Popeyes leader moves to GPS Hospitality

July 18, 2017

Burger King and Popeyes franchisee firm, GPS Hospitality, has hired former Popeyes Financial Strategy and Analytics Vice President Chris Phillips as vice…

Commodities: Last week was 'all mixed up'

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

For pizza operators, last week was a grab-bag of results on the commodities and stock markets, where prices paid for public brands and essential operational…

Restaurant ownership groups take NYC to court over menu labeling

July 14, 2017

Four restaurant ownership groups filed suit today in the New York state court system to halt New York City’s efforts to enforce menu labeling requirements…

Meatballs Etc begins franchising

July 14, 2017

Meatballs Etc. has launched a franchise program under Squisito Franchise Enterprises, beginning its expansion on the Eastern seaboard, according to a press…

Blaze moves beyond US with biggest deal ever, announces minority owner

July 14, 2017

After officially becoming the fastest-growing brand in U.S. history earlier this week, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today said it's moving beyond North American…

Infographic: Great ways restaurants can lighten the load on that online carbon footprint

From eco-friendly web hosting and printer-friendly content to streamlined fulfillment processes and "green" shipping, there are a variety of ways restaurant…

Going UP in a 'Blaze'of glory: Chain now fastest starting in history

July 13, 2017

Blaze Pizza is fastest-starting chain ever, according to Technomic. That's what stories in both Forbes and Quartz are reporting this week, after the chain …

Round Table Pizza finalizes holistic digital-ordering solution

July 12, 2017

Round Table Pizza has completed its analysis of a dozen digital-ordering providers and concluded that  Onosys is the right fit for its 450 units, according to…

Domino's moo-ves in to milk some action from 'Cow Appreciation' events

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

What do you do when a competitor has a really good annual promotion that they thought of first? If you're Domino's, you apparently tell the competition to…

Everything's bigger in ... China?

July 12, 2017

China's restaurant industry is    one of the nation's main economic growth drivers, according to a report released by Meituan-Dianping, a foodservice-focused…

Papa John's 1st US chain with Facebook ordering

July 12, 2017

Papa John's announced a new "start order" button for its Facebook page fans, allowing all those social media mavens the luxury of ordering a pie without…

Study on independent brands: Only the strong survive, but they also thrive

July 11, 2017

Staying independent is a pretty rough game for U.S. restaurateurs. Still, survival is not only possible but also relatively profitable for solid concepts with…

Commodities: Holiday makes for a mild mid-summer trading week

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

It was a relatively uneventful week in commodity and pizza stock trading with only moderate gains or losses on either front, suggesting that a lot of traders…

Be my 'bBff': Marketing guru says best brands 'participate' in diners' lives

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

Brands with the most loyal and committed customers know you only earn super-loyalty when you participate in customers' lives, says veteran marketing guru…

Caliburger founder to discuss how $3.1M investment will fuel robotics in the kitchen

The substantial investment is the combined effort of Acacia Research Corporation, Match Robotics VC, and a number of undisclosed strategic investors.

It's good to be Yum China: Q2 operating profit up 64%

July 6, 2017

Yum China continues to be embraced with open arms in China, reporting a 3 percent spike in Q2 same-store sales and mobile payments exceeding 40 percent of…

Investing in technology? Restaurants share hits and misses

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Companies need to do their research, and management has to be supportive for technology initiatives to succeed.

Japanese mega-retailer proves 'grocery-ification' of eating out goes beyond US

July 5, 2017

Call it the grocery-ification of the restaurant business, and it is happening and not just in the U.S.

Food truck boosts sales for Texas pizza and wings restaurant

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Il Primo Pizza & Wings in Richmond, Texas has proven that a food truck can do a lot to promote a brick-and-mortar restaurant, and that there are significant…

Utah gets Mod

July 5, 2017

Mod Pizza is debuting in Utah, then coming on strong with a total of five openings there by year's end, a news release said.