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Compostable pizza box promises restaurateurs cost savings
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's round, like the pies it is designed to hold, costs more than cardboard boxes and is made of something that's usually thrown away. But PizzaRound may just…
read nowYour Pie expects to be open in 10 new markets 1st half of 2018
April 17, 2018
After breaking into three new markets in Q1 this year, Your Pie leadership said the10-year-old chain expects to add another five cities in Q2, which ends June…
read nowDomino's now delivering to a dog park near you
April 17, 2018
Domino's will now deliver to some 150,000 outdoor locations, or "Domino's Hotspots" as they are referred to in the company's app or website, following a…
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Commodities: An 'up-and-down' week for pizza stocks, commodities
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week's commodities and brand trading results formed a hilly path of ups and downs across the board.
read nowMod Pizza promotes 3 executives
April 16, 2018
Mod Pizza has promoted COO Paul Twohig to president and COO, Megan Hansen to senior vice president of people and Lisa Luebeck to senior vice president of legal…
read nowBertucci's files for bankruptcy, asset purchase pact in place
April 16, 2018
Bertucci's, which offers pizza and other Italian specialties, has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court…
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Sub Station II, Chicken Salad Chick, Pizza Inn franchisees: Tech buy-in demands time, trust
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Franchisors who want franchisees to invest in tech tools, like mobile ordering and menu boards, would do well to remember that it pays to put yourself in their…
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KFC Ad Director on turning Col. Sanders into brand's 'James Bond'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In 2015, deep in a tunnel beneath the "lions and tigers and bears" of the Louisville Zoo where KFC stored its corporate archives, the chicken chain's ad agency…
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[LIVE WEBINAR] How Self-Order Kiosks Improve Restaurant Operations & Bottom Line
April 10, 2018
McDonald's found that average check sizes grow $1 when customers order through kiosks, and 20 percent more customers order drinks. These are just two of the…
read nowKotipizza sees record-breaking sales in March
April 10, 2018
Total sales for restaurants in the Kotipizza chain, part of Kotipizza Group Oyj, grew 19.4 percent in March 2018 compared with the year before. Same-store…
read nowSkinnyPizza 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…
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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…
read nowVilla 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…
read nowFree 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…
read nowWhat 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…
read nowBlaze 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…
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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…
read nowDelivery 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…
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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…
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