Blaze busts into Big Sky country

October 2, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its first location under the stars of Big Sky country this week. The 2,700-square-foot open kitchen restaurant opens…

Commodities: 3 brands get National Pizza Month gifts from investors

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

While commodity trading was a mixed bag last week, pizza investors were in a good mood and plunged some of their cash into three of the four brands monitored…

Papa John's CIO Mike Nettles on the human at the heart of technology

In this video recorded last spring, Hughes Director of Enterprise Solutions Tim Tang talks to Papa John's CIO Mike Nettles about the brand's digital…

Domino's fire prevention campaign launching next week

October 1, 2018

Domino's for the 11th year is hooking up with the National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week to drive home the message that "fire can…

Grubhub adds 'round up to next dollar' feature to support hungry kids

October 1, 2018

Grubhub has launched a feature that allows diners to support U.S. organizations that help those in need, a news release said. To kick off the Donate the Change…

Mici opening in Lafayette, Colorado

September 28, 2018

Denver-based Mici Handcrafted Italian will open its fifth location in Lafayette, Colorado, Oct. 2 on South Boulder Road, a news release said.  

My Pie to open in Holladay, Utah

September 28, 2018

My Pie will "soon" open in Holladay, Utah, according to a news release, though no firm date was provided. The upcoming 2100-square-foot Holladay Market Place…

Gusto POS Rebrands as Qu

Gusto POS announced today that it has rebranded as Qu™, the technology company that is going beyond the traditional Point of Sale (POS) of the past by…

Papa John's sale chatter widespread

September 27, 2018

Papa John's International Inc has requested offers to buy the company, according to Reuters and other news outlets. The information is attributed to…

Pie Five moves 2 into north Texas

September 27, 2018

Pie Five Pizza has signed two franchise deals to open restaurants in the northern Texas cities of Murphy and Prosper later this year, a news release said. 

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza Month survey shows Americans' deepest pizza passions

September 27, 2018

California Pizza Kitchen released its second pizza survey a few days before October's National Pizza Month in the U.S. with some fun results about the nation's…

Rave Restaurant Group reports 6th quarter of growth for Pizza Inn, Pie Five struggles

September 27, 2018

Pie Five and Pizza Inn parent, Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. said its fourth-quarter results indicate comparable store retail sales increased 0.4 percent over…

eTouch Menu/CompuTant partner for easier kiosk, mobile payments

September 27, 2018

eTouchMenu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of House Advantage, LLC, has teamed with CompuTant, Hawaii's only certified NCR reseller for independent and multi-unit…

Pizza leadership: 4 lessons for women working in a mostly male industry

One woman who has managed to rise through the ranks in the pizza industry offers four lessons learned along the way to benefit other women hoping to make…

Mr. Gatti's Pizza sells 13 units to former Papa John's VPs

September 25, 2018

In the largest multi-unit deal this year and one of the biggest in brand history, Mr. Gatti's Pizza has sold 13 Austin, Texas corporate locations to a group of…

Dunkin' Donuts' loyalty program dissected during free webinar

September 25, 2018

When it comes to loyalty programs, Dunkin' Donuts and its DD Perks rewards platform check just about all the boxes. And to help other brands learn from the…

Rapid Fired Pizza to open 2 more stores

September 25, 2018

Rapid Fired Pizza plans to open two stores later this year, one in the Eastern Kentucky city of Ashland on Central Avenue, and a second restaurant at an…

Cicis opening second Montgomery, Alabama, location

September 25, 2018

Cicis will open its second Montgomery, Alabama, location with a three-day celebration, starting Wednesday, a news release said. 

Commodities: Investors do a U-turn from last week in favored brands

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

The tables turned this week in pizza stock trading as investors shifted their confidence in Papa John's from a week earlier to the three other publicly traded…

Little Caesars masters pizza without the people interface

September 24, 2018

Little Caesars has installed a proprietary Pizza Portal pickup, which offers a heated, self-service mobile order pickup station for customers, in nearly all of…