News & Media From S.A. Whitehead
Pointers for pizza restaurateurs on profitable design
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In the pizza restaurateur's playbook, design seems pretty cut and dried, with big ovens, often lots of brick and an overall "constructive" atmosphere. But that…
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World Heritage status for a pizza? It's done and the Neapolitan won
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Two million Italians can't be wrong. That's how many people signed the petition to add their prized Neapolitan pizza to UNESCO's list of the world's cultural…
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Pieology CEO on the art of experimenting with live-action customer experience
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Data drives today's restaurateur, and Pieology has taken that idea to a new and lively level at its R&D location in California.
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Commodities: A tale of 2 papas
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A short trading week still revealed plenty about the current restaurant pizza market in the popularity, or lack thereof, of two brands with different…
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Commodities: Papa John’s gets another scoop of 'Rocky Road'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With prices falling on many essentials, it was a fairly good week for pizza brands ... unless your name is Papa John's.
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Free webinar teaches restaurants how to make training literally pay
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Training may be one of the restaurant industry's most overlooked ways to gain a competitive edge. This free webinar explains precisely how your brand can not…
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Commodities: Papa John's, Domino's droop as supply costs soar
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza brand stocks were mixed in trading last week: Papa John’s share price fell further in the wake of its CEO’s controversial comments about the NFL; and…
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Commodities: Yes, Papa John's took a hit
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week’s commodities trading was a mixed bag of good and bad news, with minor wins for pizza operators on cheese and natural gas prices. But, in trading on…
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Canadian start-up with a Caribbean bent shows passion integral to Perfect Pitch win
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A Toronto mom-and-pop focused on a Caribbean native's love for his culture, along with his new bride's love for him took home honors at this year’s Perfect…
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Media 'pile-on' shows Papa John's CEO really stepped in it this time
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Papa John's CEO John Schnatter learns (hopefully) the hard lesson of playing the blame game, especially when it comes to race issues and football in the U.S.
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Halloween: Rant, rave or review the night that was with us
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Share your wins, losses and laughs with us this Hallow's eve for a story on the challenges of meeting tonight's epic pizza demands and how operators meet them…
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Commodities: All tricks, no treats last week in pizza operating costs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Falling stock prices and rising commodity costs make for unhappy pizza restaurateurs as we head into the week of tricks and treats.
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Millennials: 'Give us big discounts, cut the small talk'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
One of the more eye-opening sessions at this Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville this month was a quick, question-filled hour-long chat with a varied…
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CEOs of Wing Zone, Focus Brands, Captain D's, Backyard Burgers, Koti Pizza predict industry changes, trends
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This year's Fast Casual Executive Summit wrapped up Tuesday night with insights from some of the industry's most successful CEOs.
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Summit keynote speaker: 5 seconds to leading amidst rapid change
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Best-selling author and CNN commentator Mel Robbins tells fast casual leaders why they are likely just 5 seconds away from the best approach to their toughest…
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2 chains fight back against kids' bullies
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Two chains have recently begun programs to fight bullying among youngsters, including Pizza Factory and the more publicized campaign from Burger King, which is…
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Commodities: Domino's dives despite rosy Q3 financials
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Late September's gain was last week's pain for Domino's in NYSE trading, but lower cheese and gas prices do soothe some of the hurt.
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Pizza conquers the world: A roundup of recent chain expansions
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The slice of the pie that all pizza restaurateurs want a piece of is growing at a furious rate, as this roundup of recent expansions and openings proves.
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Toppers Pizza: 'Delivering' during annual football frenzy
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
We're right in the thick of it, as they say, when it comes to heavy-duty pizza delivery season with football in full swing. Toppers director of national…
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Commodities: Domino's leaps up, Papa John's plummets
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Domino's stock price soared last week while Papa John's took a significant hit. But there was good news for both brands in the largely lower commodity prices…
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