Blaze signs 20-unit FA for LA

May 10, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has announced that LA Metro Blaze Pizza Holding Co LLC has signed an agreement to open 20 franchise stores in the greater Los Angeles…

NRA's Scott DeFife named 'Top Lobbyist'

May 10, 2013

National Restaurant Association's Scott DeFife, EVP of policy and government affairs, has been named a "Top Lobbyist" by Washington-based news publication CEO…

Applying Van Halen’s M&M Candy Test to loss prevention

Many of us may be familiar with the peculiar peccadillos of rock bands and divas for specified products in their dressing rooms. We've heard of demands for…

Domino's franchisee using self-service kiosks to reach college crowd

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Kiosks in college dorms incentivize students by offering $1 off if they order there rather than via computer or phone.

Tabbedout, Future POS launch merchant marketing solution

May 9, 2013

Tabbedout, the merchant marketing and mobile payment solution provider for restaurants and bars, has expanded its partnership with the restaurant POS company…

Monas upgrades menu management solution

May 9, 2013

Monas Softworks, a SaaS technology company, has re-launched its flagship product, Menuology.

Spin! Pizza: Will bike for charity

May 9, 2013

Kansas City-based SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza will not only sponsor free supervised bike rides for all ages and experience levels this summer, but the fast casual…

Report: Consumers want clean restaurants with menu variety

May 9, 2013

According to a new report from Mintel; cleanliness (96 percent), menu selection and variety (94 percent) and comfortable seating (91 percent) are the most…

Connecting with franchisees and frontline employees to catalyze innovation

Creating more connections with managers, employees and franchise owners who work with customers on a regular basis will inject new perspective into the…

Three Key Considerations When Deploying WiFi In Restaurants

With proper planning, you can securely offer your customers the convenience of a BYOD network.

MEDIAPRO deploying animated digital menu boards in restaurants

May 8, 2013

Covina Burger, a California-based QSR restaurant company, has ditched its plastic backlit menu boards in favor of dynamic digital signage menu boards from…

Solving the social media recruitment puzzle

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Although social media hasn't radically changed how restaurants recruit employees yet, it has added a new dynamic that many businesses are not fully equipped to…

Not open to discussion: The time for restaurant mobile apps is now

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Remember back in the 1990s, when business owners asked, “Do we really need a website?” My, how quickly that question disappeared. Today the vast majority of…

New iPhone app points to nearest pizza place

May 8, 2013

There is a new iPhone and iPad app that points consumers in the direction of the nearest pizza establishment. Because who doesn't crave pizza all the time?

Papa John's Q1 sales up 8.2 percent internationally

May 8, 2013

Papa John's International announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, including a systemwide comp sales increase of 1.6 percent for North…

Cocktail prices on the rise at independent restaurants

May 8, 2013

Restaurant Sciences LLC, an independent firm that tracks food and beverage product sales in North America, has reported a significant increase in average…

PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 20: Frozen/retail pizza

May 8, 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…

The new reality of a world dairy market

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

The years of low stable cheese cost are over; pizza operators need to accept this and price to account for permanently higher costs.

Survey: Internal promotion popular in hourly marketplace

May 7, 2013

According to an online survey from Snagajob, an hourly employment marketplace for job seekers and employers, 80 percent of companies surveyed have a policy to…

Hormel Foods introduces new line of Fire Braised meats

May 7, 2013

The Foodservice Division of Hormel Foods has introduced its new line of Hormel Fire Braised Meats. This line of fully cooked meats is first flame-seared on…