Robot barista lands $10M for national rollout

June 28, 2021

Botrista Technology Inc., the company behind the drink-making robot —Botrista DrinkBot — has raised $10 million to ramp up national deployment of the…

Using digital in an uncertain marketplace: What Pizza Inn learned

by Douglas Kwong — VP of Marketing, Rave Restaurant Group

Pizza makers were fortunate in becoming the food of the pandemic. That was both a blessing and a curse.

RFIS 2021 Sponsor Preview: Voxie

Voxie is the conversational text marketing leader that helps retailers and restaurants connect with and learn from their customers to drive significantly more…

Gimbal’s Matthew Russo explains how location-based marketing can improve services and revenue

Diners come to expect experiences that are catered to them. How can restaurants understand a diner’s context, preferences, and real-world movement to better…

Mountain Mike's opens San Bernardino County store

June 25, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its first Upland, California, location in San Bernardino's Upland Village Plaza near Burlington.

Restaurant running short of workers? Experts say brands must look within for answers

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

While many believe the answers to the current labor issues in the restaurant industry lie in bringing vast amounts of new workers into the restaurant sector…

Texas, Tennessee lawsuits trigger cancellation of restaurant revitalization money

June 25, 2021

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, established to help commercial foodservice businesses recover financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, has been…

QSRs beating casual dining brands at loyalty game

June 24, 2021

Nearly half (47%) of restaurant customers use at least one loyalty program, according to "Delivering on Restaurant Rewards," a report co-authored by Paytronix…

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Papa Murphy's design focuses on in-store customer

June 24, 2021

Vancouver, Washington-based Papa Murphy's is launching two major rebranding initiatives — a "Kitchen Delite" store design, created to enhance in-store…

Mici's glorious, 'gut-wrenching,' 1st-person story of starting to franchise

by Elliot Schiffer — Ceo, Mici

It's your baby. It's your life's work. It's your living. And now you're opening up your brand to franchising and all that entails. Mici's Partner and CEO…

Little Caesars to add 25 Charlotte stores in 3 years

June 23, 2021

Little Caesars will add 25 units in the Charlotte, North Carolina market by 2024, substantially increasing the brand's current footprint there of nearly 4…

Little Caesars' hosting National Detroit-style Pizza Day deal

June 23, 2021

Just in case you haven't been keeping up, here's your reminder that Wednesday is National Detroit-Style Pizza Day. Detroit-based Little Caesars is honoring it…

Stoner's Pizza begins Mile High City expansion

June 23, 2021

Stoner's Pizza Joint is entering the Denver market in September when it opens on East Yale Avenue.

Donatos' 3-store deal jump-starts Atlanta expansion

June 23, 2021

Donatos Pizza has signed a deal to add three Atlanta-area restaurants to its Georgia footprint, which, thus far, includes one location in Savannah, according…

Miso Robotics teams with Lancer on automated-beverage dispenser

June 22, 2021

Miso Robotics, the AI startup company behind Flippy, a robotic kitchen dispenser, has joined forces with beverage dispenser manufacturer Lancer Worldwide to…

California Pizza Kitchen launches chickpea crust at some stores

June 22, 2021

Less than two weeks after 50-store Massachussetts-based Oath Pizza announced it was replacing its cauliflower with chickpea crust, global chain, California…

Boston Pizza launches 1st plant-based offerings

June 22, 2021

Boston Pizza has partnered with plant-based product provider, Greenleaf Foods, to bring plant-based proteins to the pizzeria's menu, according to a news…

Romeo's hits 50 locations

June 22, 2021

Ohio-based Romeo's Pizza has opened its fiftieth store, this one in Georgetown, Texas on Williams Drive, a news release said.

US pizzeria visits increase 49% since January

June 22, 2021

Americans are getting physical about their love of pizza and increasingly heading out to dine at or carry out from pizzerias to the tune of a 49% increase in…