Pizza Guys adding 6 California stores this year

February 2, 2021

Sacramento, California-based, Pizza Guys, said its expanding its network of more than 70 locations, with plans to open six stores over the next few months…

Domino's readies its players for Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2021

COVID may put a crimp on the crowds, but Super Bowl food remains for lots of smaller gatherings and that is what Domino's is hoping will illicit orders galore…

American Express, Resy want Americans to Order In, Help Out

February 1, 2021

American Express and Resy have launched a Order In, Help Out campaign to rally consumers, and the restaurant industry, to support U.S independent restaurants…

Free regularly updated 'cheat sheet' on state COVID-19 dining restrictions

February 1, 2021

For restaurant systems with locations in more than one governing jurisdiction, the pandemic has provided a real logistics nightmare in having to keep track of…

GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program

February 1, 2021

Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…

Pizza traders end January on a sour note

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

Maybe it was the Nor'easter and all that snow heading into a great swath of the U.S., but pizza investors were not in the mood to put many of their pennies…

Deadline extended for FastCasual Top 100 nominations

February 1, 2021

Fast Casual brands hoping to be considered for the 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers have a few more days to nominate themselves. Nominations are…

Virginia Pizzeria launches vending machine offering take-home goods

February 1, 2021

Washington, D.C.-based Stellina Pizzeria's soon-to-open store in Shirlington, Virginia, has installed a refrigerated glassfront vending machine in front of the…

Papa John's lands perfect score in LGBTQ workplace equality test

January 29, 2021

Louisville, Kentucky-based Papa John's International Inc. said it received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality…

Artichoke Basille's to open 2nd Arizona store

January 28, 2021

Artichoke Basille's Pizza will open its second Arizona store in a Phoenix location this spring on North 16th Street with franchisees Keith Bolognese and Ron…

Former Bareburger CMO launches NotGrubhub

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

January 27, 2021

Former NYC restaurant operators have launched a website to drive guests to restaurants only offering first-party ordering.

Digital ordering, drive-thru and carry-out help drive growth for restaurant industry

January 27, 2021

Throughout 2020, U.S. restaurants demonstrated resiliency against a variety of issues and rose from a 35% traffic decline in April to a 11% visit decrease in…

DoorDash restaurant grant program open to applicants

January 27, 2021

Restaurants in select U.S. states and Canada provinces, seeking relief due to the devastating business impact of COVID-19, can now apply to DoorDash's…

Toppers puts vegan twist on 'Stix'

January 27, 2021

Following what Toppers Pizza said was its successful October rollout of its vegan menu, the chain has added a vegan take on another menu favorite, Topperstix.

Papa John’s pays dividend

January 27, 2021

The board for Papa John's International Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of just over 22 cents, a news release said.

CiCi's Pizza parent files for bankruptcy

January 27, 2021

Irving, Texas-based CiCi's Holdings Inc, parent company of the pizza buffet chain, filed for bankruptcy this week in its home-base state. The company, which…

NRA calls Raise the Wage Act 'impossible challenge'

The National Restaurant Association spoke out Tuesdayon the reintroduced legislation to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 over the next five years.

Bbot new seed investment from Rally Ventures increases funding to $7.3 million

January 26, 2021

Bbot Inc. a restaurant and hospitality tech startup focused on simplifying and improving the ordering and payment process, announced the closing of a $…

Restaurant industry down 2.5 M jobs, what's next?

January 26, 2021

The restaurant industry is still limping along, according to the National Restaurant Association, which Tuesday released its annual State of the Restaurant…

Kitchen United adds 2nd Chicago location

January 26, 2021

Pasadena, California-based virtual kitchen company, Kitchen United, has signed its second lease agreement in Chicago, as the company continues to execute its…