Features
Presidents of Krystal, Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's, Huey Magoo's make up 'Franchising Think Tank'
The Franchising Think Tank is part of the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13, in Louisville.
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Commodities: Pizza stock prices go down the drain with Thanksgiving scraps
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza restaurateurs got little in the way of gratitude from investors during the U.S. Thanksgiving week when it comes to their stock values.
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Keeping customers comin' back: A personal, cross-functional, incremental challenge
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Repeat visits are top of mind for every brand but few may realize how critical the fourth customer visit is and why it requires a specific strategy. That's…
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Commodities: Investors hand 3 pizza brands a 'turkey'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Three of the four major pizza brands watched weekly by this website had relatively rough trading weeks where they watched their companies' values drop. The…
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Nov. 27 live food safety webinar: 10 things to consider when purchasing food safety traceability software
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Supply chain traceability and visibility is essential to every brand's ongoing viability. Join this Nov. 27 live webinar to learn how to take the complex tasks…
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Papa John's franchisees' attorney: Past year had 'a big, big impact on the franchisees' net income'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Immediate relief, and a new direction for the brand, is what franchisees operating 1,200 Papa John's U.S. stores want, according to Miami-based attorney Robert…
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Commodities: Thanksgiving comes early for pizza brands in stock trading
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As the U.S. day of giving thanks approaches, pizza brands got plenty to be thankful for last week when investors showed all four brands monitored by this site…
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Pizza brands salute nation's soldiers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Veterans are front and center this weekend at many pizza brands this weekend and over the official federal holiday on Monday, Nov. 12, as well.
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When pizza takes on the planet: Russo's founder on going global with finesse
If world domination -- a.k.a. going international -- is in the plans for your brand, Russo's founder, Anthony Russo, has some tips to take on the road to help…
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Papa John's Q3 sales plummet shows damage done after negative publicity
Papa John's Q3 results are a painful reminder of the damage a leader's ill-chosen words can do to company performance, according to the brand's current…
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Commodities: Papa John's price gains, gas prices fall
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Commodity prices for pizza restaurateurs were split, with some indications that rising cheese prices may be coming as demand strengthens. Meanwhile, most of…
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Commodities: Pizza brands get 'tricked' in pre-Halloween trading
Investors got in a Halloween mood last week, but not in a good way, when all four pizza brands followed by this site got "tricked" with nothing but falling…
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Gen Z, community, financial visibility: 3 keys to business success
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
From capturing the hearts of an elusive Gen Z to connecting with your community and reaping financial visibility's rewards, this year's Three:15 session at the…
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Commodities: Domino's gets in a 'fall' mood, down $25+ in 2 weeks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The calendar says fall and most pizza stocks did, with little relief on the commodities price front as well.
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For the love of 'pítsa': Why more customers are turning to original Greek pies
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This National Pizza Month, we thought it was worthwhile to remind folks that the very birthplace of pizza - Naples, Italy - actually used to be part of Greece…
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Commodities: Fuel prices fire up, most stocks slide down
Fuel continued to push up in value, while most pizza brands tracked on this site trended down.
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Pei Wei, Kizuki, Curry Up Now discuss the challenge of showing up in unbranded search
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Three fast casual Asian-centered restaurant brands took to the stage Monday afternoon at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about the…
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How well protected is your POS-connected tech?
With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…
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Franchisors rally behind joint employer rule change
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The public comment period is well underway for the joint employer rule published by the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 14, which relates directly to…
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Commodities: 3 brands get National Pizza Month gifts from investors
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
While commodity trading was a mixed bag last week, pizza investors were in a good mood and plunged some of their cash into three of the four brands monitored…
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