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…

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…

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…

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…

How to romance customers out of Valentine's Day dollars

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, 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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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 …

Why the restaurant industry's relationship with US government is still #Complicated

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, 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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…