
Krispy Kreme Offers Free Doughnuts for a Year to Encourage Customer Vaccination
Krispy Kreme offers free doughnuts for a year to customers who show their COVID-19 vaccination card.
Chipotle is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 581 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Chipotle Rewards drives a record share of loyalty sales [[2026-11-02 Chipotle Rewards drives a record share of loyalty sales (7e671d)]]. * Chipotle is rolling out new menu items to drive fourth-quarter traffic, including seasonal menu innovations and celebrity collaborations [[2026-10-30 Menu Tracker New items from Chipotle, McDonald’s, and Sonic (ef05ad)]]. * The company's marketing efforts, led by chief brand officer Fernando Machado, have lifted wallet share across income and age cohorts, but have also pressured margins in the third quarter [[2026-10-29 Chipotle’s BOGO barrage is paying off (ba27cf)]]. * Chipotle's third-quarter revenue increased 9.6 percent to $3.3 billion, with same-store sales rising 2.1 percent and transactions climbing 0.8 percent [[2026-10-29 Chipotle Looks to Brisket and Better Operations to Sustain Sales Growth (643085)]]. * The company expects fourth-quarter same-store sales growth of approximately 2 percent, driven by the return of Smoked Brisket and additional marketing [[2026-10-29 Chipotle Looks to Brisket and Better Operations to Sustain Sales Growth (643085)]]. * Chipotle has reached 1,500 Chipotlanes, a significant development milestone for the brand [[2026-10-13 How 4 restaurant brands hit big development milestones this fall (3f3b65)]]. * The company is implementing various growth strategies, including AI-enabled tools and catering programs, with digital sales hitting $1.3 billion and accounting for 38.8% of total sales [[2026-10-29 From AI to catering 8 ways Chipotle is retooling for growth (4f1b39)]] Filed under Restaurants / Mexican.

Krispy Kreme offers free doughnuts for a year to customers who show their COVID-19 vaccination card.

Senior marketing executives reflect on how Covid has changed their jobs, highlighting accelerated pace and increased empathy.

Restaurant operators plan to incentivize employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, with some providing paid time off for vaccination.

A restaurant becomes a franchise when its owners decide to license their branding and operational model to other entrepreneurs, who open, own and manage their own restaurants with the brand.
Subway partnered with professional basketball stars Draymond Green and Jayson Tatum to showcase the variety of freshly-made Footlong combinations.

Letha Tran, a Togo's franchise owner, is planning to open her fifth location despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic.

Darren Parzow, a Hounds Town USA franchisee, opened Virginia's first location in Chantilly, Virginia, amid the pandemic.

McDonald’s offers paid time-off for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, encouraging vaccination among its staff.

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MOD Pizza expands into the South with 30 locations to be developed by DBMC Restaurants in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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Donatos hired John King as Chief Operating Officer and Matthew Coy as Vice President of IT to support continued growth and performance.

If you can’t walk alongside your taco when it’s being made at your local Chipotle, is that restaurant really a Chipotle?
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Chipotle brings back its annual Boorito celebration for its 20th anniversary, making it digital for the first time due to the pandemic.

Burger King introduces a new restaurant model with dedicated mobile order and curbside pickup areas, drive-in, and walk-up order sections, in response to changing consumer behavior.

FAST Acquisition Corporation is seeking to acquire a quick-service restaurant brand with drive-thru capabilities and third-party delivery service integration.

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Chipotle announces second quarter 2020 results, including 37 new restaurant openings and 21 Chipotlanes.
Chipotle partners with Grubhub to expand its delivery footprint nationwide, offering a seamless diner experience.

TikTok gains popularity with franchise brands like Chipotle and Little Caesars.