Franchise News for Monday

Carry On Bread isn’t just the staff of life. It’s the food that helps drive the limited-service restaurant industry. Whether they’re traditional breads, buns, tortillas, bagels, pitas, or flatbreads, these carriers fill the sandwich needs of a variety of consumers.

Submit Your Info for the 2013 Global 30! In February 2012, QSR debuted a new industry study called the Global 30, which offered a guide to expansion for domestic companies looking to grow outside U.S. borders. Access our submission form to submit your info and participate in next year's report.

Does a Pre-Sell Menu Improve Drive-Thru Speed? Though many brands in the 2012 Drive-Thru Study experienced a quicker average service time with a pre-sell menu, McDonald's and Burger King were actually faster in the drive thru without one.

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Franchise News for Monday Oct 15

Winging It

Wings are America’s “party food,” showing up at celebrations from tailgating to graduation parties. But now the party is extending to quick service, with wings appearing on menus at concepts you might not expect to carry them.

Who Has the Best-Looking Drive Thru?

In the 2012 Drive-Thru Study, benchmark chains are near perfect when it comes to maintaining a favorable exterior. But one chain pulls slightly ahead of the rest.

Beautiful Brands to Develop Hard Knox Pizza

Beautiful Brands International plans to develop and franchise Hard Knox Pizza, a premier gourmet style, fast-casual pizzeria in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Westin Hotels & Resorts Announces Grand Opening Of Flagship Manhattan Property The Westin New York Grand Central » October 15, 2012 at 5:59AM PDT | Source: Westin Hotels & Resorts

Starwood Preferred Guest and Live Nation Celebrate Westin New York Grand Central Opening with Exclusive Acoustic Performance by Newly Reunited Ben Folds Five New Westin New York Grand Central Offers Signature Westin Experience with Eco-Friendly Guestrooms, State-of-the-Art Meeting Space and Bar and Food Concept from Gerber Group Coming Soon STAMFORD, Conn. - October 15, 2012 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Today Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) announce the grand opening of The Westin New York Grand Central. The new hotel opens in the former New York Helmsley Hotel after the completion of a $75 million renovation. The brand’s second Manhattan hotel features a complete redesign of the hotel’s interior including 774 spacious guest rooms equipped with Westin’s signature amenities, more than 12,000 square feet of meeting space with the latest technology, a 3,000-square-foot WestinWORKOUT® fitness studio and the upcoming addition of THE LCL: Bar & Kitchen, NYC, the first bar and food concept from Gerber Group in a Westin property...

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