Pizza Hut all 'a-Twitter' over Year No. 2 as NFL Pizza Sponsor

September 4, 2019

Pizza Hut is quite literally all 'a-Twitter' with a new campaign going on through tomorrow on Twitter to promote its second year as Official NFL Pizza Sponsor.

Pizza brand openings from A(rtichoke Basille's) to Z(eek's)

September 4, 2019

Pizza brands nationwide are on the move with new openings, beginning with New York City brand, Artichoke Basille's, which will open its second Connecticut…

August 2019 bids adieu to pizza brands ... with a kiss, especially for Papa John's

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

The final week of August was a relatively glorious one for most pizza brands, with all major pizza restaurant commodity prices on the wane, while stock values…

Casey's 'corny' pizza brings breath of the Midwest to pie-world

August 29, 2019

When you think about the Midwest, corn is probably one of the first things that come to mind — lots and lots of corn. Convenience-based brand, Casey's General…

Pie Five brings on operations VP in hopes of driving growth

August 28, 2019

Pie Five Pizza Co., a unit of Dallas-based Rave Restaurant Group, has tapped Scott Black as its vice president of operations. He began his career as general…

Pizza Inn launches Bourbon Chicken Pizza as fall LTO

August 28, 2019

Pizza Inn is getting ready for fall with the launch of its Hickory Bourbon Chicken Pizza. The pizza, available for a limited-time only, is on the…

Mountain Mike's scales to new heights in the art of 'family' as customer

Knowing the customer has always been essential to any restaurant endeavor and pizzerias are certainly no different. But when your customer is actually four or…

WiFi is the perfect partner for your POS system

by Chad Lott

Blaze's Mizes retires, CFO named interim chief

August 27, 2019

Blaze Pizza CEO Jim Mizes has retired, the brand said this afternoon. The fast-growing fast casual has named its CFO, Amanda ("Mandy") Shaw interim CEO and…

4 Innovative Restaurant POS Reporting and Management Features All Pizzerias Need

Whether you own one store or a multi-unit chain, managing a pizzeria has its challenges. But a pizza point of sale (POS) system that includes these specific…

Experts to share survey-proven success strategies on Sept 10 webinar

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

What are the key success factors of the best restaurant brands? Join this Sept. 10 webinar to find out what owners, operators, staff and customers say are the…

Arby's turnaround chief named Papa John's CEO

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

Papa John's said today that its CEO for the past 19 months, Steve Ritchie, is out and former Arby's President Rob Lynch is in.

Restaurant visits holding steady

August 26, 2019

U.S. consumers visited restaurants this July at the same pace they did last July, and consumer spending was up 3% compared to year ago, according to the NPD…

Schnatter divests of 250K Papa John's shares

August 26, 2019

Papa John's founder and ousted executive, John Schnatter, is continuing to sell off his ownership in the brand, with the sale last week of another 250,00…

Falling gas prices this fall could be boon to pizza brands' balance sheets

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

Okay, so the majority of publicly traded pizza brands took a bit of a bath on the stock market last week, but not all is lost. Falling gas prices -- with more…

Domino's gives half-off online pie orders

August 26, 2019

Domino's is angling for some busy back-to-school days business with an offer the brand started today giving online customers half off menu-priced pizzas…

Rapid Fired opens eastern Cincinnati suburb store

August 23, 2019

The Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Milford is the next home for a Rapid Fired Pizza franchise this fall when the new store opens its doors on Chamber Drive, a news…

Pie Five to take customers on a trip by pie or by ship

August 23, 2019

Pie Five will kick off a sweepstakes Monday that will ultimately reward two lucky travelers with a seven-night European cruise just by downloading its app to…

Getting Fired (Pie) up for National Cheese Day

August 23, 2019

Fired Pie is pulling out the stops for National Cheese Day on Sept. 5, when the 21-location pizzeria will offer half off its cheese pizzas when customers buy…

Blaze brings keto crust back with 3 more 'Life Mode' pies

August 22, 2019

Need proof keto diets are popular? Ask Blaze Pizza, which sold out of its popular keto crust in test markets soon after the brand introduced the six-carb crust…