New ChefTec Reporter runs summary of sales and waste by category

November 1, 2009

A new version of restaurant reporting software ChefTec Reporter has been released by Culinary Software Services. ChefTec Reporter 2010 features increased…

Pay what you want at Fort Worth pizzeria

November 1, 2009

Is on-demand pricing the way of the future? Some Dallas-area restaurateurs believe it is -- or, at least, the way of now. Owners Lee and Emma Herdman of The…

Kalamazoo man to sell pizzeria for $1 -- sort of

November 1, 2009

The commercial real estate market is currently a mess, but that could be good news for someone, now that an Italian restaurant and the property it sits on near…

A holistic approach to measuring social media ROI

How to start the long process of gauging your SM successes.

Health care reform bill contains menu labeling provision

Pending nutrition fact legislation for chains of 20-plus units has the foodservice industry divided over fairness of its application.

Restaurant industry performance index shows September decline

October 29, 2009

The restaurant industry's performance remained soft in September, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity declined…

Domino's Pizza honors veterans with contest to cater

October 29, 2009

Domino's Pizza has announced it is proud to offer local VFW Halls the chance to win a catered pizza party this Veterans Day, Nov. 11. In honor of the annual…

Yum! Brands opens 13,000th Restaurant in India

October 29, 2009

Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc. announced the grand opening of its 13,000th restaurant outside the United States and China by its international division…

Pizza Hut's iPhone app reaches $1 million in sales

October 29, 2009

Pizza's Hut's widely showcased iPhone app has reached $1 million in sales and almost 1 million downloads, according to Mobile Marketer online. Bernard Acoca…

'Quick Service Pizza' model helped Pizza Patron grow comps in Q3 2009

October 28, 2009

Though it doesn't release full numbers to the public, Pizza Patrón said it has posted comparable sales increases each month of 2009, leading to a 5.98 percent…

Pizza Hut VP addresses consumer confidence crisis at marketing conference

October 28, 2009

Bob Kraut, vice president of marketing communications with Pizza Hut, offered solutions for what he called the crisis of consumer confidence at yesterday's…

Papa John's to hold Facebook contest during busy Halloween delivery schedule

October 28, 2009

While the National Retail Federation predicts a drop in Halloween costume and candy sales this year, Papa John's is anything but scared, anticipating a big…

Survey reveals restaurant operators are cautiously optimistic

October 28, 2009

U.S. restaurateurs are cautiously optimistic about the future and concerned about inflationary trends in commodity and labor costs for the remainder of 2009…

Pizza Hut announces online shopping mall initiative

October 27, 2009

Pizza Hut has announced the launch of BlastOffNetwork.com, a Web site that provides online shoppers value and financial rewards. By signing up through…

Extreme Pizza teams with online referral campaign company

October 27, 2009

San Francisco-based Extreme Pizza has collaborated with eMarketing solution provider eWORDofMOUTH to deploy both global and localized online referral and…

Traditional media like direct mail still best for pizza delivery outlets

October 27, 2009

Traditional media influenced more than 30 percent of recently surveyed pizza consumers, while online media like restaurant Web sites were the most influential…

'Brand' -- what does it mean to today's marketers?

by Sandy Lechner — client contact, The Synergy Media Team

With promotional dollars at a premium, "branding" needs to take a distant back seat to return-on-investment-based programs for many regional chains.

Pizza and beer night, reinvented

Adding robust craft beer offerings can put your pizzeria in a category of its own--especially in the growing fast casual segment.

NPD: Foodservice traffic declines for fourth consecutive quarter

October 26, 2009

Summer is historically a peak season for the foodservice industry, but this past summer the industry realized its fourth consecutive quarter of traffic…

Full-service restaurants stopped their freefall in September, report says

October 26, 2009

After perhaps the worst market conditions the restaurant industry has seen in nearly 20 years, full-service restaurants saw some sign of improvement in…