Webinar: The Halal Guys shares 3 loyalty lessons with big pay-offs

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

The Halal Guys Marketing Director Andrew Eck related valuable information in the hour-long session, including three principles that he said brands must keep in…

Former Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks and Panera leader moves to Mod

July 19, 2017

Mod Pizza has named veteran restaurant leader and nine-year Mod advisory board member Paul Twohig to the new role of chief operating officer, a news release…

Pizza Hut changes its 'DNA' ahead of adding 14,000 new drivers

July 19, 2017

Pizza Hut wants to add a few ... well, actually 14,000 ... good drivers to its ranks over the next few months, so today the Yum brand's leadership said it will…

Locali chooses Fransmart to accelerate franchising

July 19, 2017

Locali is partnering Fransmart to take its franchised natural food concept, with an organic-based deli menu, nationwide, according to a press release.

Former NFL tight end opens OK City Pie Five unit

July 19, 2017

Billy Bajema, a former Oklahoma State and NFL tight end, is getting ready to open Pie Five's fifth Oklahoma location and its fourth in the Oklahoma City area…

The kiosk game: What restaurants must be prepared to pay to play

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

While self-service initiatives provide significant ROI opportunities, businesses should understand all of the necessary costs and how they plan to fit those…

It’s a jungle out there, all right, and its name is Amazon

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

There may never be a more fitting name than that of Amazon, the mega online retailer that has come to demonstrate what the term “It’s a jungle out there…

Popeyes leader moves to GPS Hospitality

July 18, 2017

Burger King and Popeyes franchisee firm, GPS Hospitality, has hired former Popeyes Financial Strategy and Analytics Vice President Chris Phillips as vice…

Commodities: Last week was 'all mixed up'

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

For pizza operators, last week was a grab-bag of results on the commodities and stock markets, where prices paid for public brands and essential operational…

Restaurant ownership groups take NYC to court over menu labeling

July 14, 2017

Four restaurant ownership groups filed suit today in the New York state court system to halt New York City’s efforts to enforce menu labeling requirements…

Meatballs Etc begins franchising

July 14, 2017

Meatballs Etc. has launched a franchise program under Squisito Franchise Enterprises, beginning its expansion on the Eastern seaboard, according to a press…

Blaze moves beyond US with biggest deal ever, announces minority owner

July 14, 2017

After officially becoming the fastest-growing brand in U.S. history earlier this week, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today said it's moving beyond North American…

Infographic: Great ways restaurants can lighten the load on that online carbon footprint

From eco-friendly web hosting and printer-friendly content to streamlined fulfillment processes and "green" shipping, there are a variety of ways restaurant…

Going UP in a 'Blaze'of glory: Chain now fastest starting in history

July 13, 2017

Blaze Pizza is fastest-starting chain ever, according to Technomic. That's what stories in both Forbes and Quartz are reporting this week, after the chain …

Round Table Pizza finalizes holistic digital-ordering solution

July 12, 2017

Round Table Pizza has completed its analysis of a dozen digital-ordering providers and concluded that  Onosys is the right fit for its 450 units, according to…

Domino's moo-ves in to milk some action from 'Cow Appreciation' events

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

What do you do when a competitor has a really good annual promotion that they thought of first? If you're Domino's, you apparently tell the competition to…

Everything's bigger in ... China?

July 12, 2017

China's restaurant industry is    one of the nation's main economic growth drivers, according to a report released by Meituan-Dianping, a foodservice-focused…

Papa John's 1st US chain with Facebook ordering

July 12, 2017

Papa John's announced a new "start order" button for its Facebook page fans, allowing all those social media mavens the luxury of ordering a pie without…

Study on independent brands: Only the strong survive, but they also thrive

July 11, 2017

Staying independent is a pretty rough game for U.S. restaurateurs. Still, survival is not only possible but also relatively profitable for solid concepts with…

Commodities: Holiday makes for a mild mid-summer trading week

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

It was a relatively uneventful week in commodity and pizza stock trading with only moderate gains or losses on either front, suggesting that a lot of traders…