Mellow Mushroom introduces Thai-inspired menu

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers has introduced a new limited-time menu, "High on Thai," available through July 14. The menu features the bold, spicy and sweet…

PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 10: C-store competition

June 12, 2013

Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication. It was published in the spring…

Mellow Mushroom 'High on Thai' menu

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers has introduced a new limited-time menu, "High on Thai," available through July 14 and featuring the bold, spicy and sweet flavors…

An era of breadwinner moms

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Are restaurateurs catering to the trend of men doing more of the household management duties?

Pizza Hut Canada adds poutine as topping

June 11, 2013

Pizza Hut Canada has introduced five new pizzas inspired by signature Canadian dishes and the country's cultural diversity. They include Creamy Butter Chicken…

Pizza Ranch introduces offerings inspired by tropical flavors

June 11, 2013

Pizza Ranch has introduced two new Hawaiian-inspired menu items — the Meaty Tahiti Pizza and the Aloha Salad. Both are available for a limited time only at…

New Delaware law recognizes franchisees as independent contractors

June 11, 2013

The International Franchise Association applauded Delaware Governor Jack Markell for signing into law HB 55, legislation that clarifies that the…

Restaurant Assoc. marketing group sets fall conference schedule

June 11, 2013

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) Marketing Executive Group (MEG) has announced its bi-annual fall conference will take place in Denver Oct. 22 and 23.

Restaurants challenged with finding healthy-indulgent balance

June 11, 2013

Consumers' first line of defense in healthy consumption when they eat out is cutting an item out or cutting down on an order, which is not the best news for…

Imo's Pizza signs St. Louis Cardinals' Freese as spokesman

June 11, 2013

David Freese, third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, has signed a 3-year contract with Imo's Pizza to help market the brand. According to the St. Louis…

How the health care law will affect your restaurant

Scott DeFife, the executive vice president of Policy and Government Affairs with the National Restaurant Association, said there were 400 to 500 restaurant…

LRS' new Table Tracker and survey tool

LRS' CEO Skip Cass discussed the company's Table Tracker tool, which he calls the "GPS for food runners." The system allows runners to be mindful of where…

Heartland Systems' SmartLink unveils Food Safety Monitoring platform

Heartland Payments' SmartLink unveiled a new food safety monitoring system at the National Restaurant Association Show last month. The system monitors cooler…

Cuisine Solutions discusses sous-vide technique

Chef Bruno Bertin from Cuisine Solutions discusses the sous-vide cooking technique, which is making a comeback at many restaurants. The technique uses a vacuum…

How Boston's Pizza came out of the recession stronger

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

COO Mike Best says the company focused on upsell training and community branding efforts.

Unilever, Culinary Institute of America unite to make meals healthier

June 11, 2013

Unilever Food Solutions hopes to help chefs make 200 million meals healthier, tastier and more enjoyable every day by 2020. In North America, the goal is to…

Faster, safer automated date-code labeling system enters market

June 11, 2013

The Date Code Genie, a fully automated, date-code labeling system for use in the foodservice industry, will launch this summer at the Western Foodservice &…

7 tips to make it easy for customers to find your restaurant

It's important for your business to show up in online searches.

Why Millennials expect to be engaged via mobile

Sastry Penumarthy, with Punchh, talked at NRA about how important it is for restaurants to engage customers via mobile.  

Gas prices remain high at the start of summer driving season

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Natural gas declines across all regional hubs for the week.