More quick service restaurants would like to have that problem.
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Did increased staffing in the quick service restaurant bounce rates?
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"The quick service restaurant market is crowded and competitive," said Winer.
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But quick-service restaurants are doing better than most other segments.
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BEYOND MEAT INC - CO HAS ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH MANY QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
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This is a quick service spot specializing in hand-held, portable snacks.
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Also, it mirrors some major fast food and quick service restaurant chains.
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These are all areas of high turnover, especially for quick service restaurants.
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However, there are some hopeful signs for 2017 — especially for quick-service chains.
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Across Fitch's broader restaurant universe, which includes quick-service restaurant competitors McDonald's Corp.
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Quick-service chain visits represent about 80 percent of total visits industry-wide.
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"We're not looking for pure health when we go to quick-service restaurants."
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We're a quick-service restaurant, and value and convenience are our core pillars.
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The quick-service restaurant's first location is in a mall in Kuala Lumpur.
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It's the latest quick-service restaurant to tap into nostalgia to excite customers.
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The chain ranked No. 1 in Market Force's list of quick-service Mexican restaurants.
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CHANOS: I'D BE SHORT PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY IN THE QUICK SERVICE INDUSTRY BESIDES McDONALDS.
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The quick-service restaurant chain reported earnings seven cents below estimates at $1.18 per share.
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Fast, casual and quick service restaurants prove to be better environments for tech, in general.
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IT'S THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE LEAST OPTIMIZED OF THE QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANTS. RIGHT?
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It's important for quick-service restaurants to update their stores to maximize convenience, Hottovy said.
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Apprente's speech-based artificial intelligence deals within the relatively narrow confines of quick-service restaurants.
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Food courts were previously occupied by a variety of fast-food and quick-service restaurants.
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Here in the Big Apple, the slice has adapted into a fast food; a quick service.
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The startup found an unnamed quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain to acquire it, Hsiao tells me.
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Bernstein listed Wendy's, Burger King, and Sonic as other quick-service restaurants that are performing well.
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Similarly bets on quick service restaurant company Restaurant Brands and snack food maker Mondelez proved helpful.
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Mars tells me Clinc spun up the quick service restaurant (QSR) product in about two weeks.
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The Canada-based quick-service restaurant company owns Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.
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Then in 2012, the chain switched back to a quick-service focus and pushed into franchising.
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It be came the first and only quick service chain to receive the certification in 2015.
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Quick service restaurants and movie studios are running more spots than in past conventions, Cukaj said.
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Although some fast food and quick-service restaurants are moving quickly, others, like KFC, are remaining cautious.
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Similar automated ordering systems have been used by other fast food and quick service restaurants, including McDonald's.
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Flexibility is a key selling point to many of those who work in the quick-service industry.
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Similarly bets on quick service restaurant company Restaurant Brands International and snack food maker Mondelez proved helpful.
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For the most part, quick-service chains — where customers pay before eating — have fared a bit better.
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NPD Group found that US quick-service restaurants' same-store sales were up by 4.4% in August.
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Last week, the fund disclosed a 4.5 percent stake in quick-service chain Jack in the Box.
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These QSRs [quick-service restaurants] are almost going to become like 220-Eleven, a giant vending machine.
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Both McDonald's and KFC face stiff competition from quick-service Chinese restaurant chains and healthier eating options.
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That means, depending on where you chose to stay, you could get the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan, which includes two quick-service meals (an entrée and a beverage) and two snacks each night of your visit, or the Disney Dining Plan, which includes one quick-service meal, one table-service meal (an entrée, a dessert, and a beverage or a full buffet or family-style meal, if available), and two snacks each night of your visit, all completely free of charge.
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But since then it has noticed an increase in families eating at quick-service restaurant chains, Folk said.
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In the daytime, Tamu Tamu is a quick-service restaurant that serves everything from Dole Whip to brownies.
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It's mainly travel and quick-service restaurant companies that are pulling back on spending, O'Donnell at Vizio said.
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Veggie Grill definitely appeared to be pushing the idea of healthy, fresh food in a quick-service setting.
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Nestle plans to carry its vegan burgers in retail stores, quick-service restaurants and food service operators, he said.
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The other 40 percent is in industrial sales to supply spices to food manufacturers, quick-service restaurants and chefs.
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Dunkin' Brands— The quick service food company's stock rose 217% after analysts at Argus upgraded to buy from hold.
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If McDonald's continues to do well, share shifts away from usually someone within the QSR (quick service restaurant) segment.
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That's because the recruitment and retention of drivers is a real pain-point for small independent quick service restaurants.
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Mouysset co-founded Hummus Bros, a chain of quick service restaurants that now does $5 million in revenue, apparently.
