Domino's price pumps up, as pump prices dip down

A bit of happier news related to those recently escalating gasoline prices came to delivery-centered pizza operators this week in the form of slightly lower…

Getting personal: 2 experts' tips on making restaurant marketing miracles

In restaurant marketing, brands have to get personal with their customers to score. Today's podcast focuses on two personalization experts' tips on making the…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Attentive

Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands & organizations that can quickly become a top 3 revenue channel. Using…

Nathan's, Rocket Restaurant Group launch 1st US Roxbury Pizza

June 18, 2021

Nathan's Famous has partnered with Irish-owned multi-brand restaurant group, Rocket Restaurant Group, to launch the first U.S. location of Roxbury Pizza at…

California Pizza Kitchen grows Hong Kong footprint

June 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has opened another store in Hong Kong, this one in Hong Kong's Northwest New Territories' largest mall, Tuen…

Romeo's gets 'sweet' on Texas

June 18, 2021

Ohio-based Romeo's Pizza cut the ribbon on its latest Frisco, Texas store June 17 on Fourth Army Drive, a news release said.

SpotOn teams with Google for easier online order option

June 18, 2021

SpotOn, which offers fully-integrated restaurant management systems, is integrating with Order with Google to deliver an even easier online ordering option for…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Vya

Restaurant franchisors partner with Vya to easily provide franchisees access to customizable marketing materials, reduce custom creative requests, simplify LTO…

Rave Restaurant Group Names Clint Fendley CFO

June 17, 2021

Dallas-based Pie Five and Pizza Inn parent, said it promoted its vice president of finance, Clint Fendley, to chief financial officer, effective July 5…

2 Hungry Howie's stores 'move on up' to Mile High City

June 17, 2021

Denver, Colorado is opening a pair of Hungry Howie's Pizza locations in Aurora and Thornton by offering a large single-topping pizza for $7.99, a news release…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Restaurant 365

Restaurant365 is a cloud-based, all-inclusive, back-office solution that combines key restaurant modules with an integrated accounting backbone. Restaurant36…

Ice cream sales in no danger of melting away

June 16, 2021

Ice cream sales after Memorial Day Weekend were up 74% over the same period in 2020, according to Paytronix Systems Inc., which found that the weekend's daily…

Taking the data-driven approach to loyalty

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

A metric-driven implementation of a restaurant's loyalty program will bring a focus on the business's objectives as well as accountability around the program's…

Happy Joe's selects Speedline for online ordering

June 16, 2021

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has selected SpeedLine Solutions Inc. as its exclusive online ordering provider, according to a news release. The Iowa-based…

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Selects SpeedLine Solutions Inc. As Their Exclusive Online Ordering Provider

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream recently announced that it has selected SpeedLine Solutions Inc. as its exclusive online ordering provider.

Sally's Apizza store opening 2nd store

June 15, 2021

New Haven, Connecticut-based Sally's Apizza is opening several locations starting with its second unit in Stamford opening this summer inside a…

US Foods' latest product launch hopes to cut BOH labor

June 15, 2021

In an effort to help restaurant operators handle labor shortages while filling increased offsite orders as well as a resurgence of on-site diners, US Foods has…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: MarketMan

MarketMan is the leading back-of-house solution that provides restaurateurs complete control over inventory, supply management, and procurement; ultimately…

When your pie looks back at you -- the cicada pizza experiment

June 15, 2021

Ah, cicadas — those beady-eyed and beastly little faulty flyers we love to hate! Who knew their very presence at a restaurant taste-testing would prompt…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: GroundTruth

GroundTruth is the leading location platform for driving visits and performance. Using its proprietary Blueprints technology, GroundTruth is able to reach…