Barro's Pizza selects new agency of record

December 21, 2011

Barro's Pizza, an Arizona-based dine-in/delivery pizza chain, has selected Zion & Zion as its agency of record after a review.

Papa Murphy's purchases 20 franchised locations

December 21, 2011

Papa Murphy's International (PMI) announced that its Company Stores Division — Papa Murphy's Company Stores Inc. — has acquired 20 Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake…

Flippers Pizzeria now offering free Wi-Fi

December 21, 2011

Orlando, Fla.-based Flippers Pizzeria now offers free wireless Internet access at all corporate locations.

Commentary: What to expect in restaurant marketing in 2012

Expect catering sales to become a greater focus for restaurant brands determined to get the most out of their operation and generate more sales.

Pizza menu provider develops direct mailing tool

December 20, 2011

Taradel, a pizza menu printing and direct mail service provider, has developed a proprietary point-and-click postal route targeting tool while offering a…

Papa John's raises earnings guidance

December 20, 2011

Papa John's International Inc. has released its 2012 operating assumptions and earnings guidance, and announced an increase in its 2011 earnings per share…

Pizza Hut drops soccer stadium sponsorship

December 20, 2011

Pizza Hut Park in Dallas will be renamed FC Dallas Stadium after the Football Championship Subdivision title game is played on Jan. 7. The pizza chain dropped…

Restaurant industry has strong showing in Entrepreneur's top franchise rankings

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Magazine's annual rankings of top franchised companies weigh stability, growth rate, size of the system, startup costs and more.

Domino's India implements Thin Client IT platform

December 19, 2011

Jubilant Food Works Ltd., the Domino's Pizza franchisee in India, has installed Medley Marketing's Thin Client as its IT architecture, replacing PCs.

KFC, Pizza Hut franchisees deploy cloud-based accounting software

December 19, 2011

Acumatica has announced that Kentucky Fried Chicken Management Pte Ltd. and Pizza Hut Singapore Pte Ltd. have selected Acumatica Cloud ERP to replace their…

Little Caesars offers holiday gift card promotion

December 19, 2011

Little Caesars Pizza is offering a special gift card value for the holidays to help shoppers stretch their budget. Customers who purchase a $25 gift card will…

Wheat, cheese, gas prices at their lowest in months

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cost of natural gas also down nearly 40 cents.

The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza donates to high school music programs

December 18, 2011

Tacoma, Wash.-based pizzeria The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits has awarded more than $22,000 to local high school music programs following its fifth…

Round Table to emerge from bankruptcy this week

December 18, 2011

Concord, Calif.-based Round Table Pizza Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 protection in February, will emerge from bankruptcy this week, after confirming its…

Yum! Brands' KFC, Pizza Hut outline India expansion plans

December 18, 2011

Shortly after announcing the creation of a separate India division for its international business, Yum! Brands has outlined major expansion plans in that…

Adaptation – 3 Categories Evolve

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Be mindful of where categories were during the Recession and do not stray too far from the familiar.

NRA research shows gift cards on more holiday wish lists

December 15, 2011

New research from the National Restaurant Association shows that one in five Americans surveyed plan to give a restaurant gift card as a holiday gift this…

Straw Hat Pizza CEO leaves for Rita's Italian Ice

December 15, 2011

Rita's Franchise Company, concept owner of Rita's Italian Ice, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Fornaci as president and CEO, effective immediately.

CNBC names Domino's CEO top boss of the year

December 15, 2011

J. Patrick Doyle, Domino's Pizza president and CEO, has been recognized by CNBC as the "Berbie Winner" for best CEO of 2011.

Pizza Patron opens first store in California corridor agreement

December 14, 2011

Pizza Patron has opened its first Fresno, Calif., store as part of an agreement with California Brand Development I-99 LLC, to bring 20 stores to the Highway…