Chuck E Cheese parent emerges from Chapter 11 with new owners, board

January 4, 2021

The parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza restaurants, CEC Entertainment, said it has emerged from it Chapter 11 process of financial…

Domino's, Papa John's pull out hefty stock price gains in 2020

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

As we head into the first trading week of the year for publicly traded pizza companies, two brands are faring well.

How 1 VP balances take-out and dine-in operations

by Mike Tillis — VP of Operations, Your Pie

Mike Tillis, the VP of Operations and Support for Your Pie, discusses the restructuring of services to accommodate the needs of two disparate sets of customers.

Papa John's doles out $2.5M bonus to front-line employees

December 30, 2020

The holidays are a bit brighter for Papa John's 14,000 front-line team members given an end-of-year bonus.

Pizza Guys makes 'Impossible' start to new year

December 29, 2020

Sacramento-based Pizza Guys is launching the new year with a pair of menu innovations featuring plant-based Impossible Foods products. The Impossible Beef BBQ…

2020's final pizza trading week starts with a gas price 'goose'

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

A shortened trading week that ended in the early afternoon last Wednesday, produced little in the way of pizza company stock price shifts, but last week's gas…

FastCasual now accepting nominations for Excellence in Food Safety award

December 23, 2020

As part of the 2021 FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, FastCasual and Steritech, a provider of food safety assessments, will honor one brand with…

The pizzeria POS vendor test: 3 traits to look for

by Shahpour Nejad — Founder/PRESIDENT/CEO, Pizza Guys Franchises Inc.

A three-part litmus test for potential or even current POS providers from Pizza Guys CEO.

CEC virtual brand does holiday bundle meals

December 23, 2020

CEC Entertainment's delivery-only brand, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings, is offering a Holiday Bundle through Dec. 27, which includes two large single-topping…

Middleby acquires China-based United Foodservice Equipment Group

December 22, 2020

The Middleby Corp. has acquired Zhuhai Guangdong China based United Foodservice Equipment Group, a design, manufacture and supply of counter top commercial…

Former Papa John's CEO buys Midwest chain

December 21, 2020

Papa John's former leader, Steve Ritchie, has started his own restaurant group, which has purchased a Louisville, Kentucky-based small plates chain called…

Consumers splurging on catered meals this holiday season

December 21, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years' past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food…

Relief is at hand: Legislators OK $900B COVID-era relief package

Legislators have singed a $900 billion deal to provide pandemic-era relief to individuals and businesses, including restaurants nationally.

Investors give Domino's, Papa John's, Yum something to 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' about

While it paid to be a pizza brand on the stock market in most cases last week, it definitely did not pay as much to be delivering that pizza after a spike in…

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…