MOD Pizza makes key hires in construction, store design

September 24, 2015

Mike Hilgers will join MOD Pizza as vice president of design and construction, and Darren Medina will serve as vice president of store design.

Download now available: Taking Your POS to the Cloud: How to get ahead of the industry's must-have technology

September 23, 2015

Experts discuss how cloud-based POS systems work and if they are worth the investment.

Pieology to open stores in Guam, Saipan

September 23, 2015

Pielogy plans to open at least three stores in Guam and Saipan under the direction of Progressive Pies, LLC.

Pizza-by-the-slice: A reaction to the hyper-competitive pizza market

With ludicrous competition in the pizza industry — 73,000-plus unique U.S. pizza stores fight for more than $38 billion in annual sales — operators need to…

Domino's customer returns $1,300 found in delivery box

September 23, 2015

Domino's customer Mike Vegas will receive free pizza for a year for returning $1,300 a delivery driver had accidentally left in a box delivered to Vegas' home.

Papa John’s announces appointment of new board member

September 23, 2015

Papa John's announced the appointment of Sonya E. Medina to the company’s board of directors

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom going to Kansas City

September 22, 2015

Kansas City will have an Old Chicago Pizza on Oct. 5.

Zenput debuts thermometer integration for food quality control, compliance

September 22, 2015

Zenput, a provider of mobile operations management for retailers and restaurants, has announced an integration with BlueTherm probe thermometers, which lets…

Pie Five to open Kansas, Texas locations

September 22, 2015

Pie Five Pizza is on the move with locations set to open in Kansas and Texas.

Report: Restaurants, foodservice operators ignore menu board sales opportunities

September 21, 2015

Datassential's new Menu Board Keynote Report surveyed more than 1,500 consumers and 350 operators across all restaurant and foodservice types. The report…

LivingSocial piloting restaurant program in Atlanta

September 21, 2015

LivingSocial has launched a new pilot program, Restaurants Plus, empowering consumers to eat out while saving money, according to a company press release.

Domino's announces 'Piece of the Pie Rewards' program

September 21, 2015

Domino's has unrolled its new Piece of the Pie Rewards program. Rewards members will earn 10 points per day for online orders of $10 or more.

Pizza Hut introduces Twisted Crust Pizza

September 21, 2015

Pizza Hut's latest "mash-up" pizza, the Twisted Crust Pizza, is available Sept. 21.

Commodities: Wheat up, gasoline continues to drop

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

The price of wheat increased 23 cents last week, while prices at the pump continued to drop.

How to create gift cards, promos, badges inside your restaurant

Instead of paying a third-party company to create your restaurant’s gift cards, why not save money and have complete control by investing in an in-house card…

Hungry Howie's to open 17th NC location

September 18, 2015

Hungry Howie's continues its North Carolina expansion, with its 17th store in the state set to open Sept. 23 in Cornelius.

Extreme Pizza rolls out new POS

September 18, 2015

Extreme Pizza has partnered with Revention for its POS system.

Cottage Inn Pizza gets techy with business operations

September 18, 2015

MenuDrive and SpeedLine's new ordering system is working for Cottage Inn Pizza.

Pie Five to open 4th Houston location

September 18, 2015

In celebration of the new Houston store opening, Pie Five will offer a buy-one-get-one-free pizza deal from 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 3, at all Houston-area Pie Five…

Why sustainable packaging is a 'must have' for restaurant success

Two food trends are proof that restaurants must embrace sustainability in packaging.