5 features that frustrate restaurant website visitors

Every frustration that you eliminate from your restaurant's website removes a barrier that stops a visitor from becoming your customer.

New York's QSR employees return to work after wage protest

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

'Fast Food Forward' movement is growing slowly through volunteer, social media efforts.

PizzaRev continues SoCal expansion

November 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based PizzaRev will host a grand opening celebration Dec. 5 for its newest restaurant location in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Restaurant operator optimism falls, despite continued positive sales

November 30, 2012

Due in large part to restaurant operators' dampened outlook for sales growth and the economy, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance…

Technomic predicts five Canadian restaurant trends for 2013

November 30, 2012

Market research firm Technomic has released its five trend predictions for 2013 for the Canadian restaurant industry. They include:

Convenience stores positioned for foodservice growth

November 30, 2012

According to new research from Technomic, foodservice is a key area of opportunity for convenience stores. As revenues from gasoline and tobacco products fall…

Council of Chain Restaurants urges repeal of renewable fuel mandate

November 29, 2012

Biotechnology Industry Organization says restaurants are "scapegoating" the RFS and ignoring the costs of imported oil.

$7 Coffee – Has Starbucks run out of ideas?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Why would anyone buy a $7 cup of black coffee? Why would Starbucks even think about selling $7 black coffee? Does Jimmy Kimmel's "taste test" outside a local…

Uncle Maddio's launches catering service

November 29, 2012

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint has launched a catering operation with a broad menu to accommodate various gatherings.

SCA's Tork introduces in-restaurant advertising opportunity

November 29, 2012

SCA, the maker of the Tork brand of away-from-home paper products, has introduced a new opportunity to promote in-restaurant specials or generate extra revenue…

Flippers Pizzeria launches iPhone app

November 29, 2012

Orlando, Fla.-based Flippers Pizzeria has launched a new iPhone mobile application available for free download in the Apple iTunes store.

Lawyers see another way to get a restaurant reservation

by Rick Casmass — VP Marketing, Valiant

The Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) has been the law of the land in New York since April of 2011. While most restaurateurs, who are New York State employers…

QSR workers strike in NYC, demand higher wages

November 29, 2012

New Yorkers will see workers on strike at some of the largest quick-service restaurant chains today, as hundreds of workers at dozens of McDonalds, Taco…

Dunkin CEO: Washington should consult restaurant industry on fiscal cliff

November 28, 2012

Dunkin' Brands CEO Nigel Travis appeared on Neil Cavuto's Fox Business program Tuesday to discuss Obamacare and the fiscal cliff drama unfolding in Washington…

Health and wellness consumer disconnects and navigation strategy

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Flavor and cuisine trends should then be overlapped with consumer and health trends to create a comprehensive strategy.

The Pizza Shop expands in Hudson Valley, N.Y.

November 28, 2012

Cosimo's Restaurant Group, a Hudson Valley, N.Y.-based restaurant group, will celebrate the grand opening of The Pizza Shop at the Village Shoppes in Fishkill…

Pizza Hut settles with The Black Keys in copyright suit

November 28, 2012

Pizza Hut has settled its copyright infringement lawsuit with rock group The Black Keys. According to the Associated Press, the settlement was reached in Los …

NRA's CFO receives award

November 28, 2012

The National Restaurant Association's Marvin Irby has been named the recipient of the Nonprofit CFO of the Year Award. The award will be presented at a…

Study: Brand social media connections drive purchase behavior

November 28, 2012

A new study issued by digital advertising technology company SocialVibe reveals that 70 percent of consumers actively engaged in social media have made a…

California pizzeria crowdsources for new recipe

November 28, 2012

La Vera Pizza, a nearly 30-year-old, family-owned Santa Rosa, Calif., pizzeria, is hosting a "celebrity pizza chef" contest this month.