Blaze enters multi-unit deal in around Chicago

January 31, 2020

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has partnered with multi-brand operators Elie Damouni, George Damouni, Nadim Burbar and Daniel Burbar to grow the brand around Chicago…

Papa John's on target for 90-cent annual dividend

January 30, 2020

Papa John's board said it will pay a quarterly dividend of 22 ½ cents per common share on Feb. 21 to shareholders of record on Feb. 10. The company said in a…

Pieology hatches keto-friendly chicken pizza 'base'

January 30, 2020

Chicken has a lot of U.S. restaurant brands flapping their wings lately, from the Great Chicken Wars of this past year to one of the first plant-based entries…

National Restaurant Association applauds US trade deal with Canada, Mexico

January 30, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a trade deal Wednesday that replaces 1994's North American Free Trade Agreement. The pact — known as the U.S. Mexico Canada…

70% of your customers visit once and never return—here’s how to win them back

It’s been said time and time again—turning a first time visitor into a loyal customer is the ultimate win for any business.

How AI can revolutionize your restaurant

by Adam Ross — General Manager, Americas, Deputy

Like any other industry, restaurants are under relentless pressure to satisfy the soaring expectations of consumers, who are keen on more personalization and…

How $100 can buy you a piece of these 2 fast casuals

January 28, 2020

Tasty Equity, a franchisee of Hot Head Burritos and Rapid Fired Pizza, has launched a Regulation A+ stock offering to give fans, friends, guests, investors and…

Hungry Howie's reopens Michigan to franchisees

January 28, 2020

Hungry Howie's Pizza is reopening its home state market of Michigan to franchisees, with both new store and location resale opportunities available, the…

Webinar to focus on virtualization's power to amp up market research results

January 28, 2020

Most restaurateurs would agree that collecting customer data is important, but many don't know exactly how to use it, which is why they may want to circle …

Your Pie hits a growth spurt

January 28, 2020

Your Pie said it not only opened six stores in the fourth quarter of last year, but as previously reported here, named a CEO and CMO for the Athens…

Mod names president, promotes 6 others

January 28, 2020

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC has promoted COO John Maguire to the additional role of president, while Steve O'Neil, leader of operations services and…

Zuul Kitchens acquires restaurant ordering platform

January 27, 2020

The company known as Zuul Kitchens, which is a ghost kitchen that also offers individual kitchen spaces for restaurants to prepare delivery orders, has…

Yum China closes Wuhan stores due to virus, Yum Brands declares dividend

January 27, 2020

Yum China confirmed that it has temporarily closed some of its KFC and Pizza Hut stores in Wuhan, China due to the well-publicized coronavirus outbreak there…

Papa John's continues on a "roll" with traders last week

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

It was a relatively dismal trading week for all but one of the nation's publicly traded pizza brands, but gas prices are giving operators a break at the store…

Grubhub integrates with PAR to streamline mobile ordering

January 24, 2020

ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has partnered with Grubhub, to create a…

Artichoke Basille's opens Midtown Manhattan store

January 24, 2020

Artichoke Basille's Pizza has opened in Midtown Manhattan at1410 Broadway on 39th Street. The newest addition to the Artichoke Pizza empire is located just a…

NYC Council passes ban on cashless retailers, restaurants

January 23, 2020

(Updates at 3:45 p.m. EST, Thursday with passage of bill)

Will Grubhub's new platform solve fast casual's speed problem?

January 23, 2020

In an effort to solidify its status as a leader in the $250 billion U.S. takeout market, Grubhub has launched Ultimate technology, a hardware and software…

Boston's Pizza names marketing lead

January 23, 2020

Casual pizza brand Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar has promoted Katie Borger from senior director of marketing to vice president of marketing…

Ole Miss goes new tech with fast-food robots

January 23, 2020

The University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss, has gotten decidedly new tech with the launch of the northern Mississippi school's first fast food and…