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Top 10 2018 blogs show industry's interest in delivery is on fire

When it comes to top subjects of interest for blogs on Pizza Marketplace this past year, delivery delivered. Our site's many bloggers covered the topic "like a blanket," including everything from staying compliant with federal pay regulations to one author's firsthand experience of the convenience of mobile ordering and delivery as a new father.

December 31, 2018 by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Pizza Marketplace has some great authors among its bloggers, and that fact was made clear in the Top 10 list of most-read blogs in 2018, which indicated a strong reader interest in all things related to delivery. The year's Top 3 blogs, in fact, centered around how to improve delivery operations.

The most popular blog of the year was written by restaurateur and Intellicasting founder, Brian Schaaf. His Valentine's Day article discussed how pizza brands could become federally compliant when it comes to pizza delivery driver pay. 

Editor Shelly Whitehead penned The No. 2 blog, which focused on crimes inflicted on drivers. The Sept. 7 blog looked into the issue through the eyes of the law in interviews with two attorneys specializing in business liability and employment law 

The No. 3 most-read blog of the year also touched on delivery as one of three ways restaurant operations are changing. 

The remaining seven stories rounding out our Top 10 blogs of the year touched on a variety of subjects, including female leadership, Papa John's fall from grace and the power of social media.

See below: 

4. Refining the recipe: Leading a pizza legacy brand into its best future, by Mr. Gatti's President Michael Poates on Sept.

5. The power a social media policy plugs into your brand, by Par Technology's Kelly Jensen on May 23.

6. Food allergen programs deliver deeply dedicated diners by MenuTrinfo CEO Betsy Craig on June 27. 

7. Lessons learned about restaurant delivery from another kind of 'delivery experience' by Olo founder and CEO Noah Glass on March 28. 

8. Pizza leadership: 4 lessons for women working in a mostly male industry by Hunt Brothers Pizza District Manager Jennifer Losh on Sept. 26. 

9. Papa John's bitter battle over the brand intensifies with leadership's statement by Pizza Marketplace Editor S.A. Whitehead on Aug. 30. 

10. Pizza delivery brands: Prepare now for possible DOL delivery pay audit later by Brian Schaaf on Feb. 21. 
 

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About S.A. Whitehead

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Pizza Marketplace and QSRweb editor Shelly Whitehead is a former newspaper and TV reporter with an affinity for telling stories about the people and innovative thinking behind great brands.