RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Restaurant 365

Restaurant365 is a cloud-based, all-inclusive, back-office solution that combines key restaurant modules with an integrated accounting backbone. Restaurant36…

Ice cream sales in no danger of melting away

June 16, 2021

Ice cream sales after Memorial Day Weekend were up 74% over the same period in 2020, according to Paytronix Systems Inc., which found that the weekend's daily…

Taking the data-driven approach to loyalty

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

A metric-driven implementation of a restaurant's loyalty program will bring a focus on the business's objectives as well as accountability around the program's…

Happy Joe's selects Speedline for online ordering

June 16, 2021

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has selected SpeedLine Solutions Inc. as its exclusive online ordering provider, according to a news release. The Iowa-based…

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Selects SpeedLine Solutions Inc. As Their Exclusive Online Ordering Provider

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream recently announced that it has selected SpeedLine Solutions Inc. as its exclusive online ordering provider.

Sally's Apizza store opening 2nd store

June 15, 2021

New Haven, Connecticut-based Sally's Apizza is opening several locations starting with its second unit in Stamford opening this summer inside a…

US Foods' latest product launch hopes to cut BOH labor

June 15, 2021

In an effort to help restaurant operators handle labor shortages while filling increased offsite orders as well as a resurgence of on-site diners, US Foods has…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: MarketMan

MarketMan is the leading back-of-house solution that provides restaurateurs complete control over inventory, supply management, and procurement; ultimately…

When your pie looks back at you -- the cicada pizza experiment

June 15, 2021

Ah, cicadas — those beady-eyed and beastly little faulty flyers we love to hate! Who knew their very presence at a restaurant taste-testing would prompt…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: GroundTruth

GroundTruth is the leading location platform for driving visits and performance. Using its proprietary Blueprints technology, GroundTruth is able to reach…

Domino's, Papa John's, Yum stock prices up ... as are pump prices

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Major pizza restaurant companies fared well, for the most part, in trading last week. But their gains in stock prices are being eaten into by increasing losses…

Lunchbox, Otter partner to streamline ordering

June 11, 2021

Smart-ordering system company, Lunchbox, and Otter, a delivery management and optimization solution, are partnering to help restaurant owners increase…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Netsurion

Netsurion BranchSDO is a comprehensive software-defined branch network solution that combines a powerful yet easily-deployed edge appliance and cloud…

Happy Joe's gets happier thanks to sales surge

June 11, 2021

Iowa-based Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has significant sales gain in the last three months, with sales up 23% on average over the March through May time…

Restaurant365 acquires Compeat

June 11, 2021

Irvine, California-based Restaurant365, a restaurant management platform, has acquired Compeat, which provides restaurant back office, workforce and business…

3 Ways Russo’s is preparing for dine-in surge

Anthony Russo, founder and chef of Russo's New York Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen, shares three changes he's making to ensure the business can accommodate the…

Zalat Pizza adding 12th location

June 10, 2021

Zalat Pizza will have 12 locations when it opens its latest store Monday in Flower Mound, Texas, where it will serve only takeout through Zalat's website or…

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Middleby

Of all things a company can supply none is more important than trust. This is evident at the Middleby Corporation by our strong relationship with customers…

Miami's Pizza Bar accepting bitcoin

June 10, 2021

Menin Hospitality, which owns hotel and restaurant chains, including Pizza Bar restaurants in Miami Beach, is embracing cryptocurrency as a form of payment via…

Toast acquires xtraCHEF

June 10, 2021

Boston-based restaurant cloud platform Toast has acquired a suite of back-office restaurant tools, called xtraCHEF, a news release said.