&pizza 'Cubed' = 300 kiosk-cooked pies an hour

April 12, 2019

D.C.-based &pizza is plunging into the restaurant kiosk business next week when it opens what it called the industry's first "cube kiosk." The brand, which…

Mici 'caters' to grads

April 12, 2019

Denver micro-chain, Mici Handcrafted Italian, is helping high school and college graduates celebrate their accomplishments this year by donating money to…

Rapid Fired opens 31st store near San Antonio

April 11, 2019

Rapid Fired Pizza is opening location No. 31 Monday in Universal City, Texas, just northeast of San Antonio, a news release said. The brand will gather a crowd…

Papa Murphy's to be acquired for $190M by MTY Foods

April 11, 2019

Papa Murphy's has signed a $190 million definitive merger agreement with MTY Food Group Inc, a restaurant franchisor with nearly 6,000 stores in North America…

When pizza brands take root: Franchisee's tips on growing your pizzeria's community connections

Your Pie franchisee Lisa Maclellan said restaurant operators stand to gain a long list of business and personal positives by establishing strong roots in their…

Campbell’s Foodservice launches educational, inspirational video series

April 10, 2019

In a quest to support its operators, Campbell's Foodservice is launching a video series providing industry insights, segment trends, menu items and insight…

EVOS Launches Campaign to Promote Healthy Eating Culminating in Free Organic Milkshakes for Earth Day Celebration

ShopAdvisor and EVOS Restaurants have announced the launch of a campaign designed to engage consumers in the Tampa/St. Petersburg and Miami areas with special…

Fuel prices soar, pizza stock values tumble over April Fool's week trading

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

The joke — and not a nice one — was on pizza restaurateurs during April Fool's Week last week.

Restaurants to add 1.6M jobs by 2029

April 8, 2019

The restaurant industry will add 1.6 million restaurant jobs by 2029, and sales should hit $863 billion by the end of this year, according to the National…

Chuck E Cheese will go public after merger

April 8, 2019

Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza parent company, CEC Entertainment, said today that it's going public again after merging with Leo Holdings, a company…

At 60, Round Table rebrands as royalty

April 8, 2019

Round Table Pizza is rolling out a brand revision at age 60, based on consumer research, a news release said. The full rebranding covers everything from logo…

Saladworks CEO talks about growing 'green' eating from college campuses to Kuwait

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

At age 30-plus, Saladworks is having a bit of a growth spurt, fueled by increasing interest in greener eating. In this podcast, President and CEO Patrick…

Trump to nominate former Godfather's Pizza 'turnaround CEO' to Federal Reserve Board

April 5, 2019

Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is who U.S. President Donald Trump said he will nominate to fill a vacant spot…

Uber Eats 'takes off' inside Toronto airport

April 5, 2019

In part of a worldwide first pilot program, Toronto Pearson International Airport has partnered with Uber Eats and HMSHost to bring delivery from HMSHost…

Check your restaurant freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall

April 5, 2019

The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a restaurant chicken soup product prompted the U.S.D.A.'s Food Safety and Inspection Service today to…

Multi-unit Burger King, Popeyes franchisee, adds Pizza Hut stores

April 5, 2019

Large-scale Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, GPS Hospitality, has acquired 75 Pizza Hut restaurants in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and…

Little Caesars names PepsiCo exec to global marketing post

April 4, 2019

Little Caesars has named Jeff Klein, PepsiCo's former global Foodservice CMO, as its senior vice president of global marketing foodservice, a news release…

NYC Biga pizza lives 'up' to its name

April 4, 2019

Crunch, healthfulness and even heritage are primary traits that the recently opened brand, BigA NYC, boasts to differentiate it in the crowded pizza category.…

Deciphering the digital marketing puzzle: 3 brands discuss their games

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Making and then keeping up with the pace of change in digital marketing can be a source of challenge, innovation and frustration for pizza brands, as was…

Grimaldi's begins franchising

April 3, 2019

Grimaldi's Pizzeria has launched its first domestic franchise program to qualified operators across the U.S. this month, a news release said. The chain…