Little Caesars tests meatless sausage topping in 3 states

May 22, 2019

Little Caesars said this week that it's testing a plant-based meatless sausage on its "Impossible Supreme Pizza" in three states where the chain is hoping to…

Postmates to launch television ad campaign featuring Martha Stewart

May 20, 2019

Postmates, the on-demand delivery firm, has announced that its first national television ad campaign will feature celebrity home improvement expert Martha…

PepsiCo launches digital foodservice lab to help operators

May 20, 2019

PepsiCo, Inc. has launched a digital suite, PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab, to connect foodservice operators with the companies, services, insights and…

A pizza kitchen's problem-solver: 5 answers to common issues

Implementing a technology solution is often the only pain reliever to solve your biggest back-of-house pain points.

Bruno DiFabio openes Lord of the Pies in Connecticut

May 20, 2019

Six-time World Pizza Champion Bruno DiFabio has opened a Greenwich, Connecticut, pizzeria called Lord of the Pies, featuring New York-style round pies, a news…

Wow Bao tops FastCasual's list of Top 100 Movers & Shakers

Five Guys takes home the Fast Casual Excellence in Food Safety Award.

How Yelp uses customer data to help restaurants

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As more guests use social media to share their dining experiences, companies such as Yelp — which began as a restaurant review site but has expanded into a…

Delivery-only wings brand takes flight with a little lift from Uber Eats data

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

"Have wings, will party." That could be the anthem of just about any sports enthusiast anywhere, and certainly in bustling New York City. Today, we talk with…

AI-powered dietary tool aims to amp up restaurant margins, satisfy customers

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

Diners increasingly want control over how they eat, just as restaurant owners increasingly want more control over their margins and customer experience…

KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr workers striking in New Zealand

May 17, 2019

In New Zealand, hundreds of KFC, Carl's Jr. and Pizza Hut frontline workers are striking this weekend through 2 a.m. local time. The workers are employees of…

National Restaurant Association seeking CEO as Sweeney announces departure

May 17, 2019

National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and CEO Dawn Sweeney said she will leave the post when her…

American Express gets in the restaurant CRM business with purchase of Resy

May 16, 2019

American Express has entered an agreement to buy Resy, a digital restaurant reservations booking and management platform.

FDA investigates, advises disposal of tahini used by restaurants

May 16, 2019

Federal, state and local health authorities are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Concord illnesses linked to Karawan Tahini and Halva brand…

Toast introduces payroll and management solution

May 15, 2019

Toast Inc., a restaurant management platform, has introduced Toast Payroll & Team Management, a solution that simplifies payroll and employee management…

Taking pies far n' wide: Delivery picks up in small, remote towns

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

Even the tiniest towns typically have at least a couple of "pizza places" and you had better believe people there want delivery just like their larger metro…

Papa John's founder sells $6M in stock

May 15, 2019

An SEC filing this week indicated that Papa John's Founder John Schnatter sold nearly 115,000 shares of common stock in the company, worth more than $…

Chuck E Cheese parent readies for Q3 merger propelled by healthy Q1 results

May 14, 2019

A little more than a month after news broke that Chuck E. Cheese parent company, CEC Entertainment was planning to go public, following a merger with Leo…

Alabama welcoming 2 Blaze locations

May 13, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening in Baldwin and Mobile counties in Mobile, Alabama. The chain, which now has 300 units since opening in 2012, in California…

A pizza operator's week to pout as brand values fall, cheese prices rise

It's a good thing pizza operators got to spend some time with dear ol' mom Sunday after investors left the four major publicly traded brand needing a consoling…

Golden Chick CEO's Southern slant on quick chicken + QSR packagers' infatuation with fast casual

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

From fried chicken and catfish, to dirty rice and fried okra, today's first brand is a Southerner through and through. But that doesn't mean QSR brand, Golden…