News & Media From S.A. Whitehead
Are cracks developing in domestic cheese market?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
While gas prices prove to be the pizzeria's "gift that keeps on giving" -- thanks to plentiful supply, despite equally plentiful demand -- there are signs…
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KFC US CEO on building a better bucket of chicken + Chowly CEO on streamlining third-party delivery
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This week we go inside that heavenly scented bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken as we pull back the curtain on the 89-year-old KFC brand with the help of KFC…
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June starts on high note: Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's values up, gas prices down
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
How do you make a pizza brand leader croon a little at the start of summer? Push up their brand's stock values and keep things like the price of gas low.
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Pizza commodity prices tick up, amidst tornadoes, flooding
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With reports of some 500 tornadoes ripping mostly across the nation's farmland-rich mid-section in May, prices on some pizza commodities, including wheat, are…
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The innovators that ARE this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers, this week with Balance Pan Asian Grille
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Fast Casual's best and the brightest gathered last week at the Sofitel hotel in Chicago to celebrate their innovations and creations. This week, Fast Casual…
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Ask and ye shall receive: Tapping into the game-changing power of ALL employees' ideas
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Does your brand's leadership work to pull solutions to business problems from all employees? If not, you're bypassing your restaurant's biggest and best source…
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Delivery-only wings brand takes flight with a little lift from Uber Eats data
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
"Have wings, will party." That could be the anthem of just about any sports enthusiast anywhere, and certainly in bustling New York City. Today, we talk with…
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AI-powered dietary tool aims to amp up restaurant margins, satisfy customers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Diners increasingly want control over how they eat, just as restaurant owners increasingly want more control over their margins and customer experience…
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Taking pies far n' wide: Delivery picks up in small, remote towns
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Even the tiniest towns typically have at least a couple of "pizza places" and you had better believe people there want delivery just like their larger metro…
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Golden Chick CEO's Southern slant on quick chicken + QSR packagers' infatuation with fast casual
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
From fried chicken and catfish, to dirty rice and fried okra, today's first brand is a Southerner through and through. But that doesn't mean QSR brand, Golden…
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Domino's, Papa John's stocks tick up, possible good news en route for gas prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
While stock values on the big brands played out their drama on the trading floor last week, crude production soared to levels not seen in nearly two years…
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Del Taco exec on making it in Mexican QSR category + Taziki's CEO relays business benefits of creating calm
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
From Mexico to the Mediterranean, today's podcast focuses on two brands that strive to take diners to different parts of the planet through food and…
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Domino's, Yum, Papa John's, Papa Murphy's investors all up for bigger slices of the pies
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With tax time behind them and warm weather ahead, U.S. investors sent some spare change into pizza stocks last week, giving all four of the major publicly…
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C-Speak: Cincinnati Reds' success with food lockers paves way for restaurant uses
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The Cincinnati Reds scored a home run with Apex Supply Chain technologies' "click-and-collect" foodservice system last season, paving the way for widespread…
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An egg-cellent pre-Easter week for pizza brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Cheese, wheat and natural gas prices fell last week in the run-up to Easter, while only one of the pizza brands monitored here dropped in value.
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Capturing that elusive 'earned media': A reporter's 6 pointers for pizza brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
You might call earned media the "snow leapard" of restaurant marketing -- elusive, hard to capture, but potentially invaluable when you can land it for your…
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Papa Murphy's stock soars post-acquisition announcement
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The stock value for Papa Murphy's soared up to late 2017 levels last week after Wall Street learned of the chain's pending $190 million acquisition with MTY…
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Dine-in … delivery … drive-thru? Rave Restaurant Group president talks fulfilling diners' druthers today
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza customers are a finicky bunch, with some seeking a nice dine-in experience, others insisting on delivered pies and still more who want to pick up their…
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Fuel prices soar, pizza stock values tumble over April Fool's week trading
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The joke — and not a nice one — was on pizza restaurateurs during April Fool's Week last week.
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Saladworks CEO talks about growing 'green' eating from college campuses to Kuwait
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
At age 30-plus, Saladworks is having a bit of a growth spurt, fueled by increasing interest in greener eating. In this podcast, President and CEO Patrick…
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