Persona expands footprint into Texas with 5-unit deal

May 26, 2015

Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria has signed a five-unit deal for Houston, marking the brand's first franchise development agreement in the state of Texas.

Pizza Patron promotion driving lunch traffic

May 26, 2015

Dallas, Texas-based Pizza Patrón has launched its $3.99 large pepperoni lunch pizzas for a limited time.

3 ways restaurants can use automation to drive business value

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Tips for saving money with merchant service providers

Checkout our list of things to look out for in merchant services to make sure you’re keeping more of your hard earned profits.

NRA: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram execs share 3 social media myths

Social media myths dispelled by Facebook, Twitter and Instragram experts.

Papa John's awards Cleveland Browns Sports Partners of the Year

May 22, 2015

Sports partnerships play a critical role in the success of Papa John's marketing mix worldwide, with more than 150 partners in the U.S. alone.

Toppers to expand with 6-unit deal

May 22, 2015

Toppers Pizza announced a multi-unit partnership with Sioux Falls-based Nordic Venture Partners.

Pizza Pizza deploys Apple Watch order app

May 22, 2015

Pizza Pizza customers will now be able to order pizza from their wrist, the company announced, after the launch of its app for Apple Watch.

Papa John's provides ingredients transparency across digital channels

May 22, 2015

Papa John's announced a facelift to its digital and social channels by sharing new ingredient statements, definitions and details.

Uncle Maddio's rolls out Florida expansion

May 22, 2015

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will soon enter the Orlando market.

Fast casual stars honored at Top 100 gala

The 2015 Fast Casual Top 100 gala in Chicago honored the list's top 50 brands. Panera came out on top, and there were a few other surprises as well.

Crowdfunding a potential source of financing for restaurants

May 21, 2015

Restaurants in Arkansas are utilizing a new source for alternative funding: crowdfunding.

The hidden benefit of SMS text marketing messages

Erin Levzow, Director of Digital and E-commerce at Wingstop, points out a key benefit of SMS promotions that you may have overlooked.

Former Arby's VP joins CiCi's

May 21, 2015

CiCi's Pizza, a pizza buffet concept, announced the promotion of Steven Jones to chief operating officer.

L.A. raises minimum wage to $15

May 21, 2015

The city of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the U.S., voted Tuesday to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, from the current $9.

A look at NRA 2015

About 60,000 foodservice providers and operators met this week in Chicago for NRA 2015.

Domino's launches ordering via Twitter, pizza emoji

May 21, 2015

Domino's Pizza unveiled its latest ordering option, which combines ordering via tweet and ordering via emoji, specifically the pizza emoji.

PizzaRev prepares for Colorado debut

May 21, 2015

PizzaRev will make its Colorado debut this summer in Boulder, followed closely by a second location in Lafayette, according to a company press release

Pie Five cracks Fast Casual's Top 100, expands North and South

May 20, 2015

Pie Five Pizza Co. claimed the third-highest spot on the annual Top 100 Movers and Shakers ranking for 2015 published by FastCasual.com.

Concern over GMOs increasing, NPD study says

May 20, 2015

Over half of U.S. consumers express some level of concern about genetically-modified organisms, according to a report from The NPD Group.