Papa John's earns top honors for LGBTQ efforts

January 23, 2020

Papa John's International scored 90% in a major survey of LGBTQ workplace equality corporate policies and practices known as the Corporate Equality Index or…

Chuck E Cheese parent names former Six Flags exec to CEO spot

January 22, 2020

Chuck E. Cheese parent company, CEC Entertainment, Inc. has named former Six Flags development company executive David McKillips as its CEO, replacing Tom…

Pizza Hut uses branded trucks to deliver 30,000 slices during Super Bowl

January 22, 2020

Pizza Hut is descending on Miami in a big way to pull out all the stops for the Feb. 2 Super Bowl as part of the brand's second year as the Official Pizza…

How Domino's connects corporate execs to reality of store life

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

Store-level employees are often on the receiving end of corporate dictums that may not always sync with pizza restaurant reality. Enter Domino's Pizza Prep…

Donatos pushes a 'head' with cauliflower crust trifecta

January 21, 2020

Donatos Pizza is introducing three cauliflower crust signature pizzas featuring savory plant-based sausage in the company's bid to get out in front of the…

Uber sells Uber Eats India business to Zomato

January 21, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. has sold its Indian food delivery business to Zomato, one of that country's largest app-based food delivery services, according to a…

Buffalo Chicken pizza returns to convenience stores

January 21, 2020

Convenience store brand Hunt Brothers Pizza has brought its Buffalo Chicken Pizza LTO back to warm up the winter at its partner stores for the thirteenth time…

Papa Gino's parent company names former Papa John's exec as new CEO

January 20, 2020

Tom Sterrett, president and COO of New England Authentic Eats LLC, parent company of Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, has been named president and…

Domino's celebrates carryout in week of 'double delights'

January 20, 2020

This week packs a double-whammy for pizza restaurateurs in the made-up holidays realm, with National Cheese Day taking place today, followed by National Pie…

Papa John's, Yum up, while Domino's, Rave down, as trading week trends mirror year

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

The trends established over the last 12 months at some of the world's major publicly traded pizza brands were mirrored in the trends of the last week on the…

RFIS 2020 Sponsor Preview: NuArx

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

NuArx's Digital Foundation offers a secure, standardized and flexible network infrastructure funded through PCI compliance to support new technologies and…

C-Speak: Nestlé Professional president preps restaurant pros for year ahead

Restaurant brands often look to culinary & beverage product providers, like Nestlé Professional, when planning LTOs and trying to determine trends for…

Pizza Inn Express franchisee opens 4th Arkansas store

January 16, 2020

Danville, Arkansas will become the newest home to a Pizza Inn Express on Friday when it debuts its East Eighth Street store there inside a renovated gas…

Kansas City gets a dose of 'Old Chicago'

January 16, 2020

Old Chicago  Pizza & Taproom opened a North Kansas City Wednesday on Diamond Parkway with free pizza for a year given to the first 100 customers yesterday.

Mountain Mike's climbs aboard Morgan Hill, California

January 16, 2020

Mountain Mike's is continuing expansion in the West with its latest opening in Morgan Hill, California, south of San Jose. The new Condit Shopping Center store…

Third-party business is booming—but is yours?

Restaurants are becoming more and more dependent on third parties like Yelp, Google and GrubHub to drive business. But these providers sometimes prioritize…

Tasty Hut acquires 117 Pizza Huts

January 15, 2020

Rage Inc. sold 117 Pizza Hut locations in seven mostly southeastern states to Tasty Brands, a subsidiary of Tasty Hut LLC, according to a news release from…

What pizza operators can learn from Domino's use of AI

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

Tuesday, Pizza Marketplace told you about Domino's use of AI to boost the customer experience. Today, we break down what restaurateurs can take away from the…

Hungry Howie's opens midwestern Michigan store

January 14, 2020

Hungry Howie's Pizza will open the doors to its Big Rapids, Michigan store tomorrow, with a special $6.99 large one-topping pizza offering and the donation of…

Marco's names operations chief to guide growth

January 14, 2020

Marco's Franchising, LLC. has moved longtime franchisee and area representative, Tim Brown, into the role of vice president and chief of operations. The brand…