Church's, Texas Chicken CEO relays value of bringing a 'franchisee's grit' to top job

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

On this podcast, the head of the non-profit Whole Grains Council shows QSR operators how to incorporate the ever-widening array of whole and ancient grains…

Free webinar: Optimize operations by running a data-driven restaurant

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

Is your brand's data doing all that it can for you? If you have a sneaky suspicion you might be missing out, check out this March 7 webinar with Focus Brands…

DoorDash will use $400M investment to grow 325% this year

February 22, 2019

DoorDash has raised $400 million toward expansion of the app-based food delivery platform, which a news release said has already grown more than 250 percent…

Papa John's chicken & waffle pie coming to North America

February 22, 2019

Papa John's turned to its customers to drum up its latest pizza creation. They chose something few might predict: Chicken & Waffles pizza. 

Chuck E. Cheese Q4 comp sales growth helps offset $14M revenue loss

February 22, 2019

The parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, CEC Entertainment, released its 2018 Q4 results showing that a 3.3 percent increase in comparable…

Domino's boasts 100 straight quarters of international sales growth

February 21, 2019

Although global retail sales slowed at Domino's during Q4 and fiscal year 2018, the quarter still marked the 100th straight quarter of international same-store…

Why pizza brands should pay attention to the buzz about non-buzz-producing drinks

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

Is non-alcohol drinking really a "thing"? Well, if Coke, Gordon's or some of the world's best chefs have anything to say about it, it is. Here's why pizza…

Study names Arlington, Virginia, as best city to open a restaurant

The Washington D.C. area dominated the top of the list with D.C. and Arlington ranking No. 3 and No. 1, respectively.

Blaze opens Ontario store this week

February 19, 2019

Blaze Pizza will open an Ontario store on Guelph Line in Burlington on Thursday, Feb. 21, followed on Feb. 22 by free pizzas for anyone who visits and also…

Global food delivery app market to soar nearly 28% by 2023

February 19, 2019

By 2023, the global food delivery mobile app market that was put at $3.78 billion in 2017 should grow to a whopping $16.61 billion in value, which is a…

Traders give Papa John's, cheese producers most Valentine's Week 'love'

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

Love -- in the form of investor dollars -- was most plentiful during the last Valentine's Week for one turmoil-embroiled pizza brand, as well as many of the…

Dippin' Dots exec gives out the scoop on 'Ice Cream of the Future's' future

In this week's podcast, Dippin' Dots gives listeners an inside look at how the brand uses the power of diversification to further sales and market reach, while…

Blaze tests bigger pies, delivery, in possible run-up to IPO by 2021

February 15, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is testing large 14-inch pizzas as part of a campaign to grow its digital delivery and carryout business, a news release said. In fact…

Chuck E. Cheese denies YouTube claims that its pizzas are made from uneaten slices

February 13, 2019

Chuck E. Cheese is disputing claims, in a YouTube video, that its pizzas are made from uneaten pizza slices, BuzzFeed News reported. Shane Dawson, a YouTuber…

A 3-step guide to keeping your brand's growth promises

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

If one of your leadership team's resolutions for 2019 was more effective scaling, take note. There are proven ways to help you not only keep those resolutions…

Restaurant leaders: Think social responsibility is optional? Your customers don't think so

February 12, 2019

The B2B research firm, Clutch, just released a study that shows today's consumers typically associate restaurant brands most strongly with being socially…

Mountain Mike's Pizza adds DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub to delivery offerings

February 11, 2019

Mountain Mike's Pizza, a family-style pizza chain with 2,000 locations on the U.S. west coast, is partnering with DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub to offer…

Numbers looking good for Domino's, Papa John's, Papa Murphy's, Pizza Hut

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Papa John’s is climbing back up after hitting a 4-year low last week.

Pizza brands take the season to heart

February 11, 2019

Take-and-bake brand, Papa Murphy's, is among the pizza purveyors this year putting heart-shaped pies out this Valentine's Day, to reel in some customer love.

It's your call: Who will win FastCasual's 2019 Excellence in Food Safety award?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

FastCasual has partnered with Steritech to honor one fast casual brand for Excellence in Food Safety, but it's up to FastCasual's readers to come up with the…