4 key steps to maximizing success with seasonal workers

As restaurants prepare to serve hungry holiday crowds, restaurant managers also prepare to welcome a wave of seasonal employees. It's critical that restaurant…

It's 800 Degrees in Playa Vista

November 11, 2016

800 Degrees Pizza opens its newest restaurant next week in Playa Vista, outside Los Angeles on Nov. 19, according to a news release. The West Millennium Drive…

Series Part III: Digital signage software beyond the order counter

By Stuart Armstrong/ ComQi Group President

Blaze Pizza opens new Chicago-area location

November 9, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening a new Chicagoland location in Orland Park on Nov. 14, according to a press release.

Series part II: 5 key questions to ask about digital signage software

By Stuart Armstrong/ ComQi Group President 

A load of tasty restaurant LTOs tell veterans 'Thanks'

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

It's quite a week to be an American with tomorrow's presidential election and Friday's celebration of Veterans Day. Many restaurant brands are playing up this…

Pizza Hut and Xbox Games offer 1 free Xbox One S per hour

November 8, 2016

Pizza Hut and Xbox teamed up to bring back Pizza Hut's Triple Treat Box and offer a free Xbox One S every hour from Nov. 7 until Dec. 24, according to a press…

Series Part I: 7 signage software essentials you must know before you go digital

By Stuart Armstrong/ ComQi Group President 

Firestorm Pizza open third North Carolina location

November 8, 2016

Firestorm Pizza announced today that the fast casual brand is opening its third location in North Carolina on Dec. 10, this one located in Huntersville, at…

Little Caesar's LTO gives new meaning to '6 feet under'

November 8, 2016

Six feet of pepperoni, laid end to end. That's how much pepperoni Little Caesars says it has stuff in, on and basically all over its new Pepperoni Stuffed…

Pieology opens new So. CA location

November 7, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria's newest location in Southern California is open, according to a press release. The franchisee, Frank Kalil, opened the unit in Temecula.

Commodities: Prices echo country's 'case of nerves' this week

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

With one day to go before a potentially game-changing presidential election, pizza stocks echoed the country's overall trepidation and commodity prices were no…

Report: 4 top pizza industry growth factors

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

Good news came this morning in the form of a new report on the global pizza market for the next three years. Technavio's latest research shows that the market…

Holy Guacamole! Are avocados back or not?

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

Is the avocado shortage still on? The answer, it seems, depends on who you ask and what news source you rely on.

How mobile allows Cici's Pizza to deliver enhanced customer experience

Tim Tang of Hughes interviewed Douglas Kwong, Digital Director of Cicis Pizza at the 2016 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit, about how the chain uses digital…

Going global: Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit adds European event

Early-bird registration is now open for next year's London and Dallas summits.

AllerTrain approved for food service in Maryland

November 4, 2016

A Maryland county now requires eateries to have an allergy and gluten-free trained employee on site during operating hours.

Pieology opens NC location No. 3

November 3, 2016

Pieology opened its third North Carolina location in Greensboro's Friendly Center. The site is the 10th owned and operated by Segovia Aslan Enterprises, which…

Webinar: 7 essential strategies to recession-proof your restaurant

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

Are you leaving money on the table? Learn how to turn your POS into a money-producing machine for what some analysts believe is a coming restaurant recession.

Which Wich founder to keynote annual Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Dallas

Early bird registration ends Nov. 4