Commodities: Cheese, wheat, gas prices falling

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Now is a good time to buy cheese, wheat and gas, considering prices have dropped for all three commodities

4 steps the pizza industry can take to take the target off its back

The pizza industry is taking heat regarding calorie counts. Here are four actions that can help calm the crisis.

Treatment of service dogs at restaurants and the law

There can be confusion among restaurant operators about how to provide quality and fair service to customers with service dogs.

Restaurants scaring up Halloween promotions

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Several chains are celebrating Halloween with various promotions.

ICX Symposium: Buying into retail's emotional economy

The ICX Symposium in Atlanta later this month will feature a session featuring two executives from MaxMedia addressing retail's emotional economy. ICX…

Pie Five to open first Minneapolis location

October 16, 2015

Pie Five Pizza is opening its first Minneapolis-area location.

Punchh, CiCi's Pizza partner to develop loyalty app

October 16, 2015

Punchh, a brand-centric mobile customer engagement platform for restaurants, is teaming up with CiCi’s Pizza to build a loyalty app.

SCA launches drive-thru napkin dispenser in North America

October 16, 2015

SCA, the producer of the Tork brand of away-from-home professional hygiene products, announced the launch of the Tork Xpressnap Drive Thru Napkin Dispenser.

Foodservice Packaging Institute releases resource guides on foodservice packaging

October 15, 2015

The Foodservice Packaging Institute released a set of free resource guides designed to provide accessible, factual information on foodservice packaging

Revention releases secure EMV payment solution

October 15, 2015

Revention, which provides point-of-sale solutions to the hospitality industry, announced the release of its new EMV Secure Payment software solution.

NCR Silver boosts functionality for franchises, small business operators

October 15, 2015

NCR Small Business is upgrading its tablet point of sale system, NCR Silver, to give small business and franchises new marketing, inventory and communication…

Papa John's Pizza to support aftercare for thoroughbreds

October 15, 2015

Papa John's Pizza announced a partnership with the Breeders' Cup and the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to support thoroughbred aftercare in advance of the…

Danny Meyer's restaurant brands eliminate tipping

October 14, 2015

Union Square Hospitality Group announced today that starting in November, it will eliminate tipping at all of its13 full-service venues, while also increasing…

Pieology to open Chandler, Arizona location

October 14, 2015

Pieology Pizzeria announced the opening of its newest Arizona location and this one is in Chandler.

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom coming to Katy, TX

October 14, 2015

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom reported that its newest location is slated to open on Oct. 26 in Katy, Texas.

SCA to give restaurants 1-stop shop for hygiene products

October 14, 2015

SCA, a global hygiene and forest products company, and Wausau Paper Corp., a North American away-from-home tissue company, announced that SCA will acquire…

Domino's, EchoSat team up to provide 'secure communications redundancy' for franchisees

October 13, 2015

Domino’s and EchoSat Inc. are partnering to provide secure communications redundancy for electronic payments data and business systems to Domino¹s corporate…

Pie Five to open first San Antonio location

October 13, 2015

Pie Five Pizza announced a multi-unit development agreement to build eight to 10 Pie Five locations in the San Antonio area.

7 ways to grow your brand via nontraditional spaces

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Considering ways to expand that are off the beaten path can prove to be a positive move that lands a new audience and teaches you how to overcome unique…

Marco's Pizza offers free slice of pizza on Columbus Day

October 12, 2015

Marco’s Pizza is celebrating Columbus Day today by giving a free slice of pizza to customers, who show them a picture of Christopher Columbus.