Popular pizza machine draws controversy in Scotland

April 29, 2021

A pizza vending machine in Glasgow, Scotland has become the center of controversy since city officials claim it should not have been installed in the first…

Romeo's Pizza/FranFast partner to launch 13 more stores by year's end

April 29, 2021

Romeos' Pizza is using its partnership with franchise management suite, FranFast, to help it onboard franchisees who've joined the brand over the last eight…

Domino's Q1 retail sales up 16.7%, but revenues miss estimates

April 29, 2021

U.S. franchise same-store sales growth and international retail sales growth helped Domino's delivery a pretty healthy first-quarter financial report this…

SpotOn partners with US Small Business Administration to streamline restaurant fund application

April 29, 2021

SpotOn, a restaurant management systems provider, is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist restaurants in gaining funds from the…

Marco's Pizza signs 88 franchise agreements

April 29, 2021

Marco's Pizza, based in Toledo, Ohio, has signed 88 franchise agreements since the beginning of 2021 as part of its strategy to grow its 1,000-unit footprint…

Restaurant Revitalization Fund application process opening Monday

April 27, 2021

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which provides $28.6 billion in relief funds to restaurants and other hard-hit food establishments that have experienced…

Online restaurant ordering is here to stay, reveals report

April 27, 2021

Restaurant mobile order ahead, curbside pickup and delivery services aren't going anywhere once the COVID-19 pandemic ends as 92% of vaccinated dining…

Little Caesars to add 50 Northwest US stores, names supply chain chief

April 27, 2021

Detroit-based Little Caesars is adding stores in the Pacific Northwest and adding a supply chain chief to its leadership ranks, according to a series of news…

DoorDash changes pricing, offers 15% commission option

DoorDash is launching a sliding scale pricing structure for local restaurants that it says is intended to give operators options to make more money and adjust…

Restaurants can serve more diners with pay-at-the-table tech

by Dirk Izzo

As the country goes into recovery mode from the pandemic, options like QR codes can help lure safety-conscious consumers back inside to dine indoors. Dirk…

Round Table begins LA growth spurt with brand's 1st ghost kitchen

April 26, 2021

Global Franchise Group, the franchisor of Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Marble Slab Creamery and Pretzelmaker, has launched a…

Donatos pays homage to the Green Goddess

April 26, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizza is taking its menu to new and lofty heights with the addition of its Green Goddess Salad, beginning today nationally in its…

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut parent to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

April 26, 2021

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grille parent, Yum Brands, will decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 in partnership with its…

Domino's revives 'Noid' to promote Nuro delivery

April 26, 2021

Love him or hate him, Domino's Pizza is returning one of its oldest advertising characters to the spotlight in the pizza-delivery-stumping anti-hero, the Noid.

Wing supply wanes as commodity prices gain

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

Those percolators of pizza brand sales nationally, known as chicken wings, are running short of demand, causing prices paid for the favored edibles to go up as…

Papa John's partners with Google Cloud to migrate data centers to cloud

April 23, 2021

Papa John's International has partnered with Google Cloud to migrate its data centers to the Google Cloud service. With this migration, Papa John's will be…

CEC raises $650M

April 23, 2021

After announcing that it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza…

Via 313 Pizzeria coming to the masses

April 23, 2021

Fresh off its 2020 investment from Savory Fund, Austin-based Via 313 Pizzeria is doubling in size by year's end.

What is PAR level? How to Calculate Your Par Levels in Your Restaurant

Inventory control and management is a tedious, never-ending task in the food service industry. Finding the right methods for tasks like calculating PAR levels…

Toppers Pizza thrives during the pandemic, bolstered by technology

April 22, 2021

Toppers Pizza has been cashing in on the shift to off-premise dining during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks in large measure to the company's investments in…