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Holiday fraud activity up 115% in restaurant industry
December 3, 2021
Fraud is up this holiday season, according to research from Sift, a fraud-prevention firm.
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Speak Cheezy mobile unit to open brick-and-mortar store
December 2, 2021
Speak Cheezy, a mobile sourdough pizzeria, will open a brick-and-mortar store, according to a report in the LA Times. The restaurant will be located in Belmont…
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Blaze Pizza signs multi-unit Miami deal
December 2, 2021
Blaze Pizza has signed a franchise development agreement that will expand the brand's South Florida footprint. Nine units are planned for the greater Miami…
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Persistence drives success at Andolini's
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Andolini's has grown to five locations in Tulsa. Manning the helm are Mike Bausch and his brother, Jim Bausch, who keep tight reins on operations even as the…
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Black Friday restaurant gift-card sales increase
December 1, 2021
Restaurant gift card sales were up on Black Friday compared to 2020, but still off their 2019 highs, according to a press release by Patronix Systems Inc.
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Grimaldi's donates $102K to non-profits
December 1, 2021
Grimaldi's Pizzeria has announced that it has donated $102,000 to its 2021 non-profit partners, including Childhelp, the American Heart Association and No Kid…
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Slice to offer pizzeria for a day
December 1, 2021
Pizza ordering platform Slice is offering customers the chance to take over a pizzeria for a day.
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Canadian restaurant visits down; off-premise dining rising
November 30, 2021
Online and physical visits to Canadian restaurants and foodservice outlets were flat in the year ending Sept. 2021, compared to a year ago when traffic was…
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Zalat Pizza expands in Houston market
November 30, 2021
Zalat Pizza will open its first Houston location in midtown on Dec. 6. This is Zalat's first location outside of the Dallas/ Ft. Worth Metroplex. The store…
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Stellar Pizza to launch in LA
November 30, 2021
Robotics-powered mobile pizza restaurant Stellar Pizza will launch in Los Angeles in Spring 2022.
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Hungry Howie's taps Steve Clough as director of franchise development
November 30, 2021
Hungry Howie's Pizza has appointed Steve Clough as director of franchise development, according to a press release.
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Yum China expands benefits for restaurant general managers
November 29, 2021
Yum China will offer enhanced medical insurance coverage of up to RMB 1 million to each of its approximately 10,000 restaurant general managers. The upgraded…
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Aliño Pizzeria to give away free pizza to COVID front-line workers
November 29, 2021
Aliño Pizzeria in Mooresville, North Carolina, will offer free pizza to COVID-19 front-line workers in a COVID Heroes Appreciation Day on Dec. 7, according to…
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Punchh, Tattle upgrade partnership to provide guest feedback
November 24, 2021
Tattle, a customer feedback technology platform built with an open API, has supercharged its Punchh Loyalty integration with Menu Item-Level feedback…
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Pizza vending machine opens at San Antonio airport
November 24, 2021
Basil Street Pizza, an automated pizza kitchen, has opened in the San Antonio Airport, according to a KSAT news report.
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Donatos releases Cookies 'N Cream Twists
November 24, 2021
Donatos latest dessert, Cookies 'N Cream Twists, are made with Oreo cookie pieces and available at all traditional locations for a limited time, according to a…
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LaRosa's to open in Louisville, Kentucky
November 24, 2021
Kentucky-based development company One Holland will introduce Cincinnati-based LaRosa's Family Pizzeria to Louisville, Kentucky, in the fall of 2022. The…
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What's behind Papa Johns' brand refresh?
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
After nine straight quarters of growth, Papa Johns is ready for the next phrase in the company's history with a brand refresh that updates stores and logos.
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Papa Johns signs 60-unit deal for Africa
November 23, 2021
Papa Johns is expanding into Sub-Saharan Africa. Franchise partner Kitchen Express LTD, a subsidiary of AAH Limited, the majority shareholder of Hass Petroleum…
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