Toppers Pizza's remodeling, digital efforts help brand stay relevant in 'fast casual environment'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company expects its mobile site to launch by the end of this year and is investing 'seven figures' into additional digital initiatives.

Apple Pay's impact on restaurant loyalty marketing

Focusing on the creation of an experience that’s easy for the customer, instead of optimal for the brand, makes customers feel like VIPs.

Gas prices are at seven-month lows

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Wheat prices also continue to plummet.

How to cultivate a loyal guest at your restaurant

Loyal guests don’t just randomly happen: they are cultivated through good food and great experiences.

5 restaurant redesigns to reduce energy costs

For all these energy upgrades, it’s important to think long term and consider the entire life cycle of the technology in question.

Report: Restaurant mobile websites slow to load digital orders

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

If mobile websites included a click-to-order button that routed customers to a geolocation API, the brands' mobile experiences would be better suited to handle…

Experts share insights on millennial dining-out decisions

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Shaped by user-centric devices and the Great Recession, value-conscious millennials are looking for great experiences that are friction-free.

Beef O’ Brady’s overcomes franchisee skepticism to launch pizza program

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company spent three years testing ingredients, operations and ovens, and has experienced a sizable comp lift since adding pizza to its brand positioning.

New guide caters to restaurateurs, retailers looking to boost income with ATMs

'How to Profit from ATMs: A Guide for Retailers and Restaurateurs' delivers 40 pages packed with essential information about the business of owning, operating…

Cheese prices up 10 cents in a week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Papa Murphy's stock is up $2 in two weeks.

Why you’ll abandon your new mobile app in 12 to 24 months

Apple Pay just demolished the payment value of a branded app, making it possible for consumers to pay without downloading your app by offering the ability to…

Pizza concepts capitalizing on by-the-slice demand, economics

by Holly Freeland — Freelance Journalist, Pizzamarketplace.com

Pizza Hut is aiming to have 15 to 20 Slice Bars open in the US by the end of this year.

Record-setting harvests push wheat to 4-year low

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Wheat prices closed below the $6 mark twice last week, plunging to $5.68 on Friday.

Menu trends: Consumers want functionality from their food

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The word 'fresh' is the most powerful driver of menus because it has a connotation that it is real food being served.

Why restaurants should embrace mobile payment with iPhone 6 and PassBook

By combining NFC with finger touch recognition technology, Apple is able to offer NFC payment securely inside PassBook, making PassBook more relevant than…

McDonald's, Subway named as initial Apple Pay partners

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The new mobile wallet eliminates the need for a magstripe, instead generating a single-use, unique number for each transaction.

How to survive the protein craze

Cutting costs by creating limited time offers or new menu items that scale down the serving of animal protein could be interesting to test with consumers.

Average cost of wheat inches up

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices have stayed steady for the past two weeks, despite a busy holiday weekend.

Using big data to get a big mobile strategy in place

Operators can now collect valuable information about their customers, find micro segments, create predictive analytics, and pass that value on.

RedBrick Pizza plans resurgence under new ownership

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The brand is aiming for 25 locations in the next year, including a debut in the Midwest and New York.