroy Garlic Fries – are currently being tested in McDonald's restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

April 24, 2016

McDonald's Reported its First Quarter 2016 Results

McDonald's Corporation announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

McDonald's is testing new Big Macs and analysts want fries with that

April 20, 2016

Analysts suggest McDonald's to test french fries just as it is now testing its Big Mac

Nomura analysts responded to reports that McDonald’s Corp. is testing two new versions of its iconic Big Mac sandwich with the suggestion that the fast-food chain do the same with its french fries.

April 08, 2016

Technomic on US Restaurant trends: Fast-casual boom continues

The 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States accelerated their cumulative sales growth in 2015 to a 4.9% increase, totaling an estimated $288 billion, according to Technomic

McDonald's is looking for strategic partners to advance grows in Asia

April 05, 2016

McDonald's is looking for strategic partners to advance growth in Asia

McDonald’s Corporation recently announced its intent to identify strategic partners who will add value and unlock growth potential in key markets throughout Asia to advance the company’s future growth plans.

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