IFA: Lending to franchises reaches highest level since recession

April 9, 2013

Lending to America's franchise businesses will reach its highest level since the recession, providing $23.9 billion in lending to support 59,300 unit…

Revention Releases Dual Pay Rate Feature for Delivery Drivers

Revention’s Dual Driver Pay Rate Feature provides the ability to monitor and review delivery drivers’ hours worked in-store versus hours worked on the road via…

Can innovation ever hurt your business?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

"Single dose" technology innovation has huge opportunities for application to the restaurant industry — and it will save costs.

Average wheat prices tumble to lowest level in months

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices are 33 cents lower than they were a month ago.

Papa John's franchisee recognized for community involvement

April 8, 2013

Beach Boys Pizza, an 11-unit Papa John's franchisee, won the company's 2012 National Humanitarian Award for its involvement in local communities.

Research shows restaurants dominate social media conversations

April 8, 2013

New PQ Media/uberVU Research shows that social network ad spending grew 42.1 percent in 2012, to $7.94 billion. Beverage and technology brands dominated global…

Sam & Louie's joins campaign to end childhood hunger

April 8, 2013

Sam & Louie's has partnered up with the "Spring into Action" campaign in Omaha, Neb., the first collaborative city-wide food and fund drive aimed at ending…

Russo's New York Pizzeria debuts in Dubai

April 8, 2013

Russo's New York Pizzeria recently marked its debut in Dubai at the Jumeirah Center Dubai. The opening is Russo's first outside of the United States.

Mario Batali eyes Boston for new pizza concept

April 8, 2013

Celebrity (Iron) Chef Mario Batali is planning to open a new pizza concept in Boston in the fall. According to Zagat, Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca will open in the…

PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 4: Pizza Hut

April 8, 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…

May symposium will address omnichannel customer engagement technologies

April 7, 2013

The Digital Screenmedia Association will host a symposium to help business executives across foodservice, banking, retail and other industries better…

How can pizza fit into an increasingly saturated fast casual space?

There are only seven pizza fast casual concepts currently indicated in Technomic's Top 100.

Papa John's celebrates home team with $5 promotion

April 5, 2013

Louisville, Ky.-based Papa John's is celebrating the Louisville Cardinals' men's and women's basketball teams' Final Four appearances with a limited-time…

SinglePlatform adds Yelp as menu publisher

April 5, 2013

SinglePlatform, a division of Constant Contact Inc., has added Yelp as a menu publisher in SinglePlatform's publishing partner network. Additionally, in the…

MenuTrinfo founder wins entrepreneur award

April 5, 2013

Betsy Craig, founder and president of Fort Collins, Colo.-based MenuTrinfo, was named the 2013 Emerging Entrepreneur of Northern Colorado at the 14th annual…

Papa Murphy's recognized for franchisee satisfaction

April 5, 2013

Franchise Business Review has recognized Papa Murphy's with the 2013 Franchisee Satisfaction Award. The annual award is given to franchise companies with the…

QSR workers stage 'biggest strike in fast food history' today

April 4, 2013

An estimated 400 quick-service employees walked off their jobs today at more than 60 New York City restaurants. The Fast Food Forward organization, which…

Study examines consumers' tipping habits

April 4, 2013

A new survey from CouponCabin.com reveals that many U.S. consumers (26 percent) who use coupons or daily deals tip on the discounted total. This results in a…

Franchise Association launches campaign for immigration reform debate

April 4, 2013

The International Franchise Association has launched an integrated advocacy campaign to "voice the needs of franchise business owners in the national debate…

Canadian pizza chain recycling electronic devices for Earth Month

April 4, 2013

To celebrate Earth Month, Canada's Pizza Pizza is bringing back its Cells for Slices campaign. Throughout April, customers visiting the 365 traditional…