Features
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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Can Smashburger's former CEO put Pie Five back on positive path?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The last few years have been tough for Rave Restaurant Group, which owns Pie Five and Pizza Inn. Smasburger's former CEO, Scott Crane, however, stepped into…
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Commodities: A (kinda) Happy New Year for pizza prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The first week of trading for 2017 brought mostly better news for pizza restaurateurs, who had a brutal end-of-year week on the markets for 2016.
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The gluten-free opportunity: New rewards await
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Skyrocketing demand for gluten-free choices on restaurant menus is spawning creative solutions from restaurateurs, food service vendors and health watchdog…
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IoT, customer-facing robots and VR among topics to be discussed at 2017 ICX Summit
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The annual conference, which draws hundreds of customer experience leaders and innovators, is June 5-7 in Dallas and features a range of interesting sessions…
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Sleep talkers beware: Alexa is listening for your restaurant reorders
Amazon Prime members can now voice-order meals through Amazon Restaurants on Alexa-enabled devices,
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Commodities: A rocky 2016 ends with pizza stocks falling
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The last week of 2016 was brutal for pizza stocks, which bled off significant value before the close of trading on Dec. 30.
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'If in doubt, leave it out': The lessons in Cinnabon's Carrie Fisher tweet
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Cinnabon's poorly received social media post about Carrie Fisher, upon her death this week, has restaurant leaders talking about how best to prevent such…
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5 findings inside diners' minds make great guides for 2017
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
NPD Group recently outlined its top five predictions about the American diner's state of mind as it relates to the dinner plate. Taken collectively, these five…
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Commodities: Down, down, down … for all but Domino's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Commodities traders were invoking Johnny Cash's lyrics during trading in the week before Christmas, as prices on all pizza chain commodities except auto fuel…
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A 'post mortem': Looking back at 2016's hard-learned lessons
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Experts weigh in on the eight lessons they learned in 2016 about the fine art of running a restaurant.
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How is color coloring customer perceptions?
Color is critical to customer experience since it has a notable and predictable impact on their moods and emotions.
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Commodities: Little joy to the world in pizza commodity prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Papa John's was the only pizza chain that reported a markedly profitable week, while the other three brands monitored here remaining essentially flat or…
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Blast & Brew taps into allure of personal choice
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The new Blast & Brew pizza and beer franchise gives customers creative choice regarding what's on their plates and how they most prefer to wash it down. Here…
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Commodities: Supply prices up, stock prices mixed
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It got more expensive to stock the shelves for pizza restaurateurs last week, but most brands still got a lift in trading over the week.
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Starbucks pizza? Yes, it's true
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The chain's ambitious plan will increase revenue by 10 percent, grow earnings per share by 15-20 percent and drive mid-single-digit comp growth each year…
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Why Moe's Southwest Grill, A&W focusing on digital marketing
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Digital media is always changing, so it's important to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments.
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Commodities: Pizza stocks fall, gas rises
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The afterglow of a profitable Thanksgiving week of trading on the pizza marketplace is all but gone this week after pizza stock prices returned to a lower…
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Fast Casual Summit: 4 questions restaurant brands must answer
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
At last month's Fast Casual Executive Summit outside Los Angeles, restaurant marketing consultant Gerry O’Brion said the difference between winners and losers…
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KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell leading Chinese health initiatives
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The Chinese government wants to help its people live longer, healthier lives and has enlisted the support of the nation’s leading fast-food operator, Yum…
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