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title: "This Week in Franchise News: 5/14/2021"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4b970d14-1160-4e81-bec0-87a895e9276c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-5142021-2715735
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2021-05-14T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:14:07.189Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/764bce262103a33bcf0359c9e62709ad8583.jpg
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# This Week in Franchise News: 5/14/2021

**TL;DR:** Fast food giants like McDonald's, Krispy Kreme, and White Castle are promoting COVID-19 vaccination and sharing reliable vaccine information. 7-Eleven is opening nearly 150 restaurant-infused locations in 2021, posing new competition in the foodservice franchising space.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-05-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-5142021-2715735).*

## Story

*McDonald’s, Krispy Kreme and White Castle are some of the fast food giants using their reach to share reliable vaccine information and promote the vaccine in the U.S.*

*Cooped-up consumers are ready to splurge, but worker shortages are hampering restaurant owners’ optimism.*

*The quick-service Mexican restaurant brand is attracting talent with premium benefits during a nationwide worker shortage.*

*With 7-Eleven gearing up to open nearly 150 restaurant-infused locations in 2021, the foodservice franchising space has some formidable new competition.*

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- 7-Eleven (company)
- Krispy Kreme (company)
- White Castle (company)
- worker shortage (topic)
- fast food marketing (topic)
- vaccine promotion (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-5142021-2715735). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4b970d14-1160-4e81-bec0-87a895e9276c).