Restaurant gift card sales surging

August 16, 2021

Restaurant gift card sales appear to be making a strong recovery after a trying 2020, according to the Paytronix Mid-Year Gift Card Report 2021. It found that…

Plant-based proteins on pizza grew 56% in 2nd quarter

August 16, 2021

Plant-based protein meats saw a 56% growth in the pizza market during the second quarter of 2021, according to a press release from the NPD Group.

Waba Grill flares up sales with digital drive-thru menus

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

WaBa Grill, a fast casual known for healthy rice bowls, fresh chicken and Ribeye steak, was looking for new ways to entice customers and lift overall sales.

Fast Fired to deploy Piestro pizza machines

August 16, 2021

Carbone Restaurant Group is partnering with Piestro to expand its Fast Fired pizza chain, according to an email from Piestro.

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream to expand in southwest Florida

August 16, 2021

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has signed an agreement with franchisee Christina Tennant and family to open several restaurants throughout southwest…

Romeo’s Pizza expanding in North Carolina

August 13, 2021

Romeo's Pizza continues to expand its footprint with a franchise multi-unit agreement in North Carolina.

Restaurant industry players launch Better Business survey to help chefs

August 13, 2021

The Culinary Institute of America is partnering with the James Beard Foundation, Black Food Folks, S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy and Fine Dining Lovers to…

Sodexo, Kiwibot team to provide robot food delivery to U.S. colleges

August 13, 2021

Sodexo has partnered with Kiwibot, a robotic last-mile delivery company, to deliver meals at three campuses this month: New Mexico State University, Loyola…

Restaurant recovery a slow go in Q2 2021

August 13, 2021

Consumer spend at restaurants rose 32% in the April-May-June 2021 quarter, compared to the same quarter last year, and flat compared to the same quarter in…

Focus Brands International leader talks success in the post-COVID world

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Focus Brands International President Beto Guajardo shared his insight, as well as personal and professional lessons in business growth, during his keynote…

ParTech teams with Grubbrr, integrates Brink POS, Punchh

August 11, 2021

ParTech Inc., a restaurant technology company and provider of a commerce cloud platform for enterprise restaurants, has partnered with Grubbrr, a self-ordering…

Marco's Pizza plans to open 5 locations in Cleveland area

August 11, 2021

Marco's Pizza, a pizza chain featuring authentic Italian recipes and fresh-made dough, continues to expand in the Cleveland area with plans to open five stores…

What hourly workers want: More money

August 11, 2021

As the restaurant industry struggles with an increasing labor shortage — a challenge forcing many eateries to serve just half of customers that could be…

Pizza Hut partners with Beyond Meat for Beyond Pepperoni pizza

August 11, 2021

Pizza Hut has partnered with Beyond Meat to introduce the Beyond Pepperoni plant-based pizza. The pizza will be available at 70 locations in Albany, New York…

PizzaForno expands automated-pizza footprint in North America

August 10, 2021

PizzaForno, an automated pizza oven restaurant, has expanded its footprint in North America with five units in Michigan and seven locations in Canada. The…

Tyson Foods boosts Q3 2021 sales, earnings

August 10, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. reported improved sales and earnings for the three months ending July 3, 2021 compared to Q3, 2020, according to a press release.

Domino's doling out $50M worth of free food

August 10, 2021

It's a summer and fall of freebies for Domino's as the pizza brand promises to give away $50 million in free food to randomly chosen customers.

A deep dive into one brand's food safety strategy

At Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes, food safety is paramount and the safety strategy is proving to pay off in more ways than one.

Pieology to add 5 Idaho restaurants

August 10, 2021

Rob and Laurie Wylie and Michael Gordon of Crash-Coyote LLC have signed an agreement to open five Pieology locations in Idaho, according to a press release.

US Foods reports improved sales, earnings for Q2 2021

August 10, 2021

US Foods Holding Corp. reported strong sales and earnings for the second quarter of 2021 ending July 3 as markets lifted in-person dining restrictions on…