Domino's adds Amazon Echo ordering in time for Super Bowl

February 3, 2016

Domino's Pizza is bringing its Domino's Tracker and ordering capabilities to Amazon Echo in time for Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.

6 ways to attract millennials to your restaurant

Attracting this picky generation now — before the stubbornness of old age sets in — is crucial.

Pieology opens 4th Alabama location

February 3, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has announced the opening of its fourth Alabama location.

Top leaders from On the Border, Taco John's, Nestle, Arby's added to franchising summit agenda

February 2, 2016

Several of the restaurant industry’s heaviest hitters will share tips and best business practices at this year’s Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open first Calgary location

February 2, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its first Calgary, Canada, location Thursday.

Revention releases Honeycomb loyalty program

February 2, 2016

Revention has released Honeycomb, a cloud-based loyalty program.

Pizza Hut designs 24-karat Golden Garlic Knots Pizza in honor of Super Bowl 50

February 2, 2016

Pizza Hut is unveiling a special-edition Golden Garlic Knots Pizza — topped with nearly $100 worth of real, edible 24-karat gold — in honor of the golden…

BIP Capital launches franchise-development division

February 1, 2016

BIP Capital, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm, has launched a franchise-development division, the BIP Franchise Accelerator, to help emerging brands…

Free Webinar: Experts discuss how restaurants can use the Internet of Things to win customers

February 1, 2016

To clear up confusion and demonstrate how restaurants can use IoT to help reach customers, FastCasual.com and VMOB recently hosted a free webinar now…

Little Caesars returning LTO Bacon Wrapped Crust Deep!Deep! Dish Pizza

February 1, 2016

Little Caesars Pizza is bringing back its Bacon Wrapped Crust Deep!Deep! Dish pizza.

Commodities: Gasoline still a bargain

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

The price for cheese remained unchanged, wheat increased, gasoline decreased, natural gas increased, and pizza stocks varied.

Mobile is affecting commerce decisions for retailers

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

At the NRF Big Show, a panel discussion about what's next in payments focused on the role technology has played in consumers' expectations as they interact…

Pizza Patron serves up franchising after 3-year shutdown

February 1, 2016

Pizza Patrón is re-launching its franchise program today after having shuttered it in 2013.

New officers, board members elected to NRA

February 1, 2016

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced the election of officers to its Board of Directors…

Video: Smashburger founder discusses why old brands are struggling

Fast casual is pervasive, persistent and is starting to cover all categories, said Smashburger Founder Tom Ryan.

Merchants shift priorities to better serve today's consumers

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

At the National Retail Federation Big Show, London-based multinational retailer Marks and Spencer described how it created a new loyalty program.

Word-of-mouth marketing: Is it still important?

Does anybody talk anymore? As we start 2016, we consistently see the introduction of new changes to our industry that prove that the pizza marketplace, like…

Marco's Pizza to expand to Utah

January 29, 2016

Marco's Pizza is expanding to Utah and is seeking franchisees.

Canadian pizzerias raise funds for children's hospitals

January 29, 2016

Canadian pizzerias, Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73, raised a record $400,000 for Children's Miracle Network in their 2015 Slices for Smiles fundraisers.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open new stores in South Carolina, Connecticut

January 28, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza announced that it will open two new restaurants today in Columbia, South Carolina, and Storrs, Connecticut.