Domino's 0, disabled 1 in Monday Supreme Court action

October 8, 2019

Those with disabilities that make standard restaurant websites inaccessible won a pretty substantial victory Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to…

Domino's misses mark on Q3 expectations

October 8, 2019

Domino's CEO Ritch Allison said, "It was a good quarter for Domino's," during Q3 2019, but some of the company numbers from its financial report for the period…

Panera SVP giving behind-the-scenes look at innovation strategy

October 7, 2019

Karen Kelley, Panera SVP and chief restaurant operations officer, will keynote the Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 13-15 in Austin.

Koomi teams up with Uber Eats

October 7, 2019

Koomi, a Montreal-based POS system, has partnered with Uber Eats to help independent quick-service restaurants and chains streamline and process digital orders…

Domino's, Pizza Hut + cheese prices all up

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

This week's pizza commodity report reveals a relative oddity in the pizza brand stock values report, while cheese prices trend up, but gas prices show signs of…

Domino's slashes pie price for National Pizza Month

October 7, 2019

This week will be a busier-than-usual one for Domino's franchises, where the brand is offering customers a large two-topping carryout pizza for $5.99 as part…

British losing patience waiting in line for food

October 4, 2019

The British are known for their patience, but when it comes to waiting in line at a restaurant, their patience is wearing thin.

The tongue-wagging 'Wow!' power of Dog Haus + fast casual summit preview

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

From the Tae Kwon Dog to the Bad Mutha Clucka, Dog Haus does dogs, sausages and other eats on a whole other plane. Today, Dog Haus Partner for Marketing and…

Rakuten launches dining rewards, but iOS only for now

October 4, 2019

Rakuten Inc. and Rewards Network have launched a dining discount program called Rakuten Dining. Those enrolling in the program are eligible to receive 5% cash…

Product gives smaller pizzerias branded ordering apps

October 3, 2019

Delivery POS developer, SpeedLine Solutions Inc. said it has launched a new online ordering app for restaurants called SpeedDine online ordering, which allows…

SpeedLine Introduces SpeedDine Online Ordering App

Pizza and delivery point of sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. recently launched a new online ordering app for restaurants with SpeedDine online ordering.

Google-Olo partnership makes ordering as easy as a Google voice search

October 2, 2019

Google and restaurant digital ordering platform, Olo, have joined to allow customers at more than 70,000 Olo-connected restaurant locations to order directly…

200+ unit Pizza Hut operator names CEO, acquires 27 Arby's

October 2, 2019

Pizza Hut store owner/operator, Quality Restaurant Group, has named former marketing and communications company executive Matthew Slaine as its new CEO, while…

Diners want restaurants to catch up with off-premise tech

October 2, 2019

Considering about 60% of restaurant occasions are off-premises across all forms — including drive-thru, takeout and delivery —  it's wasn't shocking to learn…

Pizzeria will make sci-fi a reality with AI-powered assembly line

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

The AI-driven automated pizza assembly line made public this morning promises to take pizza brands' make-stations out of human hands and turn them over to a…

Pizza Guys brings 'double cheeseburger' pies to Vegas

October 1, 2019

The 60-plus-location Pizza Guys franchise opened its first Vegas store this week, as a second location for franchisee, Simran Singh, who also operates the…

Blaze to open 2nd Tampa location

October 1, 2019

Blaze is opening a second Tampa, Florida-area location Monday on Word Way in Trinity, with the brand's traditional giveaway of free 11-inch pies scheduled for…

Domino's takes a hit from traders, while pizza commodity prices fall

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

Domino's was the big loser of the Big Three publicly traded pizza brands in trading the last week of September, but all pizza brands got some breaks from…

Pie Five's dismal Q4 results drag down Rave's overall performance

September 30, 2019

Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent, Rave Restaurant Group Inc., reported sizable sales decreases at Pie Five over the fourth quarter of the company's financial…

Uber Eats to screen for food allergies, end automatic utensils and straws

September 27, 2019

Uber Eats is launching an initiative to make the food delivery business healthier and more sustainable, announcing that it will add allergy-friendly filters to…