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SpotOn adds vaccination status feature
August 18, 2021
Restaurant reservation provider SpotOn has added a vaccination status feature to its SpotOn Reserve system in response to increasing mandates that customers be…
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Little Caesars goes a bit crazy with a calzone
August 17, 2021
Little Caesars is debuting a Crazy Calzony menu item, a "perfect hybrid product for pizza and calzone lovers," for a limited time later this month, according…
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DoorDash posts hefty loss on Q2 2021 revenue gain
August 17, 2021
DoorDash Inc., the food delivery service, reported a hefty loss on higher revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2021, according to a press release.
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How to build, analyze and transform post-pandemic customer experiences
August 17, 2021
Customer expectations have evolved more in the past 18 months than in the past 10 years, thanks to technology changes and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pizza Inn announces multi-unit franchise deal in Qatar
August 17, 2021
Pizza Inn has a five-unit development agreement with Principal Master Licensee Walid Haider, chairman of Azalea Investment LLC in Qatar.
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Mr. Gatti’s bottles proprietary buttermilk Ranch dressing
August 16, 2021
After 50 years of customer requests, Mr. Gatti's Pizza has bottled its buttermilk ranch dressing for retail sale, online and in select company locations…
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Papa John’s Shaq-A-Roni pizza with purpose returns
August 16, 2021
Papa John's is bringing back its Shaq-A-Roni, an exclusive menu item developed with former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, who is a franchisee…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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