Restaurateurs, retailers battle for out-of-home breakfast bucks

November 5, 2015

C-stores and supermarkets are expanding foodservice offerings to hold onto their share of stomach as the balance of food dollars teeters more toward…

Pie Five launching new stores in FL, MD

November 5, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will open two new locations, one in Florida and another in Maryland.

Building the brand culture: It’s all about empowering employees

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Establishing a 'cult' philosophy in building a robust brand culture isn't a bad thing. In fact, it's one of several valuable and viable approaches.

The perfect pitch: 3 restaurant concepts

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Entrepreneurs from Burgers n’ Fries Forever, Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez and Pincho Factory pitched concepts to a panel of distinguished investors…

Cicis unveils new logo, brand positioning, prototype design

November 5, 2015

Cicis is going "Beyond Pizza" with a refreshed brand identity. The chain unveiled its new branding along with its newly identified core brand positioning of…

PizzaRev debuts prosciutto with fig balsamic pizza

November 4, 2015

PizzaRev has introduced its Prosciutto with Fig Balsamic pizza, combining thinly sliced, slowly cured prosciutto with a fig balsamic finish.

Pieology Pizzeria names VP of real estate

November 4, 2015

Pieology Pizzeria announced it has named Randy Carucci as its new vice president of real estate.

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza to open first Michigan location

November 4, 2015

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is debuting in Michigan with the opening of its Roseville location on Thursday.

SpeedLine POS Adds Support for Mobile Gift, Rewards, and Payment with Mercury StoreCard

VANCOUVER, BC—November 2, 2015  Restaurant point of sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest rewards integration with Mercury…

SpeedLine POS adds support for mobile gift, rewards, payment

November 4, 2015

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions announced a new payment and guest-rewards integration with Mercury StoreCard.

Going beyond the discount with new approaches to spur brand loyalty

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Fast casual operators want to reward guests with more than food. There are new loyalty program trends to attract new customers, boost revenues and provide…

ICX Symposium: Data is driving the customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Data is driving customer engagement, and there is a wealth of tools an enterprise can use to collect, assess and analyze data to enhance its interactive…

Zoom Pizza Factory to open Nov. 6 in Chicago

November 3, 2015

After three years of preparation, Zoom Pizza Factory announced it will open for business at 10:30 a..m. Friday at 2156 N. Clybourn Ave. in Lincoln Park in…

Pie Five Pizza to offer cinnamon apple pie LTO

November 3, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will offer its newest dessert, the cinnamon apple pie, as an LTO through Dec. 13.

MenuTrinfo launches food allergy, gluten-free training website

November 3, 2015

MenuTrinfro's AllerTrain site offers a suite of courses designed to educate a wide variety of food handlers and non-food handlers about food allergies.

Henny Penny celebrates opening of new training center

November 3, 2015

Henny Penny, a designer and manufacturer of cooking, holding and display equipment, is expanding again. The company has added 46,000 square feet for a training…

Email marketing is far from a dead marketing tool

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Email is ubiquitous personally and professionally, which means email marketing is far from dead.

Domino's plans accelerated buyback from recapitalization proceeds

November 2, 2015

Domino’s is replacing an existing $200M open-market repurchase authorization with a new $800M authorization, which includes a $600M accelerated buyback.

Commodities: Cheese down, wheat up, gas down, pizza stocks in flux

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

The price for cheese dropped, wheat cost increased, gas and natural gas continued to decrease, and pizza stocks fluctuated.

E-learning collaboration helps restaurants boost business with multicultural guests

November 2, 2015

DiscoverLink and the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance are teaming up to deliver online cultural intelligence training via a…