New protocol, food safety tools audit restaurant COVID-19 practices

April 1, 2020

Steritech, a North Carolina-based food safety and pest control firm, a launched two new COVID-19 check services that can be operated virtually to ensure…

Pizza Hut puts 'contactless' deal in play

April 1, 2020

Like most brands working to maintain sales during the pandemic, Pizza Hut is working to make deals to meet the needs of customers forced to stay at home…

Leading your pizza brand through the pandemic: Expert's top tips

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

Now is the time for pizza brand leaders to summon all the courage and call on all the brainpower they possess to ensure their businesses make it to the "other…

Papa John's withdraws annual guidance, provides preliminary Q1 results

March 31, 2020

Papa John's International, Inc. today said it is withdrawing its annual financial guidance for 2020 and providing an update on the business impact of the…

Restaurateurs, start your engines! It's Takeout Tuesday

March 31, 2020

The Great American Takeout is amping up the activity in its second consecutive week, by both asking Americans to order delivery or pickup "at least one…

Yum Brands CEO relinquishes salary to fund GM bonuses, employee aid fund

March 31, 2020

The CEO of Louisville-based QSR and pizza brand parent, Yum Brands, is contributing his salary for the remainder of the year to fund one-time $1,000 bonuses…

Domino's CEO warns investors on Q1 sales outlook

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

Domino's advanced its own earnings release -- set for April 23 -- with some estimates showing sales growth is still anticipated by the world's largest pizza…

Farmers Insurance temporarily adds free delivery coverage to individual policies

March 31, 2020

With states enacting restaurant seating restrictions and stay-at-home orders to help deter the spread of the COVID-19, Farmers Insurance said it's temporarily…

Pieology offers make-it-yourself 'Care Packs' for groups

March 30, 2020

Pieology has launched Pizza Care packages to send pies and other goodies to doctors, area medical professionals, first responders, family members, friends or…

US restaurant chain transactions drop by 36%

March 30, 2020

The mandated restaurant dine-in closures are hitting chains hard, according to the NPD Group. Total restaurant customer transactions declined by 36% in the…

Foodservice distributors praise passage of CARES Act, say more is needed

March 30, 2020

The International Foodservice Distributors Association is applauding the government's passage of the CARES Act, but Mark Allen, president and CEO of the…

Domino's climbs, Rave crashes in volatile pandemic-era pizza trading

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

Scale and an owned delivery system are both paying off for pizza brand, Domino's, as skittish investors show their support for the world's biggest pizza…

2 restaurateurs' views over 2 weeks of US pandemic

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

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Hungry Howie's hires 2K drivers

March 27, 2020

Hungry Howie's said it's hiring 2,000 delivery drivers across all of its 550 locations in 21 states, according to a company email. Delivery drivers use their…

Webinar to offer guidance on controlling COVID-19 in food facilities

March 26, 2020

During a free webinar at 12:30 p.m. ET Friday, former FDA Chief Medical Officer David Acheson will update the food industry on ways to control the coronavirus…

Marco's steps up for communities

March 26, 2020

Marco's Pizza President Tony Libardi sent an open letter to the nation today calling attention to the brand's readiness to respond to community members in…

Restaurateurs respond to Senate's passage of stimulus package

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Leaders of Firehouse Subs, Boloco and the National Restaurant Association weigh in on if the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act goes far enough…

Papa John's pulls Papadia 'Yoga' ad after US Hindu leader's complaint

Papa John's said it is removing its so-called "Yoga" ad for Papadia sandwiches after complaints from a U.S. Hindu leader that it is offensive to the religion…

Stimulus package to provide $350B in small business loans

March 25, 2020

The largest stimulus bill in U.S. history is almost reality, thanks to a deal struck this morning between the White House and U.S. Senate okaying $2 trillion…

Pizza vs Pandemic site supports pizzerias, care workers

March 25, 2020

Online pizza ordering platform Slice has partnered with the community non-profit Slice Out Hunger and the Pizza to Polls organization to launch the Pizza vs.