NCR acquires Foremost Business Systems

August 24, 2021

NCR Corporation has announced the acquisition of Foremost Business Systems, a point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant solutions provider in Minneapolis, according…

800 Degrees Pizza to deploy Piestro pizza vending machines

August 24, 2021

800 Degrees Pizza will offer consumers a fully automated culinary experience under an agreement with Piestro, a provider of a robotic pizza machine, according…

Donatos adds a grilled cheese pizza menu option

August 23, 2021

Donatos is adding an ultimate grilled cheese pizza to its menu for a limited time.

General Assembly Pizza taps Hormis Tharakan as COO

August 23, 2021

General Assembly Pizza has named Hormis Tharakan as chief operating officer. The brand's parent company is Toronto-based General Assembly Holdings Limited.

Jollibee deploys temperature monitoring from Digi

August 23, 2021

Jollibee Foods Corp. has deployed digital hazard-analysis-critical-control-point and temperature monitoring solutions from Digi International's SmartSense line…

Google still top restaurant search tool, false reviews remain challenging

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Managing Editor, Pizza Today

Google users utilize the 'near me' feature when searching for nearby restaurants. But consumers are also using other sites to find dining places and false…

How to level up and meet the moment

Bob Vergidis, founder and chief vision officer at pointofsale.cloud discusses how in just one year, the COVID experience has moved the restaurant business 1…

Emmy Squared Pizza enters North Carolina

August 23, 2021

Detroit-style Emmy Square Pizza will open its first North Carolina location early next month in Charlotte.

Aspen Institute, Rouxbe intro online course for safe restaurant dining

August 20, 2021

The Aspen Institute's Food & Society Program has partnered with online culinary school Rouxbe to launch a free online training course on safe restaurant…

Are mask, vaccination rules too harsh on restaurants?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Restaurant operators are starting to feel a sense of deja vu as cities around the country re-instate mask mandates in an effort to protect consumers from the…

Plant-based proteins for pizza getting very popular

August 20, 2021

Pizza is more popular than ever and consumers are hungry for plant-based protein meat choices and ingredients. In fact, the shipped number of units jumped 56…

Restaurant spending up in second quarter

August 20, 2021

Consumer spending at U.S. restaurants was up 32% in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to…

9 tips for running a restaurant delivery operation

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

As food delivery becomes more popular with dining patrons, delivery is a high-demand service. Following are nine best practices for launching and running a…

Nationwide restaurant foot traffic up 52% since start of 2021

August 19, 2021

Foot traffic and in-store visits in food and beverage establishments is up 52% since the start of 2021, according to the data from Zenreach.

Pizza Inn inks North Carolina multi-unit franchise agreement

August 19, 2021

Pizza Inn has signed a multi-unit development agreement for North Carolina, with the first of the four locations to open in Lincolnton in spring 2022.

Marco's Pizza taps Keith Sizemore as development VP

August 19, 2021

Marco's Pizza has named Keith Sizemore as vice president of development.

Pizza Factory expanding California footprint

August 19, 2021

Pizza Factory is expanding within its home state of California as franchisee Tim Nguyen is launching a Pizza Factory Express in Orange County.

Pyromart intros retailing platform

August 18, 2021

Pyromart, a pyrotechnic pop-up retail platform, has introduced a platform for restaurants and retailers to support seasonal events such as football firework…

What the restaurant industry can learn from Amazon

by James Shea

James Shea, director of content strategy at Zuppler, explains why restaurant and foodservice operators should take a long hard look at Amazon's model and how…

Can you guess where the cheapest pizza is in the U.S.?

Depending on location, pizza can be super cheap in the U.S. or super expensive. Find out how your state and city ranks when it comes to pizza prices and the…