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Foodbeast reports that it would be the first vegetarian fried chicken offered by a big-name quick-service chain.
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Pret's sales per store are more in line with top quick-service restaurants like McDonald's, Panera Bread, and Chipotle.
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Casual dining was down 75%, fast causal dropped 65%, and quick service or fast food dropped by roughly 50%.
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Casual dining was down 75%, fast casual dropped 65%, and quick service or fast food dropped by roughly 50%.
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This izakaya installed next to the Japan Village market will serve a quick-service lunch with several set menus.
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Mr. Bowman-Scargill's experience as a Rolex watchmaker's assistant and quick-service technician helped him shape his new company.
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CAKE collected its data from credit card transactions at about 2,000 independent U.S. restaurants, both quick-service and full-service.
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It is estimated that there are 194,22008 franchised quick-service restaurants in the U.S, up from 260,2229 a decade ago.
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"I think it's differentiating that group of chains as a whole from the established quick-service burger guys," he said.
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Sekar is hoping that fast food and quick service restaurants will start using Sally to attract more health-conscious patrons.
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For more casual dining, Gasparilla Island Grill is a quick-service spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night snacks.
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Bob Sirkis was sold on the Fazoli's quick-service Italian restaurant before he even bought his first franchise 15 years ago.
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We are looking at companies that more or less fall within the quick-service restaurant segment or the fast casual segment.
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McDonald's and other quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are known to have frequent issues when it comes to their soft-serve machines.
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Twitter's lettuce-loathers rejoiced Monday after a report that quick-service chain Chick-fil-A banned iceberg lettuce from its restaurants.
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In an industry rife with competition, quick-service restaurants are pulling out all the stops to turn patrons into loyal customers.
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"We made a decision with our quick-service restaurants to go higher-end, and there's a cost to that," he said.
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Chains like Chipotle promise customization, quick service and high food quality for a slightly steeper price than their fast food counterparts.
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen jumped 19 percent to $78.80 after Restaurant Brands agreed to acquire the quick-service restaurant chain for $1.8 billion.
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The restaurant industry hit a rough patch in 2016, but things could be looking up in 2017 — especially for quick-service chains.
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen jumped 16.42 percent to $76.98 after Restaurant Brands agreed to acquire the quick-service restaurant chain for $1.8 billion.
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"Taco Bell scores higher than the overall quick-service average with good consistency," Robert Byrne, senior manager of consumer insights, told CNBC.
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"It's a segment within quick service that we think is growing and growing for the long term," Cil recently told Business Insider.
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Last week, Morgan Stanley published research showing meal delivery services only address 6% of the $350 billion dollar quick-service restaurant market.
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Barclays analyst Jeffrey Bernstein wrote in a note to clients that quick-service restaurants are best positioned to handle the restaurant restrictions.
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Krystal, which claims to be the second-oldest quick-service restaurant in the US, operates roughly 300 restaurants and employs 7,500 people.
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One ordinance created a dress code for employees of "quick-service facilities" that required employees wear at least a tank top and shorts.
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The quick-service restaurant will roll out its vegan menu items nationally based on the customer feedback from the Atlanta test, Yum said.
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That's when he suggested they check out Penn Station, the franchised chain of quick-service, freshly made subs and sandwiches that he enjoyed.
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The chain is one of the world's largest chicken quick service restaurants, with over 2,700 restaurants in the U.S. and around the globe.
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Quick-service restaurants have done better than midscale and casual dining sectors, with recent growth as high as, but no greater than, 1%.
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East Balt Bakeries is a global leader in the food service industry that produces and sells baked goods mainly to Quick Service Restaurants.
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Moodley had stepped down from her position due to the market sentiment towards the Quick Service Restaurant Industry, according to a GPI statement.
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Quick-service chains are seen growing traffic by about 1 percent, while visits to full-service chains are anticipated to decline 2 percent.
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Wall Street had upped the ante for the quick-service brand, which has revamped its image after several years of market share declines.
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The private equity firms are attracted to the rapid growth opportunity available in the so-called quick-service restaurants' (QSR) business in Asia.
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Touchscreen technology and responsive AIs are redefining quick-service restaurants in the same way that drive-thrus did in the 703s and 50s.
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In addition, fast-food and quick-service chains like McDonald's and Dunkin' (DNKN) have been focused on improving their breakfast offerings and coffee.
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Quick-service chains like McDonald's and Taco Bell were the only restaurants to have a higher check average on Valentine's Day in 2017.
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Quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry partnerships are set to be a major part of Beyond Meat&aposs growth plan moving forward, Muth says.
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In the eyes of its diners, Chipotle is often thought of as "fast food," a moniker that suggests quick service and low price.
