Features
A pizza social media manager's guide to 'taming the online beast'
Social media management may be this century's true school of hard knocks, but those who oversee this task at three fast casual brands had some great pointers…
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Commodities: What goes up must come down
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The nice uptick in stock market prices for most brands two weeks ago was all but erased last week in trading of some of the major pizza stocks.
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Pointers for pizza restaurateurs on profitable design
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In the pizza restaurateur's playbook, design seems pretty cut and dried, with big ovens, often lots of brick and an overall "constructive" atmosphere. But that…
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World Heritage status for a pizza? It's done and the Neapolitan won
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Two million Italians can't be wrong. That's how many people signed the petition to add their prized Neapolitan pizza to UNESCO's list of the world's cultural…
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Commodities: Nice week for most pizza brands
It was a largely favorable week for pizza stocks, while commodity prices were mixed.
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Pieology CEO on the art of experimenting with live-action customer experience
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Data drives today's restaurateur, and Pieology has taken that idea to a new and lively level at its R&D location in California.
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Commodities: A tale of 2 papas
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A short trading week still revealed plenty about the current restaurant pizza market in the popularity, or lack thereof, of two brands with different…
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Blaze, Beefsteak, McAlister's chefs on the 3 legs that support great menu innovation
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The world for chefs at pizza brands typically must fit in a circular, crusted pie, but within those confines, there's plenty of room for creativity. But as was…
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Chuck E. Cheese: Where a parent can (finally) be a parent
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Fast Casual Editor Cherryh Cansler — aka Lincoln's mom — heads to the brand new Chuck E. Cheese in Kansas City to find things have really changed ... and for…
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Commodities: Papa John’s gets another scoop of 'Rocky Road'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With prices falling on many essentials, it was a fairly good week for pizza brands ... unless your name is Papa John's.
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Free webinar teaches restaurants how to make training literally pay
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Training may be one of the restaurant industry's most overlooked ways to gain a competitive edge. This free webinar explains precisely how your brand can not…
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KFC Ad Director's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation keynote keys in on 'keepin' it fresh'
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Keeping marketing efforts of all kinds fresh for every age of consumer is critical to brand success, but not an easy thing to accomplish. This year's keynote…
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Roll on: 3rd-party delivery challenges draw a crowd
At this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville last month, the topic of third-party delivery reeled in some of the biggest numbers of attendees of…
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Commodities: Papa John's, Domino's droop as supply costs soar
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza brand stocks were mixed in trading last week: Papa John’s share price fell further in the wake of its CEO’s controversial comments about the NFL; and…
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Blaze, &Pizza CEOs square off in franchise debate
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
One strongly supports growing his chain via the franchise model, while the other thinks ownership allows stores a better path to long-term success in a…
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Commodities: Yes, Papa John's took a hit
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week’s commodities trading was a mixed bag of good and bad news, with minor wins for pizza operators on cheese and natural gas prices. But, in trading on…
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Canadian start-up with a Caribbean bent shows passion integral to Perfect Pitch win
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A Toronto mom-and-pop focused on a Caribbean native's love for his culture, along with his new bride's love for him took home honors at this year’s Perfect…
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Commodities: All tricks, no treats last week in pizza operating costs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Falling stock prices and rising commodity costs make for unhappy pizza restaurateurs as we head into the week of tricks and treats.
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Millennials: 'Give us big discounts, cut the small talk'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
One of the more eye-opening sessions at this Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville this month was a quick, question-filled hour-long chat with a varied…
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CEOs of Wing Zone, Focus Brands, Captain D's, Backyard Burgers, Koti Pizza predict industry changes, trends
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This year's Fast Casual Executive Summit wrapped up Tuesday night with insights from some of the industry's most successful CEOs.
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