Six technology trends to help restaurants rebound in 2021

As this era of unpredictability ensues, the ways in which restaurants work to overcome the pandemic continues to evolve, too. Here are six technology trends…

2020's final pizza trading week starts with a gas price 'goose'

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

A shortened trading week that ended in the early afternoon last Wednesday, produced little in the way of pizza company stock price shifts, but last week's gas…

FastCasual now accepting nominations for Excellence in Food Safety award

December 23, 2020

As part of the 2021 FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, FastCasual and Steritech, a provider of food safety assessments, will honor one brand with…

The pizzeria POS vendor test: 3 traits to look for

by Shahpour Nejad — PRESIDENT/CEO, PIZZA GUYS

A three-part litmus test for potential or even current POS providers from Pizza Guys CEO.

CEC virtual brand does holiday bundle meals

December 23, 2020

CEC Entertainment's delivery-only brand, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings, is offering a Holiday Bundle through Dec. 27, which includes two large single-topping…

Middleby acquires China-based United Foodservice Equipment Group

December 22, 2020

The Middleby Corp. has acquired Zhuhai Guangdong China based United Foodservice Equipment Group, a design, manufacture and supply of counter top commercial…

Former Papa John's CEO buys Midwest chain

December 21, 2020

Papa John's former leader, Steve Ritchie, has started his own restaurant group, which has purchased a Louisville, Kentucky-based small plates chain called…

Consumers splurging on catered meals this holiday season

December 21, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years' past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food…

Relief is at hand: Legislators OK $900B COVID-era relief package

Legislators have singed a $900 billion deal to provide pandemic-era relief to individuals and businesses, including restaurants nationally.

Investors give Domino's, Papa John's, Yum something to 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' about

While it paid to be a pizza brand on the stock market in most cases last week, it definitely did not pay as much to be delivering that pizza after a spike in…

Mod signs deal for 30 stores in 7 years

December 18, 2020

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC has added its 10th franchise partner, DBMC Restaurants, which will develop 30 stores over the next seven years. Its area of…

Is your restaurant technology ready for 2021?

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

Restaurateurs learned a lot about the potentially business-saving qualities of restaurant tech in 2020, as the pandemic forced brands to find ways to still…

California Pizza Kitchen moves into Latin America

December 17, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen has partnered with Costa Rica-based specialty retailer, Morpho Travel Retail, to grow its global footprint in Latin America and open…

Toast donating $35M to restaurant recovery

December 17, 2020

Toast POS, a restaurant management platform, is donating $35 million worth of free services and funding as part of a winter restaurant relief plan to support…

Papa John's intros its own 'surprise inside' this season

December 17, 2020

Papa John's is getting in on the seasonal gift-wrapping action with its own pleasingly packaged surprise of stuffed crust pizzas filled with cheese, beginning…

Atlanta Pizza Truck: A whole new kind of 'pizza mobile platform'

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

In Italy, where pizza — and especially pizza Napoletano — is virtually a religion, three-wheeled Piaggio Ape trucks are everywhere. That's one main reason an…

Marco's signs deal for 20 Texas units

December 16, 2020

Marco's Pizza — which just opened its 1,000th store in October — it has signed a multi-unit development agreement to bring 20 restaurants to Texas by the end…

Restaurants, third-party delivery companies agree on public policy principles

Restaurant leaders and third-party delivery providers have released their first public policy guidelines around principles for restaurant delivery provision in…

Old Chicago's parent company opening 175 virtual locations

December 16, 2020

Nashville, Tennessee-based SPB Hospitality has launched its first virtual concept, Twisted Tenders, across 175 locations in 33 states, and a news release said…

California Pizza Kitchen names veteran finance exec as CFO

December 16, 2020

Following news in late July that it filed for Chapter 11 protection, California Pizza Kitchen has named restaurant finance executive, Judd Tirnauer as its CFO…