Features
Commodities: Gas on the rise, cheese staying steady
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
As we inch closer to the upcoming Memorial holiday, gas continues to rise, but the week saw few changes in cheese and wheat.
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Leveraging kiosks for fresh-on-the-spot pizza anywhere
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Pizza is the go-to meal for almost every occasion. Normally there are only a few options to purchase pizza such as frozen, carryout or delivery. However, kiosk…
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Building brands: Pie Five's CEO shares strategies
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Pie Five's parent company, Rave Restaurant Group, is looking to build and expand the concepts under the brand.
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Gas prices top highest of the year
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
While gas prices continued to rise, cheese remained steady last week and wheat saw a significant drop.
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Why Group Purchasing Organizations are good for manufacturers and members
by John Krebs — President, Axis Purchasing
By working through a GPO, the manufacture of food or supplies can "speak" directly to decision-makers in the purchasing arena, thus saving time, money and the…
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Millennials blazing trends trail as franchisees
Millennials are crazy about fast casuals, healthy menu options and the independence restaurant technology affords, but are they a generation likely to be…
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Baltimore restaurants calling for peace
As clean-up efforts continue after the riots in Baltimore, several area restaurants are providing free food and coffee for firefighters, police, the Maryland…
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Commodities: Gas spikes 15 cents in two weeks
Gas prices spiked 15 cents per gallon, but are still lower than this time last year, as are wheat prices.
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Lock it up: 5 ways to protect customers using mobile payments
There are plenty of cost-efficient mobile payment processors designed to fit the budget needs of small businesses, but ensuring sensitive data customers that…
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Food revolution: 5 eco-friendly trends radically transforming foodservice
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
As restaurants race toward trends the Millennial generation embraces, enviromentally- and animal-friendly initiatives are picking up speed.
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Catering to success with menu labeling
by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com
Menu labeling goes beyond in-store menu boards to include catering programs as well as banquet dishes.
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The 'Fight for 15': Workers and restaurants battle for minimum wage
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
An already contentious issue, organizations including the International Franchise Association, the Service Employees International Union and others drafted…
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Back to the future: 6 innovative technologies saving restaurants money and changing the industry
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
The restaurant of the future is here, with technological innovations that enable faster, more efficient and more profitable operations than ever.
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Why digital ordering is a 'must have' for your restaurant
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
It's a race to the top for both fast casuals and QSRs latching on to the potential digital ordering can offer.
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Evolution of oven technology drives fast casual pizza segment
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
You can now walk into any fast casual pizza joint and ask for a pizza (not a slice) topped with whatever you want and receive it either at the register or…
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Extra! Extra! How the odd pairing of newspapers and pizza built a successful brand for Pizza Press
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Read about how two seemingly unrelated concepts - pizza and newspapers - have merged together to create a brand experience at…
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It's something personal: tips for building loyal locals and establishing community roots
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
Technology and social media outlets provide opportunities to personalize messages, but showing the locals you care about their community is proving to be an…
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Persona slated to open 3 locations in southeast
Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria has inked a development agreement for three restaurants in the Southeastern United States, including South Carolina, North Carolina…
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The tipping point: how mobile POS technology can improve customer experience and employee wages
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
Research company Software Advice recently conducted a study for tablet POS technology to determine how the technology would impact tipping habits and the…
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Simple solutions to minimizing food waste
by Josh Fischer — Editor, NetWorld
Food waste is a fact of the restaurant business, and for something that cannot be completely avoided, the toll it takes is steep. Food waste has a spectrum of…
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