Let’s start with a debate on consumer behavior: Are fewer restaurant goers visiting the drive-thru? From January 2024 through June 2025, there have been consistent gains in dine-in, delivery, and ...

There’s something quintessentially American about gliding through a menu board at 2 PM, shouting your order through a speaker, and collecting steaming hot fries, all without unbuckling your seatbelt.

The 2025 QSR Drive-Thru Report showed yet another lane in the race to value that’s dominated the sector. It’s become clear consumers are defining “value” through multiple viewpoints. How are operators ...

JUST GOING TO CLOSE UP SHOP. I DO BAKE GOODS. I DO EVERYTHING THAT A LITTLE COFFEE PLACE DOES. THAT PLACE IS DEBBIE’S DRIVE-THRU IN SUDBURY. THE ONLY DRIVE-THRU IN TOWN. INSIDE AN OLD PHOTO MATT A ...

A team of undercover diners hit 13 major chains to find out who’s really speeding through orders the fastest. Nicolette is a lifestyle writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Enthusiastic and ambitious, she's ...

What began nearly a century ago as a banking innovation has become a staple of American convenience. Drive-thrus, first introduced by banks in the 1930s, helped shape a landscape now dominated by fast ...