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Toast launches tech to help streamline kitchen, FOH ops
May 3, 2018
Toast has unveiled Toast Go, a fully integrated point-of-sale, handheld device custom-built for restaurants, according to a press release. Toast Go combines…
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Veteran restaurateur helps bring pizza truck kiosk to reality
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Pizza truck entrepreneur Bob Stephens reasoned that self-serve kiosks make sense for food trucks, but he had difficulty finding one. He managed to find a…
read nowHungry Howie's wraps 8 years same-store sales growth
May 3, 2018
Hungry Howie's Pizza said it has racked up eight years of consecutive same-store sales growth after wrapping up its 2017 financials, which indicated that the…
read nowBoston Pizza to deploy ConnectSmart Kitchen and DineTime platforms from QSR Automation
May 2, 2018
Boston Pizza, Canada's largest casual dining restaurant chain, has decided to upgrade back-of-house and front-of-house technology with ConnectSmart Kitchen and…
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Uncovering top 3 growth trends in foodservice
by Stephen Dutton — Analyst, Euromonitor International
While consumer spending is growing, the way consumers spend into foodservice is changing
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Commodities: Domino's, Papa Murphy's win big
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was a storybook ending last week on the stock market for Domino's and Papa Murphy's.
read nowPizza Hut turns 60, celebrates milestones with LTO
April 30, 2018
To celebrate its 60th birthday, Pizza Hut has introduced an LTO called the Double Cheesy Crust Pan pizza — in honor of its stuffed crust and original pan…
read nowBlaze, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Krispy Kreme win big in Harris Poll
April 27, 2018
Blaze Pizza, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Krispy Kreme took home top honors this year in the 30th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of favorite brands. Here's…
read nowPizza Press grows Sunshine State locations
April 27, 2018
The Pizza Press is starting an aggressive growth phase with plans to bring 20 locations to Florida through strategic franchise partnerships, beginning with the…
read nowPapa John's names 18-year company veteran as new CFO
April 27, 2018
Papa John's has promoted Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Development Joe Smith to CFO for the pizza chain. The CPA has 33 years of experience in…
read nowDomino's declares 55-cent dividend after 97 straight quarters sales growth
April 26, 2018
Domino's Pizza's Q1 2018 financial results marked the company's 97th straight quarter of positive global same-store sales growth and 28th straight quarter off…
read nowPizzaRev opens 2 Cali locations with self-serve beer taps
April 26, 2018
PizzaRev opened two locations in central California this month in Citrus Heights and Turlock, a news release said. Both feature self-pour beer cider and wine…
read nowOggi's to open 3 in Southern California
April 26, 2018
Oggi's Sports Brewhouse Pizza has finalized a new franchise deal that will bring three locations to Southern California. The first is set to open early next…
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Pizza Patrón: 'Edgy' brand seeks to expand
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The time may never be better for Pizza Patrón with its mission to promote what it sees as the true "spice of life" -- an edgy multi-cultural take on pizza.
read nowReport: Brick-and-mortar locations still very important, desktop sites too
April 25, 2018
New research from mobile marketing and customer engagement company, Tune, shows that at least in the U.K., brick-and-mortar restaurants and other retail…
read nowDough opens 2nd certified Neapolitan pizza location in San Antonio
April 24, 2018
Dough Pizzeria Napoletana is opening its second San Antonio location in May at South Alamo Street and East César E. Chávez Blvd, in Hemisfair, a mixed-use…
read nowBlaze opens 10th New York store
April 24, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening a location Thursday in Vestal, New York — the brand's 10th Empire State restaurant. The 2,600-square-foot open kitchen store…
read nowQSR pizza brand opens in Philly airport with breakfast
April 24, 2018
QSR pizza brand, Piattino Oven Fired Pizza, has opened at the Philadelphia International Airport. The brand offers build-your-own and composed pizza options…
read nowPapa John's tests 6-pack beer delivery in Indiana
April 24, 2018
Papa John's is testing beer delivery just across the Ohio river from its Louisville corporate headquarters in nearby Jeffersonville, Indiana, according to Papa…
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Commodities: Soaring gas prices rock pizza restaurateur's delivery-centric world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The breaks that pizza restaurateurs are getting on commodities like cheese and wheat are likely being "eaten up" by surging vehicle fuel and natural gas prices.
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