Pizza Hut apologizes for its Riley, Tennessee unit's treatment of special needs group

December 19, 2019

A viral Facebook post that alleged employees at a Ripley, Tennessee Pizza Hut rush special needs students through their meals in order to better accommodate…

Ho, ho, ho! It's sure good to be Domino's

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

Santa was apparently paying keen attention to Domino's leadership when they sent in their wishes for the brand this year, with the giant pizza chain last week…

Yum China wins Top Employer China for 2nd straight year

December 4, 2019

For the second consecutive year, Yum China Holdings, Inc. took home Top Employer China for 2020. The award is presented by global certification program, Top…

Are Pizza Hut Tyler, Texas grocery kiosks 1st part of 500-store transition in US?

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

Kroger's is getting into the restaurant business and Pizza Hut is plunking down its stores right in the middle of the grocery business as the idea of the…

Pizza Hut campaign helps needy kids 'read up' inclusively

December 3, 2019

Pizza Hut is helping to put great books that are inclusive of all types of people into the hands of needy children this holiday through its campaign with First…

Traders gave a little early 'thanks' for pizza brands last week

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

All but one publicly traded U.S. pizza brand got some gratitude a week early last week when investors worked helped raise the value of three of the nation's…

Papa John's price passes $60 for 1st time in 19 months after leadership changes

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

Traders voted with their wallets last week after a major shakeup in Papa John's leadership team. The stock not only closed up, but passed the $60 mark for the…

Pizza Hut parent gets one last 'boo' out of Halloween week

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

The ghosts and ghouls weren't the only ones moaning last week as Halloween week wrapped up the month of October. They had company from the folks at Pizza Hut…

Domino's, Papa John's 'treated,' Pizza Hut ... not so much

On the stock market last week, investors were in a 'tricky' mood when it came to Pizza Hut parent, Yum Brands, though they morphed into little darlings with…

Pizza Hut's new plant-based pie box 'cuts corners'

October 23, 2019

Pizza Hut is ushering in a curvier look beginning today for a limited time with the use of round take-out and delivery boxes on its test of a plant-based pizza…

Domino's UK 4-nation expansion pulls back, Pizza Hut UK vegan fare pushes forward

October 18, 2019

Pizza action in the U.K. this week, includes some pullback from European expansion by Domino's in the U.K. and extra vegan offerings at its rival, Pizza Hut…

Domino's, Pizza Hut + cheese prices all up

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

This week's pizza commodity report reveals a relative oddity in the pizza brand stock values report, while cheese prices trend up, but gas prices show signs of…

200+ unit Pizza Hut operator names CEO, acquires 27 Arby's

October 2, 2019

Pizza Hut store owner/operator, Quality Restaurant Group, has named former marketing and communications company executive Matthew Slaine as its new CEO, while…

Pizza players see hefty hikes in cheese, wheat, gas prices

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

Last week was harder to swallow than most on the markets for pizza brands, with only moderate gains in some pizza brand values, but steeply higher wheat…

Circles gets squared when Pizza Hut pies morph into giant Cheez-Its

September 17, 2019

Pizza Hut has partnered with longtime snacking favorite, Cheez-It to introduce the globe's first and only giant-sized version of the cheesy crackers, only…

As cheese prices surge, gas price spike set to also strike delivery-centric pizza biz

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

After weekend drone attacks sliced Saudi oil output in half, the delivery-centered pizza business may soon get a one-two punch from both higher gas prices, and…

Domino's, Pizza Hut parent see nice stock price hikes

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

As gas prices show signs of starting to stabilize, most of the major pizza players enjoyed higher stock prices last week.

Blaze Pizza owner confirms brand’s plans to go public within 3 years

September 6, 2019

Blaze Pizza has confirmed that it has the final elements in place to go public, a key step that brand leadership sees toward beginning to take a run at pizza's…

Pizza Hut all 'a-Twitter' over Year No. 2 as NFL Pizza Sponsor

September 4, 2019

Pizza Hut is quite literally all 'a-Twitter' with a new campaign going on through tomorrow on Twitter to promote its second year as Official NFL Pizza Sponsor.

August 2019 bids adieu to pizza brands ... with a kiss, especially for Papa John's

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

The final week of August was a relatively glorious one for most pizza brands, with all major pizza restaurant commodity prices on the wane, while stock values…