Pepsi generating $100M in sales for Black-owned restaurants

January 4, 2021

In hopes of raising at least $100 million in sales for Black-owned restaurants over the next five years, PepsiCo has launched Dig In, a multi-year platform…

Pizza Hut goes a little 'loopy' over Stuffed Crust 25th birthday

January 4, 2021

Only two cities will get Pizza Hut's Nothing But The Stuffed Crust LTO, but since those cities are Dallas and Los Angeles, that covers a lot of ground. The…

Chuck E Cheese parent emerges from Chapter 11 with new owners, board

January 4, 2021

The parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza restaurants, CEC Entertainment, said it has emerged from it Chapter 11 process of financial…

Domino's, Papa John's pull out hefty stock price gains in 2020

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

As we head into the first trading week of the year for publicly traded pizza companies, two brands are faring well.

How 1 VP balances take-out and dine-in operations

by Mike Tillis — VP of Operations, Your Pie

Mike Tillis, the VP of Operations and Support for Your Pie, discusses the restructuring of services to accommodate the needs of two disparate sets of customers.

Papa John's doles out $2.5M bonus to front-line employees

December 30, 2020

The holidays are a bit brighter for Papa John's 14,000 front-line team members given an end-of-year bonus.

Pizza Guys makes 'Impossible' start to new year

December 29, 2020

Sacramento-based Pizza Guys is launching the new year with a pair of menu innovations featuring plant-based Impossible Foods products. The Impossible Beef BBQ…

How restaurant chains can thrive, not just survive, with the right technology foundation

Seizing the opportunities and surmounting the challenges restaurants face will require nimble and cost-effective processes enabled by secure and resilient data…

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 — Founder/PRESIDENT/CEO, Pizza Guys Franchises Inc.

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…