5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (282+ words) Football season is the single biggest food-traffic window on the American calendar — and Jersey Mike's just made its play. The fast-casual giant is bringing back its Mike's Hot Italian nationwide for a limited time, timed precisely to the kickoff of…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (476+ words) At a sub-$5 price point in 2026, few things move faster than a single-serve deal built for gameday. That's exactly the lane Little Caesars is targeting again — reviving its fan-favorite Detroit-Style Slices-N-Stix for $4.99 and putting a hometown football star out front…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) Founded in 1969 and now spanning more than 7,000 restaurants worldwide, Wendy's is leaning on two fan-focused experiences it frames as "all treats and no tricks." Here's what's back, and why it matters to anyone running a menu, a promo calendar or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (487+ words) Here's a number worth pinning to the wall in any franchise development office: nearly half of WOWorks' new restaurant openings this year put two brands under one roof. In a real estate environment where every square foot has to earn…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (520+ words) Here's a number every foodservice operator should file away: when Zaxbys tested its NERDS Strawberry Milkshake in select markets in 2025, guest demand didn't just hold — it screamed for a wider rollout. Now the saucy chicken chain is answering, bringing the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) Ask any snack buyer where the growth is, and the dip aisle keeps coming up. Now Pringles is engineering for it directly. This September, the brand rolls out Pringles Dippers—its first-ever thicker, sturdier, and wavier crisp built specifically for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (467+ words) Opening more than one restaurant a day is the kind of pace most operators dream about. Pizza Hut China just did it — and turned a burger side-hustle into a 300-store network in under a year. Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (452+ words) Labor Day weekend is the last big grilling-and-gathering holiday of the summer — and it's become a battleground for share of the American stomach. This year, 7-Eleven, Inc. is planting its flag with a stack of value-forward deals designed to pull…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (312+ words) If you've ever stood in line outside a Bleecker Street sandwich shop, you already understand the value of what Wonder just bought. Salt Hank's—the cult-favorite New York eatery whose French Dip regularly draws sidewalk crowds—is joining Wonder this…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (354+ words) For operators watching the fast-casual chicken wars, the story here isn't just a famous name over the door. It's how quickly one franchise group has scaled a single pop-up into a multi-unit footprint — and what that says about building momentum…...