Pizza Hut adds plant-based crumbles to Canadian menu

January 10, 2022

Pizza Hut has added plant-based sausage to its permanent menu in its 450 Canadian stores, according to a CNBC report.

Mountain Mike's Pizza opens 1st store in Mesa, Arizona

January 10, 2022

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Arizona location. The store, located at 849 N Dobson Rd Ste 112on Dobson Road in Mesa, Arizona, is owned by Pelican…

BurgerFi, Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza add 4 execs to leadership team

January 10, 2022

BurgerFi international has added four senior members to its executive team following the recent acquisition of Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings.

Papa Johns inks historic deal for China expansion

January 7, 2022

Papa John's International has inked a historic deal with FountainVest Partners, one of Asia's leading independent private equity firms, to open more than 1,35…

REEF partners with Americana Group for cloud kitchens in Middle East

January 7, 2022

REEF is partnering with Americana Group to open cloud kitchens that will operate Reef, Americana and third-party brands in the Middle East, according to a…

Pizza Inn locations to help Kentucky tornado victims

January 7, 2022

Pizza Inn restaurants in Kentucky are continuing efforts to support families and first responders impacted by last month's tornado. The brand will host a…

Donatos adds plant-based pepperoni

January 6, 2022

Donatos has introduced plant-based pepperoni in partnership with Field Roast in nearly 170 Donatos locations.

Consumers plan to eat healthier in 2022

January 6, 2022

Forty-six percent of consumers want to eat healthier in 2022, making it the most highly-ranked lifestyle change, followed by working out more often and…

Survey: Pandemic permanently altered consumer-restaurant relationship

January 6, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology — such as POS digital signage — and real…

Jet’s Pizza tops more than 2M text orders

January 6, 2022

Jet's Pizza has completed more than 2 million text orders, generating nearly $54 million in sales, according to a press release.

White Spot Hospitality Selects Jolt for Operation Management

White Spot Hospitality has selected Jolt Software, the leader in digital food safety and operations execution software, for checklists, labels, and temperature…

Blaze Pizza to offer dairy-free Ranch dressing

January 5, 2022

Blaze Pizza is teaming up with Primal Kitchen on a limited-time partnership to bring a new dressing to customers.

LaRosa's promotes 2 c-suite level execs

January 5, 2022

Cincinnati-based LaRosa's Inc. has named Steve Browne as chief people officer and Suzie Pfeiffer as chief financial officer, according to a company press…

Wow Bao, Zoup, Smokey Bones leaders share tips on virtual kitchen strategy

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Fast casual leaders share insight on how and why their brands got into virtual business operations and tips on how to make it a successful strategy.

Pizza Hut to donate to literacy non-profit

January 5, 2022

Pizza Hut will donate $1 to First Book, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring educational equity, for every BOOK IT! Bundle sold through Dec. 31…

Hungry Howie's releases flatbread pizza line

January 5, 2022

Hungry Howie's Pizza has released a line of flatbread pizzas for a limited time, according to a press release.

Top 100 gala to honor Excellence in Food Safety winners

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

January 4, 2022

As part of the 2022 FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, FastCasual and Steritech, a provider of food safety assessments, will honor two runners up…

Pieology reopens in Lake Elsinore, California

January 4, 2022

Pieology has reopened in Lake Elsinore, California, under new and local management, according to a press release.

Emmy Squared opens 2nd location in Atlanta

January 4, 2022

Emmy Squared Pizza has opened its second Atlanta location. The Detroit-style pizzeria is on Marietta Street, according to a report in Eater Atlanta.

PizzaLeah pivots in wake of pandemic

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

PizzaLeah opened just four days before the pandemic shut down the state of California. Founder Leah Scurto explains how her company pivoted from full service…