PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 15: Lou Malnati's

February 27, 2013

Each year, this longtime Chicago favorite ships more than 250,000 of its deep dish signatures to fans nationwide, extending brand awareness far beyond the…

Tips on choosing the best pizza oven

Pour through as many reviews as you can and approach some similar businesses to find out if they are happy with their provider.

Papa John's UK ramps up customer loyalty program

February 26, 2013

Papa John's is heavily investing in its Papa Rewards loyalty program in the United Kingdom, including through a new four-week "customer acquisition program…

Papa Murphy's rolls out premium pizza line

February 26, 2013

Papa Murphy's has introduced a premium pizza line with quality ingredients designed to fit the rising trend of gourmet offerings.

Blaze Pizza continues wildfire growth

February 26, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…

Pizza operators advised to throw out expert advice, conventional wisdom

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Owner/operator/consultant Michael Shepherd believes mid-sized and smaller systems will need a long time to recover from big chains' deep discounting.

Mellow Mushroom marks two new openings

February 25, 2013

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is set to open in Historic Downtown Decatur, Ala., on March 4.

Take a bold step forward in 2013 by kick starting new product innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Internal dissent is to be expected because food innovation is change, and many people resist change.

Wheat prices continue to tumble

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The cost of wheat is down more than $1 from the end of December.

SPIN! offers vouchers to make up for blizzard closings

February 25, 2013

Five of SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza restaurants were forced to close last Thursday because of a blizzard that blew through Kansas City, Mo.

NYC's soda ban will affect pizza parties, delivery orders

February 25, 2013

When the New York City soda ban goes into effect March 12, pizza consumers could feel the biggest brunt.

Domino's New Zealand rolls out sliders

February 25, 2013

Taking a page from its India system, Domino's Pizza in New Zealand has introduced a four-pack of individual pizzas.

Integrated mobile wallet allows customers to pay at the table

February 25, 2013

Paydiant, a provider of a cloud-based mobile wallet and offer-redemption platform, today announced that Menusoft has integrated the Paydiant mobile wallet…

Front Flip upgrades app, expands to six more cities

February 25, 2013

Loyalty marketing company Front Flip is offering restaurants and retail shops across the country an upgraded mobile app and a more sophisticated customer…

PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 16: Fresh Brothers

February 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fresh Brothers grabbed media attention when it thought of an idea to make a nutritional pizza for children. The "Fresh Kids Special" is a…

NRA names board members

February 22, 2013

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced today that they have elected officers to their…

Say it ain’t so! – The bogus robbery

 The restaurant manager’s home phone rang. She recognized the cell phone number of her shift manager on the display. Before she could say “Hello” she heard a…

NYC pizza food truck recognized for sustainability features

February 22, 2013

Neapolitan Express, a New York City-based pizza food truck, has been recognized by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for its green features.

Detroit Style Pizza Co. launches mobile app

February 22, 2013

Detroit Style Pizza Co. has introduced its new mobile app, which can be downloaded now on iPhone and Android smartphones. The free app, developed by Revention…

CDC report shows decline in quick-service, pizza consumption

February 22, 2013

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concludes that Americans are eating less food from quick-service and pizza restaurants.