Wheat prices drop a dime in a week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Three more 52-week highs turned in last week.

Domino's taps artists to dress up old logo on Pinterest

June 17, 2013

As Domino's Pizza's new logo is rolled out across the system, the company has launched a new program to save its old logo materials from landfills and put them…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza adds three Midwestern states to portfolio

June 17, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that two multiunit franchise groups have signed agreements to develop eight stores in Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich.…

NRA launches grassroots campaign calling for immigration reform

June 17, 2013

The National Restaurant Association last week reiterated its support for immigration reform that addresses restaurant-industry priorities as restaurateurs and…

Food delivery business launches in Southeast Asia

June 17, 2013

DealGuru Holdings, an independent e-commerce operator in Singapore and Malaysia, has spun out its food delivery subsidiary to form "Food Runner," a food…

Papa John's settles text spam lawsuit for $16.5M

June 17, 2013

The class action lawsuit filed against Papa John's last year over illegal spam text messages has been settled for $16.5 million.

Pizza Hut jumps on board flatbread trend

June 17, 2013

Pizza Hut today introduced a new style of pizza to add to its portfolio of thin crust, pan crust and stuffed crust. The Firebaked Style Flatbread Pizzas, now…

PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 9: Menu labeling laws

June 17, 2013

Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication. It was published in the spring…

Engaged customers are 10 times more likely to visit a restaurant

To be most effective, communications have to be ongoing and not limited to when a customer dines.

Casey's plans to grow pizza delivery service

June 14, 2013

Casey's General Stores Inc. reported a strong fourth quarter and a positive outlook for the fiscal year ahead. Notably, its earnings report included plans to…

Your Pie targeting multi-unit operators for growth

June 14, 2013

Drew French, founder of Your Pie, is looking for multi-unit operators to grow the 18-unit brand.

NRA, WFF team up to offer foodservice leadership development tools

June 14, 2013

The National Restaurant Association announced a new partnership with the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) to develop the next generation of industry leaders.

Hungry Howie's Pizza recognizes top franchisees

June 14, 2013

Top franchisees for Hungry Howie's Pizza were recently recognized at the company's national convention, held in Plymouth, Mich.

Villa Enterprises expands outlet mall presence

June 14, 2013

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. announced the opening of several locations in Arizona and New York, including the recent opening of Villa Italian…

NEC debuts latest touchscreen kiosk at NRA

Rich Ventura of NEC Display Solutions demos the company's new touchscreen digital signage kiosks that many restaurants are using to showcase their LEED…

NEC kiosk helps customers make healthier choices

NEC's Rich Ventura shows Cherryh Butler, senior editor of FastCasual.com, how the company's kiosks designed for restaurants can allow customers to order…

GeekBeat.TV interviews Yelp exec

The hosts of GeekBeat.TV chat with Darnell Holloway of Yelp about how restaurant owners can use the customer reviews to attract and retain customers.

What your bad employees don't want you to know

Outline disciplinary procedures, which are necessary to change counterproductive behavior and put the violator on notice that future violations could result in…

Pizza Hut's largest franchisee acquiring 24 Wendy's restaurants

June 13, 2013

NPC International Inc. announced today that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) with a subsidiary of The Wendy's Company to acquire 2…

zpizza adds customer intelligence platform to manage data

June 13, 2013

To better aggregate and analyze data from a number of sources, zpizza has deployed a new customer intelligence platform from Market Force Information called…