Domino's opens store No. 17,000 'down-under'

March 2, 2020

Domino's Pizza is taking special note of the opening of its 17,000th store today, with a celebration at the location in Bradbury, New South Wales, Australia, a…

Pizza trading mega-movement sees Domino's stay aloft, while competitors sink

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

What's going on with pizza stock trading lately? The last two weeks have left more than a few stumped as the value of mega-player Domino's stays well above the…

Fiserv launches Clover Station Pro to boost restaurant efficiency

February 28, 2020

Fiserv Inc. has rolled out Clover Station Pro, a POS device designed to speed checkout and boost engagement, particularly in the restaurant industry. The…

National Restaurant Association report projects 4% industry-wide sales growth this year

February 27, 2020

The National Restaurant Association projected 4% restaurant industry sales growth this year across service categories to a total national of a record $89…

Grubhub now delivering subscription service

February 27, 2020

Grubhub is jumping on the subscription model bandwagon with its launch of Grubhub+, a membership program offering members unlimited free delivery for $9.99.

Mystery shopper company launches franchise brand standards + compliance division

February 26, 2020

Toledo-based mystery shopper company IntelliShop said today it has created a brand standards and compliance division to tackle three franchise/chain brand…

Papa John's logs 2nd quarter of positive comp sales, loses on year

Papa John's closed the books on a tough 2019 this morning with annual losses, but glimmers of hope in its second straight quarter of comp sales increases.

The invisible pizza brand: Making customers 'see' you online

by Saleem Khatri — CEO, Lavu

While invisibility may be a coveted capability in fantasy films, it can be a death sentence for great pizza brands that just don't show up on the web. Use…

RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: Decision Logic

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

When experienced restaurant operators joined forces with expert technologists to form a comprehensive back-office platform, Decision Logic came to the industry.

Franchisors enjoy more protection under final joint-employee ruling

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

February 25, 2020

Suing parent companies whose franchisees are involved in labor law violations just got harder. The National Labor Relations Board Tuesday reversed the Obama…

Marco's celebrates app's early success with customer discount

February 25, 2020

Marco's Pizza is sharing a marketing milestone with its customers by commemorating the brand's millionth mobile app download in less than a year since the…

General Mills Foodservice introduces Pillsbury professional online community

February 24, 2020

General Mills Foodservice has launched its Pillsbury Professional Online Community, a resource to help foodservice professionals, according to a press release.

Making Minnesota menu magic beyond the pizza pan

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

In this second and final part of a story on Davanni's Pizza's success with menu item testing, the brand highlights how changes in the current pizza market may…

RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: Vert

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Vert Digital is an independent full-stack digital shop on the east coast with a team of 35, serving Fortune 1000 calibre consumer-brands like First Watch…

Domino's investors delight as Q4 dividend soars 20%

February 20, 2020

Traders were loving Domino's Pizza this morning, after an early morning quarterly sales report that knocked pizza investors' socks off, showing U.S. Q…

DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats in tight food delivery competition

February 20, 2020

The restaurant food delivery business is a wide open competition, with more than half of consumers that use these services using multiple apps at the same…

WorkJam buys staffing platform Forge

February 19, 2020

Digital workplace solutions provider WorkJam is acquiring Forge, an on-demand staffing platform, according to a press release. The move will help WorkJam…

Maryland pizza brand heats its 'eats' with Old Bay

February 19, 2020

Maryland-based, Ledo Pizza, is hot on the trail of heat-seeking customers with its Old Bay Hot Sauce partnership that will bring four new items to its menu…

How Davanni's 'we'll try anything' attitude created a pickles + pork pizza

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

Pickles. Pork. Pizza. Together? That is indeed the combination that one longtime Minnesota pizza brand is using to pull in the profits.

400+ UK Pizza Huts deploy AI-powered analytics

February 18, 2020

More than 400 Pizza Hut delivery units in the U.K. are now using Manthan, an AI-powered analytics company, to gain better insights into operations and traffic…