Glance Pay, PayMe now integrate fully with 15 top POS systems

September 13, 2018

Canada-based, Glance Technologies Inc. this week announced that its Glance Pay & Glance PayMe mobile payments platforms now fully integrate with 15 leading…

NLRB to publish joint-employer rule change tomorrow

September 13, 2018

The National Labor Relations Board said it will put a notice of proposed rulemaking tomorrow in the Federal Register that will modify its joint-employer…

Making your pizza pack 'em in this pro football season

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

Pro football season is off and running and pizza is usually not far behind. But pizza purveyors without a plan for capitalizing on all that potential business…

Poll: Customers love Blaze, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Krispy Kreme

September 12, 2018

The 30th annual Harris Poll's EquiTrend Study around the strongest U.S. brands this year dubs a handful of restaurant brands as being closest to Americans…

Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's, Domino's. driving restaurant sector sales growth through year's end

September 11, 2018

Technomic today released its Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report 2018 Forecast indicating that for those leading 500 chains, sales will grow 3.2 percent by year's…

Commodities: Changes ahead?

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

Changing weather, politics and consumer demand could foreshadow equally changing commodity and stock prices in the weeks ahead. This week though values for…

NBA star, restaurateur open 800 Degrees luxe location in NYC

September 10, 2018

800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen has opened at 1 East 33rd St., in New York City. Mario Zeniou, who formerly oversaw business at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown…

Mod Pizza Florida franchisee opens store No. 5

September 10, 2018

Mod Pizza's exclusive Florida franchisee, BBX Capital, opened its fifth store across from the University of Florida on Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville, a…

Happy 'middle age' Hungry Howie's

September 10, 2018

Hungry Howie's Pizza is celebrating its 45th anniversary this month, beginning today by offering customers large single-topping pizzas for 45 cents with the…

Delivery driver crime: The restaurant industry problem nobody talks about

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

With restaurant online ordering expected to reach $365 billion by 2030, it's little wonder delivery driver is one of the hottest jobs around. But there's a…

Boston's gets 'Appy' with weekday customers

September 7, 2018

Boston's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar is apt to haul in higher happy hour tabs and bigger weeknight crowds, with its new weekday "Appy Hour" offerings, a…

The Pros and Cons of Family-friendly Restaurants

Bawling babies, tantrum-throwing toddlers, and picky preschoolers. These are not exactly your picture of perfect restaurant guests. Despite the many hassles of…

Your Pie 'da dips' into new revenue stream with retail product

September 6, 2018

Your Pie is opening another revenue stream by selling 12-ounce bottles of ranch dipping sauce in retail stores. A news release said the dressing is available…

Mountain Mike's Pizza puts fire 'n' spice in new wings

September 6, 2018

Mountain Mike's Pizza has added bone-in chicken wings to the menu with the diner's pick of four sauces from Frank's RedHot and KC Masterpiece, according to a…

Refining the recipe: Leading a pizza legacy brand into its best future

Growing a legacy brand into a lasting future is never easy and always time- and personnel-intensive. In this blog, Mr. Gatti's President Michael Poates shares…

Blaze to open doors in Liberty, Missouri

September 5, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open a 3,500-square-foot open kitchen Sept. 10 in Liberty, Missouri. The Stewart Road store will seat 90 patrons, a news release…

Pizza Hut offers contests, apps, discounts to kick off NFL sponsorship

September 5, 2018

Pizza Hut is pulling out all the stops for its premier year as Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, beginning with a new digital platform within Hut Rewards…

Pie Five thinks 2nd casino location a 'sure bet'

September 4, 2018

Pie Five Pizza opened its first Rhode Island location in the Tiverton Casino Hotel over the Labor Day weekend as a spot for casino-goers to take a break, a…

Commodities: The cheese stands alone ... its higher prices week's only down news

Commodity and stock prices gave pizza restaurateurs a very nice Labor Day send-off last week — the unofficial end of summer in the U.S.

Food truck park coming to Colorado town

September 3, 2018

A food truck park opened in Evans, Colorado, in mid-September, according to 9news.com. The park, called The Yard at 3520, will be established on a property at…