RAMP: NFC and mobile loyalty programs

Mohammad Khan, president and founder of ViVOtech, talked about the convenience of combining NFC technology with loyalty programs at the RAMP mobile payments…

Stocks on the rise for pizza chains

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Wheat crop avoids cold weather damage, prices drop.

Breakaway announces POS upgrade

September 18, 2011

Breakaway Restaurant Solutions, provider of automation technology for management of delivery, quick-service and fast casual restaurants, has launched Version…

NPD Group: Restaurant traffic slips slightly in Q2

September 18, 2011

Just as the U.S. economy stalled in the second quarter of the year, so did restaurant industry traffic, according to The NPD Group, a market research company.

Google Wallet now available for consumers

by James Wester

Initial retail partners include Einstein Bros. Bagels and Subway.

Foodservice Social Media: Learn, talk, advocate, support and innovate

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

To implement a successful social media strategy, foodservice operators need to invest in their customers and their strategy.

RAMP: Mobile card-swiping technology

Lance Ning from ID Tech showed some of his company's mobile swiping technology at the recent mobile payments conference in Chicago. Applications include…

Discussing healthy trends

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Last week, I had the pleasure of being the main speaker and coordinator of two and a half hours of topics around a number of the current Healthy Trends facing…

Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza Increases Online Sales with eThor.com

A northwestern gourmet pizza delivery company needed to build an online presence and eThor.com offered a solution.

Partnership puts food safety in spotlight

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

National Restaurant Association joins SCA to promote training and hygiene in September and beyond. 

Topper's Pizza undergoes brand transformation

September 15, 2011

Ontario, Canada-based Topper's Pizza has launched a new tagline and logo in an effort to better connect with customers.

Chains ask Congress to end Ethanol Tax Credit and Tariff

September 15, 2011

The National Council of Chain Restaurants and 16 of its member companies today asked Congress' "supercommittee" to repeal a federal tax credit for corn-based…

Pizza Inn reports strong Q4 and fiscal year

September 14, 2011

Pizza Inn Inc. has announced its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 results, ended June 26.

Marcus Theatres opens second Zaffiro's Pizzeria

September 14, 2011

Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation, has begun renovations to transform its Parkwood Cinema in Waite Park, Minn., into an entertainment…

NRA Innovations Awards application process opens

September 14, 2011

The National Restaurant Association is now seeking applications from foodservice equipment manufacturers for its 2012 Kitchen Innovations Awards.

LivingSocial survey: Lunch is most popular dine-out opportunity

September 14, 2011

LivingSocial has released results from its first "Dining Out" survey of consumer behavior. The research was conducted among 4,000 Americans by Mandala Research.

To cater or not cater? No question about it

by Marla Topliff — President, Rosati's Pizza

Michael Attias, owner of Corky's Bar-B-Q restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, and a nationally recognized catering consultant says, "There's really no easier…

NRA hosting CFI Summit in October

September 13, 2011

The National Restaurant Association is partnering with the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) to host the 2011 CFI Food System Summit in Chicago Oct. 25-26.

Local builds scale

by Melissa Abbott — Director, Culinary Insights, The Hartman Group, Inc

The cultural appetite for all things local continues unabated. Of interest, the ability to source local products from highly fragmented producers dotting the…

5 basic innovation ideation principles

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Rank and file company employees of a food company may say "We're not Apple Computer!" We can't generate the innovative ideas that Apple does!" We are doomed to…