New England brand becomes 1st US pizza chain with animal welfare designation

June 9, 2017

A growing New England pizza brand has become the nation's first pizza chain to receive a rigorous animal welfare product designation for several of its…

'Order in': Grubhub acquires Foodler

June 9, 2017

Grubhub said today it is acquiring one of North America's biggest independent online food-ordering services, Foodler, in an all-cash transaction, a news…

3 reasons why virtual reality is the future of training

What if employees were given the opportunity to immerse themselves in situations and practice responding to them? With virtual reality, this is what the future…

Economic uncertainty and third-party delivery impact UK, US restaurants

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Globalization has created opportunity for American brands in the U.K., where restaurants face many of the same challenges and opportunities as the U.S.

Last call: Nominations closing soon for FastCasual's Perfect Pitch contest

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Entries are being accepted through June 9.

Restaurants realizing critical need for mobile payments and loyalty

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

If you want to get an idea about how important it's become for restaurants to have a sound mobile strategy in 2017, the large crowd that gathered to listen to…

America's tastes today? Cauliflower on pizza; radishes as raw meat

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

With rapid-fire delivery and an upbeat attitude, menu analyst and Kruse Co. owner, Nancy Kruse, last week told a standing room only crowd at the National…

Malawi's opens 5th location in Virginia

June 5, 2017

Malawi's Pizza is opening its first eastern seaboard location today in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a news release said. The chain has five locations but only…

Long Range Systems partners with VeriSolutions to improve restaurant operations

June 1, 2017

Long Range Systems, a global provider of on-site guest paging, tracking and restaurant intelligence tools, has announced a strategic partnership with…

Fast Casual Top 100 winners honored at annual gala

The 2017 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers were honored at the annual gala.

Cicis gets 'a li'l "crusty"' just in time for new CMO

May 31, 2017

Cicis is showing its customers a little summer love by featuring three stuffed crust pizzas to usher in the warmer days ahead, a news release said. Included in…

Papa John's tabs Wendy's Brandon Rhoten for global marketing

May 30, 2017

Papa John's has named Wendy's advertising and media leader Brandon Rhoten as its global chief marketing officer, reporting to President and COO Steve Richie.

Domino's Pizza announces recapitalization plan

May 30, 2017

Domino's Pizza, Inc. announced certain of its subsidiaries plan a recapitalization, including the refinancing of a portion of its outstanding securitization…

Pizza Hut slices half off for golf championship

May 30, 2017

Pizza Hut is offering an online deal in honor of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship on May 31. For that Wednesday only, customers can get half off all…

Live webinar shows operators how to help diners 'see right through you' in the transparency age

May 30, 2017

Today's diners will not settle for anything akin to "mystery meat" or other food that smacks of artificial ingredients. They expect simplified ingredients and…

Blaze Pizza launches summer 'untern' program

May 26, 2017

In the dining room of one of Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza’s nearly 200 restaurants, emblazoned are the words "Unfollow the Rules." The statement is emblematic of…

A gamut of great ways to make diners 'swoon' in June

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

If your brand's list of great things to celebrate, promote and connect with the community ends at Father's Day for the month of June, we've got a few surprises…

Arby's slides into pizza market

May 25, 2017

Pizza restaurateurs have just gotten yet another competitor in QSR brand, Arby's, which now offers pizza sliders, a news release said. 

Restaurants and other retailers win one over banks on swipe fees

May 25, 2017

The U.S. House of Representatives has dropped wording that would have repealed the controversial Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Financial…

5 digital signage future trends set to change the market

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

In the future, digital signage will be smarter, trickier and more personalized, and that's just the beginning.