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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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, Connect Media

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…