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title: "QSR Magazine: Late-Night Crowds Flock to Quick-Service Restaurants"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/343b2dc3-fde0-41ed-9769-0cd2e8642176
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-late-night-crowds-flock-to-quick-service-restaurants-6293
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2016-10-07T21:16:31.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:08:57.896Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e6d360c12d5d95d13392caecbe4361a12507.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Late-Night Crowds Flock to Quick-Service Restaurants

**TL;DR:** Quick-service restaurants see a surge in late-night foot traffic, with White Castle leading the way with 21.5% of customers visiting between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Jack in the Box and Taco Bell follow closely, with 17 and 14.8 percent of diners coming in during late-night hours.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-late-night-crowds-flock-to-quick-service-restaurants-6293).*

## Story

Quick-service restaurants that are open late have a big opportunity to increase their foot traffic. According to a recent QSR Magazine article , Foursquare analyzed foot traffic data and found that White Castle brought the largest portion of its diners late at night with 21.5 percent of customers stopping in from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Jack in the Box and Taco Bell came in second and third place respectively with 17 and 14.8 percent of diners coming in during the late-night hours. McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King rounded out the top six spots.

Jack in the Box has recently decided to get creative with their offers including Munchie Meals, which combines popular menu items to create things such as the Sriracha Curly Fry Burger. The company also offers food delivery through a partnership with DoorDash, so customers don’t have to move from the comforts of their own homes to receive their late-night food fix.

“Unlike the daytime hours and the responsibilities that come with them, we believe that late night should be reserved for doing the things our guests enjoy the most,” says Iwona Alter, Jack in the Box vice president of marketing, in a statement about the partnership.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Wendy's (company)
- Burger King (company)
- DoorDash (company)
- menu items (topic)
- Jack in the Box (company)
- food delivery (topic)
- quick service restaurants (topic)
- White Castle (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-late-night-crowds-flock-to-quick-service-restaurants-6293). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/343b2dc3-fde0-41ed-9769-0cd2e8642176).