Mod signs deal for 30 stores in 7 years

December 18, 2020

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC has added its 10th franchise partner, DBMC Restaurants, which will develop 30 stores over the next seven years. Its area of…

Is your restaurant technology ready for 2021?

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

Restaurateurs learned a lot about the potentially business-saving qualities of restaurant tech in 2020, as the pandemic forced brands to find ways to still…

California Pizza Kitchen moves into Latin America

December 17, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen has partnered with Costa Rica-based specialty retailer, Morpho Travel Retail, to grow its global footprint in Latin America and open…

Toast donating $35M to restaurant recovery

December 17, 2020

Toast POS, a restaurant management platform, is donating $35 million worth of free services and funding as part of a winter restaurant relief plan to support…

Papa John's intros its own 'surprise inside' this season

December 17, 2020

Papa John's is getting in on the seasonal gift-wrapping action with its own pleasingly packaged surprise of stuffed crust pizzas filled with cheese, beginning…

Atlanta Pizza Truck: A whole new kind of 'pizza mobile platform'

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

In Italy, where pizza — and especially pizza Napoletano — is virtually a religion, three-wheeled Piaggio Ape trucks are everywhere. That's one main reason an…

Marco's signs deal for 20 Texas units

December 16, 2020

Marco's Pizza — which just opened its 1,000th store in October — it has signed a multi-unit development agreement to bring 20 restaurants to Texas by the end…

Restaurants, third-party delivery companies agree on public policy principles

Restaurant leaders and third-party delivery providers have released their first public policy guidelines around principles for restaurant delivery provision in…

Old Chicago's parent company opening 175 virtual locations

December 16, 2020

Nashville, Tennessee-based SPB Hospitality has launched its first virtual concept, Twisted Tenders, across 175 locations in 33 states, and a news release said…

California Pizza Kitchen names veteran finance exec as CFO

December 16, 2020

Following news in late July that it filed for Chapter 11 protection, California Pizza Kitchen has named restaurant finance executive, Judd Tirnauer as its CFO…

Mobivity, Par Tech partner to drive digital transformation

December 15, 2020

Mobivity Holdings Corp., a provider of personalized customer engagement solutions, is partnering with Par Tech Inc., a point-of-sale software provider.

Canada pizza vending machine plans expansion to Michigan

December 15, 2020

PizzaForno, a Canada automated pizza oven that bakes artisanal pizzas in less than three minutes, will have its first licensed unit in Michigan in early 2021…

DoorDash launches financial platform

December 14, 2020

DoorDash is launching its first financial platform featuring a prepaid Visa business card and mobile banking app. The platform offers mobile banking…

Grimaldi's gives $110K to No Kid Hungry

December 14, 2020

Grimaldi's Pizzeria said its fundraising initiatives this year have helped it donate $110,000 to the non-profit, No Kid Hungry, according to a news release.

Domino's paying nearly $10M in December bonuses

December 14, 2020

Domino's Pizza Inc. will award special December bonuses to more than 11,500 hourly team members and drivers, which the company said in a news release equated…

Rave continues to roll during a profitable trading week

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

Rave Restaurant Group is on a roll, making gains in share value over the last two weeks.

Panera, Pepsi, King Bach teaming up to offer virtual pizza parties

December 11, 2020

Actor, content creator and comedian Andrew Bachelor, also known as "King Bach," is teaming up with Panera and Pepsi to offer consumers a virtual pizza party…

How's your restaurant's cookie supply chain?

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

How's your cookie jar? Might want to look as you might be running a little low.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Fast Casual Top 100 nominations now open

December 11, 2020

Nominations will close Jan. 31, and the results will be revealed at an annual awards gala in May in Chicago coinciding with the National Restaurant Association…

Your Pie, InMoment partner to elevate customer experience

December 10, 2020

Your Pie said it has partnered with customer experience improvement company, InMoment, to put that key operating component "at the forefront" of the pizza…