Hot Restaurant Menu Trends in 2019 - Russian & Scandinavian Cuisine

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

Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Culinary Tides President Suzy Badarraco about the menu trends that have run their courses and those about to…

Pizza Inn all-day buffet heads for southern Tennessee

November 30, 2018

Pizza Inn will open its first Fayetteville, Tennessee story Dec. 3 on Huntsville Highway, a news release said. Franchisee Dan Holt has also said he'll donate …

Blaze blows into Santa Ana

November 30, 2018

Santa Ana, California will welcome a new Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza on Dec. 3, with a 2,388-square-foot open kitchen restaurant on West MacArthur Boulevard, a…

Papa Murphy's franchisee acquires 13 more Dallas-area stores

November 29, 2018

Papa Murphy's franchisee, Tom Lovelace Company, Lkc. has acquired 13 stores in the chain, including nine company-­owned and four franchised units in Dallas.

Why your old-school training methods are failing

During a panel at the annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, industry executives discussed how they keep their employees engaged by using a variety of tools…

California restaurateur takes home world pizza championship

November 29, 2018

California-based pizzaoloand restaurateur, Tony Gemignani, took home his 13th global pizza championship this week in Porto, Portugal, where this time he won a…

Smashburger franchisee's big mobile marketing 'smash hit'

November 29, 2018

Smashburger franchise owner, Regrub Inc., is using ShopAdvisor’s mobile marketing system to draw new customers and expand customer engagement. So far the…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza partners with (RED) in support of World AIDS Day

November 28, 2018

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is teaming up with (RED) Saturday in support of  World AIDS Day, according to a company press release. The chain is offering a…

Calling all restaurant leaders' ears: Podcast starts here Nov 30

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

Ready for an early holiday gift? QSRweb is joining with sister sites, Fast Casual, Food Truck Operator and Pizza Marketplace, to start a weekly podcast on all…

The money's moving: Study finds $1.3B shift from dine-in to delivery

November 28, 2018

Nearly 1.3 billion dollars has shifted from in-restaurant spending to food delivery spending, according to a Planday U.K.-based survey that found a substantial…

Papa John's loses Trian interest, report says

November 28, 2018

The entity that the Wall Street Journal has said was looking into buying the troubled Papa John's brand, Trian Fund Management, has now opted out of the…

Presidents of Krystal, Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's, Huey Magoo's make up 'Franchising Think Tank'

The Franchising Think Tank is part of the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13, in Louisville.

US romaine contamination problems: FDA says better labeling starts now

November 27, 2018

Federal food safety authorities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials have taken some…

My Pie plans spring Miami opening

November 27, 2018

My Pie will open it first Florida location next spring, this one in Miami, where the brand said in a news release that it eventually plans to open five…

Commodities: Pizza stock prices go down the drain with Thanksgiving scraps

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

Pizza restaurateurs got little in the way of gratitude from investors during the U.S. Thanksgiving week when it comes to their stock values.

Domino's Cyber divider: Half off online pizza through Dec. 2

November 26, 2018

Domino's wants a byte of this Cyber Monday on Nov. 26 and the brand is hacking off half its prices on menu-priced pizza to do it. Now through Dec. 2, the pizza…

Mod Pizza to open store No 400

November 23, 2018

Mod pizza will open its 400th location on Friday, Nov. 23, in Kalispell, Montana, also the brand's tenth birthday, a news release said. The company said…

Keeping customers comin' back: A personal, cross-functional, incremental challenge

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Repeat visits are top of mind for every brand but few may realize how critical the fourth customer visit is and why it requires a specific strategy. That's…

Pizza Hut, Pepsi launch Super Bowl LIII halftime show contest

November 21, 2018

Official NFL sponsors, Pizza Hut and Pepsi are partnering again on the the 53rd Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 3, as well as offering fans a chance to win a…

Restaurants pull romaine lettuce after CDC issues E coli warning

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

November 20, 2018

Updated: 8:30 a.m., Nov. 21