Pieology Pizzeria debuts in Colorado

January 13, 2014

Colorado Pie LLC today announced the grand opening of its first Pieology Pizzeria Colorado location. The new restaurant is located in Lakewood, near Colorado…

Rizzo's Fine Pizza debuts full-service restaurant after 55 years in business

January 13, 2014

Family owned and operated Rizzo's Fine Pizza Co., established in 1959 in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., has opened its first full-service dine-in restaurant on the…

'Restaurant of the future' includes digital menus, order kiosks, virtual hostess

January 13, 2014

Global technology solutions provider Infusion is using this week's National Retail Federation Show in New York City as the backdrop to showcase its retail…

AOPEN intros nTAKE to ease digital menu board deployments

January 13, 2014

Addressing the problems of purchasing separate components and challenging IT to figure out how to make it work together, AOPEN today announced nTAKE, a…

How to grow restaurant-catering sales from a franchisee’s perspective

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

If employees at the restaurant level are not trained around your designed catering culture, that culture will cease to exist and your catering program will…

Domino's Australia's marketing team gets transparent

Executive wants Domino's be the No. 1 QSR in 5 years time — not just in pizza.

Pizza Hut's Xbox ordering app generates $1M plus in four months

January 10, 2014

Pizza Hut's Xbox 360 ordering app, launched in April 2013, generated more than $1 million in business within its first four months.

Whole Grain Sampling Day attendees include McDonald's

January 10, 2014

The third Annual Whole Grain Sampling Day is set for April 2, and a number of restaurants, foodservice organizations, supermarkets and more have already signed…

Papa John's Schnatter to appear on Armed Forces Radio series

January 10, 2014

eQuest this week announced that John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John's International Inc., will participate in eQuest's January lineup for its American…

LiveDeal makes San Francisco debut

January 10, 2014

The geo-location marketing company LiveDeal Inc. announced that it has launched livedeal.com in San Francisco. The platform launched in San Diego and Los…

New Chuck E. Cheese's campaign gives parents a chance to play

January 10, 2014

Chuck E. Cheese's has introduced the 2014 "Let the Good Times Rip!" in-store game, offering every guest the opportunity to win a prize.

Pie Five plants flag in Florida

January 10, 2014

The first of 25 planned Florida locations of Pie Five Pizza is set to open Jan. 13 at the Gateway Center in Port Orange, under the leadership of local…

Factors driving interchange rates down

Competition is offering merchants new ways to accept payments and this will lower fees over time.

Is a sale looming for Chuck E. Cheese's?

January 9, 2014

Will the rock-and-roll Chuck E. mouse soon be owned by a private equity firm? According to Reuters, potentially.

Pizza Patrón suspends franchising program indefinitely

January 9, 2014

After 10 years of franchising, Pizza Patrón announced today that it is suspending its franchise program indefinitely. The company will continue development…

Yum! Brands' breaks fundraising record for hunger relief initiative

January 9, 2014

Yum! Brands' 2013 World Hunger Relief efforts raised a record-breaking $37 million in cash and food donations for the World Food Programme and other hunger…

CiCi's Pizza recognized by consumers for being kid-friendly

January 9, 2014

Technomic has announced the winners of the 2014 Chain Restaurant Consumers' Choice Awards, which are based on consumer responses to the research and consulting…

NYPD Pizzeria named a 'breakout franchise'

January 9, 2014

NYPD Pizza, a New York-style concept headquartered in Orlando, Fla., has been listed in the December issue of Entrepreneur magazine as one of its top picks for…

Papa John's launches new development incentive program

January 9, 2014

Papa John's has announced a package of incentives as part of its 2014 Development Incentive Program. According to a news release, franchisees signing…

NRA names Metro Pizza founder 2014 convention chair

January 9, 2014

Sam Facchini, co-founder and co-owner of Metro Pizza, has been named by the National Restaurant Association as its convention chair for the 2014 National…