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David Chang will open Kawi, an easygoing place with Eunjo Park in the kitchen, and Peach Mart, a quick-service and takeaway spot.
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McDonald's and other competitors in the quick-service fast food industry are expected to roll out similar sandwiches starting next month, Gonzalez says.
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Despite Delivery Hero-owned Valk Fleet's spectacular failure, another startup is trying its hand at letting quick service restaurants or take-outs outsource delivery.
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Online shoppers expect quick service with lightning-fast load times and can easily click to a different e-retailer if their chosen shop disappoints.
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Moreover, for the past three quarters, McDonald's has reported a favorable comp sales gap of approximately 2%-4% relative to quick-service sandwich competitors.
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The quick-service chicken and biscuit company currently operates 2180 restaurants and is well-positioned to expand its operations in pre-existing Southeastern markets.
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But restaurants like McDonald's and KFC have since struggled against increasing competition from quick-service Chinese restaurant chains and a shift toward healthier eating.
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Artificial intelligence will flood restaurants, especially fast-food and quick-service operations, adjusting pricing in real time to accommodate fluctuations in supply and demand.
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The quick-service restaurant is the latest to cater to diners seeking vegan alternatives, a growing market as more fast-food chains tweak their menus.
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Euclid Analytics Retail, quick-service restaurants and shopping malls use Euclid's products to understand customer behavior in their physical locations to optimize marketing and operations.
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Overall, the slight uptick in quick-service sales should be enough to lift revenues in the broader restaurant industry, according to the research firm Technomic.
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In an industry rife with competition, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are pulling out all the stops to turn one-time patrons into loyal customers. How?
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The co-founder of the popular, quick-service Mexican chain in the Washington, D.C., metro area is living his own version of the American Dream.
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Quick service restaurant Jack In The Box saw shares sink after its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell nearly 10 cents per share short of estimates.
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Even as Popeyes sales weakened during the quarter, the company grabbed market share, hitting a record of 26.6 percent of the quick-service chicken segment.
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The company blamed softer sales in the U.S. and increased competition in the quick-service space for weak sales at Tim Horton's during the quarter.
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The fast food burger sector, America's biggest quick service food niche, hasn't grown in the past five years and actual burger sales have been going down.
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"Jason has tremendous experience in franchising, in the QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) sector, and in positioning and growing iconic brands," Puzder said in the press release.
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"Part of our strategy centers around being the first quick-service restaurant bringing bold and unexpected flavors to the masses," Carl's Jr. said in a statement.
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Keys had the first break chance in the second set and a lightning quick service return gave her the edge as she moved 4-3 up.
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That "food journey" team, about 22018 people altogether, was tasked with figuring out a way to make McDonald's burgers the best among all quick-service restaurants.
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Kroc, who died in 1984, convinced Richard and Maurice McDonald to let him franchise their clean, quick-service restaurants that helped end the U.S. carhop era.
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Heinecke, who became a Thai citizen in 1991, made his fortune bringing Western-style quick-service restaurants like Pizza Hut and Dairy Queen to the Thai market.
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" According to waste research company WRAP, food makes up 41 percent (that's 600,000 tonnes) of the stuff thrown out by "pubs, restaurants, hotels, and quick service restaurants.
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"Woody's Lunch Box" will serve as a walk-up quick-service dining window with tasty meals and old-fashioned soda floats, according to a Disney press release .
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Unfortunately quick service restaurants don't always allow you to add a tip to the credit card receipt, and we don't carry around cash like we used to.
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That's an eternity for a restaurant like Chipotle, which falls within the "quick-service" category that includes fast food and its slightly more upscale cousin, fast casual.
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That's an eternity for a restaurant like Chipotle, which falls within the "quick-service" category that includes fast food and its slightly more upscale cousin, fast casual.
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There will also be coming another Top Chef Quickfire, the branded premium concession quick service restaurant that first opened in June 2018 at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago.
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Traditional quick-service chains that offer limited table service (think Burger King, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts) were the only exception to this decline, according to the research firm.
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"In the face of challenging industry conditions, we remain confident that Wendy's can win in the [quick-service restaurant] space," Todd Penegor, Wendy's CEO, said in a statement.
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The new eatery will be walk-up, quick-service style serving up old-fashioned soda floats out of what looks to be an oversized lunch box and thermos.
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This is a whole new level of convenience that is part of Jack in the Box's overarching mission to jettison the quick-service restaurant industry into the future.
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But since then, restaurants like McDonald's and KFC have struggled against increasing competition from a boom in quick-service Chinese restaurant chains and a shift toward healthier eating.
