Commodities: A mostly profitable week for pizza restaurateurs

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

The cheese stands alone as the sole item to go up in price last week. On top of that good news for pizza restaurateurs,all but one of the stocks QSRweb.com…

The Instagram advantage: Seven rules for putting this super-visual tool to work for you

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

Pictures and words and great hashtags — that's the world of Instagram. It's a world restaurateurs must know to engage today's customers. Here are some…

Pieology opens third Florida location

July 23, 2016

Pieology opened its third Florida location in Jacksonville, according to a company press release. The unit is owned and operated by franchise group, Kingdom…

Dippin' Dots now available across US in Chuck E. Cheese restaurants

July 22, 2016

Since its introduction in 2015, the demand for Dippin' Dots has increased among Chuck E. Cheese customers, according to a company press release. As a result…

Papa John chickens out

July 22, 2016

Papa John's said its has, as promised in December, transitioned to the use of vegetarian-raised, antibiotic-free poultry as of July 1,

Chick-fil-A app campaign analytics show just how big a win it was

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

You can drive consumers to your app, but you can't necessarily make them download it. This has been the perpetual problem for restaurants that want their…

Former NRA exec moves to Specialty Food Association

July 22, 2016

The not-for-profit Specialty Food Association has hired a new president away from his previous role as chief innovation and member advancement officer with the…

Canadian restaurant group acquires Kahala, readies for US growth spurt

July 22, 2016

Shareholders approved the merger Thursday of Kahala Brands Ltd and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTY Food group. Kahala — as the parent company of 18 brands…

Pie Five, Pizza Inn CEO steps down

July 22, 2016

Rave Restaurant Group’s CEO Randy Gier is stepping down, according to a press release from the company that owns 300 Pie Five and Pizza Inn units. Clinton…

Uncle Maddio's expands in Charlotte area

July 21, 2016

Uncle Maddio's Pizza expanded in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, a company press release announced. The brand announced the opening of its third restaurant…

Pie Five is "snicker-ing" about new dessert

July 21, 2016

Pie Five is introducing a concoction next week that is diametrically opposed to swimsuit season. On July 26 the restaurants will begin offering a cheesecake…

PizzaRev announces location, debuts iPourIt, fundraiser

July 21, 2016

To celebrate the opening of its new Oaks Mall unit  in Thousand Oaks, California,  PizzaRev announced it will give away free pizza on July 21 from 11 am – 1…

Domino's doles out dividend after 90 quarters of global growth

July 21, 2016

Domino's pizza today reported Q2 results, including the company's 90th consecutive quarter of sales growth globally and its 21st in the United States. Domestic…

Chinese labor market stabilizes -- restaurant sector is key

July 21, 2016

The labor market in China appears to finally be stabilizing and one of the leading industries driving that turnaround is the food-service sector. That news…

Why your app isn't appealing to your customer base

Not all apps are created equal, and consumers don't have the patience to wait while you to get it right.

Six ways your restaurant's reputation is affecting your online orders

by Alex Membrillo — CEO, Cardinal Web Solutions

As technology makes it easier for your customers to order online, it also makes it more important than ever to manage your restaurant's reputation.

Fighting pesticides, pathogens, other brand-crushing problems

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

Produce is at the heart of most food borne illnesses attributed to restaurants, according to national statistics. What are your procedures for cleaning produce…

300 million Keurig Dunkin' Donuts coffee pods sold ... and counting

July 20, 2016

Consumers are drinking quite a bit of Dunkin' Donuts coffee these days. In the year since the company launched K-Cup pods in partnership with Keurig, consumers…

More please! Hungry American business people increase spending on food

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

American workers are clearly hungry. And today, another report from the business dining sector shows just how ravenous we are when we're on the road or just…

Cicis reports massive 17-state data breach

July 20, 2016

Here we go again. This time the victims are Cicis customers in at least 17 states. The pizza chain said this morning that an ongoing investigation now…