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Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream inks deal for Florida Panhandle

March 1, 2022

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has signed a franchise agreement to open multiple units in the Florida Panhandle, with the first set to open in Navarre…

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Pizzeria offers free pizza to customers on fixed incomes

February 28, 2022

Newport, Tennessee-based Milano's Pizza is offering those on a fixed income a free pizza to help offset rising costs of food and electric bills, according to a…

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Investment company buys Cleveland's Village Square Pizza

February 28, 2022

Cleveland-based Kind of One Concepts has agreed to purchase Village Square Pizza, which has been owned by Joe DeGaetano. DeGaetano purchased the restaurant…

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Romeo's Pizza operating system, pillars make it unique in industry

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Romeo's Pizza is on a hot streak right now. With sales up 26%, and a rewards program that boasts a 300% growth last year, the Ohio-based brand is ready for the…

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Mountain Mike's franchisee purchases fleet of EVs

February 25, 2022

California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza has purchased a fleet of 20 COLO Cargo electric vehicles from ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., according to a press…

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Good Pizza founder donates concept to hunger-relief organization

February 25, 2022

The pizzaiolo who handed out pandemic-born pizzas out of his apartment with a rope to friends on the street is donating his concept to Philabundance, a…

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Una Pizza Napoletana to reopen in NYC

February 25, 2022

After a two-year COVID-19-born hiatus, Una Pizza Napoletana is back on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, according to an Eater New York report. The restaurant…

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How technology can help solve your labor crisis

by Zach Goldstein — CEO and Founder, Thanx

Restaurants are still suffering when it comes to hiring and retention. Here are a few examples of tech-centered solutions that can put more functionality…

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Mobile orders on rise, long pickup wait times lead to frustration

February 24, 2022

Mobile orders continue to rise and customers generally approve of restaurants' apps but longer wait times for mobile pickups and orders not ready at pickup are…

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Papa John's sales, profit beats expectations

February 24, 2022

Papa John's fourth quarter revenue and profit beat expectations, according to a company earnings report.

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Revel partners with Voxie to drive customer revenue

February 24, 2022

Revel Systems, a cloud-native POS and complete business management platform, is partnering with Voxie, a texting and automation platform, according to a press…

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Restaurant execs gambling for a good cause

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

A few hundred restaurant leaders are gathering in Nashville next month at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, where they will participate in…

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Middleby Corp boosts sales, earnings for Q4, FY 2021

February 23, 2022

The Middleby Corp., a manufacturer of equipment for commercial foodservice, food processing and residential kitchen equipment, posted significant sales and…

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Food delivery service for Black-owned restaurants expands to LA, NYC

February 23, 2022

Black and Mobile, a food delivery service that exclusively delivers for Black-owned restaurants, has announced its expansion to include Los Angeles and New…

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Zalat Pizza opens additional Houston area store

February 23, 2022

Zalat Pizza will open a location in the Houston area of The Woodlands/Shenandoah. The store is expected to open March 1, according to a press release.

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Slim & Husky's to open 1st Alabama location

February 22, 2022

Nashville-based Slim & Husky's Pizza Beeria is planning to open its first Alabama location, according to an al.com report.

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Underground Pizza opens 2nd location

February 22, 2022

Silver Spring, Maryland, has a new pizzeria. Underground Pizza opened last Saturday, according to a Bethesda Magazine report.

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Aldi tests robotic pizza vending machine in Australia

February 21, 2022

Aldi has introduced a robotic pizza vending machine on a test basis at its store in North Sydney, Australia that serves freshly baked pizza in under two…

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