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La Boulangerie owners launch pizza concept
September 24, 2019
There's another limited-service pizza brand in the mix now that the two men who run fast casual brand La Boulangerie — Pascal Rigo and Nicolas Bernadi — have…
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Pieology opens 3rd Mexican store
September 24, 2019
Pieology has opened another store in Mexico, this time at Anahuac University in Mexico City last week, continuing the brand's established goal to expand…
read nowLabor Dept finalizes OT rule: 1.2 million more workers eligible
September 24, 2019
The U.S. Department of Labor has made official an overtime rule that sets $35,568 as the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay, making about 1.2 million…
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Pizza players see hefty hikes in cheese, wheat, gas prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week was harder to swallow than most on the markets for pizza brands, with only moderate gains in some pizza brand values, but steeply higher wheat…
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Papa John's opens 1st Portuguese store
September 23, 2019
Papa John's International, Inc. has officially expanded into Portugal by opening a store in Lisbon's Amoreiras zone. The brand's master franchisee in the…
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&pizza set to 'Zume' into new markets with mobile kitchens
September 19, 2019
D.C.-based brand 36-unit, &pizza, has paired up with Zume, Inc., to deploy Zume Forward Mobile Kitchens to expand in new markets, as well as to test…
read nowRapid Fired to fire up at University of Dayton
September 19, 2019
Rapid Fired Pizza will open a 3,300-square-foot location at the University of Dayton in Ohio this fall, a news release said. The Brown Street store will seat…
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Touchbistro raises $119.24M to expand payments portfolio
September 18, 2019
Touchbistro, a provider of foodservice iPad and POS payment solutions, has raised CDN$158 million ($119.24 USD) in Series E funding in a round led by Omers…
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1000 Degrees Pizza on wrangling 25+ delivery providers into better business
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As third-party delivery platforms proliferate, pizza restaurateurs are challenged to lasso customers' demand into their daily business flow. After all, as…
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Yum moves Walmart tech leader into CIO slot, names KFC exec chief strategy officer
September 18, 2019
Walmart tech leader, Clay Johnson, will be joining Yum! Brands, Inc. next month as chief digital and technology officer, while the company said it has promoted…
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Grimaldi's names franchise development chief
September 18, 2019
Arizona-based, New York-style pizza brand, Grimaldi's Pizzeria, has named a packaging company CEO and multi-unit Cold Stone Creamery franchisee and area…
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Circles gets squared when Pizza Hut pies morph into giant Cheez-Its
September 17, 2019
Pizza Hut has partnered with longtime snacking favorite, Cheez-It to introduce the globe's first and only giant-sized version of the cheesy crackers, only…
read nowRevel adds concierge service
September 16, 2019
Helping restaurateurs keep pace with the explosive growth and change in restaurant tech is among the benefits touted by POS provider, Revel Systems, and its…
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As cheese prices surge, gas price spike set to also strike delivery-centric pizza biz
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
After weekend drone attacks sliced Saudi oil output in half, the delivery-centered pizza business may soon get a one-two punch from both higher gas prices, and…
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Mici's does day for daughters Sept. 25
September 16, 2019
Family-owned Denver pizza brand, Mici's, is setting Sept. 25 aside to honor one particular member of the family: daughters. That Wednesday also happens to be…
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Fired Pie, Your Pie add new menu options
September 13, 2019
Two pizza brands are adding menu options this week, beginning with a plant-based offering at Fired Pie, where the chain's plant-based chorizo crumbles are now…
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Sept 26 webinar focuses on what restaurateurs must know now about labor law compliance
September 12, 2019
From third-party delivery drivers to in-restaurant employees, the bucket of labor laws and other regulations that U.S. restaurant operators must know and…
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Pizza Inn, Pizza Inn Express opening 7 Midwest units
September 12, 2019
Pizza Inn is moving out, with an announcement this week that it will expand operations in southern Kansas and Northern Oklahoma through an area development…
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Hurricane season: Failing to plan now, may be planning to fail later
by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts
While Hurricane Dorian has largely passed, after devastating the Bahamas and spurring flooding in North Carolina, the torrential rains and furious winds of the…
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Artichoke Basille's founders open 2nd Detroit-style pie brand location in NYC
September 11, 2019
Artichoke Basill's founders said this week they will open a second location of their Detroit-style pizza brand, Lions & Tigers & Squares (LTS for short…
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