Why QSR loyalty marketing misses 95% of diners and what to do about it

You know great loyalty programs can pay off for QSRs. But what many operators don't know is how many customers even the greatest loyalty initiatives miss. This…

Pieology loads up on loyalty features

March 18, 2021

Pieology has enhanced its Pie Life consumer app to allow customers to find nearby locations, get directions, see hours, view menus and to more easily redeem…

On-demand webinar: How to keep fraudsters from bilking your QSR via the Telegram app

One of the latest scams targeting QSRs involves everything from the so-called "deep web" to bitcoin payments and, of course, fraud on just about every level.

Raydiant integrates digital signage with Toast for restaurants

March 17, 2021

Raydiant, a digital signage platform provider, has integrated with Toast Inc., a restaurant management provider, to offer better experiences for customers. In…

Olo tops $450M IPO

March 17, 2021

Olo Inc., a food-ordering software company, has raised $450 million in an initial public offering of its Class A common stock.

CPK official pizza of LA Dodgers

March 17, 2021

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is the official pizza of the World Champions Los Angeles Dodgers through an exclusive multi-year partnership that will bring CPK…

Mod Pizza provides PTO for employee vaccinations, launches anti-recidivism program

March 17, 2021

Mod Pizza is giving employees up to four hours of paid time off to get the COVID-19 vaccine — two hours for each dose received, according to a press release.

Antioch Pizza set to expand franchise

March 17, 2021

Antioch Pizza Shop has launched a strategic franchising initiative that will accelerate its expansion, according to a news release.

Reno Pizza Factory changes hands

March 17, 2021

Multi-brand franchisee, Ron Chadwick, has assumed ownership of the Reno Red Rock Pizza Factory store.

How to Protect Your Restaurant from Online Order Scammers

Learn about how fraudsters are using the online apps to rip off restaurants through a complex scheme that intercedes online orders.

Cicis successfully completes restructuring

March 16, 2021

Cicis has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 protection, completing the process in less than two months. The company said the reorganization strengthened its…

Pie Five 'reinvents' its pan crust

March 16, 2021

The crust is the star of Pie Five Pizza's latest menu innovation, which the brand said is a "reinvention of its pan crust option," according to a news release.

Webinar: How to hire, train and retain great pizzeria employees

March 15, 2021

The ever-present, but always vexing problem of hiring for restaurant industry in-store positions has only seemed to deepen, despite the layoffs of the…

Mountain Mike's franchisee opens 2 stores in 1 week

March 15, 2021

A longtime Mountain Mike's Pizza franchisee and developer agent has opened two stores in Riverside County, California in a single week. Robby Basati opened…

Pizza Hut AR Pac-Man game triggered via pizza box

March 15, 2021

In its latest campaign, Pizza Hut is harkening back to its shared history with those consumers who spent some of their youth in one of strangely roofed stores…

Domino's promotes executive to leadership team

March 15, 2021

Frank Garrido has been promoted to executive vice president, U.S. operations and support, at Domino's Pizza Inc. Garrido, who had previously served as a senior…

Pizza stock prices bounce as basketball 'madness' begins

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

March Madness begins and the pizza-eating and investing kicks off.

Pizza vending machine in Scotland goes viral on social media

March 15, 2021

A video of a pizza vending machine in action got more than 1.5 million social media views after a 20-year-old woman, Honey Keenan, posted a video on TikTok…

Little Caesars planning 10 more Tampa stores this year

March 12, 2021

Little Caesars is growing its presence in Tampa and surrounding cities with 10 units opening by year's end. By 2024, the brand will have added 30 additional…

Pizza operators making Pi Day a numbers game

March 12, 2021

That annual celebration of the circle — or at least the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (3.14) — is about to happen Sunday, March 14. The…