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"Our customers have come to expect innovative and unique menu offerings, and we're thrilled to be the first quick service restaurant to be testing CBD infused options," Trevino added.
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The move is seen as a positive, coming at a time when quick service restaurants are moving away from customization and focusing more on transparency in the ingredients used.
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Woody's Lunch Box, the land's new quick-service restaurant, features a menu of comfort classics — and a new alcoholic drink, "Grown-Ups' Lemonade," made with Three Olives Cherry Vodka.
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It was her way to stay in the game, however, and she claimed the decisive break for 6-5 with a lighting-quick service return that left Williams stranded.
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A large portion of the restaurants taking over the "off-premise" game are quick-service chains, like McDonald's and Starbucks, and fast-casual spots, such as Chipotle and Sweetgreen.
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Its deep neural network product can be trained to work in a variety of industries, and Clinc currently works with major banks, automakers, quick-service restaurants and healthcare companies.
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"We believe QSRs [quick-service restaurants] are poised to benefit from increased spending on recreational marijuana as one side effect of THC consumption is increased hunger," the report said.
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The data backed it up: Between 2011 and 2016, chicken sales at quick-service and fast-casual restaurants catapulted 42.1 percent, according to the market research firm Euromonitor International.
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"We're a fast-casual, quick-service pasta bar, located in the heart of New York City," Brandon Fay, founder of Pasta by Hudson, told the Sharks during the episode.
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On Monday, Mendes revealed that she had popped into a Supercuts location to get a quick service, sharing a selfie taken from below her face, showing her damp locks.
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As such, meals can't be customized like at some quick-service restaurants where customers might ask for grillmasters to hold the onions or add extra ketchup to their burgers.
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These connections could be a boon for Chipotle as it seeks to compete with other fast casual restaurants and quick-service chains that are steadily rolling out delivery initiatives.
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Consumers, especially Millennials, are not always willing to go to a quick-service restaurant, a fast-food joint or walk around a 40,000-square-foot grocery store, analysts say.
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Americans purchased 6.4 billion beef burgers at quick service restaurants during the 12 months that ended in May, compared to 228 million plant-based burgers in the same period.
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The portfolio's top segments for 3Q13 were drug stores (10.8%), convenience stores (9.5%), restaurants (8.7%, including 5.0% in the Quick Service subcategory), dollar stores (7.8%), and health and fitness (7.6%).
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Other quick-service chains McDonald's and Yum Brands — which owns Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut — have also jumped into the delivery game, partnering with Uber Eats and Grubhub, respectively.
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"The restaurant industry in general, and even quick service restaurants, have really been impacted by a slowdown in visits," Warren Solochek, president of NPD Group's food service division, told CNBC.
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Simon Talling-Smith, the European chief executive of Surf Air said the service is aimed at regular business travelers, offering them a quick service when they get to the airport.
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With more upbeat consumers, and signs they are spending this holiday season, it may be time to shift investment from quick-service dining to casual-dining stocks, one analyst says.
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"[Same-store sales] catalysts more specific to quick service restaurants appear to be decelerating and both brands shares already reflect the successful execution of their strategic restructuring programs," DiFrisco wrote.
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On Monday, the speculated tie-up was formally confirmed in a transaction that will bulk up Restaurant Brands to become an even bigger player in the quick-service restaurant segment.
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Jack in the Box stock popped over 3 percent after a filing from Jana Partners on Tuesday revealed the firm bought 1.3 million shares in the quick-service restaurant chain.
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Similarly, analysts at The NPD Group expected quick-service chains to see traffic grow by about 1 percent, while visits to full-service chains are anticipated to fall 2 percent.
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This week, the startup released a workforce index that tracked the average number of hours worked at its employer partners including supermarkets, call centers, hospitals, and quick service restaurants (QSR).
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Kagan said he's seen a slight uptake in click-through rates in categories with more immediacy, such as quick-service restaurants, in the limited time since the new design launched.
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Warren Solochek, president of market research firm NPD Group's Foodservice Practice, said the lack of growth in visits to quick-service restaurants has persisted over the past four to five years.
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In January, analysts at the NPD Group expected quick-service chains to see traffic grow by about 1 percent, while visits to full-service chains are anticipated to fall 2 percent.
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It's a move that's designed to save space and improve efficiency as the company starts pitching its robotic chefs to quick-service restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King around the country.
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The actress revealed on Instagram, Monday, that she had popped into a Supercuts salon to get a quick service, sharing a selfie taken from below her face, showing her damp locks.
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The NPD Group, a market research company, is predicting "flat" growth in 22016 restaurant traffic, with a 2 percent decline among full-service restaurants and no growth for quick-service restaurants.
