Your Pie does hot chicken 'pizza-style'

August 17, 2020

Your Pie is getting in on the hot chicken craze with an LTO pumped full of spice and hot peppers. The Chicken Al Pastor pizza features house-made…

Domino's US hiring 20,000-plus

August 17, 2020

Domino's Pizza Inc.'s corporate and franchise stores will hire more than 20,000 positions, including delivery experts, pizza makers, customer service…

Pepperoni supply problems cause shortage, price increase

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

While pepperoni supply problems increased costs, lower cheese prices may mean now is the time for all those cheesy LTOs.

PopID intros pay-by-face solution

August 14, 2020

PopID, a Cali Group company, has launched its PopPay face-pay service, which lets users pay with their faces at facial recognition devices. Customers can link…

NRA applauds Sen Schumer's move to co-sponsor $120B Restaurants Act

New York Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is co-sponsoring the Restaurants Act -- a very good move, according to the NRA.

Extreme Pizza calls for extreme access to beer

August 14, 2020

Extreme Pizza's franchise in Mission, Texas, is adding 21 self-pour beer taps through a self-service beer company, iPourIt. The wall of beer is the first of…

Yum Brands pays dividend

August 14, 2020

The Habit Burger Grill, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell's parent company, Yum! Brands Inc. will pay a $0.47 per share dividend to shareholders of record at the…

Survey: Employee safety = more profitable pizza brands

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

Pizza brands that want a spot at the profit table during this pandemic must not only practice topnotch employee safety practices, but tell the world they're…

ICX Association Elevate Awards winners to be announced during livestream event

by David Drain

August 13, 2020

Winners of the ICXA Elevate Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in interactive customer experience, are typically recognized during the annual ICX…

Kraft Heinz taps Smucker’s Onell to head US sales, names 2 more execs

August 13, 2020

Cory Onell The Kraft Heinz Co. has named Cory Onell as president of U.S. sales as part of a new leadership team, according to a press release. The…

Dream Dinners makes the meal kit a millennial 'must-have'

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

Newly named Dream Dinners CEO Tina Kuna has been around the block when it comes to making meal kits into big business. In fact, the transformation she led at…

ShiftPixy launches ghost kitchen incubator

August 12, 2020

ShiftPixy Inc., a California-based gig engagement platform provider, has created a ghost kitchen incubator to help aspiring restaurant operators take their…

Papa Gino's partners with 4 third-party ordering providers

August 12, 2020

Papa Gino's has established partnerships with four major third-party ordering platforms, including DoorDash, Postmates, GrubHub and Uber Eats.

Mountain Mike's adds to 'Inland Empire'

August 12, 2020

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Perris, California, location as part of the state's Inland Empire area. Franchisee and Area Developer Robby Basati …

Study: Consumers eager to dine out, support local restaurants

August 12, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants, according to research commissioned by Oracle and fielded by Untold…

Want to make pizza diners P-O'd? Make tipping automatic

August 12, 2020

Pizza concepts that offer table service, take note: Diners despise automatic gratuities even when food and service is topnotch, according to Washington State…

Hungry Howie's adds Ann Arbor store

August 11, 2020

As part of the expansion plans that Hungry Howie's CEO Steve Jackson recently detailed on the QSRweb podcast, the brand is opening its newest store Thursday…

Mad Mobile acquires Sysco's restaurant technology company CAKE

August 10, 2020

Mad Mobile Inc., a mobile platform for restaurants and retailers, has signed an agreement to acquire CAKE, a restaurant technology company based in Silicon…

Pizza Hut tempting value customers with 'double it' box

August 10, 2020

Pizza Hut is hoping to entice customers with large families and appetites with the Double It Box, a pair of medium-sized, one-topping pizzas in a single box…

Pizza Hut parent dips, Papa John's continues ascent

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

As Pizza Hut's parent company, Yum Brands, dipped, Papa John's remained in an upward climb.