Features
Commodities: Let's just pretend last week didn't happen
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was an unfriendly week for pizza stocks last week, and commodity prices for those in the pizza game didn't provide much help either.
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Spring training: Are you disengaging your employees?
Clearly, increasing employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention is critical to your success, but the question remains: What can you do to truly achieve…
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The plant-based burger that 'bleeds' like rare beef
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It bleeds on the plate like a rare-cooked beef burger, tastes like a patty of ground beef but is produced with a mere sliver of the resources used to produce…
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Commodities: News of consumers staying home pushes dine-in brands off cliff
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The cause-and-effect relationship of market data studies is rarely displayed as clearly as it was in pizza trading last week after the mid-week news of a new…
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Kiosk translates in sign language to assist hard of hearing customers
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Juke Slot develops a kiosk that offers sign language for hard of hearing customers, a significant market with special needs. One customer's experience alerted…
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Commodities: Mostly positive week for all but Papa Murphy's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week's stock market and commodities trading action was relatively positive for most pizza brands, which grew in value in overall trading and had some good…
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Study: Billions wasted on loyalty efforts that bomb
by Sherry Yang
Restaurants invest a lot in loyalty programs, but one massive study just completed by operational strategy company, Accenture, says a lot of that money is…
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How to romance customers out of Valentine's Day dollars
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Coming up with attractive and creative Valentine's Day promos can be a challenge when nearly every restaurant on the planet is competing for the consumer’s…
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NYC restaurateur proposes 3-tier minimum wage to 'help small business owners'
by Cherryh Butler — editor, fcc
CEO Willie Degel thinks the industry should have a specific minimum wage for private companies with less than $25 million in revenues, a higher wage for…
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Commodities: Heavy trading week brings a mixed bag of results
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In last week's heavy trading, pizza stocks and pizza commodities were all headed in different directions as far as overall value is concerned.
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2 events to help you succeed in franchising
To help operators avoid common pitfalls and to learn about the new technology now available to help restaurateurs succeed, Networld Media Group is hosting two…
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3 brands discuss sweating out Super Bowl's 'super Busy-ness'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Across the U.S. this pre-Super Bowl week, restaurant owners, employees and vendors are probably popping extra vitamins — maybe even carb-loading a little in…
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Big brands hoping to score with a variety of marketing tactics on Super Bowl Sunday
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Brands will fight for their piece of the pie on what the USDA describes as the No. 2 food holiday of the year. Fifteen percent — or about 48 million people …
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Why the restaurant industry's relationship with US government is still #Complicated
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Considering President Donald Trump's passion for business, many were hoping the relationship between the restaurant industry and the government would be less…
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Commodities: Stock values rebound, supply prices flatten
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The bottom line improved last week for pizza restaurateurs as stock prices for four major brands rebounded in value, and commodity prices overall either fell…
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Gutting the 'gut feelings' from hiring: 2 restaurant companies' $40M story
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Who knew technology could help restaurateurs get the right human touch tableside? Two large restaurant companies tell their highly profitable story.
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Commodities: A painful week for pizza stocks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was a fairly excruciating week for publicly traded pizza brands last week with prices in free fall from the start of trading last Monday.
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4 functional factors fueling pizzeria design trends
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Three pizza brands that have recently implemented redesigns make it clear that industry changes are driving some of the most popular design trends.
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Food truck growth goes full throttle: Part 2 - costs and challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Businesses and individuals driven by a passion for serving all types of food are recognizing the opportunity to launch a food truck. While these entrepreneurs…
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Commodities: Prices for pizza-makers rise, but so do most pizza stocks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The overall production tab for pizza restaurateurs took a hit last week in commodities trading when just about every basic need in the pizza-making and…
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