8 ways to cut drive-thru times

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

The following eight expert tips for cutting drive -thru times should get your pick-up lanes moving along faster than ever.

Getting 'granular' about restaurants' many possible uses for whole grains

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

It’s little wonder restaurateurs are seeking new ways to incorporate old grains into their menus, given the trend toward increasingly healthful eating from…

Purple dough, sweet potatoes: world brimming with pizza opportunities

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

Pizza is a hot restaurant concept around the world, according to Euromonitor International, which reported that it's gaining in popularity in not only…

6 tips to get the most from your restaurant signage (Part 2)

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

Graphics and signage can make a significant difference to a restaurant’s connection with its customers. To that end then, we provide six tips on how to…

Restaurant graphics: More important than you think? (Part 1)

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

This two-part series delves into how and why restaurants should take their graphic elements more seriously.

Commodities: Cheese, wheat drop, fuel rises

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

Agricultural commodities gave pizza restaurateurs a break last week in trading with the price of both wheat and cheese falling, but those gains were made up…

College kids still love fast food, but they're pickier than ever

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

Today's coeds have high expectations for even the fastest food that they order.

Kiwis ... and lots of sheep ... witness first pizza drone delivery for Domino's today

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

August 25, 2016

Pizza delivered via drone has become reality, according to a news release from Domino’s Pizza. The company paired with Flirtey to create the first commercial…

Part 2: The pain and the glory of getting REAL

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

Restaurateurs who seek REAL certification say it’s a tough and sometimes painful process. But they are quick to add that it can end up paying off big for a…

Part 1: Why more restaurants are getting REAL

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

Hundreds of restaurant brands have achieved REAL certification, but what are they getting out of it? Our two-part report begins with a look at research into…

Commodities: Gas prices start to level off, while cheese gets pricier again

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

The market was a mixed bag last week for pizza restaurateurs. Gas prices have begun to level off after weeks of declining from the early summer highs typically…

Congrats to the restaurant winners in the 2016 'Inc. 5000'

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

Inc. Magazine has named America's top 5,000 fastest-growing businesses, and the list includes a healthy representation of restaurants.

At Malawi's Pizza, dinner is a world-changing experience

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

A novel pizza brand that started in Provo, Utah, is making a huge difference for children in one very tiny, very impoverished African nation.

Massive Big Food study holds lessons for restaurant industry today

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

American Big Food is losing market share like someone just pulled the plug from its collective bathtub, according to a newly published study on the state of…

'Do you want fries and a fill-up with that, sir?' C-stores compete for restaurant business

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

As if the restaurant business weren't competitive enough already, now it appears that convenience stores want in on the action, too. There's no telling how…

Remember the '70s? Mr. Gatti's does and wants you to, too

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

There's gold in those olden days for brands such as Mr. Gatti's that are finding nostalgia might be the best path into the future.

Commodities: Cheese prices finally beginning to fall

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

Cheese prices are finally falling, but the price of wheat is taking up the slack in this week's commodity report of pizza restaurateurs.

Expert advice for restaurateurs if a fake restaurant Facebook page steals your location

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

At least 60 Houston restaurants are being misrepresented as fictional restaurants, as we reported yesterday, but nobody is sure why. We posed the question to…

Yum! shareholders turn up the volume on demand for antibiotic-free meat

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

Two Yum! Brands shareholder groups step up the pressure on Yum! Brands to rapidly ban the use of the antibiotic-raised meats at all its brands' locations.

Focus Brands and its 5,000 locations commit to all cage-free eggs in 10 years

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

August 9, 2016

More than 5,000 ice cream shops, restaurants and bakeries operated by Focus Brands committed today to transition to cage-free eggs over the next 10 years…