Features
In the run-up to Super (pizza) Bowl, commodity winners, losers emerge
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The winners and losers were evident in the commodities report this week, as it was split right down the middle. Half the brands watched here weekly gained…
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Could Pie Five's 'Goldilocks' be its golden opportunity?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In the famous children's story, Goldilocks, the pint-sized heroine goes through the paces to land on something that's "just right." Now Pie Five hopes its…
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Attention new brands: Make Perfect Pitch nominations by June 14 or miss the chance of a lifetime
New brands have until June 14 to apply for a chance to win a spot on stage in the popular Perfect Pitch restaurant standoff at the Fast Casual Executive Summit…
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&pizza masters art of 'opening up' when government shuts down
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Washington, D.C.-based &pizza has stepped up to help nearly half of the estimated 800,000 federal workers left without paychecks during the partial government…
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Commodities: Rising stock values, falling commodity prices help operators fight 2.8 percent cost-of-living increase
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's costing nearly 3 percent more to live in the U.S. this year than last, according to the Consumer Price Index cost-of-living adjustment for 2019, but the…
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What the Trump Clemson feast teaches brands about riding a politically charge media wave
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
How best can a brand capitalize on a potentially media event, like the Trump-Clemson White House feast this week, without getting blasted for the wrong…
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'So, what are ya' drinkin'?' One of this year's most complicated questions
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
The answer to that age-old question, "So, what are you drinkin'?" has gotten a lot more complicated. But pizza brands that don't brush up on their answers to…
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Commodities: National Pizza Week starts off on high note for most brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's National Pizza Week! But even better than that, it's National Pizza Week with lower prices on most of the essentials pizza brands use in-restaurant daily…
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Commodities: With Super (pizza) Bowl in sight, cheese, wheat prices ignite
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With less than a month to go before that U.S. pizza holiday of holidays, the Super Bowl, cheese and wheat prices were on the rise last week.
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2019 Fast Casual Top 100 call for nominations now open
Nominations for the Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers will close Jan. 31.
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How 'ancient grains' help pizza operators roll in the dough
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Teff, amaranth and other ancient grains have been going strong in the restaurant world for several years. But pizza restaurateurs stand to gain more than most…
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Top 10 2018 blogs show industry's interest in delivery is on fire
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
When it comes to top subjects of interest for blogs on Pizza Marketplace this past year, delivery delivered. Our site's many bloggers covered the topic "like a…
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Commodities: Gas prices under $2 in 9 states
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There was plenty to be jolly about in last week's commodity prices for pizza operators, including under-$2 gas in nine states. But that same cheer failed to…
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Top 10 2018 Pizza Marketplace 'reads': Predictions, problems plus Papa John's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Innovative approaches to pizza brand problems, pie flavor trends and, of course, the ubiquitous soap opera-in-a-pizza-box, Papa John's, were the leading…
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Falls, slips, 'barista wrist' major causes of lost restaurant worker time
In coffee houses and cafes nationwide, barista wrist is regularly waylaying employees for more than a year, while falls and wounds from sharp objects are also…
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Commodities: Fuel markets stuff a little extra cash in pizza operators stockings
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Lower natural gas and gasoline prices are giving pizza operators a little holiday love, with nice price drops in both categories over the last week.
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Is there a dollar-siphoning clog in your supply chain?
by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts
It's said, you never know if you don't look. Unfortunately, many pizza operators have turned a 'blind eye' toward their supply chains under the assumption that…
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Commodities: Pizza investors put wallets on 'lock-down'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Investors apparently had the holiday spending jitters last week, pulling in their proverbial purse strings on all the pizza brands monitored by this site…
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Commodities: Gas prices drop, but so does Papa John's value
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The final week of November brought some big wins and an equally substantial loss in pizza brand trading, but all brands will profit from the continued…
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Calling all restaurant leaders' ears: Podcast starts here Nov 30
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Ready for an early holiday gift? QSRweb is joining with sister sites, Fast Casual, Food Truck Operator and Pizza Marketplace, to start a weekly podcast on all…
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