California Pizza Kitchen introduces new beverage menu

February 28, 2013

California Pizza Kitchen has launched a new beverage series that includes wine flights, new craft beer offerings and the introduction of a Diet Pepsi Mixology…

Round Table plants flag in India

February 28, 2013

Round Table Pizza has signed an exclusive agreement with South Asian Hospitality Services Pvt. Ltd. to develop 50 restaurants in India.

Domino's UK debuts fan-created Chimichurri pizza

February 28, 2013

Domino's stores across the United Kingdom now feature the Chimichurri pizza. The item was created by Maria Tyrrell from High Wycombe, UK, who won a national…

Uncle Maddio's giving away free chili samples today

February 28, 2013

In celebration of National Chili Day today, Feb. 28, Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will give away free samples of its chili throughout the day.

Chick-fil-A, Dunkin' and Sonic earn high customer service scores

February 28, 2013

Based on a study of 10,000 U.S consumers, the Temkin Experience Ratings released the top 12 companies for customer service. The survey included 246 companies…

Romeo's Butcher Shop Pizza wins Pizza Pizzazz event

February 28, 2013

Craig Jenkins, a three-unit franchise partner of Medina, Ohio-based Romeo's Pizza, was awarded "Best of the Midwest" in the traditional category of the 201…

Papa John's global net openings at a 10-year high

The company is also making investments in its technology and POS infrastructure designed to help units operate at peak performance.

Papa Murphy's achieves 25 record sales weeks in 2012

February 27, 2013

Papa Murphy's reported its sales and growth milestones from 2012. In addition to expanding its national footprint to more than 1,325 locations, the chain…

Domino's taps into college crowd with self-service kiosks

February 27, 2013

Domino's Pizza franchisee Mark Talarico is deploying self-service kiosks in the Tropicana Student Housing residence halls for UC Santa Barbara and Santa…

IFA's VetFran partners with VA Business Accelerator program

February 27, 2013

The International Franchise Association's VetFran initiative has partnered with The Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Business Accelerator program to ensure…

Quickcue unveils table management solution

February 27, 2013

Quickcue, a tablet app created to serve restaurant hosts, staff, managers and owners, has launched its Table Management solution. Building upon its waitlist…

Yum! Brands cuts 1,000 China suppliers

February 27, 2013

After the fallout regarding China's poultry supply chain in which some partners were caught using antibiotics to expedite chickens' growth cycle, Yum! Brands…

WFF announces changes to board of directors

February 27, 2013

Women's Foodservice Forum has added new members to its board of directors: Karen Bowman of Deloitte, Twila Day of Sysco and Jack Sinclair of Walmart. Current…

NoshList launches mobile waitlist apps

February 27, 2013

Firespotter Labs has announced that its waitlist app for iPad, NoshList, has launched for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. The NoshList app is free…

PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 15: Lou Malnati's

February 27, 2013

Each year, this longtime Chicago favorite ships more than 250,000 of its deep dish signatures to fans nationwide, extending brand awareness far beyond the…

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Papa John's UK ramps up customer loyalty program

February 26, 2013

Papa John's is heavily investing in its Papa Rewards loyalty program in the United Kingdom, including through a new four-week "customer acquisition program…

Papa Murphy's rolls out premium pizza line

February 26, 2013

Papa Murphy's has introduced a premium pizza line with quality ingredients designed to fit the rising trend of gourmet offerings.

Blaze Pizza continues wildfire growth

February 26, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…

Pizza operators advised to throw out expert advice, conventional wisdom

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Owner/operator/consultant Michael Shepherd believes mid-sized and smaller systems will need a long time to recover from big chains' deep discounting.