Webinar: 5 reasons to move to cloud-based scheduling and time, attendance

February 8, 2019

When you're responsible for staffing a busy restaurant with an hourly workforce, scheduling is only half the battle. As the labor pool gets smaller and the…

Coolgreens VP talks about brand's growth beyond its Central US borders in 2019

Oklahoma-based Coolgreen's occupies the "hot seat" as today's featured interview subject, via its VP of Operations Todd Madlener, while Networld Media Group VP…

Food sensor company maps world's peanut, gluten-free restaurant dishes

February 8, 2019

Food sensor company, Nima, has launched an online tool that lists gluten-free and peanut-free dishes at chain restaurants. The tool springs from a large…

Procurant intros blockchain platform for fresh food supply chain

February 7, 2019

Procurant, a software solutions provider for the food industry, has introduced Procurant One, a cloud-based platform that uses blockchain, IoT and mobile…

&pizza is in the house ... the US House

February 7, 2019

&pizza has joined with food service and facilities management company, Sodexo, and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House (CAO) to open a location…

Papa John's CEO: John Schnatter still 'believes in the core values of the brand'

February 6, 2019

Proof that cash may mend wounds comes this week by way of Papa John's CEO Steve Ritchie —  who just days after the announcement that the brand would get a $20…

Foodservice Packaging Institute: Restaurateurs struggle for options to single-use packaging

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

There may never have been a more contentious time for restaurant brands when it comes to their dependence on single-use packaging. Read on for news about what…

Papa Murphy's comp store sales fall in 2018

February 5, 2019

Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. said its preliminary unaudited Q4 and FY 2018 results for the  period that ended Dec. 31, show that comp store sales fell 1.…

New Revel systems designed scaled to brand's size

February 5, 2019

Cloud-based POS and business management platform, Revel Systems, announced a pair of products, each suited to needs of specific types of restaurant brands…

Blaze adds 1st Tampa-area store

February 5, 2019

Blaze opened a Tampa, Florida-area location this week in Lutz on Sierra Center Boulevard. Its grand opening today promises free pizzas to anyone who follows…

Papa John's 'Pick our next Pizza' campaign focuses on interaction, innovation

February 5, 2019

A day after announcing the brand would be getting a nice $200 million cash infusion from turnaround company, Starboard Value LP, Louisville-based Papa John's…

Digital ordering to triple by 2020

February 4, 2019

Restaurant digital orders have grown an average of 23 percent, per year since 2013, and will triple by the end of 2020, according to a report from NPD Group.

Markets poised for trader action after Papa John's investment announcement

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

Pizza stocks will be among those to watch in the week ahead after Papa John's announced its $200 million cash infusion from turnaround company, Starboard Value…

Papa John's sells $200M stake in brand, names new board chair, member

A New York-based turnaround investor pumps $200 million into Papa John's and adds a new board chair and one other member to the brand's board of directors.

Artichoke Basille's opens 1st Connecticut store

February 4, 2019

Artichoke Basille's Pizza said it will open its first Connecticut location on Feb. 14 on Berlin Turnpike in Newington with a Sweetheart's Deal, featuring two…

Why Domino's 'offensive game' may be big winner Super Bowl Sunday

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

How does a pizza brand really use Super Bowl Sunday pizza orders to break into a cache of new customers? Domino's offensive game this Sunday appears to be a…

Squaring the square: White Castle VP tells how brand develops new slider spin-offs

In this podcast, White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson tells how the brand keeps innovating on that famous little square of beef, while Blockchain Tech…

At Spin Pizza, growth means rolling right into community's 'embrace'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Spin Pizza Founding Partner Ed Brownell discusses how the brand's recent rebranding will help it grow.

Super Bowl Sunday fare? Depends where you are

February 1, 2019

According to Cardlytics, Super Bowl Sunday is far from being all about pizza, though that dish does reign supreme for the beer bottle-strewn tables of Super…

Pie Five opens in Prosper, Texas

February 1, 2019

Monday, Feb. 4, Pie Five will open its first location in Prosper, Texas, on South Preston Road, a news release said.