Jordan Hospitality Group becomes largest Donatos franchise partner

January 12, 2022

Donatos has announced that the Jordan Hospitality Group has taken over the ownership and daily operation of the 21 restaurants in the Indianapolis market…

Stoner's Pizza Joint to open in Palm Coast, Florida

January 12, 2022

Stoner's Pizza Joint will open its fifth location in the northeast Florida market in Palm Coast, Florida. The restaurant will be located at at…

ItsaCheckmate expands partnership with Grubhub

January 12, 2022

ItsaCheckmate, a technology provider for streamlining digital orders and menus, is expanding its partnership with online food delivery marketplace Grubhub.

Papa Johns promotes Anne Fischer to chief marketing and digital officer

January 11, 2022

Papa John's International has promoted Anne Fischer to chief marketing and digital officer.

Pandemic isn't slowing down Zalat Pizza’s growth

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Zalat Pizza just opened its first store outside the Dallas-Ft .Worth market, marking its seventeenth store in total. Eight more units are planned, and the…

Peter Piper to launch funpass game play

January 11, 2022

Peter Piper Pizza will roll out a digital play card in lieu of game tokens and paper prize tickets. The technology initially will launch in its Phoenix and…

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream reopens in Galena, Illinois

January 11, 2022

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has reopened in Galena, Illinois, according to a press release.

Pizza Hut adds plant-based crumbles to Canadian menu

January 10, 2022

Pizza Hut has added plant-based sausage to its permanent menu in its 450 Canadian stores, according to a CNBC report.

Mountain Mike's Pizza opens 1st store in Mesa, Arizona

January 10, 2022

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Arizona location. The store, located at 849 N Dobson Rd Ste 112on Dobson Road in Mesa, Arizona, is owned by Pelican…

BurgerFi, Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza add 4 execs to leadership team

January 10, 2022

BurgerFi international has added four senior members to its executive team following the recent acquisition of Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings.

Papa Johns inks historic deal for China expansion

January 7, 2022

Papa John's International has inked a historic deal with FountainVest Partners, one of Asia's leading independent private equity firms, to open more than 1,35…

REEF partners with Americana Group for cloud kitchens in Middle East

January 7, 2022

REEF is partnering with Americana Group to open cloud kitchens that will operate Reef, Americana and third-party brands in the Middle East, according to a…

Pizza Inn locations to help Kentucky tornado victims

January 7, 2022

Pizza Inn restaurants in Kentucky are continuing efforts to support families and first responders impacted by last month's tornado. The brand will host a…

Donatos adds plant-based pepperoni

January 6, 2022

Donatos has introduced plant-based pepperoni in partnership with Field Roast in nearly 170 Donatos locations.

Consumers plan to eat healthier in 2022

January 6, 2022

Forty-six percent of consumers want to eat healthier in 2022, making it the most highly-ranked lifestyle change, followed by working out more often and…

Survey: Pandemic permanently altered consumer-restaurant relationship

January 6, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology — such as POS digital signage — and real…

Jet’s Pizza tops more than 2M text orders

January 6, 2022

Jet's Pizza has completed more than 2 million text orders, generating nearly $54 million in sales, according to a press release.

White Spot Hospitality Selects Jolt for Operation Management

White Spot Hospitality has selected Jolt Software, the leader in digital food safety and operations execution software, for checklists, labels, and temperature…

Blaze Pizza to offer dairy-free Ranch dressing

January 5, 2022

Blaze Pizza is teaming up with Primal Kitchen on a limited-time partnership to bring a new dressing to customers.

LaRosa's promotes 2 c-suite level execs

January 5, 2022

Cincinnati-based LaRosa's Inc. has named Steve Browne as chief people officer and Suzie Pfeiffer as chief financial officer, according to a company press…