Jack in the Box

2014’s best & worst in burgers

The Burger Business blog picks the high and low moments from its turf.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Holiday surprises

Restaurants gave and received their share of aha's. Here's a sampling.

A true challenger to the Cronut appears, along with signs of a deeper dive into groceries by The Cheesecake Factory, less yelling at Red Robin, a return to crazy restaurant theming and crow being added to the menu of Jack in the Box.

Marcus Tom is named COO as the company overhauls management following the Qdoba sale.

In our latest roundup of offbeat offerings, french fries gain ground as a garnish, the Whopperito is born, and we dive into the mystery that is the McFloat.

The chain is giving away burgers this week as part of the service’s introduction at 1,000 locations.

In addition to measuring chains’ operational attributes, Technomic also rated their connections to consumers through a series of questions designed to gauge loyalty and perception of a brand.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Jack In the Box for allegedly refusing to hire a deaf applicant, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.

Bad financial results have restaurant chain executives citing all kinds of factors for their top- and bottom-line difficulties, from an unexciting football season to high legal fees. Do they have a case? It depends.

What’s your distributor done for you lately? If nothing comes to mind besides dropping off cases at the back door, maybe it’s time to start asking some questions.

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