SkinnyPizza squeezes into Connecticut

April 9, 2018

SkinnyPizza, a New York City-based chain that specializes in serving a healthier version of traditional New York-style pizza, is opening its first Connecticut…

Commodities: Prices rise for operating essentials, but so do stock values

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

Pain at the pump for most Americans these days is accompanied by pain at the commodities market for pizza restaurateurs in the U.S., with the price of most of…

Villa Italian gives customers catering with a click

April 9, 2018

Morristown, New Jersey-based multibrand restaurant operator and franchisor, Villa Restaurant Group, has gotten into online ordering for catering at its Villa…

Free webinar: Sonny's BBQ CIO will give inside look behind brand's switch to cloud-based POS

April 5, 2018

Switching to a cloud-based POS system helped Sonny's BBQ streamline operations and boost customer engagement, a story that Sonny's CIO Joe Tenczar will share…

What pizza restaurateurs should know about frozen pie market

April 5, 2018

The popularity of retail pizza chains is helping frozen pizza sales, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. The study, which investigated the…

Blaze opens in Fountain Valley, California

April 5, 2018

Blaze is opening a locally owned and operated Fountain Valley, California, store today on Brookhurst Street in the Shoppes at Fountain Valley. The…

Pizza franchisors, meet your new competition - Jersey Mike's

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

Pizza franchisors, heads up! Seems there is a new player in the pizza game —one that's eyeing pizza operators willing to venture into a little…

Delivery sales soar: It's 'what's for dinner' ... also lunch, breakfast, snacks

April 3, 2018

Delivery is living up to its name for the restaurant industry, 'delivering' sizable gains in both visits and sales over the last five years for restaurant…

Free Webinar: TalentReef gives lowdown on dynamic recruitment, better employee experiences

April 3, 2018

With 80 percent of their customers in the restaurant business, the recruitment and retention experts at TalentReef understand the challenges restaurateurs face…

National Restaurant Association launches health care for member businesses

April 3, 2018

The National Restaurant Association has launched a UnitedHealthcare-based plan for small restaurant businesses that it's calling the Restaurant &…

Commodities: Traders lay a golden egg in pizza restaurateurs' baskets during Easter week

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

Aside from the mounting price of vehicle fuel, it was a very happy Easter week for pizza operators.

Domino's entices loyalty membership with mobile game

April 2, 2018

Domino's has introduced a mobile-based game that rewards winners with free pizza as part of its claim that is the "first and only" national pizza…

Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza enters the Gateway to the West this summer

March 29, 2018

Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza will open a franchise unit in Greater St. Louis this summer with husband-and-wife team — Raj Singh and Khush Gill — at the helm.

Squisito Pizza & Pasta opens 6th Maryland unit

March 28, 2018

Squisito Pizza & Pasta has opened another Maryland location, this one in Ellicott City as a corporate store owned and operated by Michele and Gennaro…

Lessons learned about restaurant delivery from another kind of 'delivery experience'

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

The restaurant industry is in the midst of a massive $200 billion shift to digital that has become an business imperative for all players who truly want to…

Papa Murphy's names CFO

March 28, 2018

Papa Murphy's has appointed Nik Rupp as its chief financial officer, effective April 9. Incumbent CFO Mark Hutchens remains with the company as executive vice…

Chuck E. Cheese parent reports troubling Q4 financial results

March 28, 2018

Chuck E. Cheese parent, CEC Entertainment, Inc. today reported dismal Q4 2017 results, which leadership said the executive team is already addressing.

MidiCi 1st tenant in new Sarasota luxury development

March 28, 2018

MidiCi Neapolitan Restaurant has been announced as the first tenant in Sarasota, Florida's The Promenade, a news release said. 

Rapid Fired April LTO a trifecta of American flavor favs

March 27, 2018

Rapid Fired Pizza has managed to unite the three American food obsessions of bacon, macaroni and cheese and pizza into one concoction for its April LTO. The…

Commodities: Pizza stocks see declines

While prices for commodities were mixed this past week, it was rough for pizza trading. Prices for each of the four brands monitored by this site — Pizza Hut…