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Boston restaurants temporarily closed after Marathon bombings
The typically bustling Boylston Street in Boston is filled with restaurants and shops, both national and local. Today, most of those businesses remain closed following the bombings that took place …1 comment -
NPD Group launches monthly foodservice sales tracking service
NPD Group announced it will launch SupplyTrack this summer. The new service will track foodservice distributors and manufacturers' market performance by product and operator segment based on actual … -
Hungry Howie's expands Mississippi presence
Hungry Howie's Pizza recently opened a new store in Clinton, Miss., at 105 Highway 80 East. This is the third store for a multi-unit franchise pizza agreement in the Jackson, Miss., market, and it is … -
Pie Five CEO: Fast casual pizza category fills a void
By finding the right equipment, the brand has combined individualized, customized and fast.- Alicia Kelso -
Gas prices continue to drop
Pizza Inn hits a fresh 52-week high after announcing a new franchising agreement.- Alicia Kelso -
Patxi's Pizza opens 8th Bay-Area location
Patxi's Pizza, based out of the San Francisco Bay area, opened its second East Bay location today in Livermore, Calif. The space features a rustic and contemporary design, with Old-world chrome … -
Perky's Pizza adding 15 new Middle East locations
Majed Al-Hokair, vice chairman of the board for the Al-Hokair Group, and Jim Howell, president of Perky's Pizza, have signed an agreement to further develop the Perky's Pizza brand in Saudi Arabia … -
Yum! Canada among best workplaces
Yum! Canada, the franchisor of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named as one of this year's 50 Best Workplaces in Canada. The Vaughan, Ontario-based Great Place to Work Institute compiles the … -
Hunt Brothers launches two new NASCAR promotions
Hunt Brothers Pizza introduced two auto racing-themed contests this week as part of its primary partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). The RCR Fan Experience Sweepstakes began April 8 and … -
Restaurant industry groups support renewable fuel standard reform
Four Congressmen introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act this week, bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing food costs by eliminating the conventional biofuels mandate and prohibiting the … -
Chuck E. Cheese adds job applicant solution
Chuck E. Cheese's has deployed SkillSurvey Inc.'s Pre-Hire 360 solution, an online reference-checking solution. Pre-Hire 360 gathers input from a job applicant's references by using behaviorally … -
Yum! Brands social responsibility report focuses on nutrition, sustainability
The company is currently working to synchronize its animal welfare program and policies throughout all of its global markets.- Alicia Kelso -
Chili's Grill & Bar jumps into the competitive pizza space
For the first time in the brand's 38-year history, Chili's Grill & Bar is offering pizza. The menu item is available at participating restaurants for lunch or dinner. Chili's pizza lineup … -
Revention adds dual pay rate feature for delivery drivers
Revention's new dual driver pay rate feature provides the ability to monitor and review delivery drivers' hours worked in-store versus hours worked on the road via the Revention POS system. The split … -
Former Applebee's CEO signs on as Pie Five franchisee
The Kansas City, Mo., area will soon welcome its first Pie Five Pizza Co. restaurant through a 10-unit franchise agreement with former Applebee's president and CEO Dave Goebel. Goebel, a restaurant … -
Adult-only restaurant visits up for the first time in four years
According to new research from The NPD Group, adult-only restaurant visits increased by 1 percent in 2012, the first time in four years this category grew. Total restaurant traffic also rose 1 … -
Domino's IT infrastructure reducing store downtime
Microsoft Corp.'s Microsoft Management Summit was held in Las Vegas this week, showcasing companies that rely on Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center to adapt to the changing needs of their … -
Average wheat prices tumble to lowest level in months
Gas prices are 33 cents lower than they were a month ago.- Alicia Kelso -
Papa John's franchisee recognized for community involvement
Beach Boys Pizza, an 11-unit Papa John's franchisee, won the company's 2012 National Humanitarian Award for its involvement in local communities. According to Southern Maryland News, Beach Boys Pizza … -
Sam & Louie's joins campaign to end childhood hunger
Sam & Louie's has partnered up with the "Spring into Action" campaign in Omaha, Neb., the first collaborative city-wide food and fund drive aimed at ending childhood hunger. Along with the mayor …
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