Packaging at Burger King, Freshii, McDonald's tests positive for potentially toxic chemicals

August 7, 2020

Packaging from Burger King, Cava, Freshii, McDonald's, Sweetgreen and Wendy's contained potentially toxic "forever" chemicals that may cause cancer and other…

A pizza restaurateur's guide to COVID-era profitability

The sweet spot when it comes to profitability for pizza brands is 75% capacity. But how is that achievable when the pandemic forces restaurateurs to cut…

Domino's names CFO

August 6, 2020

Domino's Pizza Inc. has promoted its executive vice president, supply chain services, Stu Levy, to CFO. He succeeds Jeffrey Lawrence, who is retiring…

Papa John's 'Shaq-sized' Q2 tramples predictions

Papa John's fare has apparently been filling a lot of customers' pandemic-weary hearts and stomachs over the past few months, as relayed in the company's…

TouchBistro acquires loyalty and marketing solutions provider TableUp

August 6, 2020

TouchBistro, a foodservice point-of-sale solutions provider, has acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the…

Domino's, Pieology expanding globally

August 5, 2020

U.S.-based pizza brands are moving up and out to new places in the world, beginning with Domino's, which has extended its global reach to Croatia under a…

Payment speed top of mind for business owners

August 5, 2020

Although small business owners have increased their technology spend in the past two years, 39% said they still spent at least five hours per week dealing with…

Domino's franchisees gives $1M to workers in need

August 5, 2020

The Domino's Franchisee Association is donating more than $1 million to the Domino's Partners Foundation to assist employees in need, a news release said. More…

Smokey Bones' virtual brands ask, 'Are you experienced?'

August 5, 2020

Smokey Bones, a casual dining brand, has added a second virtual brand to its repertoire, in addition to its virtual Wing Experience, according to a spokeswoman…

Grubbrr teams with BlueStar to meet commerce automation demand post COVID-19

August 5, 2020

Grubbrr, a commerce automation company, has teamed with with BlueStar, a global distributor of solution-based technologies, to help meet the demand for…

Boston's Pizza's new menu builds on kitchen efficiency, patio dining

August 4, 2020

Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar debuted a new menu last week focusing on improving kitchen efficiency and addressing menu gaps.

Onosys, ItsaCheckmate join to create restaurant-ordering solutions

August 3, 2020

Onosys, a platform for restaurant digital ordering, and ItsaCheckmate, a provider of end-to-end integrations between POS systems, third-party delivery and…

Restaurant transactions improve slightly

August 3, 2020

Restaurant chain transactions dropped 11% nationally for the week that ended July 26, which is a slight improvement from the 12% drop the previous week…

Domino's promotes brand officer to CMO

August 3, 2020

Domino's Pizza Inc. has promoted its chief brand and innovation officer, Art D'Elia, to CMO, where he'll oversee global marketing for the Ann Arbor…

Pizza Inn, Pie Five parent dives, Papa John's soars to all-time high

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

The struggle to stay listed on the Nasdaq continues for Rave Restaurant Group, which took another step backward last week, but in Papa John's home turf of…

Delivery driver food-safety course launched

July 31, 2020

In response to the pandemic-induced uptick in delivery and to-go orders, foodservice training provider, StateFoodSafety has launched an online training course…

California Pizza Kitchen files for Chapter 11

July 30, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen has entered into a restructuring support agreement with its lenders to equitize much of its debt. As part of the agreement, California…

Webinar revealing 2 pizza brands' delivery success secrets

This August webinar will help any pizza operator develop his or her A-game for pandemic-era delivery program success.

Qu-Franklin Junction solution aggregates delivery orders, gives brands power to multiply

July 30, 2020

API-based POS provider, Qu, has joined two-sided restaurant marketplace, Franklin Junction, to create a platform that uses a Qu tablet product to collect…

New book reveals inequities faced by immigrant restaurant workers

A University of New Mexico sociology professor's recent work and upcoming book look at the inequities restaurant workers face both before and during the…