PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 23: Casey's Carryout

January 30, 2013

Casey’s General Store, based out of Iowa, is one of the largest convenience store chains in the country, with nearly 1,700 locations in 13 states. Founder…

Foodservice learning from the Fancy Food Show

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Gluten-free remains a hot trend, while others are just now emerging, such as coconut flavor and salty/sweet combos.

Planet Pizza deploys digital menu boards

January 29, 2013

Planet Pizza, a 20-year-old, family-owned, 11-unit chain, has begun the installation of Mvix Digital Menu Board and Signage systems. The boards will be…

OpenTable acquires Foodspotting

January 29, 2013

OpenTable Inc., a provider of online restaurant reservations, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Foodspotting, an app…

California Pizza Kitchen named in class action suit for 'deliberate poisoning'

January 29, 2013

A woman has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against California Pizza Kitchen, as well as Nestle, Stouffer's and DiGiornos, claiming the brands are…

Report: Majority of consumers now use mobile food ordering tools

January 29, 2013

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence, in partnership with Viggle, have released the "Mealtime Goes Mobile…

Little Caesars focused on suburban, rural markets for growth

January 29, 2013

Little Caesars outlined a new franchise growth plan that entails small suburban markets, as well as rural communities.

PAR intros 'value-priced' POS terminal for smaller restaurants

January 29, 2013

ParTech has launched a new POS terminal geared toward smaller restaurant chains, the PAR EverServ 500 POS terminal.

Catering company ramps up momentum with expanded restaurant network

January 29, 2013

Phoodeez, a Boston-based company that specializes in partnering with those in need of catering with restaurants, has launched its Frequent Phoodeez program and…

Pizza chains' LTOs kick off 2013

January (12 percent) represents the second-busiest month for LTO launches, behind November (13 percent), according to Technomic research. Pizza players…

Mobile printer helps with line busting

Star's Jon Levin explains to Cherryh Butler, editor of fastcasual.com, how its new series of mobile printers can help retail and restaurant staff quickly…

Pizza players prep for Super Bowl rush

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Game day is historically the busiest day of the year for pizza operators, who add supplies and staff to keep pace.

Mellow Mushroom delivers surprise to soldier's family

January 28, 2013

A soldier currently serving in Afghanistan wanted to surprise his wife for her birthday with her favorite pizza — Mellow Mushroom. So, he emailed the company…

Pizza Hut hints at next 'Big' innovation

January 28, 2013

While Pizza Hut fans scramble to get their "Hut Hut Hut" commercials uploaded before the Super Bowl, the chain is hinting at its next "Big" innovation. That…

Tips on keeping food purchasing costs down

Many of the reasons restaurant costs can flair are by overlooking simple procedures and tests.

Papa John's names new VP of global communications

January 28, 2013

Papa John's International has promoted Steve Higdon to vice president of global communications. In his new position, Higdon is responsible for the company’s…

Facebook's Graph finds restaurant ‘Likes’ but falls short of authentic endorsements

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the company was refining its search feature dubbed Graph, a tool it heralded as particularly good for finding…

PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 24: Fox's Pizza Den

January 28, 2013

Murraysville, Penn.-based Fox's Pizza Den, which just celebrated its 40th anniversary, opened its first restaurant in 1971 and started franchising in 1974. Now…

Domino's stock climbs 28 percent in 2012

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices experience an uptick for the first time in more than a month.

Study: Effective customer service comes from kindness, not speed

January 25, 2013

Global companies seeking ways to provide a differentiated customer experience should focus on the power of emotion, according to a new study from…