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It's a national brand with a large footprint and brand recognition, noted Sam Oches, editorial director of Food News Media at QSR magazine, a trade publication that covers quick-service restaurants.
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Domino's remains the market leader for quick-service pizza, with Pizza Hut in second place, privately held Little Caesars in third and Papa John's in fourth, according to foodservice industry consultants Technomic.
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The 63-year-old CEO had spent more than 35 years as an attorney before taking the reins of the quick-service chain in 2012 while it was in bankruptcy court. Mrs.
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"Some quick-service/limited-service restaurants may be forced to use single-servings of water, milk or juice for children's meals, which often cost more per serving than fountain drinks," Thompson added.
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Popeyes was founded in New Orleans in 1971 and has grown to become the world's second-largest quick-service chicken concept based on number of units, trailing only Yum Brands' yum KFC.
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The filing also said that the tight labor market has it made it hard to find employees, and that it's not "uncommon" for quick service restaurants to have a 200% turnover rate.
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"MCD was noticeably missing from the Chicken Sandwich Wars, which we believe stole some quick service visits from MCD on the margin," said Stephens analyst Will Slabaugh in a note to clients.
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A meal at Philadelphia International is nearly 20 percent less expensive on average than the most expensive airport to eat at in the top 20 — and many restaurants offer quick-service local delicacies.
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" Bastianich added: "The balance of the fine dining plate is really leading the charge, and there's a trickle down from there to quick service and to fast food, and that's a good trend.
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Visits to quick-service restaurants — a catchall category that runs from markets with prepared foods to fast food and chains like Sweetgreen — grew to 80 percent of all restaurant visits by June 2016.
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Wendy's, which says it is the world's third-largest quick-service hamburger chain, plans to increase the amount of beef it purchases from these producers and others that raise cattle in similar ways.
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JOHANNESBURG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - South African retail and quick service restaurants company Taste Holdings said on Tuesday its group chief executive Dylan Pienaar would step down with immediate effect, sending its shares lower.
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The dining experience features quick service dining for lunch and a fixed-price sit-down menu for dinner, and it's usually recommended that you make your reservations at least six months in advance.
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The Ann Arbor-based company recently took the wraps off its new system that aims to provide quick service restaurants like McDonald's and Taco Bell with a voice assistant in the drive-through window.
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Yet, quick-service restaurant chains released 54 new hamburgers through September this year, up about a third from last year, according to a survey of about 75 chains by Datassential, which analyzes menu trends.
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It is a little over two weeks since online take-out behemoth Delivery Hero announced that it was shuttering Valk Fleet, its food delivery and logistics startup that let quick service restaurants outsource delivery.
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However, this bundle of menu items "appears to be doing well to solve this issue, with Wendy's arguably having more to gain from solving it than the average quick-service burger brand," Kalinowski said.
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"We definitely see, year after year, convenience stores presenting a competitive threat to quick-service outlets like McDonald's," said Donna Hood Crecca, associate principal at Technomic, a research company that follows the food industry.
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In addition, Pizza Hut has begun refurbishing its locations with a sleeker, more modern design and even transitioning some dine-in modeled stores to be more like fast casual restaurants with limited, but quick service.
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Grocerants, which can offer a wide assortment of specialty categories like Asian, seafood and barbecue, received higher ratings for variety, healthy options, freshness and quality than traditional quick service restaurants, according to NPD Group information.
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The thinking goes that quick-service restaurants don't really want to be in the last-mile logistics business and instead can focus on what they — supposedly — do best, which is to prepare and sell food.
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In-N-Out Burger topped Market Force's customer survey of the nation's top quick-service restaurants and McDonald's was the nation's highest grossing restaurant based on sales last year ($36.4 billion), according to Food & Wine.
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Today, Panera is among the top 10 quick-service and fast-casual restaurants in America — a ranking it first earned in 2015 — a list traditionally dominated by fast-food chains like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Subway.
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As consumers flee Papa John's, a big piece of the more than $41 billion quick-service pizza category is ripe for the taking — and it's up to Domino's and Pizza Hut to seize the opportunity.
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The firm predicts that quick-service restaurant chains like McDonald's and KFC, which account for 80 percent of the total traffic in the restaurant industry, will see a 1 percent increase in visits this year.
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Even though the chain is billed as quick service, this fast, fresh Italian food restaurant with 217 locations in 26 states is always "focused on providing great food and 'wow' service to our guests," said Bob.
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To that end, Flyt currently works with more than 3,000 quick service and branded restaurants, including some of the U.K. and world's largest brands such as KFC, Tim Hortons, Mitchells and Butlers, Pizza Express and Nando's.
