Tea company to buy 120-year-old Angelo's Pizza, accept Bitcoin

July 13, 2021

Tea distributor, Bit Brother Limited plans to acquire 51% of the 120-year-old Angelo's Pizza brand, including Angelo's Pizza 1697 Inc., 1279 1st Avenue LLC and…

US restaurant recovery is daypart-dependent

July 12, 2021

Though the restaurant industry nationally has shown great resiliency — even after losing up to 35% of visits at the start of the pandemic — NPD Group said it…

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Fat Boy's Pizza adds some heft with planned 6th store

July 12, 2021

Fat Boy's Pizza said it will grow to six stores early next year, when it opens a store in Mandeville, Louisiana. The chain — based in Metairie, Louisiana …

Little Caesar's launches pie with plant-based pepperoni

July 12, 2021

Plant-based pizza offerings are gaining new traction today with the largest national chain yet announcing a plant-based pepperoni pie now available in six…

Domino's share price still soaring, along with US gas prices

Domino's share price — up almost $100 since January — continues to leave a contrail as it soars upward, but now it has company in gas prices.

NRA releases 6th COVID-19 operating guidance

July 9, 2021

The National Restaurant Association released its sixth COVID-19 Operating Guidance edition today to incorporate the latest guidance on subjects like indoor…

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Welbilt welcomes Ali Holding’s revised $4.8B takeover bid

July 9, 2021

Welbilt has welcomed a revised unsolicited takeover proposal from Ali Holding S.r.l. as a "company superior proposal," based on Welbilt's previously announced…

Tyson chicken recall grows to 9M pounds

July 9, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc.'s chicken recall, announced July 3, has increased from the initial 8.5 million pounds to nearly 9 million pounds following an update announced…

Chuck E Cheese brings hourly shows back

July 9, 2021

Irving, Texas-based Churck E. Cheese said that after a year's hiatus, its hourly Chuck E. Live! shows are back in restaurants, along with the launch of its…

Restaurant labor shortage not going anywhere fast

July 9, 2021

Black Box Intelligence has dug up some interesting labor shortage data in recent weeks revealing that it's an ongoing issue with many layers.

Casey's names former CPK CEO to its board

July 9, 2021

Pizza and convenience store chain, Casey's General Stores Inc., has named BJ's Restaurans CEO Gregory A. Trojan to its board, now comprising 10 directors, a…

Nearly 400 restaurants launch plant-based 'chicken' 10 years in the making

July 8, 2021

As a lot of restaurateurs know, one of the toughest area's of the plant-based realm to conquer has traditionally been with a chicken-taste-alike protein.

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SynergySuite raises $7M in equity, debt with help from LAGO Innovation Fund

July 8, 2021

SynergySuite, a back-of-house restaurant technology producer, has raised $7 million from equity and debt, according to a company press release. The…

Oracle acquires GloriaFood to expand cloud POS platform apps

July 8, 2021

Oracle has acquired GloriaFood, an online ordering and marketing platform, to extend its Oracle Micros Simphony Cloud POS platform.

Zalat Pizza names CFO, CDO

July 8, 2021

Dallas-based, Zalat Pizza, recently named new chief executives to lead the brand's financial and development functions, according to a news release.

Papa John's sinks $2.5M into hiring, appreciation bonuses

July 8, 2021

Papa John's said it expects to invest $2.5 million this year into new hiring, referral and appreciation bonuses for some 14,000 frontline restaurant and supply…

Loyalty: Why pizza patrons want it, plus what they want in it

by Brittany Maroney — Sr Product Marketing Manager, Punchh

The presence of a loyalty program is becoming "the price for entry" into any restaurant brand's game. Pizza customers, in fact, expect their favorite brand to…