Twin chains Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. are adding new Steakhouse Burgers to their menus. The Steakhouse Burgers come in Six Dollar Burger and Thickburger options. Both are topped with blue cheese, A1 steak sauce, fried onion strings and Swiss cheese. Black Angus ground beef is used exclusively for the patties on these burgers.
The motivations and purchasing behaviors of lunch-time diners vary greatly based on their generation, according to new information from Technomic’s Lunch Consumer Trend Report. People under the age of 34 dine out for lunch the most. They also use value menu items for the lunch the most, while older people don’t consider the value menu as much when making lunch time decisions.
Uno’s is currently working on the largest franchise deal for the chain in its history. The new fast-casual concept for the brand, Uno Due Go, will grow by 30 units or more in Texas. The restaurants will be built in existing retail environments like airports, sports stadiums and hospitals to save money on leasing or new construction.
GE Capital’s Franchise Financing group has provided an additional $13 million to the Jack in the Box franchisee J&D Restaurant Group. The latest round of funding will help the company buy nearly 40 locations in the chain. The locations are all found in Texas. The company was founded last year in Dallas, Texas.
Jacksonville, Florida now has two more BUBBA burger Grill restaurants to dine out at. The chain developed from the best-selling frozen burger patties that became a hit in retail environments. Jacksonville already had one BUBBA burger location, but customer demand created an additional two locations. Fleming Island will also see their BUBBA burger location opening in the next few weeks.
KFC, under the management of Yum! Brands, is the newest national chain to integrate DigitalPersona products into their point-of-sale equipment. The products use biometric fingerprint scanning to accurately control employee and management access to cash registers and other equipment, as well as keeping clear records of access.
LongHorn Steakhouse is bringing its Western flair to Tupelo, Mississippi. The restaurant opened recently and raised over $700 for a local children’s charity at a pre-opening training event. 240 guests can be served at one time in and the restaurant brought over 80 jobs to the local community. The Atlanta-based chain is continuing the grow.
Good Times Restaurant & Frozen Custard is bringing the Sweet Potato Fries back to their menu for a limited time. Customers can enjoy the waffle-cut fries plain or dusted with cinnamon sugar until the end of December. The return of these fries brings the chain’s total fry options to four, with other favorites including the Green Chile Cheese fry.
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit chain knows that they offer some of the best barbecue in the country, so to celebrate they are hosting an eating contest. The West Coast competition will take place in the Dickey’s restaurant in Pleasanton, California. Contestants will have six minutes, beginning at 1 pm on the 24th, to eat as many pulled pork sandwiches as they can.
White Castle recognizes their employees and team members when they’ve served 25 years with the company. The ceremony for this year will see 89 new people inducted into the 25 Year Club. Over 1500 people are currently part of the club, with about 750 still on payroll or working at a White Castle location.