Post-pandemic coffee demand taking flight

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The coffee industry has a big opportunity to promote out-of-home coffee given the consumer's rising coffee appreciation.

Pizza Cat Max expands to Detroit

August 16, 2022

Pizza Cat Max has opened in Detroit's Greektown district, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

A&W Teams Up with Jolt to Streamline Operations

A&W Restaurants has partnered with Jolt Software, the leader in digital food safety and operations execution software, for checklist, employee communication…

Restaurant gift card sales continue recovery

August 15, 2022

The number of gift cards sold in 2021 increased by 22%, year over year, and sales in the first half of 2022 are just 2% behind the 2021 level.

Vivid teams with Advanced Mobile Payment on POS payment solution

August 15, 2022

Vivid, a software and payments provider for the restaurant industry, has signed a strategic partnership with Advanced Mobile Payment Inc., a provider of…

Spinato's Pizzeria & Family Kitchen named official pizza of Phoenix Suns

August 15, 2022

Arizona-based Spinato's Pizzeria & Family Kitchen will be the official pizza of the Phoenix Suns during the NBA season starting in October, according to an…

Domino’s Pizza offers half-off menu-priced pizzas

August 15, 2022

Domino's Pizza is offering half-off all menu-priced pizzas ordered online, according to a press release.

Brew pub, pizzeria finds ready workforce in people with disabilities

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Brewability is a Colorado brew pub and pizzeria. What set the pizzeria apart from others in the industry is its employees: Brewability hires those with…

Pizza Pizza introduces real-time tracking

August 12, 2022

Canada-based Pizza Pizza has partnered with Captain AI to offer its customers real-time order tracking via the company app, according to a press release.

Papa Murphy's announces winner of customer hack contest

August 12, 2022

Papa Murphy's has announced the winners of its Back Outside the Lines contest, which encouraged customers to submit their favorite pizza hacks. More than 7,00…

Raydiant, Square team up to boost restaurant performance

August 12, 2022

Raydiant, an in-location experience platform for brick-and-mortar enterprises, is teaming up with Square, a software, payments and hardware company, to…

US Foods improves Q2 2022 results

August 12, 2022

US Foods Holding Corp. improved its sales and earnings for Q2 2022 against the prior year period, exceeding analysts' revenue expectations, according to a…

Pizza Hut partners with Dairy Farmers of America to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

August 11, 2022

Pizza Hut and its parent company Yum Brands have partnered with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a farmer-owned coop with more than 11,500 farm family, and…

Fast Casual Hall of Fame inductees include Fazoli's, Panera Bread, Native Brand leaders

Fazoli's former CEO Carl Howard, Native Foods CEO Carin Stutz and Blaine Hurst, former Panera Bread CEO, make up the inaugural class of the Fast Casual Hall of…

Blaze Pizza increases fundraiser donations

August 11, 2022

Blaze Pizza will increase ongoing donations to school-related organizations by 5% for dine-in and online fundraisers during the month of September, according…

Sysco beats Q4 and FY 2022 sales, earnings expectations

August 10, 2022

Sysco Corp. boosted its Q4 and FY 2022 results, surpassing revenue and earnings expectations, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:

Jet’s Pizza OrderAI Talk pilot delivers wins

August 10, 2022

A pilot program of HungerRush's OrderAI Talk at Jet's Pizza is delivering wins on more than a few fronts — from a more engaging phone order experience to…

Mountain Mike’s boosts momentum in first half of 2022

August 10, 2022

Mountain Mike's Pizza says it has had an impressive first half of 2022, according to a press release.

Fat Lip Pizza opens in Corona, California

August 10, 2022

Fat Lip Pizza has opened in Corona, California. Originally operating out of a food truck, the brick-and-mortar location features a 20-tap self-pour draft…

Mici Italian to open Colorado location with new design, branding

August 10, 2022

Eight-unit Mici Italian will open its Southglenn, Colorado, location Aug. 15, 2022. It's the first of their Colorado restaurants to debut the brand's refreshed…