Domino's leads the pizza pack in weekly stock market gains

Domino's first-quarter results might have missed the mark slightly last week, but investors didn't seem to mind.

Hungry Howie's opens 1st Birmingham store

April 30, 2021

Hungry Howie's opened its first Birmingham, Alabama store this week, a first for franchisee Falgun Patel, a news release said.

Smokey Bones adds Columbus ghost kitchen

April 30, 2021

Casual dining brand Smokey Bones this week opened a 200-square-foot ghost kitchen in Columbus, Ohio that will serve as the production hub for that brand and…

Domino’s looking to hire 4,000 team members in Florida

April 30, 2021

Domino's franchise-owned locations are looking to hire nearly 4,000 team members in 400 stores in the state of Florida. The positions range from delivery…

Popular pizza machine draws controversy in Scotland

April 29, 2021

A pizza vending machine in Glasgow, Scotland has become the center of controversy since city officials claim it should not have been installed in the first…

Romeo's Pizza/FranFast partner to launch 13 more stores by year's end

April 29, 2021

Romeos' Pizza is using its partnership with franchise management suite, FranFast, to help it onboard franchisees who've joined the brand over the last eight…

Domino's Q1 retail sales up 16.7%, but revenues miss estimates

April 29, 2021

U.S. franchise same-store sales growth and international retail sales growth helped Domino's delivery a pretty healthy first-quarter financial report this…

SpotOn partners with US Small Business Administration to streamline restaurant fund application

April 29, 2021

SpotOn, a restaurant management systems provider, is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist restaurants in gaining funds from the…

Marco's Pizza signs 88 franchise agreements

April 29, 2021

Marco's Pizza, based in Toledo, Ohio, has signed 88 franchise agreements since the beginning of 2021 as part of its strategy to grow its 1,000-unit footprint…

Restaurant Revitalization Fund application process opening Monday

April 27, 2021

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which provides $28.6 billion in relief funds to restaurants and other hard-hit food establishments that have experienced…

Online restaurant ordering is here to stay, reveals report

April 27, 2021

Restaurant mobile order ahead, curbside pickup and delivery services aren't going anywhere once the COVID-19 pandemic ends as 92% of vaccinated dining…

Little Caesars to add 50 Northwest US stores, names supply chain chief

April 27, 2021

Detroit-based Little Caesars is adding stores in the Pacific Northwest and adding a supply chain chief to its leadership ranks, according to a series of news…

DoorDash changes pricing, offers 15% commission option

DoorDash is launching a sliding scale pricing structure for local restaurants that it says is intended to give operators options to make more money and adjust…

Restaurants can serve more diners with pay-at-the-table tech

by Dirk Izzo

As the country goes into recovery mode from the pandemic, options like QR codes can help lure safety-conscious consumers back inside to dine indoors. Dirk…

Round Table begins LA growth spurt with brand's 1st ghost kitchen

April 26, 2021

Global Franchise Group, the franchisor of Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Marble Slab Creamery and Pretzelmaker, has launched a…

Donatos pays homage to the Green Goddess

April 26, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizza is taking its menu to new and lofty heights with the addition of its Green Goddess Salad, beginning today nationally in its…

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut parent to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

April 26, 2021

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grille parent, Yum Brands, will decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 in partnership with its…

Domino's revives 'Noid' to promote Nuro delivery

April 26, 2021

Love him or hate him, Domino's Pizza is returning one of its oldest advertising characters to the spotlight in the pizza-delivery-stumping anti-hero, the Noid.

Wing supply wanes as commodity prices gain

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

Those percolators of pizza brand sales nationally, known as chicken wings, are running short of demand, causing prices paid for the favored edibles to go up as…

Papa John's partners with Google Cloud to migrate data centers to cloud

April 23, 2021

Papa John's International has partnered with Google Cloud to migrate its data centers to the Google Cloud service. With this migration, Papa John's will be…