Pizza Inn, Pie Five treating veterans to free meals

November 8, 2013

This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, participating Pizza Inn buffet restaurants across the country are inviting active-duty, reserve and retired service-members to a…

Affordable Health Benefits Coalition launches

November 7, 2013

The Affordable Health Benefits Coalition has been launched by a group of organizations, including the National Council of Chain Restaurants, with the common…

FDA aims to put transfat on the chopping block

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

November 7, 2013

The FDA today proposed guidelines to eliminate the use of transfats in the U.S. food supply.

Demand for spicy food on the rise

November 7, 2013

A new report from market research firm Technomic shows that most consumers are willing to try a new menu item with an "innovative flavor," and are more likely…

NRA now accepting nominations for Operator Innovation Awards

November 7, 2013

The National Restaurant Association is now accepting nominations for the third annual Operator Innovations Awards, which celebrate restaurant operators who are…

Papa John's stokes pizza's digital war

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Papa John's claims that more than 45 percent of orders now come from ecommerce.

Innovative Restaurant Consulting names preferred payment processor

November 6, 2013

Innovative Restaurant, an Atlanta-based restaurant consulting firm, has selected Sterling Payment Technologies as its preferred Aldelo payment-processing…

NoWait offers Rezbook customers free trial

November 6, 2013

The restaurant seating management service NoWait has announced an offer to clients of Rezbook, which was acquired by OpenTable, to switch from the Rezbook…

Uncle Maddio's signs 5-unit deal for Southeast Alabama

November 6, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint has signed a 5-unit franchise development agreement for Southeast Alabama.

Mellow Mushroom steps up customer experience with surprise wedding appearance

November 6, 2013

Mellow Mushroom sent its Bake Bus to Stephen and Heidi Smith's wedding in Charlotte, N.C., where it served guests pizza and recreated the ambiance of the…

The Pizza Studio plans 20 locations in San Diego market

November 6, 2013

Los Angeles' The Pizza Studio will expand into San Diego County after signing a multi-unit development agreement for 20 new locations with veteran restaurant…

Pie Squared resizes the typical pizza joint

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

The new concept focuses on top-your-own, 'better-for-you' pizza, but with a fraction of the retail space.

EnTouch Controls secures expansion funds

November 5, 2013

EnTouch Controls, a provider of cloud-based energy management systems for restaurant and retail chains, announced it has raised a total of $8.25 million in…

Papa John's named Official Pizza of the New York Yankees

November 5, 2013

Papa John's International Inc. today announced it has signed a partnership deal to be the Official Pizza of the New York Yankees. As part of the deal, Papa…

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza expands in hometown

November 5, 2013

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza has opened a sixth location in its Kansas City, Mo., home market.

New Washington DC concept plans carbless pizza

November 5, 2013

Rhode Island Row in Washington, D.C., has signed an agreement with Mark Bergami, from Maryland's Haven Pizzeria, to open a new artisan pizza concept in the…

SpeedLine POS adds live mapping feature

November 5, 2013

POS provider SpeedLine Solutions Inc. this week introduced its new LiveMaps feature, which offers live map data, including mobile maps for pizza delivery…

Soup's on: Sales up across foodservice industry

November 5, 2013

After several years of servings declines at restaurants and other foodservice channels, soup is on the rebound with U.S. consumers, reports The NPD Group.…

Food and Money in 2020

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

Eight years after launching my company OLO - the first of its kind to combine mobile commerce and food ordering - I found myself sitting on a conference stage…

Chuck E. Cheese's brings focus back to birthday parties

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company is testing three new major attractions for kids, as well as a new token price structure.