Features
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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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2018 pizza trends promise more 'exotic' pies
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza brand leaders give the down-low on of-the-moment dough, up-to-the-second sauces and top-trending toppings.
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Commodities: Gas prices climb, Papa Murphy's value declines
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Though most pizza commodity prices are falling as of late, the steady rise in vehicle fuel costs is eating up the savings for the delivery-heavy pizza industry.
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Commodities: Up, up and up ... mostly
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza stock prices have continued the steady rise that began in earnest in 2018.
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NYC all-digital pizzeria does all-online ordering, all the time
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Newly opened Long Island City Pizza Factory is planting a flag, claiming it is the world's first "full-digital pizzeria," an accomplishment its owners hope…
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Commodities: Somebody must have hit replay ... but no complaints
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was another nice week of pizza stock trading and largely lower commodity prices last week, almost an exact replay of the previous week's financial stats.
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Freshii CEO, founder keynoting 2018 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit
Early bird registration ends Friday.
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Commodities: Stock prices pumped up, but pump prices siphon gains
Pizza brands did well as the market soared on Wall Street last week, but the highest New Year's pump prices since 2014 stole back some of the profits.
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Urban Bricks uses great gadgetry to grow the bottom line
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
No one would dispute that the pizza game is one of the most competitive in food service. That's one reason Urban Bricks invests in some useful and creative…
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Who is the 2018 pizza customer? Trend lists speak volumes
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurateurs have been inundated with so-called trends lists for the year ahead over the last three months. This site reviewed some of the major lists and the…
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Commodities: 'Dear Santa, please put some oomph in my stock price!'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Some pizza brands might be firing off a letter to Santa this week before Christmas in one last effort to make something magical happen to their stock prices.
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