Pizza Hut UK launches cheeseburger crust

September 18, 2013

Pizza Hut UK has taken a page from the Pizza Hut Middle East system with this week's launch of its Cheeseburger Pizza. The pizza features a crust stuffed with…

LivingSocial extends deals, adds marketing tools for merchants

September 18, 2013

LivingSocial announced it is offering new, extended-length promotional options for local and national merchants. According to a press release, the new…

Chuck E. Cheese's signs first ever film sponsorship

September 18, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's, Reel FX and Relativity announced a partnership for the upcoming Thanksgiving animated comedy, "Free Birds." The announcement marks the pizza…

How negative word-of-mouth marketing can help your brand

Negative comments indicate brand passion that can be turned into engagement.

Revention enhances Kitchen Display System

September 17, 2013

Blaze Pizza franchisee adds fundraiser program for community groups

September 17, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has opened its newest location in Culver City, Calif., at the Culver Crossroads. To celebrate, the company is offering free pizzas to…

OLO builds executive team to scale operations

September 17, 2013

New York-based OLO, an m-commerce and e-commerce platform used by restaurant brands such as Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Cold Stone Creamery and Noodles…

MasterCard's Stand Up To Cancer campaign hits $4M goal

September 17, 2013

MasterCard announced it has reached its goal of raising $4 million for Stand Up To Cancer through its Dig In & Do Good campaign.

Boston Pizza's introduces new menu, Pizzaburger now permanent

September 17, 2013

Boston Pizza today announced that The Pizzaburger, first introduced in April, is now a permanent menu item. The company said the offering quickly became one of…

Limited-service restaurants driving foodservice disposables growth

September 17, 2013

U.S. demand for foodservice disposables is expected to approach $20 billion in 2017, according to www.rnrmarketresearch.com. Growth will be driven by…

Restaurant traffic slightly up in Q2

September 17, 2013

U.S. restaurant traffic increased by 1 percent in the second calendar quarter of 2013, compared to same quarter last year, while consumer spending, driven…

ThermoWorks launches cooking alarm for loud kitchens

September 17, 2013

The new ChefAlarm from ThermoWorks delivers cooking alarms with continuous Min/Max display, a high alarm that sounds when food reaches the predetermined…

Boost restaurant catering sales with a thoughtful beverage program

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

If you pass on offering a hot beverage lineup, then consider eliminating a morning catering program altogether.

Cheese prices jump 20 cents in three weeks

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Last week was the stock market's best since January.

Minsky's Pizza deploys SpeedLine POS

September 16, 2013

Pizza and delivery point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. and reseller Hospitality Management Systems today announced the selection of SpeedLine POS…

NRAEF accepting nominations for Restaurant Neighbor award

September 16, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has begun accepting nominations for its 2014 "Restaurant Neighbor" and "Faces of Diversity" awards.

Chuck E. Cheese's debuts in Peru

September 16, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's opened its first unit in Peru last week, in Lima's La Independencia district. According to Peru This Week, the family entertainment chain…

Chuck E. Cheese's names Brinker veteran as safety manager

September 16, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's has retained Tim Ferrell as its new national safety manager. Ferrell brings more than 15 years of risk management experience to Chuck E.

Pizza box design contest raises funds for educational initiatives

September 16, 2013

Pizza restaurant group, OTTO, has announced its "Draw Outside of the Box" design contest, giving students in grades kindergarten through eighth the opportunity…

Menu newsmakers include the chicken and the egg

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Vegetables will soon be treated with the same care and creativity as proteins.