A pizza social media manager's guide to 'taming the online beast'

Social media management may be this century's true school of hard knocks, but those who oversee this task at three fast casual brands had some great pointers…

Firenza ready to go in San Antonio

December 14, 2017

Firenza Pizza opens its San Antonio location this week with some special promotions supporting Susan G Komen of San Antonio, William Taft High School, and the…

Pizza restaurateurs: Is it time to make way for more meatless pizzas?

by Darrel Suderman — President CEO, Food Technical Consulting

With so many pizza brands now offering some form of build-your-own pies, the "meat-conscious" customer has always had some options, whether they be going…

Kotipizza Group develops international fast casual pizza concept, enters burger market

December 13, 2017

Kotipizza Group has developed a fast casual concept, No Pizza — There's no pizza like No Pizza, aimed at international markets. The first unit will open next…

ReviewPush integrating TripAdvisor reviews

December 13, 2017

ReviewPush, an Austin-based company that helps brands manage customer feedback, is integrating TripAdvisor reviews of more than 4.4 million restaurants into…

Hungry Howie's stuffed crust LTO is 'heavy,' man

December 13, 2017

Hungry Howie’s Pizza has announced that it's now offering the "world’s first stuffed, flavored-crust pizza." The LTO, which will run through March 25, adds six…

Sbarro takes fast casual pizza plunge in Japan, adding 20 fast-food spots in Argentina

December 12, 2017

Sbarro, a U.S.-based fast food pizza brand, has made two significant international deals this year. One will bring 20 Sbarro restaurants to Argentina, and…

Pizza Inn launches express concept early next year

December 12, 2017

The nearly 60-year-old Pizza Inn brand is launching a new Pizza Inn Express prototype —  PIE —  offering faster-than-ever service in a convenience- store…

Little Caesars opening 3 more Central, South American units

December 12, 2017

Little Caesars Pizza is pushing further into Central and South America just a few months after opening its first Chile restaurant. It's opening two more in…

30-day comment period ticks away on proposed tip-pooling rule change

December 12, 2017

The 30-day comment period is ticking away on a proposed FLSA rule change that would allow employers to pool their minimum wage employees' tips. The Department…

Commodities: What goes up must come down

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

The nice uptick in stock market prices for most brands two weeks ago was all but erased  last week in trading of some of the major pizza stocks.

Blaze lights up Concord, North Carolina

December 8, 2017

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening soon in Concord, North Carolina on Christenbury Parkway, a news release said. The 2,800-square-foot location seats 78 and is…

Pointers for pizza restaurateurs on profitable design

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

In the pizza restaurateur's playbook, design seems pretty cut and dried, with big ovens, often lots of brick and an overall "constructive" atmosphere. But that…

GM brings restaurant commerce to the driver's seat

December 7, 2017

GM has figured out how to monetize drivers' commutes by installing an auto industry first in its cars — a commerce platform that allows anyone riding inside to…

Pizza Forte goes 'Vegas Baby' … again

December 7, 2017

Pizza Forte opened its second location at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, offering pizza and a small smattering of other non-Italian cultural favorites like…

World Heritage status for a pizza? It's done and the Neapolitan won

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

Two million Italians can't be wrong. That's how many people signed the petition to add their prized Neapolitan pizza to UNESCO's list of the world's cultural…

Start-up tips for pizza leaders seeking restaurant management software

by Dave Bennett — President & CEO, Mirus Restaurant Solutions

Restaurant management software providers all often seem to be speaking the same language. But don't let that mislead you when you're seeking an RMS solution…

New tool pages customers, tracks wait times and grows to fit chain size

December 6, 2017

Tracking how long customers are waiting for orders or deliveries just got a boost from paging, tracking and guest intelligence tool provider, Long Range…

Vapiano opens 200th unit

December 4, 2017

Vapiano opened its first Denmark location Sunday in Copenhagen inside Tivoli, the second-oldest amusement park in the world that attracts 4.6 million guests…

Commodities: Nice week for most pizza brands

It was a largely favorable week for pizza stocks, while commodity prices were mixed.