Pizza Fusion marks Earth Day with Arbor Day commitment

May 8, 2014

As part of its annual Earth Day campaign, Pizza Fusion will make a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation to help plant 1,000 trees.

Boston Pizza partners with children's organization

May 8, 2014

Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects has announced a commitment of $1 million throughout the next five years to the Rick Hansen Foundation. According to a…

Russo's New York Pizzeria signs franchising deal for Houston market

May 8, 2014

Guillermo Medellin, current owner of Russo's New York Pizzeria in The Woodlands, Texas, has signed another agreement with the company to open his second…

Millennials want more involvement in meal preparation

May 7, 2014

The influence of Millennials and the growing Hispanic population in the U.S., along with aging Boomers, will have a major impact on the country's eating…

Pork prices expected to continue climbing due to virus

May 7, 2014

Due to the spread of a virus (PEDv) affecting hogs, pork supply shortages are expected in many countries in the near term. According to the Rabobank Pork…

Kitchen Brains intros cloud-based food safety app

May 7, 2014

Kitchen Brains has announced the release of SCK Food Safety Manager, a cloud-based application for foodservice operators. According to a news release, the SCK…

Spin! Neapolitan Pizza adding two company-owned locations

May 7, 2014

Spin! Neapolitan Pizza plans to add two company-owned locations in its hometown market of Kansas City, Mo.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza plants flag in Ohio

May 7, 2014

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its first Ohio location in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason on May 9.

Patxi's takes a cue from customers to mark 10 years

Pizza concepts have added variety and have stepped up their quality of ingredients, CEO says.

Restaurant concepts roll out the red carpet for Mom

May 7, 2014

With Mother's Day around the corner — May 11 for those who still need to come up with a gift idea — restaurant concepts are bracing for a busy day. Last year…

Restaurant worker wage strikes spread beyond the US

May 7, 2014

Quick-service employees and supporting organizations in New York City announced today that more strikes are expected next week in as many as 150 cities.

Marriott exec to share insights on hotel chain's fast casual concept

May 6, 2014

Lon Southerland, senior director, global food and beverage for Marriott International, will keynote the ninth annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 12-1…

Live Basil Pizza plans pizza giveaway to support homeless families

May 6, 2014

Live Basil Pizza is hosting free pizza day at all five of its Denver area locations on May 8 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. to raise money for nonprofit organization…

NoshList updates wait list app, adds analytics

May 6, 2014

NoshList has announced the release of its free iOS 7 wait list app, which includes several new features. The company also added a new analytics section on the…

PizzaRev launches Zesty Taco Pizza

May 6, 2014

PizzaRev has introduced a new Taco Pizza as part of its "Pizza of the Month" promotion. The new offering will be featured throughout May at the same price as…

Coca-Cola adds customizable feature to Freestyle app

May 6, 2014

Coca-Cola Freestyle is set to release a new "Create Your Own Mix" feature on its Coca-Cola Freestyle app. According to a news release, the new feature will…

QSR Automations adds new app for small restaurant chains

May 6, 2014

QSR Automations Inc. has launched several new updates and features to its DineTime platform, including DineTime Host Version 2.4, the new DineTime Assist app…

Cheese prices finally show some relief

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Papa Murphy's makes its debut on the stock market.

Restaurant spending up, foot traffic down

May 5, 2014

GE Capital, Franchise Finance just released its 24th annual Chain Restaurant Industry Review, showing an increase in customer spending but a decline in foot…

California Pizza Kitchen introduces seasonal menu

May 5, 2014

California Pizza Kitchen has launched a new seasonal menu lineup, available now through July.