Pizza Hut's Detroit-style pie: It's hip to be square

January 26, 2021

Pizza Hut has opened the box on what it called its biggest launch of the year — Detroit-style pizza — a rectangular-shaped pie with edge-to-edge cheese, lots…

Donatos wings attached at the head … of cauliflower

January 25, 2021

Last year, Donatos introduced cauliflower crust, and today it's bringing cauliflower wings to its menu, which are actually oven-roasted cauliflower florets…

Artichoke Basille's opens 3rd New Jersey store

January 25, 2021

Mountain Mike's opens 2nd Oregon restaurant

January 25, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its second Oregon location in Roseburg in Douglas County under franchisee and area developer, Jim Smith, who owns the…

Papa John's Sweepstakes offering $32K sports-watching chair

January 25, 2021

To celebrate the launch of its Epic Stuffed Crust Pizza at the peak of the winter sports season, Papa John's has launched the Epic Stuffs Sweepstakes. Through…

As president is sworn in, pizza investors buy in

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

The inauguration of a new president can be an unsettling time for publicly traded companies, but as President Joe Biden took the lead last week, investors…

Hot Rocks debuts stone-conveyor oven focused on maintenance, ease of use.

January 22, 2021

Hot Rocks, a spin-off of Picard Ovens and dedicated to the pizza industry, has created the GEN3 — a stone-conveyor oven focused on two key elements …

Artichoke Basille’s launching 3rd Jersey location

January 21, 2021

Artichoke Basille's Pizza, a New York-style pizzeria, is opening this spring in Jersey City at 246 Bay St., marking its third New Jersey location and the…

@Pizza launches via Instagram to curate top-ranked pizza joints

January 21, 2021

The virtual restaurant company, @Restaurants, which launched Pizzaoki — the delivery-only concept created in LA by DJ Steve Aoki — has created a way for pizza…

Penn Station names former Papa John's exec as VP

January 21, 2021

Penn Station East Coast Subs has hired Ammy Harrison as VP of of Development and Strategy.

National Restaurant Association supporting Biden's immigration changes

January 21, 2021

On day one of his presidency, Joe Biden signed six memorandums and proclamations dealing with immigration, prompting the National Restaurant Association…

Revel Systems adds eCard Systems to integrated partner program

January 20, 2021

Revel Systems, a cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform, has partnered with eCard Systems, a gift card, loyalty and prepaid card supplier…

Mountain Mike’s racks up record 2020 sales

January 20, 2021

Mountain Mike's ended its fiscal year 2020 with total system sales up 13.3%, while same-store sales grew 7.3% over what they had been in 2019. All despite its…

Pizza Hut Israel intros drones to zones for delivery

January 20, 2021

Pizza Hut Israel has paired with order and delivery tech company, Dragontail Systems to develop a drone food delivery option that circumvents some of the…

Pizza Factory names franchise business coach

January 20, 2021

Oakland, California-based Pizza Factory has beefed up its corporate team with the addition of Rob Searfus as franchise business coach. A news release said…

Feb 4 webinar focus: 'How to Prioritize Mobile Marketing Initiatives for Quick-service Restaurants'

Future-proofing your QSR's customer engagement approach through mobile marketing is no longer just an option, it's a necessity. Check out this free webinar for…

PPP program opens to all lenders

January 19, 2021

After re-opening the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration is now opening the program to all lenders.

'Eat 'em 'n' Reap,' says Romeo's new hot cheese

January 19, 2021

Romeo's Pizza, which has 46 locations, is working to burn its name into customers' minds by adding Carolina Reaper peppers to its latest cheese topping. The…

Hunt Bros' Buffalo Chicken pizza returns to c-stores

January 19, 2021

Nearly 7,800 convenience stores in 30 states are now offering Hunt Brothers Pizza's Buffalo Chicken Pizza, a news release said.

Free webinar: How restaurants can use AI to become more agile

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

In a pandemic-stricken restaurant environment, staying nimble means staying in business. And for QSRs, AI and machine learning is proving to be one of the best…