Middle East Pizza Huts mark end of Ramadan

August 29, 2011

Pizza Hut units in the Middle East have launched a cheesy-sausage crust pizza, stuffed with both cheese and sausage in honor of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day…

Obama's favorite pizzeria opens in D.C.

August 29, 2011

St. Louis-based Pi Pizzeria is coming to Washington D.C., something that likely pleases President Obama. The Commander-in-Chief declared Pi as his favorite…

Pizzerias vs Hurricane Irene

Storms have little effect on the pizza business.

Steve Jobs understood product innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Steve Jobs understood product innovation

Disproving the Top 3 employee tax credit misconceptions

by Amanda Richardson — Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, Snagajob

Technology has transformed the process of qualifying employees for tax credits and collecting Uncle Sam’s incentives. What was a manual, red tape-ridden…

Living the dream

by Jon Sooy — VP Sales and Marketing, Golden Pacific Systems, Inc.

It was just a day like any other day. It was filled with lots of action, excitement and pressure. The restaurant business is tough, but you love it. Your head…

Pizza stocks back up

Cheese prices plunge while wheat prices are on the rise.

Eagle Boys slices delivery costs

August 28, 2011

Australia's Eagle Boys Pizza has cut the cost of its pizza delivery for a limited time. Customers will now pay $5 for delivery when they buy two or more…

Texas pizza chain adding 4th store

August 28, 2011

Ardovino's Pizza is adding a fourth location in Texas.

NRA announces initiative for National Food Safety Education Month

August 28, 2011

The National Restaurant Association announced a month-long initiative to encourage restaurant and foodservice operators to participate in the 17th Annual…

Domino's refranchises 30 stores

August 28, 2011

Domino's Pizza today announced that it has refranchised 30 company-owned stores in Atlanta to four local owner-operators. The change of ownership took place…

10 must-have iPad apps for restaurant operators

by Nash Sherchan — VP Marketing, iMediAd Hospitality

Restaurant owners are discovering the power of iPads and have started using them to make their operations efficient. The good news is that you, too, can use…

Will Groupon be the next Pets.com?

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Groupon continues to be front and center in the foodservice industry. A day doesn't go by where I don't hear the name Groupon from an operator, see an RSS feed…

Grimaldi's adds Florida location

August 25, 2011

Grimaldi's Pizzeria will now serve its New York-style pizza in West Palm Beach, Fla. Like its other locations in Arizona, Nevada and Texas, the newest…

Growth spurt: Inc. 500 list full of fast casual concepts

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Annual list measures percentage revenue growth of privately held companies.

Teach employees how to react in dangerous situations

Yasin Sara was robbed at his Y & S Supermarket this past week in Tampa, FLa. Sadly the robbery turned tragic when Sara confronted the gunman and was shot…

Web Strategy author to keynote Foodservice Social Media Universe

August 24, 2011

Social technology and interactive media expert Jeremiah Owyang will deliver the opening keynote address for the inaugural Foodservice Social Media Universe…

Domino's India offers online ordering

August 24, 2011

Indian Domino's Pizza customers can now place orders online. Jubilant FoodWorks, the Domino's Pizza franchisee in India, has launched a system nationally that…

Why isn't your franchise growing?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Despite the poor economy, pizza franchises are booming, according to a recent report released by Franchisedirect.com. It studied 20 top pizza franchises and…

How to survive a down economy

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

In my last blog I commented on how our poor economy was slowing down implementation of new technologies such as digital menu boards. I received a lot of…