Council of State Restaurant Associations names first full-time leader; Seeks NRA alignment

June 10, 2016

The Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA) named its first full-time leader this month as part of what it said is a major strategic initiative to…

Why your loyalty program is failing and how to fix it (Part 3)

By harnessing the power of smart loyalty and letting customers control their own experience, brands can create a superior consumer journey.

Blaze, Cicis and Pieology announce new locations

June 10, 2016

Blaze Pizza has opened its first Pittsburgh location and is celebrating with an offer to customers to make free pizzas for themselves this Friday at the new…

Retail group applauds lawmaker opposition to overtime rule

June 10, 2016

The National Retail Federation is applauding the lawmakers taking a stand against the proposed federal overtime rule advocated by the federal Department of…

Subway, Dunkin' and Pizza Hut are big winners in Harris Poll study

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

The annual Harris Poll EquiTrends Restaurant Brands of the Year have been named as the result of the massive survey of Americans and restaurant preferences.

You CAN take it with you: Super-portable pizza cones set to conquer the world

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

Easy entry for franchisees and portability for customers are helping Kono Pizza expand around the world.

Pieology Pizzeria expands into Maryland

June 9, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria is opening a new franchise and its first in Gaithersburg, Maryland, at 15780 Shady Grove Road, according to a company press release.

Papa John's plants roots in northeastern France

June 9, 2016

Papa John's is moving into France this spring, opening its first restaurant in Kingersheim, France in May under the ownership of franchisee Hassan Bouanaka.

3 steps to make third-party ordering work for your restaurant

by Jennifer Wiebe — Marketing Manager, Speedline Solutions

Third-party sites generate sales — and often new customers — so they don't want to shut off the tap. But they're pulling their hair out over the transaction…

Study: Brand loyalty programs fastest route to a millennial's heart

June 8, 2016

Loyalty programs are proving valuable with consumers and are paying off in more ways than one.

Blaze moves into mile-high city

June 8, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its first Colorado location in the greater Denver area Thursday, June 9. The restaurant will offer free build-your-own pizzas…

Are your diners a little lost?

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

A new poll finds there's a lot of confusion out in America's restaurant dining rooms about just what those menu items really are.

McDonald's remains No. 1 in brand value study

June 8, 2016

The latest brand value ratings are in from the BrandZ annual study and the top three spots are McDonald’s, followed by Starbucks and then, Subway in the No. …

Part 3: Smaller brands, offbeat products win big in trend toward higher-end eating

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

Within the food service industry, the growing trend toward upscale ingredients delivered quickly is not only changing the way restaurants do business, but it's…

Wingstop launches dynamic social ordering platform

June 7, 2016

Wingstop debuted a multi-channel social ordering platform this week, stating it is the first of its kind and offers order-placing via Twitter and Facebook…

Pie Five names former Starbucks exec to operations post

June 7, 2016

Study: Corporations need to more closely monitor employees' dining expenses

June 7, 2016

Corporations might soon be tightening limits on money spent for business-related dining and catering if the findings of a new research study by Dinova LLC and…

Part Two: A glimpse of the groundwork involved in creating a new food service sector

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

In part two of this series on a new food service sector that some have called "luxury QSR," the first official player in that category talks about the kind of…

mPOS increases faster than expected, opens market to new vendors

June 6, 2016

Restaurateurs still pondering a move to smartphone- and tablet-based POS systems might be interested in the latest Juniper Research study: It predicts that…

Part One: A new restaurant sector pokes its way out of the shell in California

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

In this first of a three-part series, we take a closer look at the chain that claims it's inventing a new restaurant sector that combines speed and quality…