Soft-serve ice cream and fast-food restaurant chain
McDonald's McFlurry machine is broken again, and increasingly, chains aren't bothering to fix it. QSR dessert menus are shrinking as operators focus on items that actually move, and the vacuum is being filled by third-party brands and frozen treat partnerships.
March 19, 2026
Sonic's drive-in model requires more real estate and labor than traditional QSR, but generates $1.5M AUV through higher check averages. Here's how the carhop economics actually work.
November 5, 2025