Cooks, servers, bartenders hardest positions to fill

August 26, 2021

The top three jobs restaurants are striving to fill are servers, cooks/line cooks and bartenders, with cooks topping the list, accorind to a 7shifts report.

RFIS 2021 is in the books!

August 25, 2021

We came, we gathered, we partied, we learned. And we'll be back for RFIS 2022 in Nashville.

Hey, fast casuals: It's time to get back out there!

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

It's almost time for the fast casual industry's family reunion. The Fast Casual Executive Summit kicks off on Oct. 3 in Charlotte.

Pizza Inn signs multi-unit franchise agreement in Palestine

August 25, 2021

Pizza Inn has signed an international development agreement with principal partners Ziad Suwan and Ibrahim Sawan, of Z.I.S. General Trading Company, who will…

One hot dog shortens lifespan by 36 minutes, PB&J adds 33 minutes

August 24, 2021

In the category of what most QSRs, fast casual restaurants and hot dog food truck vendors "don't want to hear" comes a study that claims humans lose 36 minutes…

Papa John's franchisee celebrates employees with day at zoo

August 24, 2021

Papa John's San Antonio, comprised by 21 San Antonio stores as part of Pizza Venture of San Antonio, LLC, honored its employees' contributions by creating its…

Pizza Hut brings back fan-favorite limited time offering

August 24, 2021

Pizza Hut is bringing back its popular Detroit-Style pizza just a few months after its initial debut. It's the fastest comeback of any of the company's…

NRA calls for replenishment of Restaurant Revitalization Fund

August 24, 2021

The National Restaurant Association is calling on Congress to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, due to concerns over the Delta variant affecting…

NCR acquires Foremost Business Systems

August 24, 2021

NCR Corporation has announced the acquisition of Foremost Business Systems, a point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant solutions provider in Minneapolis, according…

800 Degrees Pizza to deploy Piestro pizza vending machines

August 24, 2021

800 Degrees Pizza will offer consumers a fully automated culinary experience under an agreement with Piestro, a provider of a robotic pizza machine, according…

Donatos adds a grilled cheese pizza menu option

August 23, 2021

Donatos is adding an ultimate grilled cheese pizza to its menu for a limited time.

General Assembly Pizza taps Hormis Tharakan as COO

August 23, 2021

General Assembly Pizza has named Hormis Tharakan as chief operating officer. The brand's parent company is Toronto-based General Assembly Holdings Limited.

Jollibee deploys temperature monitoring from Digi

August 23, 2021

Jollibee Foods Corp. has deployed digital hazard-analysis-critical-control-point and temperature monitoring solutions from Digi International's SmartSense line…

Google still top restaurant search tool, false reviews remain challenging

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Managing Editor, Pizza Today

Google users utilize the 'near me' feature when searching for nearby restaurants. But consumers are also using other sites to find dining places and false…

How to level up and meet the moment

Bob Vergidis, founder and chief vision officer at pointofsale.cloud discusses how in just one year, the COVID experience has moved the restaurant business 1…

Emmy Squared Pizza enters North Carolina

August 23, 2021

Detroit-style Emmy Square Pizza will open its first North Carolina location early next month in Charlotte.

Aspen Institute, Rouxbe intro online course for safe restaurant dining

August 20, 2021

The Aspen Institute's Food & Society Program has partnered with online culinary school Rouxbe to launch a free online training course on safe restaurant…

Are mask, vaccination rules too harsh on restaurants?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Restaurant operators are starting to feel a sense of deja vu as cities around the country re-instate mask mandates in an effort to protect consumers from the…

Plant-based proteins for pizza getting very popular

August 20, 2021

Pizza is more popular than ever and consumers are hungry for plant-based protein meat choices and ingredients. In fact, the shipped number of units jumped 56…

Restaurant spending up in second quarter

August 20, 2021

Consumer spending at U.S. restaurants was up 32% in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to…