Weekly Global News Wrap: Domino's driverless delivery car; McDonald's trials ‘green' stores in Canada; Taco Bell US to roll out vegetarian menu

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

Domino’s US has teamed up with robotics company Nuro to roll out autonomous pizza delivery using the custom driverless car R2. The scheme will be launched later in 2019, after running trials in Houston, Texas since March. Read more here.

McDonald’s is trialling ‘Green Concept’ stores across Canada, in London, Ontario and British Columbia. Innovations include a fully re-pulpable cup for cold beverages, fibre lids, wooden cutlery, wooden stir sticks and paper straws. Read more here.

Taco Bell’s president for North America operations Julie Felss Masino said in an interview with Business Insider that they are eyeing a vegetarian menu launch in the US. He also clarified that a partnership with Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods seemed unlikely. Read more here.

Dunkin' Brands Group has partnered with food delivery firm GrubHub to launch its delivery services across the US. According to a report from Yahoo! Finance, the two companies aims to expand the service to Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia in the coming months. Read more here.

KFC collaborated with Cheetos to unveil its new KFC Cheetos Chicken Sandwich on 1 July nationwide in the US. According to a rep[ort by cnet, the chicken chain will hold a sneak peak in Manhattan, which will include Cheetos hot wings, Cheetos-loaded fries, and Cheetos mac and cheese in the event’s menu. Read more here.

Chick-fil-A saw its rank boost from seventh to being third largest restaurant chain in the US, passing the likes of KFC, Subway and Taco Bell. According to a report by the Washington Post, its store sales were at US$10.46b, trailing behind McDonald’s (US$38.52b) and Starbucks (US$20.49b). Read more here.

Also Read

Weekly Global Wrap: KFC partners with Build-A-Bear; Jollibee eyes growth in coffee; McDonald's UK launch Grinch-inspired Happy Meal

How are QSRs driving traffic despite price hikes?

Since you're here...

...there are many ways you can work with us to advertise your company and connect to your customers. Our team can help you dight and create an advertising campaign, in print and digital, on this website and in print magazine.

We can also organize a real life or digital event for you and find thought leader speakers as well as industry leaders, who could be your potential partners, to join the event. We also run some awards programmes which give you an opportunity to be recognized for your achievements during the year and you can join this as a participant or a sponsor.

Let us help you drive your business forward with a good partnership!

I want to download the media kit