News & Media From S.A. Whitehead

Commodities: Pizza investors put wallets on 'lock-down'

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

Investors apparently had the holiday spending jitters last week, pulling in their proverbial purse strings on all the pizza brands monitored by this site…

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Urban Bricks founder on taking a pizza brand beyond the pie

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

Host & QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Fast Casual editor, Cherryh Cansler, about Euromonitor's latest restaurant trend data. The spotlight interview…

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Commodities: Gas prices drop, but so does Papa John's value

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

The final week of November brought some big wins and an equally substantial loss in pizza brand trading, but all brands will profit from the continued…

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Hot Restaurant Menu Trends in 2019 - Russian & Scandinavian Cuisine

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

Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Culinary Tides President Suzy Badarraco about the menu trends that have run their courses and those about to…

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Calling all restaurant leaders' ears: Podcast starts here Nov 30

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

Ready for an early holiday gift? QSRweb is joining with sister sites, Fast Casual, Food Truck Operator and Pizza Marketplace, to start a weekly podcast on all…

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Commodities: Pizza stock prices go down the drain with Thanksgiving scraps

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

Pizza restaurateurs got little in the way of gratitude from investors during the U.S. Thanksgiving week when it comes to their stock values.

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Commodities: Investors hand 3 pizza brands a 'turkey'

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

Three of the four major pizza brands watched weekly by this website had relatively rough trading weeks where they watched their companies' values drop. The…

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Nov. 27 live food safety webinar: 10 things to consider when purchasing food safety traceability software

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

Supply chain traceability and visibility is essential to every brand's ongoing viability. Join this Nov. 27 live webinar to learn how to take the complex tasks…

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Papa John's franchisees' attorney: Past year had 'a big, big impact on the franchisees' net income'

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

Immediate relief, and a new direction for the brand, is what franchisees operating 1,200 Papa John's U.S. stores want, according to Miami-based attorney Robert…

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Commodities: Thanksgiving comes early for pizza brands in stock trading

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

As the U.S. day of giving thanks approaches, pizza brands got plenty to be thankful for last week when investors showed all four brands monitored by this site…

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Pizza brands salute nation's soldiers

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

Veterans are front and center this weekend at many pizza brands this weekend and over the official federal holiday on Monday, Nov. 12, as well.

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Commodities: Papa John's price gains, gas prices fall

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

Commodity prices for pizza restaurateurs were split, with some indications that rising cheese prices may be coming as demand strengthens. Meanwhile, most of…

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Gen Z, community, financial visibility: 3 keys to business success

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

From capturing the hearts of an elusive Gen Z to connecting with your community and reaping financial visibility's rewards, this year's Three:15 session at the…

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Commodities: Domino's gets in a 'fall' mood, down $25+ in 2 weeks

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

The calendar says fall and most pizza stocks did, with little relief on the commodities price front as well.

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For the love of 'pítsa': Why more customers are turning to original Greek pies

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

This National Pizza Month, we thought it was worthwhile to remind folks that the very birthplace of pizza - Naples, Italy - actually used to be part of Greece…

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Pei Wei, Kizuki, Curry Up Now discuss the challenge of showing up in unbranded search

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

Three fast casual Asian-centered restaurant brands took to the stage Monday afternoon at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about the…

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Franchisors rally behind joint employer rule change

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

The public comment period is well underway for the joint employer rule published by the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 14, which relates directly to…

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Commodities: 3 brands get National Pizza Month gifts from investors

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

While commodity trading was a mixed bag last week, pizza investors were in a good mood and plunged some of their cash into three of the four brands monitored…

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Commodities: Investors do a U-turn from last week in favored brands

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

The tables turned this week in pizza stock trading as investors shifted their confidence in Papa John's from a week earlier to the three other publicly traded…

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Commodities: Down, down, down ... unless you're Papa John's

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

Pizza operators got a break from most commodity prices last week, which turns out to be a particularly good thing since three of the four brands monitored here…

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