Wheat surplus yields lower prices

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices and cheese prices are both down slightly.

Let's Pizza vending machine ready for U.S. debut

Machine creates fresh pizzas in 2.5 minutes.

Top That! Pizza's new Mexican Pizza features local ingredients

June 8, 2012

Fast casual pizza franchise Top That! Pizza is introducing a new El Pollo Chorizo Mexican Pizza for a limited time at all locations starting June 11. 

Domino's UK launches new soccer-themed mobile app

June 8, 2012

As the UEFA European Football Championship gets underway, Domino's Pizza UK has launched a new mobile app called "Domigoals" that allows users to follow all…

Yum! Brands to double Pizza Hut, KFC units in Thailand

June 8, 2012

Yum! Brands announced that it is planning on doubling its KFC and Pizza Hut footprints in Thailand to 1,000 by 2020.

The QR Code – A cheap, green, effective marketing tool for pizza operators

by Jennifer Wright — CFO, Ecovention, LLC

There is a plethora of websites that produce QR codes for URLs quickly, easily and at no cost.

Pizza Inn CEO steps down

June 7, 2012

Charlie Morrison has stepped down as CEO of Pizza Inn Holdings Inc., parent company of the Pizza Inn and Pie Five Pizza Co. concepts. He is pursuing another…

Flippers Pizzeria announces free pies for Father's Day

June 7, 2012

Orlando, Fla.-based Flippers Pizzeria has announced specials for Father's Day, June 17.

Papa John's part of location-based eGift card launch

June 7, 2012

Shopkick, a location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers simply for walking into stores and interacting with products, has selected Giftango as a key…

Slice: The Pizza Challenge event set for July

June 6, 2012

Slice: The Pizza Challenge will make its debut in Los Angeles July 28 and 29.

Mild winter lifts U.S. restaurant visits

June 6, 2012

Motivated by mild winter weather, consumers increased their visits to restaurants and other commercial foodservice outlets by 1 percent in the first quarter of…

Domino's CEO: International will far surpass domestic footprint

Company will continue to make significant investments in digital platform.

Commentary: NYC restaurants have long fight ahead with soda ban proposal

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

One analyst estimates that 5 percent of McDonald's sales come from soft drinks.

The Loop Pizza Grill celebrates Father's Day with free meal

June 5, 2012

Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Loop Pizza Grill is offering a free meal to dads this Father's Day with the purchase of any meal (a value of up to $10 dollars).

Pizza Hut launches new sandwich concept

June 5, 2012

Pizza Hut has jumped back into the sandwich space with the launch of its new P'Zolo, which comes in three varieties – Meat Trio, Italian Steak and Buffalo…

Papa Murphy's hosts Facebook grill giveaway

June 5, 2012

Papa Murphy's International launched its "Take 'N' Grill Giveaway" on the company's Facebook page this week. Through July 31, Facebook fans can enter to win…

Revel Systems releases new version of POS system

June 4, 2012

Continuing to drive point-of-sale (POS) innovation, Revel Systems Inc., maker of its iPad cash register, has announced worldwide availability of the newest…

Webinar to focus on hourly workforce management

June 4, 2012

FastCasual.com, in partnership with Charleson, S.C.-based PeopleMatter, is hosting the June 19 webinar, "Top 5 Ways Multiple Systems are Killing Your ROI," at…

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten

by Marla Topliff — President, Rosati's Pizza

Learning an important marketing lesson at the age of 7.

Toppers Pizza eyes core markets for aggressive growth

June 4, 2012

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza plans to more than triple its footprint by the end of 2015. The 41-unit pizza chain is eyeing core markets such as Wisconsin, as…