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On weekends, the quick service joint draws a long line of fans from across the city, thirsty for a Country Boy Brewing Cougar Bait ale, one of many local brews on tap, or a bourbon slushy.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, for example, announced similar brand commitments to healthy food and natural ingredients around the same time, but has struggled to compete with Panera's No. 10 ranking among QSR magazine's top quick service restaurants.
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Analysts at The NPD Group also see more consumers eating out this year, with quick-service chains expected to see traffic grow by about 28 percent, while visits to full-service chains are seen falling 26.23 percent.
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The quick-service sandwich chain, founded in Ohio in 22018, was recently ranked No. 22018 in the sandwich category behind Panera and Subway by QSR magazine's list of the nation's top quick-serve and fast-casual brands.
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Adjacent to the entrance is a quick service spot, Pepe—the first brick-and-mortar location of the chef's popular D.C. food truck—which will serve sandwiches, salads, gazpacho and soft serve for guests on the go.
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"The Truffle Bacon Cheeseburger and Bacon Truffle Fries sound like menu items that play to Wendy's brand positioning within the quick-service industry: 'a cut above' traditional fast food, yet still fully within fast food," he wrote.
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Though most people will instagram the "cheeseburger pods" at Satu'li Canteen, Pandora's quick-service restaurant, it mainly serves build-your-own grain bowls topped with diet-friendly options including vegetable slaw, sustainable fish and wood-grilled chicken.
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"That 'fast casual' area that cuts in between quick service and full service is doing well in terms of establishment and employment growth," says Matthew Haller, spokesman for the International Franchise Association, the industry's largest trade group.
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And the tastiest pork preparation was barbecue, whose long cooking over low heat is the epitome of slow food—and whose bones 'n' sauce presentation was antithetical to the tidy tidbit ethos of the quick-service restaurant.
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"We are serving more customers, more often by offering great tasting food at a good value with the quick service and friendly hospitality they expect from McDonald's," President and Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook said in a statement.
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Maybe you hop in the car and drive around for weeks looking for a Taco Bueno, a Mexican "quick service plus" restaurant that you've probably never heard of and was just voted America's favorite Mexican chain restaurant?
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The industry research group Market Force Information just released its annual quick service restaurant survey and found that Taco Bueno topped the big boys of burritos like the Bell, Chipotle, Qdoba—even Del Taco—as America's favorite.
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Get the Amazon App hereAvailable in the Amazon app under Programs, Outfit Compare is a quick service that helps you figure out which outfit looks better on you, regardless of whether the clothes are purchased from Amazon.
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These magazines are real: QSR for the quick service restaurant industry, Trainer Magazine for horse trainers, and Weighted Blanket Guides Magazine for, well, users of weighted blankets (I know this one because the editor found me on LinkedIn).
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In the case of quick-service chains, the added labor expenses and the costs of the automation technology such as ordering kiosks might be borne by the fast-food franchisees although sometimes the franchisor helps, the analyst said.
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This seamless ordering process at Pandora — The World of Avatar is only the beginning, so don't be surprised if this spreads to quick-service Disney dining locations at Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Epcot in the future.
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"The new Rocky Mountain High: CheeseBurger Delight ties back to our core strategy of being the first to bring bold and unexpected flavors that are at the forefront of hot restaurant trends to a quick service menu," Trevino said.
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Restaurant Brands said in a statement the cafe chain was "becoming less relevant to the company's overall direction" and that it intended to focus on its core business of quick-service restaurant brands such as KFC and Pizza Hut.
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Sense360 looked at more than 21 million anonymous visits to sit-down and quick-service restaurants in the 90 days before and the 90 days after a customer downloaded a third-party app such as Postmates, GrubHub or UberEats.
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"Although the quick service restaurant category remains very competitive/promotional, the data reflects continued underlying brand improvement at McDonald's in addition to what we believe will be tangible 2018 same-store sales drivers," analyst Andy Barish wrote on Friday.
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Schindler added that GrubHub's "answer to this irrationality ... seems confusing: its management letter seems to suggest that it will double down on its competitors' poor economic decisions" and embrace free delivery for the big fast food and quick-service restaurant chains.
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While Disneyland in California is getting the brick-and-mortar version of the movie's Pizza Planet restaurant, the Orlando park will be the home of Woody's Lunch Box, a quick-service restaurant serving up savory sandwiches, creative desserts and specialty beverages.
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"In general, quick-service chains continue to figure out ways to make their food more palatable to their customers, who arguably care more about — and are more informed about — what they're putting into their bodies than ever before," Kalinowski wrote.
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The fast-food chain's new Bangkok outlet opens on Thursday and will introduce new items with local flavors including an extra-spicy sauce to compete with the multiple quick-service chains and higher-end Mexican restaurants in the city center.
