
Domino’s Wants You to Embrace the Noid Through Its NFT Auction
Domino's launches an NFT auction, featuring the Noid, its revived mascot from the '80s and '90s, to raise funds for future schemes.
Taco Bell is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 1970. 999 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. - Cyclospora outbreak in Q3 caused a 4% drop in Taco Bell’s same‑store sales and a 2% drop in system sales, but same‑store sales rebounded with weekly gains and a 25% YoY loyalty growth; the brand now accounts for 38% of Yum! Brands’ domestic operating profit [[31c8bd]] [[4752ef]]. - All KFC and Taco Bell restaurants in Puerto Rico are temporarily closed after Yum! Brands ended its relationship with franchisee Encanto Restaurants; the company is seeking a new franchise partner to reopen the locations as quickly as possible [[6351bb]] [[88e7e0]]. - Taco Bell’s sales increased 6.8% to $18.4 billion in 2025 [[a53c30]]. - The Mexican restaurant category grew 5.3% to $23.4 billion in 2025, with Taco Bell contributing $18.4 billion of that total [[a53c30]]. - Qdoba’s sales grew 9.2% to $1.3 billion in 2025 [[a53c30]]. - Bubbakoo’s saw 17% sales growth to $124 million in 2025 [[a53c30]] Filed under Restaurants / Mexican.

Domino's launches an NFT auction, featuring the Noid, its revived mascot from the '80s and '90s, to raise funds for future schemes.

Burger King donates 40 cents for every chicken sandwich sold in June to The Human Rights Campaign, targeting Chick-fil-A’s donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups.

Two multi-brand restaurant franchisees discuss how Covid has affected their business and how they have responded.

Yum! Brands acquires Dragontail Systems Limited for $72.5 million to enhance its digital capabilities in the quick-service restaurant space.

The 2021 Multi-Brand 50 ranking highlights the largest franchisees in the U.S.

Jimy Patel, a multi-unit franchisee with Checkers & Rally’s, prepares to add another location to his portfolio in Wilmington, Delaware.

Yum! Brands launches franchise education program with University of Louisville.

Multi-brand operator Delight Restaurant Group acquires 44 corporate Wendy's locations in Long Island, New York.
Bojangles appoints Byron Chandler as chief development officer to support company growth.

Lifetime Green Coatings is one of the best emerging franchise opportunities, offering a unique solution for garage flooring.
Taco Bell brings back Naked Chicken Chalupa on May 20

A restaurant industry executive discusses the importance of diversification and the growth of QSR segment, particularly burgers and pizza.

The Flynn Group's takeover of NPC's assets has set a record in the franchising industry, with significant implications for the market.

Having multiple units before franchising can increase credibility, improve cash flow, and fine-tune the proven business model, as seen in the success of Taco Bell.

Chipotle raises its minimum wage to $15, as part of its strategy to attract 20,000 employees to staff new locations.

Convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven, are expanding their food offerings, posing a threat to the QSR industry.

Yum! Brands pledges to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 46% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, working closely with its franchisees, suppliers, and producers.

The COVID-19 pandemic closed dining rooms, but the U.S. needs healthy food options now. Five healthy food franchises are ripe for expansion.
Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill, will decrease its greenhouse gas emissions 46% by 2030.

Restaurants are paying workers just to interview amid the worker shortage crisis, highlighting the challenges of hiring and retaining staff.

Chipotle Mexican Grill offers debt-free degrees to its employees through a partnership with Guild Education.

Fast food franchises face a worker shortage, with many struggling to hire and retain employees despite increased demand.

Flynn Restaurant Group nearly doubled in size with the acquisition of 937 Pizza Huts and 194 Wendy’s locations from NPC International.

Chipotle announced a $100,000 Bitcoin giveaway in celebration of National Burrito Day.