PeopleMatter acquires employment assessments provider

March 21, 2013

PeopleMatter announced it has acquired PeopleClues, a global provider of employment assessments. With the agreement, PeopleClues joins PeopleMatter as the…

NRA marketing exec group sets spring conference lineup

March 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Marketing Executives Group (MEG) has announced its line-up of speakers for its spring conference in Chicago. May 15-17. The…

Heartland, LevelUp partnering to take mobile payments mainstream

March 21, 2013

Mobile payments are going mainstream this year if Heartland Payment Systems and LevelUp have anything to say about it. Heartland, one of the nation's largest…

Menu development in a multiunit restaurant catering operation

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

The assumption that menus are the same between dine-in, takeout and catering can be deadly to our brand and catering customer experience.

The Loop adds new sandwich to the lineup

March 20, 2013

The Loop Pizza Grill will introduce its new mushroom Swiss grilled chicken sandwich on April 1.

eThor partners with Andromeda POS

March 20, 2013

eThor, a point of sale (POS) integration platform, has announced a partnership with Andromeda Point of Sale, a provider of enterprise management and POS…

Minnesota pizzeria partners with local brewer for food bank fundraiser

March 20, 2013

Green Mill For Good, the fundraising arm of St. Paul, Minn.-based Green Mill Restaurant and Bar, raised more than $35,000 for area food banks during its…

Mazzio's makes its East Coast debut

March 20, 2013

Tulsa, Okla.-based Mazzio's Italian Eatery has opened its first East Coast location in Alexandria, Va.

Bellwether, Restaurant Insights merge to offer services to chain restaurants

March 20, 2013

Bellwether Food Group, a strategic planning, sales and brand consultancy firm, and Restaurant Insights, a market research company, are merging to create a new…

PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 9: California Pizza Kitchen

March 20, 2013

As the U.S. economy tanked so, too, did many shopping mall-based casual dining concepts. California Pizza Kitchen was one such concept that struggled through…

Retail’s perpetual food cost advantage over QSR

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Build awareness throughout the company employees (top to bottom) that food-cost control is the top priority, second only to customer satisfaction.

Pizza chains tip off March Madness promos

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Brands are betting on both No. 1 seeds and Cinderella upsets.

NYC religious leaders rally for higher QSR wages

March 19, 2013

A 200-person interfaith rally, facilitated by a clergy coalition, will be held in New York City today to support the city's 50,000 quick-service workers who…

PizzaRev gets an investment boost from Buffalo Wild Wings

March 19, 2013

PizzaRev, an artisan pizza concept based in Los Angeles, today announced that Buffalo Wild Wings has taken a minority position in its new concept. Terms of the…

FastCasual.com hosting webinar on mobile payment security

March 19, 2013

With a push toward mobility, restaurant owners are capitalizing on wireless technology to provide customers with new loyalty and couponing programs. Creating a…

How to get your customers to avoid menu boredom

Offer suggestions to get customers to try something new, so they don't bring their business elsewhere.

Managing customers' mobile preferences correctly doesn’t need compromises

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

There is no magical solution to meeting every single demand of mobile-savvy customers.

Yum!, Papa John's stocks recover after sharp drops

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese, wheat, gas prices remain somewhat stable from last week.

Noble Roman's growing c-store presence

March 18, 2013

Noble Roman's Inc. reported its results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended Dec. 31, 2012. Included was a nearly 32 percent increase in royalties and…

American Pizza Community adds new supplier and brand members

March 18, 2013

The American Pizza Community (APC) announced that the National Pork Producers Council, Paradise Tomato Kitchens and PepsiCo have joined the coalition as…