Leveraging your website to grow your restaurant brand

Make your site as visible as possible through free mapping services, such as Google Places.

Staffing agency realigns services to cater to restaurants

March 11, 2014

Patrice & Associates announced today a new initiative to better align its management staffing services with the restaurant industry. The new program aims…

Delivery initiative contributes to Casey's increased pizza sales

March 11, 2014

Casey's General Stores reported positive third quarter sales throughout all of its categories, despite challenging weathers, according to CEO Robert Myers.

Boston's adds new wing flavors, choice of preparation

March 11, 2014

Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar has added new wing flavors as part of its spring campaign.

QSR breakfast traffic jumps, while lunch and dinner visits decline

March 11, 2014

U.S. consumers cut back on their restaurant visits at lunch and dinner in 2013, but increased their visits at breakfast for the fourth consecutive year…

Marco's Pizza plans Miami expansion

March 11, 2014

Marco's Pizza has developed an expansion plan in the Miami area, with Aneesh Patel, area developer for the brand in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale.

PizzaRev plans growth in Texas and Missouri markets

March 11, 2014

PizzaRev announced today that restaurant developers David Jones and Doug Tieber have committed to expanding the pizza chain throughout the St. Louis, Mo. and…

Top food industry trends for 2014

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Trends indicate that consumers and food continue to move toward experimentation.

Wheat prices up more than $1 since January

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Average fuel price jumps more than 20 cents in a month.

MMS Catering Institute adds senior faculty members

March 10, 2014

The MMS Catering Institute has announced the addition of three new institute senior faculty members.

Franchisee: Pizza Hut 'struggling to find relevant consumer proposition'

March 10, 2014

Pizza Hut's largest franchisee, NPC International, reported Q4 and fiscal results today, including a 5.2 percent drop in comp sales in Q4, and a 3.7 percent…

Report: 52% of restaurant chains plan to add gluten-free options this year

March 10, 2014

More than half of U.S. chain restaurants plan to increase their light- or low-calorie menu items this year, with 52 percent adding offerings to their…

Sbarro files for bankruptcy again

March 10, 2014

Sbarro has filed for bankruptcy protection again, its second such filing in three years.

Pizza Patrón's new ads banned by radio networks

March 10, 2014

Pizza Patrón has been informed that its new advertising campaign would not be permitted to air on a number of major radio networks. According to a company news…

Restaurant industry adds net 21K jobs in February

March 10, 2014

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that the U.S. economy added a net 175,000 jobs in February, up from 84,000 in December and 129,000 in January.

Domino's plants flag in Paraguay

March 10, 2014

Domino's Pizza has opened its first store in Paraguay with Grupo Vierci, the master franchisee for Domino's Pizza Paraguay.

Blaze opening in Santa Barbara

March 7, 2014

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening its first Isla Vista, Calif., location Saturday at 6546 Pardall Rd., adjacent to the University of California, Santa Barbara…

Part time vs. full time: Which is best for most job seekers?

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Health care and minimum wage changes can have a huge impact on your business. Both can impact your scheduling, which can already come as a challenge at times.

Navigating the world of negative online reviews

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Denying that it happened is wrong; take responsibility.

Kids LiveWell program adds 1,000 restaurants in 7 months

March 7, 2014

The National Restaurant Association announced that its Kids LiveWell initiative has grown to 42,000 restaurant locations nationwide. The program has added…