Menu labeling and the impact on operators

Betsy Craig shares some points from her presentation at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

The NRA perspective at the Pizza Executive Summit 2011

Scott DeFife, head of Policy & Government Affairs for the National Restaurant Association, talked about legislation concerns at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

A Big Apple surprise – restaurateur shows concern for food allergies

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

I jumped out of the cab and just stood there taking it all in – the smell of roasted peanuts, the constant honking of taxis and the bright lights of hundreds…

Duncan Hines Amazing Glazes -- old technology in new packaging

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

What makes Duncan Hines' new Amazing Glazes so "amazing?" Does it represent new technology? Or do the glazes represent a new application of an old technology?

Pizza Executive Summit: 'It's hip to be Foursquare'

Social media was a hot topic this week at the Pizza Executive Summit in Chicago, where operators heard from a variety of professionals who use it to help grow…

Pizza Hut launches media review

June 30, 2011

Pizza Hut may be shopping for a new media agency, according to Ad Age.

SpeedLine delivering new blog to pizza pros

June 30, 2011

Pizza and delivery point of sale vendor SpeedLine Solutions Inc., has introduced a new restaurant point-of-sale blog called On Point. The new feature is an…

Pizza Patrón debuts chorizo topping

June 30, 2011

After two years of development, Pizza Patrón has officially rolled out its chorizo topping.

Flippin' Pizza testing mobile wallet

June 30, 2011

United States restaurants may be another step closer to allowing customers to pay with their mobile phones. MobilePayUSA, a division of Irvine, Calif.-based…

NRA: Restaurant industry optimism, sales take a hit in May

June 30, 2011

As a result of softer same-store sales and traffic levels and fading optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for the restaurant industry softened in…

Papa Gino’s one-day deal yields 10 percent sales boost

June 30, 2011

Sister chains Papa Gino's and D'Angelo's recent one-day, 50-percent off online deal, facilitated through the ONOSYS Online Ordering system, boosted ticket…

Pizza Executive Summit: Growing your business with the 'Power of One'

Restaurants hoping to succeed in today's economic times must know who they are, what they are and where they are going, according to Kathleen Wood, a…

Pizza professionals: It's hip to be Foursquare

Streetza Pizza entrepreneur Scott Baitinger talked about the value of this social media application at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

The value of location-based marketing to pizza operators

Asif Khan talked about the strategy at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

Grow your pizza business with the Power of One

Consultant Kathleen Wood talks about her session at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

California Pizza Kitchen now offering gluten-free crust

June 29, 2011

California Pizza Kitchen announced this week the addition of 10 menu items including a gluten-free crust option for 29 of its pizzas.

Dallas is Straw Hat's newest locale

June 29, 2011

Straw Hat Pizza has opened its newest restaurant in Dallas under the direction of Franchisee Gurdeep Singh.

CiCi's to send two families to Orlando

June 29, 2011

This summer, CiCi's Pizza will send two families of four on all-expenses paid trips to Universal Orlando Resort Vacation with its Family Funtacular scratch-off…

Hunt Brothers helping tornado-stricken communities

June 29, 2011

Hunt Brothers Pizza recently donated $20,000 to help support ongoing relief efforts throughout the nation's communities hit by tornadoes this spring.

Consumer Reports releases first QSR survey; smaller chains prevail

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

June 29, 2011

Quick-service giants McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Taco Bell failed to impress Consumer Reports subscribers in the magazine's first-ever quick-service food…