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Or check into a micro-hotel, listen to a string quartet, visit a museum or explore the quick service efforts of a rash of celebrity chefs at many of the following domestic terminals in 211 major airports across the country.
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Besides wages, lower-income consumers' spending habits and other factors, Fahy said that grocery stores' growing array of ready-made take-out food offerings and quick-service restaurants' embrace of technology, especially for drive-throughs and kiosks, play a role, too.
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The National Restaurant Association data shows that over the past decade on a unit basis, eating and drinking places posted a 231 percent compound annual growth rate versus 0003 percent for quick-service establishments, while mobile caterers grew 2000 percent.
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"With its delicious burgers and fresh proteins chargrilled over an open flame, The Habit Burger Grill offers consumers a diverse, California-style menu with premium ingredients at a QSR-like value," Gibbs continued, using the abbreviation for quick-service restaurant.
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While the new burger features traditional bacon strips and crumbled bacon bits, it will also be slathered with bacon jam, a sweet-and-savory spread made from bacon, balsamic vinegar, caramelized onions and molasses — a first in the quick service restaurant industry.
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"Our bias is to increase exposure to the more discretionary casual dining segment, as opposed to the more staple in nature quick service, given the outlook for consumer stimulus and already improving consumer confidence," analyst Matthew DiFrisco wrote in a note to clients.
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Either the economics specific to Valk Fleet's overall model are unworkable and in hindsight always were — margins are so low that there isn't a viable business in having quick service restaurants (QSRs) outsource delivery — or Valk Fleet UK simply struggled to execute.
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That would represent a major rejig of revenue streams for Jollibee, which ranks No. 21 among Asia's listed quick service restaurant firms, and would build upon plans to cut its reliance on its domestic market to 252.0400% of sales in the "medium term".
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"While McDonald's U.S. business likely outperformed many of its quick-service counterparts during Q4 in terms of same-store sales growth, perhaps consensus expectations for this key business segment may have gotten a touch too high in the near term," Kalinowski wrote.
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Ladner is in good company among top chefs taking menus downscale — some of the world's most renowned restaurateurs are entering the fast-casual market, which promotes authentic ingredients and quick service while offering a slightly more expensive alternative to fast food chains.
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"Our bias is to increase exposure to the more discretionary casual dining segment, as opposed to the more staple in nature quick service, given the outlook for consumer stimulus and already improving consumer confidence," Matthew DiFrisco, a Guggenheim analyst, wrote in a research note.
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Restaurants, from quick-service chains such as Panera Bread to sit-down eateries such as Applebee's, are ramping up or diving into delivery for the first time to meet the demand of diners who increasingly want everything — from groceries to gadgets — dropped at their door.
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Chick-fil-A — a rare chain that already has a fleet of food trucks — has four catering and delivery hubs, something Gordon Haskett analyst Jeff Farmer wrote in an August note was a "sizeable strategic step past its quick service peers" for the chain.
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On the cusp of the Arts District, I paid $6.50 for a chicken-stuffed arepa, or corn cake folded taco-style, at the Venezuelan Viva Las Arepas, a low-key quick service spot where I watched Latin American telenovelas with the office lunch crowd.
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The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida already has more than 400 food items that are free of meat, dairy, eggs or honey at its quick-service restaurants, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California is expected to have the same volume by spring 2020.
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"(W)e do not believe either Taco Bell U.S. or KFC U.S. enjoyed standout quarters, as the non-burger quick-service business in the U.S. remained sluggish in [the second quarter]," Kalinowski, who projected the company would report earnings of 75 cents, wrote in a research note.
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The Harris Poll named this year's Restaurant Brands of the Year yesterday and published results for America's favorite sandwich shop, pizza chain, ice cream and frozen yogurt shop, fast casual Mexican restaurant, coffee and quick service restaurant, chicken restaurant, casual dining restaurant, and of course, burger restaurant.
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The ruling, made by a three-judge panel of the 85033th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, vacated U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman's 2017 decision that placed an injunction on a city ordinance requiring "quick-service facility" workers to wear, at minimum, shorts and a tank top.
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While digital sales may be fewer in number, these orders have a higher average check compared with in-store purchases "I think [mobile order lanes] will become the new norm for quick-service and fast-causal chains," Jason Kaplan owner and CEO of JK Consulting, told CNBC.
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"Silicon Valley looks at inefficiencies in the world, and they aim to disrupt the food space," said Erik Oberholtzer, a founder and the chief executive of Tender Greens, a quick-service chain based in Los Angeles that is using data to guide its East Coast expansion.
