New Dallas pizza concept allows guests to bring beer, wine

January 8, 2012

A New York-style pizzeria has opened in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas that allows customers to bring their own beer and wine. Mimi's Pizzeria officially…

Bambino's debuts new beers for National Pizza Week

January 8, 2012

In honor of National Pizza Week, today through Jan. 13, Bambino's Pizzeria, a pizza-and-microbrew restaurant located in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood, will…

Papa John's fires employee for racially insensitive receipt

January 8, 2012

A Papa John's employee based in New York City was fired over the weekend after a customer tweeted a photo of her receipt that identified her as "lady chinky…

Bill Clinton to address 2012 NRA, Hotel-Motel Show attendees

January 8, 2012

Former president Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and the 42nd President of the United States, will address attendees at the 201…

Study: Differentiate marketing messages to teens, tweens

The Millennials spent $73 billion at restaurants in 2010.

Revitalize ‘good service’: A foodservice must

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Loyal customers make approximately 70 percent of all purchases, so increasing loyalty by a mere five percentage points can increase profits by more than 6…

Convenience stores, QSR, fast casual and the food police

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Perhaps it is consumers who should be studied further to uncover the reason for their behavioral disconnects, instead of placing all the blame on QSRs and…

Papa Bello acquires Mama's Direct, names new CEO

January 5, 2012

Papa Bello Enterprises, parent company of Kebab Café, Papa Bello Pizza, Royal Indian Express and Pastore's Italian Bistro, has acquired majority control of…

Boston Pizza adds seven new restaurants to royalty fund

January 5, 2012

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Boston Pizza International Inc. has adjusted its Royalties Income Fund to include the royalties from seven new restaurants…

Pizza Inn appoints new CFO

January 5, 2012

Texas-based Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. has named Jerome L. Trojan, III as chief financial officer.

Domino's UK dabbles in augmented reality marketing

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

There are Domino's Pizza posters displayed at more than 6,000 sites across Britain that include an augmented reality (AR) feature allowing customers to…

What’s on your kids’ menu?

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

About 8 percent of all Americans under the age of 18 have some kind of food allergy.

The top 5 reasons to franchise your business

by Harold Kestenbaum — Partner, Gordon & Rees, LLP

If you are an entrepreneur and you have one, two or even three operations, why should you be thinking about franchising? There are many reasons, but here are…

Gluten free moving into the mainstream

Sales of gluten-free products increased 16 percent in 2010 alone, based on Nielsen Company data.

Chuck E. Cheese launches new online game

January 4, 2012

Chuck E. Cheese has added a new online game appropriate for the entire family. The objective of Chuck E. Blocks is to see who is best at balancing falling…

Pizza Hut celebrates $10 deal with Facebook contest

January 4, 2012

Pizza Hut has brought back the $10 Any pizza deal. To celebrate, Pizza Hut has launched a new TV ad reminding consumers that they can get a pizza at any size…

Papa John's announces 2012 franchise incentives

January 4, 2012

After a strong year of growth, including opening its 3,000th restaurant in North America, Papa John's is again offering franchisees an incentive package to…

Yum! Brands CEO David Novak shares leadership strategies in new book

January 3, 2012

Yum! Brands has announced the publication of "Taking People With You: The Only Way to Make BIG Things Happen" (Portfolio Penguin, January 2012) by David Novak…

NPD: Global restaurant visits weak in Q3

January 3, 2012

Low consumer confidence and the stressed global economy were reflected in weak foodservice traffic numbers in most countries around the world in the quarter…

Gloves! The controversy continues – Part 1

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

To glove, or not to glove, that is the question. It’s a debate that has raged in foodservice circles for years and centers on the question of whether hand…