Too big, too small, no traffic at all: Top tips to end that lease

Terminating your store's lease is naturally not something landlords view favorably, since an empty unit never generates any income, but sometimes it has to be…

Pizza brands 'fall' for seasonal specials

October 24, 2018

One of the most innovative times of year is upon us for the pizza universe, with everything from colder weather and football, to Halloween and the start of the…

Uber Eats aims to cover 70 percent of U.S. by year's end

October 23, 2018

Uber Eats, with the rollout of additional cities this week, is aiming to cover 70 percent of the U.S. population by year's end.

The 'skinny' on Little Caesers thin-crust pizza

October 23, 2018

Little Caesars will launch a new thin-crust pepperoni pizza LTO on Monday, Oct. 29 featuring mozzarella and Muenster cheese and pepperoni for $6. 

Donatos Pizza rewards program goes systemwide

October 23, 2018

Donatos Pizza rolled out its new Pizza Love Rewards this week, in which customers can earn their tenth pizza free, along with reward points with purchase and…

Schnatter gives Papa John's board to EOD Tuesday to change 'poison pill' provision

October 22, 2018

Papa John's beleaguered founder John Schnatter is making another play to gain control of the company following his many alleged missteps of the last 12 months.

Commodities: Domino's gets in a 'fall' mood, down $25+ in 2 weeks

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

The calendar says fall and most pizza stocks did, with little relief on the commodities price front as well.

Canadian restaurateurs group chooses Glance for mobile payment

October 22, 2018

Glance Technologies Inc. is now the preferred mobile payments solution for the British Columbia Restaurant & Food Services Association, which boasts…

Rapid Fired opens Fremont, California store

October 22, 2018

Rapid Fired Pizza is opening a store in Fremont, California this week, and giving away 250 free pizzas today to celebrate, according to a news release. The…

Free webinar puts Dunkin's DD Perks through loyalty litmus test

October 19, 2018

For loyalty and customer engagement software provider, Paytronix, there's a kind of four-part litmus test that great brand loyalty programs must pass: program…

Who do that Voodoo (pie)? Your Pie

October 19, 2018

In another example of the long-held truth that potato chips improve everything, Your Pie has partnered with Zapp's Potato Chips for its latest Craft Series…

Marco's seeks franchisees for 30 small-market stores

October 19, 2018

Marco's Pizza has initiated a growth plan to strategically expand in a number of designated market areas to open 30 more locations in the next two years, a…

Northwest Florida restaurateurs help communities see way through storm

October 19, 2018

In the week since Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and its members have been busy providing…

Rotolo's rolls out first Texas store

October 19, 2018

Texas' first Rotolo's Craft and Crust has opened on North Dallas Parkway in Frisco, Texas, and is celebrating on Monday, Oct. 22 with an official giant pizza…

Blaze to open Missouri, California stores

October 19, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open stores in Richmond Heights, Missouri and Rialto, California, the company announced in a news release.

Mountain Mike's hits 200 units, keeps going

October 18, 2018

California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its 200th unit in Sacramento, where it has 20 restaurants, a news release said. 

Pupatella nabs $3.75M for DC expansion

October 18, 2018

Pupatella pizzeria has secured a $3.75 million investment to fuel expansion in the Washington, D.C. metro area, with as many as eight company-owned pizzerias…

For the love of 'pítsa': Why more customers are turning to original Greek pies

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

This National Pizza Month, we thought it was worthwhile to remind folks that the very birthplace of pizza - Naples, Italy - actually used to be part of Greece…

Pizza Hut launches value-based 'lineup'

October 17, 2018

Pizza Hut has launched a value-based menu, the $5 Lineup, that features a variety of menu options priced at $5 when customers order two or more Lineup items, a…

Toast adds analytics, mobile pay, loyalty integrations

October 16, 2018

Restaurant management platform, Toast, has added Avero, GoParrot, and Rooam as key integrations in the Toast Partner Ecosystem, which the company said in a…