Weekly News Wrap; Starbucks cards hold more money than bank deposits; Underdog trumps Chipotle; Domino’s tracks customers
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
- Some people keep their money in banks. Some keep cash beneath a mattress. Now there’s another place that people are depositing their money: their Starbucks accounts, according to MarketWatch. READ MORE.
- Quartz reports that the last nine months have been nightmarish for Chipotle Mexican Grill. To add insult to injury, Americans now list Moe’s Southwest Grill—an Atlanta-based Tex-Mex chain—as their favorite fast-casual Mexican restaurant, according to a Harris Poll on the restaurant brands of the year. READ MORE.
- Checking the progress online of your home-delivery pizza is so 2006. Now you’re being tracked, too, according to Bloomberg. READ MORE.
- Forbes shares that recently, the Dunkin’ Donuts division of Dunkin’ Brands rolled out its new mobile app across the U.S., which enable the company’s regular customers to order and pay using their mobile devices, skipping the regular lines to pick up their orders directly. READ MORE.
- The future of fast food may be inspired by the Automats of the last century, according to Time. READ MORE.
- Eater reveals that in a move meant to offset higher minimum wages taking effect in states across the country, U.S. fast-food giant Wendy's will be offering self-serve kiosks to many of its franchisees later this year. READ MORE.
- Adweek reports that as consumers cut sugar and salt from their diets, fast-food and snack-food brands are fighting for survival. And part of their survival strategy is to downsize, with many brands slashing product sizes or introducing smaller versions of signature offerings. READ MORE.