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Pizza Guys continues Bay Area expansion
February 16, 2021
Sacramento, California-based Pizza Guys is expanding its San Francisco Bay Area presence by opening its 19th store there on University Avenue in Berkeley, a…
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Buyers Edge Platform acquires RestaurantLink
February 15, 2021
Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement network for the foodservice industry, has acquired RestaurantLink's group purchasing and beverage consulting…
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Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to rebrand as US Foods Chef’s Stores
February 15, 2021
Effective March 1, Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores will be rebranded as US Foods Chef's Stores, as a result of US Foods acquiring Smart Foodservice…
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NY restaurant workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
February 15, 2021
New York restaurant employees, as well as Uber drivers in the state, are eligible to receive COVID-19 vacinnations even if the county in which they work hasn't…
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Has the day of 'No Marketing' arrived for pizza brands?
by Shyam Rao
Companies spend billions of dollars to fill the top of their consumer funnels, in an often-desperate attempt to find new customers. This wide, scattershot…
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CardFree delivery, ordering service helps restaurants keep more revenue
February 15, 2021
San Francisco-based CardFree, a mobile commerce solutions provider, is offering mobile ordering, delivery, contactless order and pay at the table services that…
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Bite Acquisition Corp begins selling stock
February 12, 2021
Restaurant investment company, Bite Acquisition Corp. is pricing its upsized initial public offering of 17.5 million units at $10 per unit. The stock began…
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Sift uncovers Telegram-based scheme exploiting restaurant apps
February 11, 2021
Digital safety company, Sift, has identified a cyber-scheme that exploits restaurant and delivery services via the Telegram messaging platform, according to a…
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Pizzerias bid customers a 'hearty' Valentine's ... 'er Galentine's ... Singles Awareness Day
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The typical restaurant business marathon known as Valentine's Day is about to hit, but this year studies are showing pizzeria operators that many of their…
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Philadelphia pizzeria launches collaborative 'star' chef series
February 10, 2021
The founder of Philadelphia's Down North Pizza, chef and activist Kurt Evans has launched "A Match Made In Philly," featuring limited-edition menu…
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DoorDash partners with Cellex on COVID-19 testing kit effort
February 10, 2021
DoorDash and Cellex, which specializes in point-of-care testing, are teaming up to help restaurant employees get faster access to COVID-19 testing kits at a…
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GoTab, CORE partner to support families of restaurant employees
February 10, 2021
Restaurant commerce platform, GoTab, has created a partnership with non-profit, CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees. GoTab is the first technology partner…
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Toppers 'zigs' when others 'zag'
February 9, 2021
Toppers — which recently added Vegan Topperstix as part of the mass restaurant brand movement to plant-based everything — is switching gears to meat with its…
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On-demand webinar: 'How to Prioritize Mobile Marketing Initiatives for QSRs'
February 8, 2021
It's a given that QSR customers are mobile customers, often on their way to or from any number of daily responsibilities. So QSR operators are well aware their…
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A National Pizza Day primer of pie-related perks, promos
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What U.S. cities are most "pie-struck"? Where are the biggest National Pizza Day deals? And which state wants pizza as its official food? You might be…
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On the cusp of Pizza Day, Valentine's Day, love for the pie is high
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Despite the pizza commodities "Grinch" of ever-escalating gas prices, last week was a pretty good one for the country's leading publicly traded pizza companies.
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RESTAURANTS Act back on the table
February 5, 2021
A $120 billion revitalization fund, known as the RESTAURANTS Act of 2021, to help independent restaurants and small franchisees facing COVID-19 challenges is…
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Q2 sales drop at Pie Five, Pizza Inn
February 5, 2021
Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group Inc., reported Friday that the pandemic severely hurt the brands' Q2 sales, which ended Dec. 27.
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Pizza Factory develops smaller store design
February 5, 2021
Pizza Factory has created Pizza Factory Express, a format optimized for delivery and carryout, while offering franchisees a lower investment, a news release…
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Blaze names CTO
February 5, 2021
Blaze Pizza has hired Chris Demery, former P.F. Chang's senior vice president, as its chief technology officer. Demery, who brings 20 years of industry…
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