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Pizza Inn logo gets whole new mojo
January 18, 2017
A little more than two years after 58-year-old brand Pizza Inn resurrected its vintage JoJo mascot, the little fellow is getting a makeover, according to a…
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Study: Small businesses travel bumpy road to make payroll
January 18, 2017
Employment issues continue to create volatile financial hurdles for businesses with fewer than 500 employees, according to news release about a study published…
read nowOrder-taking goes virtual?
January 17, 2017
Call centers are a thing of the past at Restaurant Revolution Technologies, a San Diego provider of order management, call center and technology solutions for…
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Food truck growth goes full throttle: Part 2 - costs and challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Businesses and individuals driven by a passion for serving all types of food are recognizing the opportunity to launch a food truck. While these entrepreneurs…
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Papa Murphy's franchises company-owned stores in select markets
January 17, 2017
Less than two weeks after take-and-bake brand, Papa Murphy’s, announced the appointment of board chair Jean Birch to Interim CEO after Ken Calwell's departure…
read nowStevi B's puts lotsa pasta on pies
January 17, 2017
Lotsa pasta is on the menu at Stevi B's over the next few months when the chain's traditional pizza pies become pasta-fied as part of the brand's Pasta Palooza…
read now2 pizza brands expanding US footprints
January 17, 2017
Pieology Pizzeria is continuing the move south on the West Coast, while California-based MiDiCi — The Neopolitan Pizza Company, is expanding down the coast of…
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Commodities: Prices for pizza-makers rise, but so do most pizza stocks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The overall production tab for pizza restaurateurs took a hit last week in commodities trading when just about every basic need in the pizza-making and…
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5 money-saving supply chain trends for 2017
January 16, 2017
Having a solid supply chain is imperative for restaurants looking to reduce food-safety issues and to keep costs low, said Consolidated Concepts President…
read nowPizza Express UAE turns problem into profit with WiFi
January 16, 2017
After hearing customer complaints of spotty WiFi coverage in PizzaExpress UAE locations, the brand partnered with Purple and CDW to install a solution that not…
read nowUncle Maddio's boosting speed of service with menu redesign
January 13, 2017
Uncle Maddio's Pizza has gone back to the drawing board — literally — to introduce a menu redesign as well as new menu items to maximize operations, expedite…
read nowGroup forms to set supply chain best practices
January 13, 2017
The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association is joining forces with food industry management consultancy, Kinetic12, to develop a set of best…
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Court action goes forward against Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Starbucks, Domino's
January 13, 2017
Some very big names — including Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Starbucks and Domino's — got some very bad news this morning when news broke that a stay granted three…
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UK Pizza Hut delivering 'mood-enhancing' pizza on 'Blue Monday'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In case you're unable to roll out of bed this time of year and didn't know it, this coming Monday is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year…
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ICX Association looks to ‘elevate’ the state of customer experience with annual awards
January 13, 2017
Nomination deadline for the association's annual awards is March 15, 2017.
read nowBlast & Brew seeks Phoenix-area franchisees
January 12, 2017
Fast casual pizza mecca, Phoenix, Arizona, is about to get a little something to wash down all those pies, as the beer and pizza brand, Blast & Brew, seeks…
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Can Smashburger's former CEO put Pie Five back on positive path?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The last few years have been tough for Rave Restaurant Group, which owns Pie Five and Pizza Inn. Smasburger's former CEO, Scott Crane, however, stepped into…
read nowFishbowl links with Android Pay for easy loyalty and coupon redemption
January 10, 2017
Fishbowl, a customer engagement platform provider for the restaurant industry, has announced an integration with Android Pay to provide easy loyalty, coupon…
read nowUS foodservice 2016 Q4 wage growth among best of all industries
January 10, 2017
PayScale Inc. said its latest numbers indicated that food service and restaurant wages grew by 3.6 percent over the past year, far outpacing the national…
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Commodities: A (kinda) Happy New Year for pizza prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The first week of trading for 2017 brought mostly better news for pizza restaurateurs, who had a brutal end-of-year week on the markets for 2016.
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