PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 7: CiCi's Pizza

March 27, 2013

CiCi's Pizza has an ambitious plan to open about 500 new restaurants in the next 10 years. In doing so, the Texas-based chain has executed a "Build the Brand…

Chuck E. Cheese taps into augmented reality with new mobile app

March 27, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's has launched its first-ever downloadable app, Say Cheese!, available from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Using augmented reality, the…

Pie Five and Pizza Inn exec to talk new brand integration

March 27, 2013

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc.'s senior vice president and chief development officer Madison Jobe will speak Thursday at the 2013 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference…

FishNet Security, former AMC CEOs named to Front Flip board

March 27, 2013

Loyalty marketing company Front Flip has named Peter Brown and Gary Fish, two business leaders from the entertainment and technology industries, to its board…

Uncle Maddio's adds customer rewards program

March 26, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint has introduced a new customer rewards program, "Loyalty Love" across several stores. The program rewards customers with a free…

Pie Five Pizza Co. expands into Florida

March 26, 2013

Pie Five Pizza Co., a subsidiary of Pizza Inn Holdings Inc., has awarded the first multiunit franchise agreement for Florida to develop 10 locations. The deal…

Pizza Hut adds carry out deal for March Madness

March 26, 2013

Pizza Hut has introduced a new deal available now through April 6 to take customers through the end of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. During this time…

Empathica launches social media component for CEM solution

March 26, 2013

Empathica Inc., a provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions to multi-unit restaurants, has added third-party feedback and enhanced text…

Final phase of Domino's delivery vehicle challenge complete

March 26, 2013

The fifth and final phase of the Domino's Ultimate Delivery Vehicle Challenge has been completed. The last phase called for the creation of photorealistic…

Domino's backs off speedy delivery promise for pan pizza

March 26, 2013

After touting its delivery speed for the past 53 years, Domino's Pizza is now telling its employees to slow things down a bit thanks to its new handmade pan…

Papa John's doubles up on pepperoni

March 26, 2013

Papa John's has brought back its double layered premium pepperoni pizza. The offering comes on a hand-tossed crust and is covered with pizza sauce, layered…

Cheese prices rise sharply in past week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Stubborn winter-like weather keeps natural gas prices up.

Domino's UK adds Windows Phone 8 ordering app with voice activation

March 25, 2013

The Nokia UK website has announced that Domino's Pizza UK has launched its latest app for Windows Phone 8.

Report: Restaurant deals no longer driving traffic

March 25, 2013

With restaurant visits on a deal or discount down last year, it appears that restaurant customers may perceive the price of deals offered over a length of time…

LaRosa's introducing lower-calorie menu

March 25, 2013

Starting April 1, LaRosa's Pizzeria will offer a healthier menu for its guests. The new "B Good 2 U" menu includes chicken, turkey and tuna hoagies, all served…

How to get your restaurant to come up on a Google search

Google now factors in the number of Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and other social media chatter about your website, so it's a good idea to be active on at…

NCR adds mobile payment component to POS software

March 25, 2013

NCR Corporation announced the launch of NCR Aloha Mobile, an extension of the NCR Aloha Table Service point-of-sale (POS) software.

Zpizza rolling out roasted tomato pesto pizza

March 25, 2013

Beginning April 1, zpizza will offer its newest creation, roasted tomato and pesto, featuring charred sweet tomatoes, pesto sauce and fresh mozzarella topped…

Yum! Brands Inc. declares quarterly dividend

March 25, 2013

Yum! Brands Inc. has declared a dividend of $0.335 per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be distributed May 3 to shareholders of record at the…

PizzaMarketplace.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, No. 8: Streetza

March 25, 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek ranked StreetzaPizza the No. 1 food truck in the U.S. last year. That's no small feat for the exploding mobile food trend, which now…