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Momofuku, Mr. Chang's company, now owns 10 sit-down restaurants in three countries and is a part owner of Christina Tosi's 14 far-flung haute-stoner bakeries, Milk Bar, as well as the seven locations or concessions of Fuku, a chain of quick-service chicken counters.
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" Technomic, which tracks U.S. restaurant chains as part of its Consumer Brand Metrics survey program, noted that over the course of the first three quarters of 2016, Taco Bell has ranked number 10 among 61 quick-service brands for innovation and number 2 for "introduces new and exciting products.
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Quick service and fast-casual restaurants — including traditional fast-food and pricier chains like Chipotle and Shake Shack — are doing even better, outperforming the S&P by 14% year-to-date and 27% over the last 703 months, Goldman analysts led by Katherine Fogertey said in the note.
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A A$1.4bn-equivalent dual-currency financing for private equity giant KKR's buyout of Tim Tam biscuit maker Arnott's is in syndication, while Hong Kong-based private equity fund PAG Asia Capital (HK) is raising about A$300m for its LBO of quick service restaurants operator, Craveable Brands.
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"About two-thirds of the way through the second quarter, U.S. chain quick-service restaurant same-store sales appear to have improved by about 30 to 50 basis points sequentially from those of the first quarter as a whole," Mark Kalinowski, a Nomura-Instinet analyst, wrote in a research note Monday.
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"Our whole program was really built to challenge the conventions of fast food and the quick-service industry and so our opportunity is to go into the space very directly and do it better than everyone else," Wendy's U.S. President and Chief Commercial Officer Kurt Kane said in an interview.
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By the numbers: Quick service and fast-casual restaurants — including traditional fast food and pricier chains like Chipotle and Shake Shack — outperformed the S&P by 14% year-to-date through the end of July and by 27% over the last 12 months, note Goldman analysts led by Katherine Fogertey.
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"While Wendy's does not say this, we believe that July was the worst month for U.S. quick-service burger-sector same-store sales so far this year, modestly worse than the previous worst months of April and May, albeit still in modestly positive territory," Mark Kalinowski, a Nomura analyst, wrote in a research note Wednesday.
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"As McDonald's moves aggressively to steal quick-service restaurant market share in the U.S. and abroad, management aims to use its value menu, technology, discounts, simpler operations, delivery and menu changes to boost guest traffic for a second time in three years in 2019," restaurant analyst Michael Halen wrote in a report for Bloomberg Intelligence.
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"Although there are fewer locations and markets that would be able to support the new Starbucks 'marketplace,' this new concept evolution will make it more challenging for competitors like Panera Bread and Corner Bakery to fight for share of the bakery cafe segment while differentiating further from quick-service giant Dunkin Donuts, " Tristano said.
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CKE'S approach had been to emphasize that it served the kinds of items fast-food visitors wanted, but a bit more upstream to what quick-service restaurants offered; for example, their burgers were one-third or one-half of a pound, not one-tenth, and menu items included hand-scooped shakes and fresh biscuits.
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Source: RBC Capital Markets The analyst said the survey resulted in four key findings: Chipotle remains in the top three favorite chains of all quick-service restaurants, there's a sizable opportunity to increase awareness of its digital capabilities, existing and lapsed customers are willing to try new offerings and food safety is only a small reason why customers do not eat at Chipotle.
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"This is reminiscent of when quick service restaurants in the U.S. sold CDs of popular artists and compilations at a value price," said Larry Katz, a music industry lawyer and the former senior vice president for business affairs at EMI Records, who once brokered a deal between EMI and McDonald's that sold millions of CDs over a 30-day period in the mid-1990s.
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Yum's Mexican-inspired quick-service restaurant chain, Taco Bell, offers value-oriented taco and burrito meals that are priced as low as $3, While KFC rolled out a vegan version of its classic chicken burger at some outlets in the UK. Yum has also picked up a stake in GrubHub Inc and bought online ordering software company QuikOrder to boost delivery speed and compete better in a crowded restaurant industry.
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On average, 28 percent of fast-food eaters would consider buying from the top five quick-service chains — McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's, Burger King and Taco Bell — the next time they're out for fast food, while only 11 percent would consider Carl's Jr. "This is likely why parent company CKE Restaurants just split Carl's Jr. from its fellow Hardee's chain," YouGov's CEO Ted Marzilli wrote on the company's website.
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Restaurant chains in pursuit of innovative menu items that will lure in new customers or give loyal eaters a reason to spend a few extra dollars — like Chipotle, which recently unveiled plans to offer a Mexican chocolate shake — have used focus groups, scientific engineering, marketing campaigns, and generous helpings of sugar and salt to create that potential hit Some of the resulting concoctions have developed cult followings, becoming the quick-service version of the Cronut, starring in Instagram feeds.
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