# August 2026 Articles > Source: https://qsr.pro/archive/2026/08 > Publisher: QSR Pro QSR Pro coverage for August 2026. - [OpenTable's Summer Tools Target Table Rules and Guest Recognition](https://qsr.pro/articles/opentable-summer-2026-table-automations-guest-history-reporting) — OpenTable's August update covers table rules and cross-location guest history. Conversational Reporting was in testing. - [Mokas’ nine-store agreement spans Missouri counties and three Kansas cities](https://qsr.pro/articles/mokas-cornerstone-nine-restaurants-kansas-missouri-august-2026) — Cornerstone’s Mokas agreement covers six Missouri locations and three Kansas markets. Its 2027 opening target sits alongside an earlier franchisee’s separately staged development plan. - [Dunkin and BARK Add Donation Tiers and a Dog Drive-Thru](https://qsr.pro/articles/dunkin-bark-donation-tiers-quincy-dog-drive-thru-2026) — The 2026 toy collection offers three donation levels and an online-only item, alongside a scheduled one-day Quincy dog drive-thru. - [Bounteous and Deliverect link branded ordering with restaurant fulfillment](https://qsr.pro/articles/bounteous-deliverect-nomnom-branded-ordering-august-2026) — The partnership pairs NomNom’s customer experience with Deliverect’s ordering infrastructure. Earlier product accounts explain the division of work without implying a completed joint rollout. - [Wendy’s Gives Tariq Hassan a Combined Marketing and Customer Growth Role](https://qsr.pro/articles/wendys-tariq-hassan-marketing-customer-growth-role-2026) — The August leadership change puts customer growth alongside marketing as Wendy’s works through weak U.S. sales. Operators need shared measures and a clear feedback route. - [Wendy’s $1.99 nugget deal makes app access a requirement](https://qsr.pro/articles/wendys-nugget-app-offer-frosty-channel-comparison-august-2026) — Wendy’s nugget promotion requires another purchase and a daily-refreshing app offer. Its earlier Frosty deal allowed several ordering channels. - [Wonder Sets a First Launch Site for Salt Hank’s After Acquisition](https://qsr.pro/articles/wonder-salt-hanks-acquisition-upper-east-side-launch-2026) — Salt Hank’s planned entry into Wonder begins with one location and continued culinary leadership. The test is whether the product can travel with its reputation. - [Pizza Hut China Opens Its 300th Adjacent Burger Bar](https://qsr.pro/articles/pizza-hut-china-300-burger-bars-shared-resources-2026) — Yum China's 300th Burger Bar extends an adjacent-store format. The operating question is how shared resources affect costs and contribution across both businesses. - [NDCP delivers its 1,000th consolidated Dunkin new-store or remodel project](https://qsr.pro/articles/ndcp-dunkin-1000th-store-remodel-project-august-2026) — The Akron milestone follows earlier packages in Newark and Duluth, showing how NDCP combines equipment procurement, delivery and installation support. - [Denny’s puts more than 400 restaurants on ezCater](https://qsr.pro/articles/dennys-national-catering-ezcater-launch-august-2026) — Denny’s national catering rollout starts on ezCater with buffet bundles and individual boxes; ordering through its own website is still planned. - [A&W’s New Prototype Keeps 40 to 70 Seats in the Operating Plan](https://qsr.pro/articles/aw-new-us-restaurant-prototype-dining-room-seating-2026) — A&W’s 2,200–2,800-square-foot U.S. prototype makes dining space a deliberate part of future development. The operating questions begin with guest flow and a site-specific budget. - [Wendy’s plans new operations role as Suerken prepares QSCC return](https://qsr.pro/articles/wendys-suerken-qscc-chief-operations-officer-august-2026) — Wendy’s is recruiting a chief operations officer while Pete Suerken prepares to return to its independent purchasing cooperative. - [Palona's restaurant AI pitch moves beyond the food order](https://qsr.pro/articles/palona-restaurant-ai-catering-manager-followup-august-2026) — Palona's August study counts orders and catering inquiries separately, leaving the conversion from captured requests to fulfilled business unreported. - [July restaurant inflation rates converge as limited-service prices accelerate](https://qsr.pro/articles/july-2026-limited-service-prices-annual-inflation-gap) — Limited-service meal and snack prices rose faster in July than full-service prices, while annual inflation rates converged and grocery categories diverged. - [Wendy’s halves dividend as leadership reassesses turnaround spending](https://qsr.pro/articles/wendys-dividend-cut-withdrawn-outlook-cash-flow-august-2026) — Wendy’s August capital decision lowers its quarterly payout while a cash-flow reconciliation and prior guidance clarify what remains undecided. - [DoorDash’s $8 Discount Cap Changes the Flavor Fest Economics](https://qsr.pro/articles/doordash-flavor-fest-2026-discount-campaign-restaurant-measurement) — The summer campaign creates a window to measure customer trial, order contribution and repeat business. Its headline budget is not a merchant payout. - [Quality Brand Group Builds an Operating Structure for Expansion](https://qsr.pro/articles/quality-brand-group-dunkin-operating-structure-expansion-2026) — QBG’s latest sales ranking sits alongside a documented expansion of field leadership, training capacity and new-store opening support. - [Portillo’s cuts headquarters roles as restaurant cost pressures grow](https://qsr.pro/articles/portillos-headquarters-workforce-cuts-restructuring-august-2026) — Portillo’s July staffing action affected headquarters and limited field management roles. Its filing projects $1.1 million in restructuring charges and excludes restaurant team members. - [Sysco’s $100 million cost plan combines AI and earlier actions](https://qsr.pro/articles/sysco-fiscal-2027-cost-plan-ai-inflation-august-2026) — Sysco’s fiscal 2027 savings target includes carryover from earlier initiatives. Its product-cost inflation measure and operational history explain the plan’s limits for restaurant buyers. - [Wendy’s Revives the Pub Burger for a Broader Fall Menu](https://qsr.pro/articles/wendys-pretzel-bacon-pub-fall-menu-august-2026) — The returning Pretzel Bacon Pub anchors a coordinated menu, while Apple Crumble extends the Frosty Fusion format introduced in 2025.