Papa John's bitter battle over the brand intensifies with leadership's statement

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

Papa John's corporate leadership Wednesday night released a blistering statement that repeatedly calls out the chain's founder for mistruths, misdeeds and…

Brixx brunch breaks from traditional pizza hours to capture Sunday morning customer

August 30, 2018

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza is adding a Sunday brunch menu in hopes of capturing sales during a traditional downtime for pizza brands, according to a company news…

No Kid Hungry spreads awareness

August 29, 2018

No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America, is coming together with more than 15,000 restaurants and their guests to help the one in…

Pizza Inn franchisee gives candid look inside franchisee-franchisor relationship

Pizza Inn franchisee Daven Acker gives an unusually candid look at franchisee/franchisor relations.

Poke, salads, southern cookin' on tap for Fast Casual Executive Summit Perfect Pitch

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Meet three innovative start-up restaurant concepts during this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle.

Home Run Inn Pizza names new CEO

August 29, 2018

Following the unexpected passing of Home Run Inn Pizza's CEO Joe Perrino last month, the Chicago brand's board has named brand president Dan Costello to the…

Domino's extends pothole program after 137,000-plus requests

August 29, 2018

Domino's is expanding its Paving for Pizza program after having been steamrolled over by the pleas of more than 137,000 Americans across 15,275 zip codes in 5…

Report: Consumers using 'near me' searches on smartphones to choose restaurants

August 28, 2018

Google "near me" searches are up 200 percent, according to an Uberall report that surveyed more than 1,000 smartphone users across the US to understand their…

Restaurants and Gen Z: 'And now for something completely different'

Just about the time restaurateurs were getting millennials' buying behaviors down, the next wave of consumers has crashed onto the restaurant shores. Welcome…

2 pizza brands open in Chicago Midway Food Hall

August 28, 2018

Woodgrain Neapolitan Pizzeria and Pizza Vino are now part of Chicago Midway's newly opened food hall that also features 19 quick-service concepts offering…

Russo's 'slices' in to Pearland, Texas market

August 28, 2018

Russo's New York Pizzeria has opened its 47th location in Pearland, Texas, a news release said. This location is actually the first to give form to the brand's…

Papa John's opens 1st Kazakhstan location

August 28, 2018

Papa John's International may have trouble stateside these days, but the brand continues to expand in Central Asia, with the opening this week of its first…

Commodities: The 'dog days of summer' toss pizza operators a bone

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

The end-of-summer weather may be sweltering, but pizza operators had little to sweat last week.

3 dead, 11 injured at Jacksonville pizzeria shooting rampage

August 27, 2018

Jacksonville, Florida's downtown Chicago Pizza and Sports Grille was the site of a shooting rampage that claimed three lives and injured 11 Sunday during a…

Pizza Hut partners with Rams, Chargers

August 24, 2018

Pizza Hut has added the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams to its roster of local team partnerships for the 2018 NFL season, a news release said.  

Rotolo's names veteran franchisee to COO spot

August 23, 2018

Rotolo has named Ryan Brach as the COO of the Louisiana-based brand. He brings more than 10 years of experience in market development to the chain, a news…

Mountain Mike's Pizza opens in Moreno Valley

August 23, 2018

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened a location in the Lakeside Plaza Shopping Center in Moreno Valley, California. The 2,585-square-foot restaurant features a…

Papa John's founder launches own ad campaign

Papa John's founder John Schnatter launched his own ad campaign this week to take another "go" at wrestling the company he founded away from its current…

Pizza biz revenue-redoubling plan: Office networks

Lest anyone doubt it, even the top brass of the biggest companies like a great pizza for lunch now and then. That could mean a great new source of revenue for…

Independent restaurant count down 2 percent

August 22, 2018

NPD reported today that a 2 percent decline in U.S. independent restaurant brands contributed to a 1 percent drop in the nation's overall restaurant count this…