Uncertain economy dampens industry outlook

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in August, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Remaking the menu

Pizzeria operators may already have on hand the makings of a popular new dish.

Banking crisis affects GE Capital lending to new franchisees

September 28, 2008

CNN Money: GE Capital's franchise finance arm is tightening its lending for new franchisees, the latest sign that Wall Street's turmoil is spreading to small…

Tony Boombozz intros bourbon-inspired pizza

September 28, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. --  Kentucky is known for fine bourbon, and September is Bourbon Heritage Month in the Bluegrass State. To honor Kentucky's bourbon tradition…

Q&A with MICROS' Tom Moran

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 28, 2008

Retail Customer Experience editor James Bickers recently attended the MICROS 2008 Users Conference. While there he sat down with Tom Moran, vice president of…

Domino's Pizza offers free Oven Baked Sandwiches to anyone named Jared

September 28, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- To promote its new Oven Baked Sandwiches, and poke fun at a national sandwich chain in the process, Domino's Pizza will be giving away a…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 29, 2008

September 28, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged just under $1.97 per pound for the trading week ended Sept. 26, up 5 cents compared…

Papa John's partners with Indiana Jones

September 28, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has introduced the XL Explorer pizza in partnership with the release of the movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal…

Fast Casual launches state of the industry report

September 25, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fast Casual magazine and FastCasual.com have released the "2009 Fast Casual State of the Industry Report."   The 73-page comprehensive study…

Pizza Hut Taiwan removes tainted cheese packets

September 25, 2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Pizza Hut Taiwan on Friday started an investigation into melamine found in its cheese packets after tests showed a high level of the toxic…

Former Pizza Pizza exec fined for tax evasion

September 25, 2008

The Toronto Star: A Toronto businessman and former Pizza Pizza executive is guilty of cheating the public of tax revenues and must pay a hefty fine, a judge…

Seven New York Pizza Huts close

September 25, 2008

The Buffalo News: Seven troubled Pizza Hut locations in Western New York closed their doors Thursday after experiencing years of financial difficulty, a…

Pizza Hut's UK marketing chief resigns

September 24, 2008

Marketing Week: Hugh Wood, chief marketing officer for Pizza Hut UK, has resigned from the business after two years. Wood had just started a rebranding project…

Pizza Inn net up tenfold

September 24, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas -- Comparable-store sales at domestic Pizza Inn restaurants increased 1.8 percent for the company's fourth quarter ended June 29, the company…

Yum! expands hunger relief program

September 24, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands, parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has announced a commitment to raise and donate $80 million over the next five years to…

NRA lauds Senate approval of restaurant depreciation provision

September 24, 2008

2008 Fast Casual Summit: Participants

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine, talks with attendees at the summit.

2008 Fast Casual Summit: Subtotal

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual, talks with Subtotal POS president Joel Doherty.

2009 Fast Casual Summit: Dinner event

Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine, talks with Peter Truitt of Truitt Brothers about A Taste of Oregon at the 2008 Fast Casual Summit dinner event.

2008 Fast Casual Summit: Mobile messaging

A Power Info Video Session on mobile messaging featuring Noah Glass of GoMobo and Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine