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Patxi's punches up menu, beverage program
March 28, 2019
After its recent acquisition by Elite Restaurant Group, Chicago deep-dish brand, Patxi's Pizza, said it has launched a new at its 17 locations in California…
read nowAttract, retain, sustain a topnotch workforce: Free April 11 webinar gives expert guidance
March 28, 2019
If you want to illicit an instant grimace from any restaurant leader today, just say the word, "hiring." For virtually any brand anywhere in the U.S. today…
read nowDomino's opens 10,000th store outside US
March 28, 2019
The world's biggest-selling pizza brand just opened its 10,000th international store in Shenzen, China, which is also the 200th store in mainland China. A news…
read nowPieology plants 1st non-traditional store in Southern California
March 28, 2019
Pieology has opened its first non-traditional location at California State University, Fullerton. The school's Auxiliary Service Corporation, which oversees…
read nowPapa John's names former Subway, McDonald's marketing exec as global CMO
March 28, 2019
Papa John's International has named Subway Senior Vice President of Marketing/North America Karlin Linhardt as its global CMO, a news release said. At Subway…
read nowEzCater acquires Monkey Group
March 27, 2019
EzCater, an online catering marketplace, has acquired Monkey Group, an enterprise software, training and insights company, and the developer of Monkey, a cloud…
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Putting social media muscle in your pizza catering business
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Social media has delivered new marketing opportunities for restaurants, but it has also raised the bar, especially since customers now expect catering services…
read nowBlaze signs 3-unit deal for Pennsylvania
March 26, 2019
Blaze Pizza has signed a multi-unit deal to open stores throughout Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where the state's capital is located in Harrisburg, a news…
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Commodity prices up, stock values down: Spring starts on sour note for most pizza brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The first week of spring brought higher prices for all the basic pizza commodities and — aside from Papa John's — lower stock values for the brands monitored…
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Domino's partnering with Xevo to launch in-car ordering on Chrysler, GM cars
March 25, 2019
Domino's Pizza is working with in-vehicle commerce creator, Xevo Inc., to launch AnyWare pizza ordering capabilities, which will be preloaded in Chrysler and…
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Shaquille O'Neal joins Papa John's board, becomes brand ambassador
March 22, 2019
Papa John's today announced that NBA Hall of Famer and restaurateur Shaquille O'Neal will join its board, become a brand "ambassador" and invest in nine…
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Podcast: Your Pie president on the brand-building benefits of travel, 'not over-thinking things'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant executives seeking a good reason to head somewhere new and unusual can find it in this week's QSRweb podcast, when Your Pie President Drew French…
listen nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen, Your Pie, &pizza sprouting spring innovations
March 21, 2019
The pizza world is primed and ready for spring with all kinds of menu items sprouting up like daffodils do this time of year. Here's a roundup of some of the…
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5 pizza box brand benefits worth opening up to
by Phil Bagdasarian — President, Packwire
In today's ever-growing landscape of online ordering and home delivery, pizza brands need to play up the prizes inside their pizza boxes more than ever to…
read nowHow restaurants can prep for flooding as spring rains approach
March 20, 2019
After flooding in the Midwest and in anticipation of what will likely be more flooding this spring when annual rains fall, food safety firm, Steritech released…
read nowMillennials with kids increase restaurant visits by 5 %
March 20, 2019
Millennials with children increased their restaurant visits by 5 percent last year over 2017, according to recent information from NPD Group. This compares…
read nowKotipizza parent reports profitable 2018 results, presses ahead with brand, franchising growth
March 20, 2019
Kotipizza Group Oyj — parent of Kotipizza, No Pizza, Social Burgerjoint, Chalupa and others — said its 2018 fiscal year ended with comp net sales growth of 1…
read nowPapa John's UK promises Marmite in every bite with stuffed crust LTO
March 19, 2019
Papa John's in the U.K. is readying to launch a pizza with a crust stuffed with a substance that could be a metaphor for our times: marmite. The ultra-salty…
read nowUnique Foods acquires Pizza Fusion, plans CBD-infused offerings
March 19, 2019
Unique Foods Corporation today said it has acquired the three-location organic food-focused, Pizza Fusion brand, as a wholly owned subsidiary. A news release…
read nowLittle Caesars brings back bacon deep-dish LTO
March 18, 2019
Little Caesars said it's bringing back its bacon-wrapped Deep!Deep! Dish pizza in the U.S. from 4 to 8 p.m. March 21 then all day after that. But the brand is…
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