Domino's launches Spanish-language campaign highlighting franchisees

June 24, 2013

Domino's Pizza has launched a Spanish-language campaign highlighting the story of franchisee Mauricio "Reece" Arroyave. He began with the company handing out…

Russo's New York Pizzeria plans international franchise growth

June 24, 2013

On the heels of its first set of international locations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first half of 2013, Russo's Restaurants announced plans for…

Hot Cheese Pizzeria unveils new website

June 24, 2013

Swampscott, Mass.-based Hot Cheese Pizzeria has launched a new website to make it easier for customers to order online.

'Here Be Dragons'

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

During the Age of Exploration, brave people climbed aboard wooden ships to set sail for faraway lands.

NPD: Customers want fresh ingredients, choice

June 24, 2013

Consumers want fresh ingredients and choice when they visit restaurants, according to market research by The NPD Group, a global information company. Although…

PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 7: Local marketing

June 24, 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…

5 things mobile payments vendors don't want you to ask

The man behind the Starbucks mobile payments implementation tells restaurant owners what they need to ask their mobile payments vendors.

National Restaurant Association to host inaugural Innovation Summit

June 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association will host the inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit this fall as a way to offer restaurant operators ideas to better…

Survey: Treating employees well outweighs philanthropy, sustainability efforts

June 21, 2013

According to Restaurant DemandTracker, a recent survey of restaurant customers in the U.S., treating employees well is more important than giving back to the…

CiCi's Pizza plans to debut internationally in 2015

June 21, 2013

For the first time in its 28-year history, CiCi's Pizza is extending its franchise opportunity abroad. Executives with the Coppell, Texas-based company have…

Papa John's signs Jerome 'The Bus' Bettis as franchisee

June 21, 2013

Papa John's has signed on former NFL running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis as its newest franchisee. Bettis, in partnership with Bajco Group, now owns three…

5 must-have features on a restaurant website

If a customer can't find your restaurant, they aren't going to eat there — make all of your contact info visible on every page, and that includes phone and…

The importance of traceability: “Fish fraud” sparks food-labeling controversy

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Seafood fraud not only affects consumers' wallets, it also has the potential to take advantage of and even damage the reputation of honest vendors and…

Chain restaurant group asks for repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard

June 20, 2013

The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) today launched "Feed Food Fairness: Take RFS Off the Menu," a new grassroots campaign focused on repealing the…

American Pizza Community provides list of priorities to Capitol Hill

June 20, 2013

Members of The American Pizza Community were recently on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers for its second annual fly-in.

Pizza Hut franchisee acquires more Wendy's restaurants

June 20, 2013

A week after announcing a plan to acquire 24 Wendy's restaurants in the Kansas City, Mo., market, NPC International is adding even more to its portfolio.

Restaurant chains capitalize on increase in SBA lending

June 20, 2013

A new report released at the start of the International Franchise Expo in New York City shows that U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending to…

Idiot-proof restaurant equipment innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Equipment innovation is innovative when it solves a technical problem and adds shareholder value.

Big and little data : A gold mine

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of speaking on the Restaurant Technology panel at the 33rd Annual Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference at the New York…

PizzaRev spreading to Burbank

June 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based PizzaRev has announced plans to build a flagship location in the heart of Burbank, Calif.