FastCasual producing restaurant catering workshop with Erle Dardick’s OPGA

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The Restaurant Catering Workshop will provide a blueprint for restaurant operators focused on catapulting catering sales.

Marco's Pizza inks franchise agreement for 15 locations in Midwest

May 1, 2024

Marco's Pizza has signed a development agreement with Grube, Inc. to open 15 Marco's locations in northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana. The deal also includes…

Toast combines digital storefront, marketing suites for seamless data collection

May 1, 2024

Toast, an all-in-one technology platform built for restaurants, has combined its digital storefront and marketing tools, allowing restaurants to gather guest…

Salad Collective, Longboards, Hawaiian Bros. leaders offer insight into Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Brand leaders spoke to Restaurant Operator Podcast host Mandy Detwiler at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit held in Kansas City in March.

ICX Summit keynote: Tapping customer engagement drives big shoe brand success

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Neely Woodson Powell, founder of the Charleston Shoe Company, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming ICX Summit taking place Sept. 9-11 in Charlotte, North…

Detroit's Buddy's Pizza raises money for soup kitchen during annual fundraiser

April 30, 2024

Buddy's Pizza raised money for the Capuchin Soup Kitchen during its annual Slice for Life event on April 29, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

Via 313 to enter Colorado

April 29, 2024

Colorado residents will soon have access to Detroit-style pizza with the opening of Via 313 in Park Meadows in May, according to a press release.

Wiseguy Pizza opens in Washington D.C. neighborhood

April 29, 2024

Thompson Restaurants has opened its seventh Wiseguy Pizza. It is located in a residential neighborhood of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., according to a…

Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit to feature Chuck E. Cheese CEO as keynote

April 26, 2024

David McKillips, president and CEO of CEC Entertainment, the parent company to Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, is keynoting The Pizza Leadership Virtual…

Local family takes ownership of JJ’s Pizza

April 26, 2024

JJ's Pizza, a Lewisport, Kentucky, staple for more than 30 years, has transitioned ownership to local residents Amber and Ben Snyder. The Snyders take over…

ICX Summit celebrates 8th year this September

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

The ICX Summit kicks off Sept. 9-11 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with notable keynotes and panelists on a wide range of retail customer experience topics.

Mr Gatti's Pizza opens location in Victoria, Texas

April 25, 2024

Mr Gatti's Pizza will hold a grand opening celebration on May 1 at 5 p.m. for a location at 2804 N. Laurent St. in Victoria, Texas. The event is open to the…

Domino's to 'tip' customers who tip delivery drivers

April 25, 2024

Domino's Pizza is soon launching a promotion, "You Tip, We Tip," that rewards customers who tip their delivery drivers online, according to a press release.

How a Toppers Pizza franchisee thrives on campus life, fun

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Tish Howard operates the Toppers Pizza franchise on the campus of Texas Christian University. With college students as built-in clientele, the pizzeria has an…

Gold & Silver Plate Awards honoring foodservice standouts

April 25, 2024

Eight executives offering food-away-from-home services will be honored next month at The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's 70th annual Gold…

TurboChef selects LeanDNA to optimize inventory management

April 24, 2024

TurboChef, a division of Middleby Corporation specializing in ventless rapid-cook ovens, is using LeanDNA to improve production visibility and manage inventory…

GOAT Pizza to open in North Carolina

April 24, 2024

Chef David Burke will unveil G.O.A.T. Pizza on April 27 in Cornelius, North Carolina. The 4,100-square-foot restaurant caters to families and sports fans…

How location intelligence can help restaurants identify, cater to customers

In this episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace and QSRweb, talks to Charles Wetzel, CEO of Kalibrate…

Mountain Mike's Pizza promotes Carol DeNembo to CMO

April 23, 2024

California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza has named restaurant-industry leader Carol DeNembo as the brand's CMO. DeNembo previously served as vice president of…

Pizza Hut Partners with Dairy Farmers of America to reduce cheese production emissions

April 23, 2024

Pizza Hut has made progress in its efforts to make its cheese production more sustainable through a partnership with Dairy Farmers of America. The initiative…