Mercury launches text-based mobile loyalty platform

Mercury's Travis Priest talks about the company's new text-based mobile loyalty program.  

PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 11: Couponing

June 10, 2013

Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication. It was published in the spring…

Beating the marketing monkeys

by Chris Luo — VP of Marketing, FiveStars

In his best-selling personal finance book arguing that investors can't consistently beat the market, economist Burton Malkiel says that "a blindfolded monkey…

The Loop hosting Iced Tea Day

June 7, 2013

On June 10, The Loop Pizza Grill restaurants in Jacksonville, Fla., and Kernersville, N.C., will host an Iced Tea Day promotion.

After less than a year, Pizza Fusion and Unique Pizza part ways

June 7, 2013

Pizza Fusion announced that it has terminated its Definitive Agreement with Unique Pizza & Subs Corporation (UPZS) providing for the acquisition of Pizza…

Domino's showcasing relationship with dairy industry

June 7, 2013

To help celebrate June as National Dairy Month, Domino's Pizza has teamed up with the dairy industry for the "Delivering Dairy Goodness" campaign. The campaign…

Pie Five hits 10 stores in Dallas market

June 7, 2013

On June 10, Pie Five Pizza Co. will open the doors to its 10th corporate-owned location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and its 11th store for the entire chain.

3 tips on making your mobile app amazing

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

Comedian Louis C.K. has a well-loved skit (just one of the hundreds of YouTube posts of this video has 681,365 views) subtitled, "Everything is amazing and…

Optiva intros restaurants to 'breakthrough LED signage'

June 7, 2013

Restaurants love the additional customers that bright neon signs attract, but hate the maintenance hassles, aesthetic challenges, high costs, and safety…

Report: Dinner daypart making a comeback

June 7, 2013

The restaurant supper occasion has lost more than 650 million consumer visits since 2006, but is expected to gain about 795 million visits throughout the next…

Using flavor to upgrade menus

On-trend flavors can entice customers to return.

Google adds nutritional data search function

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Google's new nutritional-focused search function is a step toward the general public expecting to see this information everywhere.

Chuck E. Cheese's named a healthiest casual pizza chain

June 6, 2013

A new study conducted by Market Force Information on consumers' opinions about casual dining chains found that Chuck E. Cheese's tied in second place for…

Pizza concepts heavily represented on Urbanspoon's kid-friendly restaurant list

June 6, 2013

Urbanspoon, a mobile restaurant discovery application and reservation management system, has released its Most Popular Family-Friendly Restaurants list. The…

Pizza Hut drops large pizza price to $5.55 for anniversary

June 6, 2013

Pizza Hut just made a big move in the big pizza chain deep discounting battle. The company has introduced a $5.55 large pizza with one topping promotion in…

Snapfinger named a top private company

June 6, 2013

Snapfinger has been named to Red Herring's Top 100 North America list, recognizing the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America. The…

Restaurant Sciences, Technomic team up for joint foodservice analysis

June 6, 2013

Technomic Inc. and Restaurant Sciences LLC have partnered to deliver a comprehensive suite of food and beverage tracking services.

Franchise growth expected to be flat for remainder of 2013

June 6, 2013

The franchise sector will continue to outperform the economy as a whole and grow at a slightly faster rate than other businesses, but the rate of growth…

NRA CEO named 'No Kid Hungry Hero'

June 6, 2013

National Restaurant Association President and CEO Dawn Sweeney has been named a "No Kid Hungry Hero" by Share Our Strength. She was honored at a June 4 awards…

California Pizza Kitchen joins American Pizza Community

June 6, 2013

The American Pizza Community has announced that California Pizza Kitchen has joined the coalition. The APC was formed in 2010 to advocate for policies…