Pizza Inn 'butters up' customers with crust innovation

March 29, 2021

Pizza Inn has updated its crust recipe to feature buttery garlic, Romano and Parmesan cheeses. Starting today all of Pizza Inn's house-made crust edges will be…

Compeat partners with 6 POS solutions to improve customer experience

March 29, 2021

Austin, Texas-based Compeat, a restaurant-specific accounting, back office, workforce and business intelligence management software, has partnered with Union…

How to unblock your restaurant’s loyalty “blind spot”

March 29, 2021

Playing a game of hit-or-miss is not something you want to do with your restaurant's loyalty program. Yet, that's exactly what most restaurants are doing…

Spring rings in with lower pizza commodity prices, higher stock values

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

Pizza operators get some good reasons to have a little "spring in their steps."

Can you use American Rescue Plan Act to save your restaurant?

On March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that includes $28.6 billion for a…

Ordermark leverages Epson printers for Nextbite virtual kitchen solutions

March 25, 2021

The Ordermark restaurant management solution now includes the Epson OmniLink TM-T88VI point-of-sale printer that allows restaurants to print brick-and-mortar…

The supply chain problem: How to strengthen systems now

From pepperoni to PPE shortages, the pandemic has painfully pointed out the chinks in the national, as well as individual, business supply chains. A…

It's Just Wings Google integration makes ordering as easy as Googling

March 24, 2021

Brinker International, Inc.'s first virtual brand, It's Just Wings, has integrated with Google so customers can order directly via Google Search and Google…

Tripadvisor, Reckitt partner to boost traveler confidence

March 24, 2021

Travel guidance platform Tripadvisor is teaming up with Reckitt, the maker of Lysol, to boost confidence among travelers and prepare tourism and hospitality…

Flynn acquires 1K-plus US Pizza Hut, Wendy's locations

March 24, 2021

Flynn Restaurant Group, the nation's largest franchise operator, doubled its size today with the completed acquisition of 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy's stores…

Little Caesars seeks to grow in the Big Apple

March 24, 2021

Little Caesars wants to build a New York City presence and is setting a goal to sign at least a dozen franchise units in the market in 2021, according to a…

Cajun-inspired pizzeria deploys tech to tap into beer-lovers market

March 24, 2021

A Greenville, South Carolina pizzeria known for its Cajun-inspired pizzas is now working on becoming known for its beer assortment as well. Pizza Artista just…

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut parent buys conversational commerce company

March 24, 2021

Yum Brands has acquired the Israeli ordering and marketing platform company Tictuk Technologies. The company said the move gives customers of its brands — KFC…

Independent restaurants need more digital ordering, payment options

March 24, 2021

Expanding digital ordering and payment options could help independent restaurants drive customer spend, according to a report published by Newton…

CORE urging customers to eat out to raise money for restaurant employees

March 23, 2021

Children of Restaurant Employees, a national non-profit organization offering financial help to industry employees with children, is urging customers to order…

Revolution Technologies expands online ordering capabilities with Google

March 23, 2021

Revolution Technologies, a multi-patented technology owner and off-premise partner for restaurants that provides an order management software platform that…

Money talks: A look into what private equity looks for

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

Unprecedented change across any business, like that of the last year, tends to also trigger a flood of interest from investors. Such is the case with the fast…

Restaurant payment option aims to slice charge-back costs

March 22, 2021

In a restaurant climate that demands increasing payment options to enhance customer safety and convenience, POS provider, SpeedLine is releasing a SpeedLine…

Domino's, Datatron partnership amps up AI, machine learning forecasting

March 22, 2021

Domino's is using AI ModelOps provider, Datatron, and its platform to improve the pizza company's AI and machine learning capabilities, according to a press…

A big mix-up: Pizza stock, commodity prices run the gamut

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

Though most major publicly traded pizza brands trended upward in price last week, pizza commodity prices were a true mixed bag last week.