Christmas – Kids and hackers love this time of year

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

When people think of Christmas, most of them imagine family gatherings and good times. We often forget that from the end of Thanksgiving to the beginning of…

Coffee is key to breakfast daypart opportunities

December 5, 2013

Technomic has published its Breakfast Consumer Trend Report to help foodservice executives understand the latest behaviors, preferences and attitudes of…

800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza planting flag in the Big Apple

December 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria has raised financing to build its first New York City location and will be opening within the next year.

Congressional Dems, President call for higher wages as QSR strikes grow

December 5, 2013

Quick-service employees in more than 100 cities across the country have walked off their jobs today, as part of a protest that began before sunrise at many…

Lavu iPad POS launches pizza customization tools

December 5, 2013

Lavu Inc., makers of Lavu restaurant point of sale for iPad, has released a new product designed specifically to improve workflow and customer experience at…

Chuck E. Cheese's pushes coupons as part of Tyson, Jolly Time partnerships

December 5, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's has partnered with Tyson and Jolly Time to offer coupons on their retail packages of Tyson Cheesy Chicken Nuggets and Jolly Time Blast O…

Yum! Analyst Day: Pizza Hut U.S. readies for core product innovation in '14

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Chicken will also be a major focus in the U.S., as the company advertises WingStreet for the first time.

Trans fats: What just happened?

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

A long term solution is to replace trans fats with monounsaturated fat or omega-3s.

Nominations now open for The Fast Casual Top 100

December 4, 2013

The editors of FastCasual.com are now accepting nominations for The 2014 Fast Casual Top 100.

Employee training module utilizes tablets, apps, social media

December 4, 2013

Uptown Network announced its new training capability for the hospitality industry that the company said can reduce training expenses by more than 80 percent.

American Express supporting Dine for a Cause

December 4, 2013

American Express and Share Our Strength announced today "Dine for a Cause," an initiative to support Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to end…

Boston Pizza marks milestone opening with new store design

December 4, 2013

Boston Pizza International opened its 100th location in Alberta today, marking the 352nd Boston Pizza in Canada. The store is the first in Canada built from…

Mobile ordering app targets small businesses

December 4, 2013

OrderSnapp announced that it has signed more than 150 restaurants as clients of its mobile ordering application, which the company boasts costs "less than a…

SpeedLine POS offering graphical table controls

December 4, 2013

SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has introduced new graphical table service controls in the latest release of the company's pizza POS software.

Butter Cajun crust featured at Hungry Howie's through December

December 4, 2013

Hungry Howie's Pizza has unveiled its last limited time offer in celebration of its 40th anniversary — the Buttery Cajun Flavored Pizza Crust. The original…

Papa Murphy's marks 1,400-unit milestone

December 4, 2013

Papa Murphy's this week announced its 1,400th location opening and first CREATE store in the Phoenix market.

Value menu push in burger QSR segment benefitting pizza concepts

December 4, 2013

As the quick-service burger and Mexican sectors continue to revamp their value menus, consumers seem to be increasingly choosing pizza instead. According to…

The case against case shoppers

The philosophy is simple: Price does not drive quality.

Local, healthy top the NRA's 2014 menu forecast

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gluten-free, non-wheat themes jump on the prediction list for the New Year.

NRAEF celebrates financial support from Sodexo

December 3, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced that it received a $100,000 contribution from Sodexo Inc. in support of the foundation's…