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On-demand webinar: How to unblock your restaurant's loyalty blind spot
Learn why your loyalty program is probably missing more than 95% of your customers and, most importantly, what to do about it.
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Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's stocks inch up on short trading week
Cheese prices trended higher, as did most publicly traded U.S. pizza brands over the four days of buying and selling last week, when stock and commodities…
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Robotic pizza machine to offer 'face-to-pay,' app ordering
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Piestro, offering consumers the ability to pay with their face or on an app at a pizzeria, recently launched its second crowdfunding campaign and has the…
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Spring rings in with lower pizza commodity prices, higher stock values
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza operators get some good reasons to have a little "spring in their steps."
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The supply chain problem: How to strengthen systems now
From pepperoni to PPE shortages, the pandemic has painfully pointed out the chinks in the national, as well as individual, business supply chains. A…
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Money talks: A look into what private equity looks for
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Unprecedented change across any business, like that of the last year, tends to also trigger a flood of interest from investors. Such is the case with the fast…
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A big mix-up: Pizza stock, commodity prices run the gamut
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Though most major publicly traded pizza brands trended upward in price last week, pizza commodity prices were a true mixed bag last week.
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On-demand webinar: How to keep fraudsters from bilking your QSR via the Telegram app
One of the latest scams targeting QSRs involves everything from the so-called "deep web" to bitcoin payments and, of course, fraud on just about every level.
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Pizza stock prices bounce as basketball 'madness' begins
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
March Madness begins and the pizza-eating and investing kicks off.
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Trends expert: 'Safety and affordability' will drive pizza traffic
Passage of the American Rescue Plan and more widespread vaccinations are providing hope to pizza restaurateurs, but a leading national food trends forecaster…
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Restaurateurs: American Rescue Plan is beacon of hope
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With today's presidential signature on the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus, a collective sigh of relief is being heard from restaurateurs…
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Women of the pie: 3 pizza industry leaders relay lessons learned
The road to the top in the pizza restaurant industry can be a rough one for professional women, but these three leaders show not only that it can be done, but…
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Restaurant industry considered one of winners of American Rescue Plan en route to House
The American Rescue Plan is on its way to the U.S. House for expected passage before heading to the president's desk for signing into law and restaurants stand…
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March 'roars' in for pizza brands, just not in a friendly way
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There was nothing very friendly about the prices that greeted pizza operators at the start of March, both for their companies and the commodities they need to…
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A passion for mentoring drives Cornbread's WILD certification
FastCasual and Messner Reeves are honoring fast casual brands dedicated to ensuring that women have a seat at the leadership table.
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Has pizza vending's time finally arrived? PizzaForno’s off to a good start
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Canadian entrepreneurs Will Moyer and Les Tomlin believe they have all the right ingredients for a successful pizza vending business: the right equipment…
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'Movin' on up': The gifts of the 3rd- to 1st-party ordering shift
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What kind of benefits do brands realize when they shift to or just add first-party ordering?
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A National Pizza Day primer of pie-related perks, promos
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What U.S. cities are most "pie-struck"? Where are the biggest National Pizza Day deals? And which state wants pizza as its official food? You might be…
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