Mountain Mike's opens in Highland, California

March 5, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Highland store in San Bernadino County in California. Owned by 16-unit franchisee and area developer Robby Basati…

Chicago pizzeria to feature hemp leaf pies

March 5, 2021

Chicago's Paper Thin Pizza is making the many-pointed star-shaped leaves of the hemp plant the star of its pizzas for a special seating on March 6. The…

Thanx’s launches system to give restaurants more content control

Thanx, a guest engagement and retention platform company, has launched a content management system to give restaurants and retailers the control and…

Schnatter alleges Papa John's media agency conspired to send him 'out to pasture'

March 4, 2021

In recently opened court documents, Papa John's former CEO John Schnatter took direct aim at the pizza company's former media agency, Laundry Service, for…

A passion for mentoring drives Cornbread's WILD certification

FastCasual and Messner Reeves are honoring fast casual brands dedicated to ensuring that women have a seat at the leadership table.

The Salad Station adding cloud-based POS system

March 3, 2021

Louisiana-based The Salad Station has tapped Revel's cloud-based POS system to help it grow from 30 locations to 100 over the next three years. Revel…

Has pizza vending's time finally arrived? PizzaForno’s off to a good start

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Canadian entrepreneurs Will Moyer and Les Tomlin believe they have all the right ingredients for a successful pizza vending business: the right equipment…

Pizza Factory January same-store sales up 15%

March 3, 2021

Pizza Factory has started the new year on a high note, with its sales up more than 11% over the previous year, while same-store sales grew more than 15% in…

How to keep fraudsters from bilking your QSR via Telegram

March 3, 2021

If there's one thing we know about criminals, it's that they're always improving their methods of ripping off the rest of us. That has certainly been the case…

White House amps up NRA's pro-Restaurant Revitalization Fund letter to Congress

March 2, 2021

Shortly after the National Restaurant Association sent an urgent request to Congress in support of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Tuesday, the White House…

Yum Brands to buy AI-based consumer insights company

March 2, 2021

Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill, has signed a deal to buy AI-based customer insights and marketing…

Romeo's romances Northern Ohio

March 2, 2021

Romeo's Pizza has opened a store in the northern Ohio city of Streetsboro, on State Route 43, a news release said.

Pizza execs will discuss how to hire, train, retain great employees

March 1, 2021

A restaurant brand is only as strong as its employees, which is why QSRWeb has tapped Hotbox Pizza Founder Gabe Connell and Mary Kay Haas, Pizza Factory's…

MOD Pizza reports 5% systemwide sales decline for 2020, boosts digital revenue

March 1, 2021

MOD Super-Fast Pizza Holdings LLC reported a 5% decline in systemwide sales, to $461 million, and a 1% net revenue decline, to $388 million in fiscal 2020…

Little Caesars franchisee opening Mutts locations in Arizona

March 1, 2021

Mutts Canine Cantina, a restaurant for dogs and their owners, will open six locations in Phoenix via a franchise agreement with Cafrema Investments, which owns…

Surviving Crises: Research proves ethical leadership key

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

A recent university study revealed that there was long-term value for brands that hire ethical leaders.

Campaign provides free restaurant services, aid

March 1, 2021

Bellevue, Washington-based software developer, Pacific Software Publishing Inc., has launched a campaign to help restaurants struggling to recover from…

RFIS postponed to August, Focus Brands president will keynote

March 1, 2021

Networld Media Group, the parent company of FastCasual, has postponed the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit to Aug. 10-12, according to Cherryh…

ParTech adds Lunchbox to POS ecosystem

February 26, 2021

ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software for the restaurant and retail industries, is weaving Lunchbox, a suite of online ordering tools, to its expanding…

National Restaurant Association cancels May show

February 26, 2021

Event organizers of the National Restaurant Association Show are cancelling the 2021 National Restaurant Association Show, which was scheduled May 22-25 at…