
Burger King's operations efforts are paying off
Tom Curtis was named chief operating officer at Burger King in 2021 and was quickly promoted to president.
Technomic is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 343 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Fast-food chain executives, including McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski and Domino's CEO Joe Jordan, have low expectations for the economy, citing flat industry traffic and elevated inflation [[2026-10-14 Fast-food chain executives have low expectations for the economy (c89939)]]. * Burger King's King Jr. meals have seen a 40% sales growth, driven by adults, with the company's same-store sales rising 8.4% in the U.S. last quarter [[2026-10-30 More Burger King customers are getting kids’ meals, and not just kids (555035)]]. * Noodles & Company has added three brothless ramen bowls to its menu, building on the success of its previous limited-time offer of Chili Garlic Ramen [[2026-10-21 Noodles & Company takes ramen in new flavor directions with brothless bowls (75d2c1)]]. * Jersey Mike's is adding a value bundle to its menu for a limited time, offering a mini cold sub and a bag of chips for $7.99, focusing on value to attract Gen Z and younger consumers [[2026-10-19 Jersey Mike’s is focusing on value. Is that the right call (0fa2e0)]]. * Starbucks improved its service and sales with the Green Apron Service Model, which sets standards for baristas and increases labor hours in stores, leading to positive same-store sales in the past three quarters [[2026-10-19 How Starbucks improved service and turned its sales around (6192ae)]]. * The build-your-own bowl category in fast casual is fragmented, with strong demand but a lack of scale among many operators, leaving room for consolidation [[2026-10-13 Build-Your-Own Is Fragmented and Ripe for Consolidation (122b7e)]]. * Quick-service restaurants' biggest competitors in 2026 are convenience stores, according to Rich Shank, senior principal and vice president of innovation of Technomic [[2026-09-24 QSR’s biggest competition is the C-store (fcb7c9)]]. * Wendy's has low consumer ratings despite its size, with ratings nearly 10 percentage points lower than the average of its QSR burger peers, according to Technomic's consumer data [[2026-09-28 Consumers can’t find much to like about Wendy’s (fd3eb3)]]. * The K-shaped economy is still a problem for restaurants, with higher-income consumers spending more on dining out, while lower-income consumers have cut back [[2026-09-29 The K-shaped economy is still a problem for restaurants (0e5a13)]].

Tom Curtis was named chief operating officer at Burger King in 2021 and was quickly promoted to president.

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