Pie Five opens in Johnson City

July 11, 2016

Johnson City, Tennessee, is Pie Five's newest location, according to a company press release. The restaurant will open at 11 a.m., Friday at 2059 Hamilton…

Commodities: Pizza stocks improving

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

Overall, it was not a bad week for pizza restaurateurs on the market. While cheese and wheat prices continued to rise, that was offset last week by falling…

Q1 Foodservice visits on the rise

July 11, 2016

Most of the global foodservice markets, including The Big Five European Countries, Australia, Canada, China, and Japan, ended the first quarter of 2016 with an…

Fast casual industry still growing

July 11, 2016

The fast casual industry is growing at a steady rate and outranking its counterparts, according to a Technomic report. In year-over-year results, cumulative…

Huge journalistic error puts Chick-fil-A in the hot seat

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

A news story posted nearly a year ago about a Chick-fil-A's employees donning "Back the Blue" T-shirts stated that the shirts were in support of police and the…

Domino's releases hot summer deal

July 11, 2016

Domino's is offering 50 percent off all menu-priced pizza orders placed online for one week, concluding Sunday,  according to a company press release.

PizzaRev brings back barbecue

July 8, 2016

PizzaRev's barbecue pulled-pork pizza has returned for the summer and will remain available through Sept. 30, according to a press release. The summer-time…

Kono adds management manpower ahead of rapid expansion plans

July 8, 2016

Kono USA, the company behind Kono Pizza, has expanded its management team to meet the challenges of growth for the chain in the years ahead, according to a…

80-year-old yeast + 3D printer = instant pizza satisfaction

Hold on to your rolling pins, pizza restaurateurs – things are about to get a little weird. That's because today the world's first 3D pizza printing company…

Home delivery: Why it's worth a thought now more than ever

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

Are you leaving lots of potential business on the table in your customers' kitchens? You are if you haven't at least considered the very real possibility that…

Fireside Pies teams with rapid delivery services in Dallas area

July 7, 2016

Twelve-year-old Fireside Pies is among the flock of restaurants making connections with delivery services like Uber and Amazon to deliver food in less than an…

Minsky's 40th anniversary a prime example of accomplishing a lot through one event

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

Midwestern gourmet pizza chain Minsky's got maximum promotional punch out of its 40th anniversary celebration with a campaign that not only permeated social…

DoorDash promises, delivers California service

July 7, 2016

DoorDash announced in a company press release its debut into specific regions of the Sacremento Valley, marking the door-to-door food delivery technology's…

Free shift-scheduling tool set to expand client base

July 7, 2016

Sling bills itself as "the only free shift-scheduling tool for non-desk employees," and it's being used by huge employers like Subway and AMC Theatres, so its…

Menu-labeling enforcement: Lessons learned from Subway

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

Nearly 20 years ago, Subway led the charge to put nutritional information about its menu items out in the open. With the May 2017 deadline fast approaching for…

Amazon "primes" the pump to play major role in restaurant delivery

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

It's called Prime Day and Amazon clearly sees it as a prime opportunity to make a major entry into the restaurant delivery business.

Innovative Upstarts Part 4 - Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes shakes up the burger business with a burger for EVERYbody

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

Whether customers eat meat, poultry or only vegetables, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes wants them all in its fold of followers.

4 ways to get your suppliers working toward food safety

by Katy Jones — VP of Marketing, FoodLogiQ

These four actions will greatly enhance your efforts to boost food safety with your suppliers.

Rapid Fired Pizza shoots into two new Ohio locations

July 5, 2016

Rapid Fired Pizza has opened two locations in Ohio, one at 6252 Wilmington Pike, Dayton, and at 1200 N Bechtle Ave, Springfield.

Innovative Upstarts Part 3 — Slim Chickens finds chicken biz is anything BUT slim pickings

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

In the hotly contested chicken sector of food service, one relatively new player is showing competitors how it's done, increasing sales by 50 percent last year…