RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: HotRocks

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The Hot Rocks Oven is a new way to cook pizza, combining a conveyor for speed and stones for high quality, said CFO Vincent Tourigny.

Domino's UK CFO drowns in Mauritius

December 30, 2019

Domino's UK CFO David Bauernfeind was killed in an accident on Dec. 26 while vacationing with his family in Mauritius. According to a report in the UK's Daily…

Domino's, Papa John's clear winners with investors in 2019

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

As the last bites of the 2019 pizza pie disappear, one thing is evident: Domino's and Papa John's have gotten a lot of love from investors this year, driving…

Blaze Pizza opens 10th North Carolina location

December 30, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is making its Jacksonville, North Carolina, debut Thursday at 3040 Western Blvd., and will celebrate Friday by giving customers who…

2019's top pizza reads: century-old pizzeria restoration to futuristic pie prep

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

The final year of the 2010s had Pizza Marketplace readers looking back nearly a century to learn about restoring historic buildings for pizzerias, as well as…

Real-time restaurant course correction big benefit of integrated POS/ops management system

December 26, 2019

Appetize and Restaurant365 have partnered to provide a merged cloud-based POS and operations management platform to restaurant brands that allows operators to…

2020 pizza brand planner/predictor

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

As 2019 draws to a close, pizza brands are contending with significant dips in dine-in traffic, as well as peaks in patrons' passion for all things…

Where plants are leading restaurants in next decade

December 23, 2019

It's been a very good year to be a plant, especially if you're one of those used to concoct one of the variety of plant-based burgers out there, according to a…

Sweeten up the Season with Treats

Rapid Fired Pizza wants to sweeten your holiday hustle and bustle with some desserts that the family is sure to love! Try our delectable Cini Sticks, a…

Rapid Fired sweetens the pie this season

December 20, 2019

Rapid Fired is putting a sweet finish on the year with holiday dessert LTOs that give diners pies of a whole different bent. 

Kat Cole keynoting 2020 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

December 19, 2019

Kat Cole, COO and president, North America of FOCUS Brands — parent company of Jamba, Carvel, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Auntie Anne's, and…

Pizza Hut apologizes for its Riley, Tennessee unit's treatment of special needs group

December 19, 2019

A viral Facebook post that alleged employees at a Ripley, Tennessee Pizza Hut rush special needs students through their meals in order to better accommodate…

Technology & CX in Restaurants

As restaurant operators face challenges on a variety of fronts, many are turning to technological tools to enhance how they serve their guests.

As the new 'Roaring Twenties' dawn, what should pizza brands take on?

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

This month's Pizza Puzzler focuses on a question many brand leaders are mulling over at this hour, "How should I change my brand in the coming year for maximum…

Pieology goes 'whole-hog' this holiday

December 18, 2019

Pieology is pigging out this holiday with its Sweet & Smoky BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza LTO that includes hand-shredded pulled pork, red onions, cilantro and the…

Artichoke Basille's to hit Times Square

December 18, 2019

Artichoke Basille's Pizza is hitting the square, as in Time Square, when it opens just a few blocks away from the Big Apple's big meeting spot later this month…

The Pizza Diet

As the 20’s get ready to come Roaring In, Rapid Fired Pizza is ready to help everyone trying to eat healthier, drop a couple of pounds, and still enjoy really…

Restaurant gift cards are all the rage this season

December 17, 2019

Restaurant gift cards are in high demand, according to research from the National Restaurant Association, which found that 72% of people wanted one this…

Baton Rouge High School wins big in Hobart, Traulsen sweepstakes

December 17, 2019

Central High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana may soon be churning out the restaurant industry's next culinary superstars thanks to the school's win in a…

Pizza Inn reopens under new owner in Durant, Oklahoma

December 17, 2019

Pizza Inn has reopened on Westside Drive in Durant, Oklahoma, under new  owner and franchisee, Charlie Clark, who also owns a location of sister concept, Pie…