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KFC Ad Director on turning Col. Sanders into brand's 'James Bond'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In 2015, deep in a tunnel beneath the "lions and tigers and bears" of the Louisville Zoo where KFC stored its corporate archives, the chicken chain's ad agency…
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[LIVE WEBINAR] How Self-Order Kiosks Improve Restaurant Operations & Bottom Line
April 10, 2018
McDonald's found that average check sizes grow $1 when customers order through kiosks, and 20 percent more customers order drinks. These are just two of the…
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Kotipizza sees record-breaking sales in March
April 10, 2018
Total sales for restaurants in the Kotipizza chain, part of Kotipizza Group Oyj, grew 19.4 percent in March 2018 compared with the year before. Same-store…
read nowSkinnyPizza squeezes into Connecticut
April 9, 2018
SkinnyPizza, a New York City-based chain that specializes in serving a healthier version of traditional New York-style pizza, is opening its first Connecticut…
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Commodities: Prices rise for operating essentials, but so do stock values
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pain at the pump for most Americans these days is accompanied by pain at the commodities market for pizza restaurateurs in the U.S., with the price of most of…
read nowVilla Italian gives customers catering with a click
April 9, 2018
Morristown, New Jersey-based multibrand restaurant operator and franchisor, Villa Restaurant Group, has gotten into online ordering for catering at its Villa…
read nowFree webinar: Sonny's BBQ CIO will give inside look behind brand's switch to cloud-based POS
April 5, 2018
Switching to a cloud-based POS system helped Sonny's BBQ streamline operations and boost customer engagement, a story that Sonny's CIO Joe Tenczar will share…
read nowWhat pizza restaurateurs should know about frozen pie market
April 5, 2018
The popularity of retail pizza chains is helping frozen pizza sales, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. The study, which investigated the…
read nowBlaze opens in Fountain Valley, California
April 5, 2018
Blaze is opening a locally owned and operated Fountain Valley, California, store today on Brookhurst Street in the Shoppes at Fountain Valley. The…
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Pizza franchisors, meet your new competition - Jersey Mike's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza franchisors, heads up! Seems there is a new player in the pizza game —one that's eyeing pizza operators willing to venture into a little…
read nowDelivery sales soar: It's 'what's for dinner' ... also lunch, breakfast, snacks
April 3, 2018
Delivery is living up to its name for the restaurant industry, 'delivering' sizable gains in both visits and sales over the last five years for restaurant…
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Free Webinar: TalentReef gives lowdown on dynamic recruitment, better employee experiences
April 3, 2018
With 80 percent of their customers in the restaurant business, the recruitment and retention experts at TalentReef understand the challenges restaurateurs face…
read nowNational Restaurant Association launches health care for member businesses
April 3, 2018
The National Restaurant Association has launched a UnitedHealthcare-based plan for small restaurant businesses that it's calling the Restaurant &…
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Commodities: Traders lay a golden egg in pizza restaurateurs' baskets during Easter week
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Aside from the mounting price of vehicle fuel, it was a very happy Easter week for pizza operators.
read nowDomino's entices loyalty membership with mobile game
April 2, 2018
Domino's has introduced a mobile-based game that rewards winners with free pizza as part of its claim that is the "first and only" national pizza…
read nowSmokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza enters the Gateway to the West this summer
March 29, 2018
Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza will open a franchise unit in Greater St. Louis this summer with husband-and-wife team — Raj Singh and Khush Gill — at the helm.
read nowSquisito Pizza & Pasta opens 6th Maryland unit
March 28, 2018
Squisito Pizza & Pasta has opened another Maryland location, this one in Ellicott City as a corporate store owned and operated by Michele and Gennaro…
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Lessons learned about restaurant delivery from another kind of 'delivery experience'
by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo
The restaurant industry is in the midst of a massive $200 billion shift to digital that has become an business imperative for all players who truly want to…
read nowPapa Murphy's names CFO
March 28, 2018
Papa Murphy's has appointed Nik Rupp as its chief financial officer, effective April 9. Incumbent CFO Mark Hutchens remains with the company as executive vice…
read nowChuck E. Cheese parent reports troubling Q4 financial results
March 28, 2018
Chuck E. Cheese parent, CEC Entertainment, Inc. today reported dismal Q4 2017 results, which leadership said the executive team is already addressing.
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