Papa John's CEO joins racial equity group committee

October 7, 2020

Papa John's President and CEO Rob Lynch has joined the governing committee of the newly launched CEO Action for Racial Equity fellowship, which puts chief…

Papa Gino's fights fire with info, awareness

October 7, 2020

Aside from Pizza Month, October is also Fire Safety, which Papa Gino's has been taking to heart through its annual fire safety program since 1993. During the…

Smokin' Oak will open Iowa store No. 2

October 7, 2020

Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza will hold a grand opening on Oct. 18 for its West Ridgeway Avenue store in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with free pizza all day, a news…

Pie Five, Pizza Inn parent adds executives to franchise development team

October 6, 2020

Rave Restaurant Group Inc., the Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent, has hired two executives away from Bojangles' to help lead its franchise development efforts.

Cheese Country-based Toppers Pizza adds (gasp!) vegan cheese items

October 6, 2020

The 65-unit Wisconsin-based, Toppers Pizza brand is launching vegan menu items featuring plant-based, dairy-free cheese from Follow Your Heart, a news release…

Midwest-based brand pushes pizza as bully-buster

October 5, 2020

All 47 Snappy Tomato Pizza locations are supporting National Bullying Prevention Month and celebrating National Pizza Month this October by partnering with the…

Papa John's names former Target leader to CFO role

Incoming Papa John's CFO Ann Gugino brings more than 20 years of corporate financial leadership experience to the role.

A profitable week for pizza brands, cheese producers

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

Strong demand for pizza restaurant fare is not only helping drive up the price of cheese nationally but is also prodding investors to pay their respects to…

Marco's readies for 1000th-store opening during National Pizza Month

October 2, 2020

Marco's Pizza is pulling out all the stops this National Pizza Month to celebrate not only the sacred pie but also the opening of its 1000th store this month…

Whizz App hoping to ease delivery driver discomfort

October 1, 2020

WaBa Grill, which serves healthy rice bowls, is partnering with The Whizz App, an app created by gig workers for gig workers providing subscribers with a…

Restaurants endure at least 1.5 monthly equipment issues

October 1, 2020

Repairing equipment can be a costly burden, especially in the limited-service industry, in which operators reported that a critical piece of equipment goes…

Q4 revenues down nearly 40% at Pie Five, Pizza Inn

October 1, 2020

Rave Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pizza Inn and Pie Five, reported nearly 40% drops in revenue for both brands during the fourth quarter and fiscal…

Papa Murphy's Pizza month attack on 'frozen slabs of sadness'

October 1, 2020

Take-and-bake pizza brand, Papa Murphy's, is using the start of this National Pizza Month as occasion to turn America off of grocery-bought frozen pizza and on…

The pandemic-era pizza workplace: 4 ways to help employees, business thrive

by Chad Halvorson — Chief Experience Officer, When I Work

It's no secret that consumer concern about safety while eating out is our new reality, and pizza restaurant operators are doing everything they can to bring…

Hungry Howie's 'pinks up' pizza boxes to fight breast cancer

September 30, 2020

Hungry Howie's is raising funds and awareness in October for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. through its annual "Love, Hope & Pizza" campaign.

Russo's opens Dubai location, plans expansion

September 30, 2020

Russo's New York Pizzeria has opened a Dubai location through its international franchise partner, Prime Hospitality. The Nakheel Mall store is Prime…

Pizza Hut CEO joins First Book board

September 30, 2020

Pizza Hut CEO Artie Starrs has joined the board of directors of Washington, D.C.-based First Book, a national nonprofit social enterprise focused on equal…

Pizza Hut adds analytics forecasting tool to drive sales growth

September 29, 2020

Pizza Hut will use real estate analytics provider, Intalytics, to develop a customized sales forecasting model and supportable unit analysis to drive growth…

Pieology now serving California's Coachella Valley

September 29, 2020

Pieology opened Tuesday in La Quinta, serving California's Greater Coachella Valley.

Papa John's preliminary North American Q3 comp sales soar 23.8%

September 29, 2020

Preliminary estimated comp sales for Papa John's third quarter indicated that the North American systemwide comp sales grew 23.8% for the three months that…