Restaurants expected to post 3.2% job growth in 2013

October 23, 2013

The restaurant industry is expected to finish 2013 with a job growth rate of 3.2 percent. This is according to new analysis from the National Restaurant…

Restaurant.com survey shows customers prefer independent pizzerias

October 23, 2013

In celebration of National Pizza Month, as well as Halloween, one of the top five pizza-selling days of the year, Restaurant.com has unveiled its consumer…

Lavu intros new POS features to simplify tax collection

October 23, 2013

Lavu Inc. has introduced new features to its restaurant POS system that the company said had previously only been found in high-end legacy systems.

Rock-n-roll pizza concept opens Alaska location

October 22, 2013

The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits, which describes itself as a "gourmet pizza restaurant with a gritty rock-'n'-roll vibe," opened its newest location…

CEO Roundtable: The success of your brand depends on your people

Oversaturation of concepts poses a threat from real estate to market share. 

Entrepreneurial growth slow but steady, survey finds

October 22, 2013

Entrepreneurs are making slow but steady progress toward growth, according to the Fall 2013 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor. The research suggests…

Papa Murphy's taps into busy Halloween with Jack-o-Lantern LTO

October 22, 2013

Papa Murphy's has brought back its Jack-o-Lantern Pizza for Halloween, typically one of the busiest days of the year for the company.

Pizza Hut UK boss leaves for Starbucks' position

October 22, 2013

Mark Fox, head of Pizza Hut's delivery service in the United Kingdom, has left the company to assume the role of UK managing director of Starbucks. According…

NetWaiter launches system for convenient group ordering

October 22, 2013

NetWaiter, an online ordering service for restaurants, announced the availability of a group ordering feature that the company said allows offices and other…

Revention speeds up online ordering with new 20 Second feature

October 22, 2013

Revention's online ordering mobile application has added the new 20 Second Order Process Feature, created to enhance the user experience for both customers and…

Revamped app allows businesses to create coupons from photos, messages

October 22, 2013

Photopon, a custom couponing app, has launched version 2.0 of the iOS app in the Apple iTunes Store. Available throughout the U.S., Photopon lets users select…

What to consider with mobile ad purchasing

Mobile ads enable the advertiser to precisely target an audience through a variety of demographic characteristics.

Yum! Brands plans $10B investment in emerging markets

October 22, 2013

Yum! Brands has announced the opening of its 40,000th restaurant, a flagship KFC store in Goa, India. The company expects to have $1 billion in system sales in…

Domino's selects Splunk solution to drive marketing decisions

October 22, 2013

Splunk Inc., provider of a software platform for real-time operational intelligence, today announced that Domino's Pizza is using Splunk Enterprise to help…

Mobile websites made easy – tips and tricks for restaurant operators

by Greg Mista

62 percent of consumers are less likely to choose a restaurant if they can't read the menu on a mobile device

Chuck E. Cheese's marketing shift paying off for shareholders

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese prices are up 15 cents in two months.

Italian pizza cone concept now franchising in the U.S.

October 21, 2013

KONO Pizza, an Italian concept that serves pizza in a portable cone format, has planted a flag in the U.S.

7 ways to improve employee work ethic

Eric Chester delivered a keynote on reviving work ethic at this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit.

Millennials want to help your brand share its story

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The 80 million-strong Millennial demographic currently accounts for about 21 percent of all consumer spending.

Mellow Mushroom unveils bacon-themed menu

October 18, 2013

Mellow Mushroom has introduced a Bootleg Bacon Fest menu across the U.S. and available now through Nov. 23.