Sub Station II, Chicken Salad Chick, Pizza Inn franchisees: Tech buy-in demands time, trust

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Franchisors who want franchisees to invest in tech tools, like mobile ordering and menu boards, would do well to remember that it pays to put yourself in their…

KFC Ad Director on turning Col. Sanders into brand's 'James Bond'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

In 2015, deep in a tunnel beneath the "lions and tigers and bears" of the Louisville Zoo where KFC stored its corporate archives, the chicken chain's ad agency…

Commodities: Prices rise for operating essentials, but so do stock values

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Pain at the pump for most Americans these days is accompanied by pain at the commodities market for pizza restaurateurs in the U.S., with the price of most of…

Pizza franchisors, meet your new competition - Jersey Mike's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Pizza franchisors, heads up! Seems there is a new player in the pizza game —one that's eyeing pizza operators willing to venture into a little…

Commodities: Traders lay a golden egg in pizza restaurateurs' baskets during Easter week

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Aside from the mounting price of vehicle fuel, it was a very happy Easter week for pizza operators.

Commodities: Pizza stocks see declines

While prices for commodities were mixed this past week, it was rough for pizza trading. Prices for each of the four brands monitored by this site — Pizza Hut…

Commodities: Some pizza brands hit 'pot o' gold' in St. Patrick's Day week trading

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The "luck of the Irish" was very selective on the brands it blessed during St. Patrick's Day week.

Live webinar: 'Recruit to Retain' brings pizza operators expertise they need

Get the best and keep them with you. That's the name of the game today in pizza restaurant employment strategy, and this free hour-long will show you how to…

&pizza, Rotolo's, Pie Five with the whys behind Pi Day

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Pi Day is here and that means not only deals, fun and even a little something serious.

Commodities: Clocks not the only things 'springing ahead'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Just as we reset all our clocks to "spring forward" over the weekend, pizza stocks also spent the last trading week moving up in value.

Women in the Lead: 5 pizza brand leaders talk about having a 'voice at the table'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

These savvy leaders are making Donatos, Toppers, The Pizza Press and Your Pie better businesses and places to work.

Liquid gold: Beverage trends to befriend this spring

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Pizza restaurateurs who can incorporate top beverage trends into their menus open up a new source of revenue that can be a relatively easy route to higher…

Commodities: Prices begin to rise, along with temperatures

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The annual changing of the seasons is beginning; for proof, look no further than the price of commodities.

Lessons for pizza brands in Panera's mobile pay experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

If Panera's CEO and his brand's experiences with tech tools like Apple Pay, is any indication, pizza brands stand to gain possibly more than other food service…

Commodities: A little bit of everything over week's trading activity

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

All players were heading in their own directions in commodity and brand trading last week.

Audiologist, deaf pizzeria owners wage war on diners' No. 1 in-restaurant complaint

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Noise and an inability to hear comprise the No. 1 complaint from diners about their in-restaurant experiences. One audiologist has created a tool to help…

Commodities: Good news in gas prices, not-so-good news in stock prices

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

It was a "bad news, good news" kind of week for most pizza restaurateurs, with some encouragement from gas prices which appear to be finally leveling out over…

Commodities: Heart-dropping pre-Valentine's Day losses for pizza brands in Wall Street sell-off

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

There wasn't a lot of love being shown toward pizza operators in either Wall Street or commodities trading last week. A largely business-hostile stock market…

Sides being drawn on alternate menu-labeling plan passed by US House

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The U.S. House passage this week of the so-called "Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act" (H.R. 772) is either an attempt to water down previous menu-labeling…

Commodities: Patriots aren't the only ones licking their wounds today

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The end-of-week stock market plummet Friday took no prisoners, capturing pizza brands as well in its value-depleting trend.