Yum! Brands signs Kronos online hiring solution

October 19, 2008

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Kronos Inc. has been selected by Yum! Brands, parent company of A&W All-American Food, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut, and Taco…

Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita opens in Houston

October 19, 2008

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita have opened a co-branded restaurant in Houston. The new unit, which features the foods of both Papa…

L.A. pizzeria debuts record delivery pizza

October 19, 2008

Slice: Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria in Los Angeles has created a 54-inch square delivery pizza. The pizza sells for $199.99, plus $14.99 for each…

Pizza delivery helps cancer patient cope with treatment

October 19, 2008

Mix 101-FM (Orlando, Fla.): Scott McKenzie has been the No. 1 morning man on Orlando radio since the mid-1990s. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with cancer…

NRA, Fishbowl expand partnership for online services

October 19, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Restaurant Association has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Alexandria, Va.-based marketing…

Commodities update - Week of Oct. 20, 2008

October 19, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.87 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 17, up 2 cents from the previous…

WingStreet to make Detroit debut

October 16, 2008

DALLAS –- Delivery wing restaurant WingStreet will co-locate with the 40 Pizza Hut restaurants in the Detroit area.   To mark WingStreet's arrival to Detroit…

FDA seeks advice to improve produce tracking

October 16, 2008

Google/Associated Press: Prompted by this summer's salmonella outbreak that exposed flaws in the nation's food safety system, the government has begun…

Domino's Pizza Tracker Poll: Week 2

October 15, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Pizza ordering trends between Republicans and Democrats remained virtually unchanged in the second week of Domino's Pizza Tracker Poll…

NRA: U.S. restaurant climate toughest since '91

October 15, 2008

Reuters: The National Restaurant Association has said that U.S. restaurants are enduring their toughest time in 17 years as tight credit and falling home…

2008 Fast Casual Summit: FireKing

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine, talks with Scott Canakes of FireKing Security Group.

2008 Fast Casual Summit: Rich Products Corp.

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine, talks with Rod Kirwin, director of marketing for the food service division of Rich Products Corp.

2008 Fast Casual Summit: RealTime HR

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine, conducts a Power Info video session with Todd Rogers, CEO of Realtime HR.

2008 Fast Casual Summit: Torani

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine, conducts a Power Info video session with John Holt of flavored syrup maker Torani.

Pepsi to cut thousands of jobs

October 14, 2008

Associated Press: PepsiCo Inc. will eliminate 3,300 positions globally as a result of lagging soft drink sales in the United States. The company plans to close…

Nashville eyes calorie counts

October 14, 2008

The Tennessean: Nashville is considering requiring restaurants to post calories on menus in an effort to fight obesity.   The Metropolitan Health Board has…

More women bring lunch, study says

October 14, 2008

THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- Harris Interactive has released results of a study commissioned by the Grains Foods Foundation that reports that nearly two-thirds (6…

Eagle Boys' ad campaign wins national PR award

October 14, 2008

BRISBANE, Australia -- Eagle Boys' controversial ‘Measure Up' campaign has been recognized by the Public Relations Institute of Australia in the Consumer…

California Pizza Kitchen launches online ordering

October 14, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen has introduced online ordering at all of its full-service restaurants around the country, the company announced.

Pizza Hut launches Facebook online ordering app

October 14, 2008

DALLAS -- Pizza Hut has unveiled a new application for Facebook giving users the ability to place an order without leaving the social networking Web site. …