MenuDrive platform helping restaurants launch online ordering in 1 hour

May 26, 2020

MenuDrive, a white-labeled online ordering platform, has launched MenuDrive Self Sign-up for restaurants, which allows them to launch online ordering and…

Oath Pizza campaign benefits Boston-based LGBTQ nonprofit in Pride Month

May 26, 2020

June is celebrated every year as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, or LGBTQ Pride Month and Oath Pizza is taking note of that fact by donating 10…

MVP Group introduces touchless hand sanitizer dispenser

May 26, 2020

MVP Group, a Miami based foodservice equipment supplier that has a medical supply division that provides personal protective equipment, has introduced a…

Cheese, wheat, gas prices climb, as year's top pizza stocks fall

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

All the staple ingredients that pizza restaurant companies depend on were trending up in price last week, indicating the industry's increasing pace forward on…

Pathspot raises $6.5M in financing

May 22, 2020

PathSpot, a creator of a hand hygiene management system, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Valor Siren Ventures I L.P., bringing the company's…

Stoner's opening 3 Georgia stores

May 22, 2020

QSR, Stoner's Pizza Joint, will expand its footprint with three new Georgia locations that will be operated by existing South Florida franchisee, John Stetson.

Cincinnati city council caps delivery fees at 15%

May 22, 2020

Add Cincinnati, Ohio to the growing list of cities that are capping third-party delivery fees. Thursday, the local city council passed legislation that caps…

Tackling COVID-19 training on QSRs' front lines, plus menu must-haves for a 'to-go' world

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

For QSR operators today, there are two huge questions: "How can I quickly train my staff on all these new COVID-19-related mandates?" and "How should I modify…

Kitchen United opens in Austin

May 21, 2020

Kitchen United, a kitchen-as-a-service company built to serve off-premise dining, has opened a center in Austin, Texas. The facility, referred to as Kitchen…

Service helps brands build in-house delivery, bypass 3rd-party providers,

May 21, 2020

Irvine, California-based gig engagement platform provider, ShiftPixy, has launched an initiative that it said in a news release will "help restaurants reclaim…

Artichoke Basille's touches down in Tempe

May 21, 2020

Artichoke Basille's Pizza is expanding its West Coast footprint into Arizona with a June restaurant opening on East Baseline Road in South Tempe, a news…

DoorDash unveils location-tracking feature for to-go orders

May 20, 2020

DoorDash, one of the nation's largest mobile delivery platforms, has launched a feature to make restaurant to-go orders more efficient for merchants and…

Solving a pungent pizzeria problem: The unwanted whiff of weed

by Andy Piucci — Vice President of Sales North America, Fragrance Delivery Technologies

Recreational marijuana is a fact of life in 11 states and Washington, D.C. and that's not necessarily good news to some pizzeria customers who find the scent…

Chuck E. Cheese serves 20,000 on Day of Giving

May 19, 2020

Chuck E. Cheese said the brand gave away more than 7,500 pizzas, along with salads, appetizers, desserts, games, stuffed animals and more, to serve more than…

Blaze Pizza opens Mobile location

May 19, 2020

Blaze Pizza LLC will open a new location in Mobile, Alabama store tomorrow on Du Rhu Drive. The brand said in a news release that the new store will offer…

Restaurant reopenings, Mother's Day drive transaction boost

May 19, 2020

A combination of a holiday, Mother's Day and the reopening of restaurants and bars is proving to be beneficial to U.S. restaurant chain transactions.

French pizza vending machine comes to the US

May 18, 2020

A French technology company that makes pizza vending machines has begun selling the machines in the U.S., according to a report in The Spoon. The company, API…

NRA names former Sysco, PepsiCo leader as CEO

May 18, 2020

The National Restaurant Association has named former Sysco CEO and PepsiCo president, Tom Bene as its president and CEO, as well as CEO of the NRA's…

Sweetgreen named FastCasual's top brand of 2020

Sweetgreen, a 104-unit salad chain, topped the 2020 list of Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, and Fazoli's took home the Excellence in Food Safety Award.

Cheese prices soar as restaurants seek more

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

As restaurant pandemic restrictions ease nationally and pizza restaurants continue to add business, cheese producers are getting significantly higher prices…