Flippin' Pizza testing mobile wallet

June 30, 2011

United States restaurants may be another step closer to allowing customers to pay with their mobile phones. MobilePayUSA, a division of Irvine, Calif.-based…

NRA: Restaurant industry optimism, sales take a hit in May

June 30, 2011

As a result of softer same-store sales and traffic levels and fading optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for the restaurant industry softened in…

Papa Gino’s one-day deal yields 10 percent sales boost

June 30, 2011

Sister chains Papa Gino's and D'Angelo's recent one-day, 50-percent off online deal, facilitated through the ONOSYS Online Ordering system, boosted ticket…

Pizza Executive Summit: Growing your business with the 'Power of One'

Restaurants hoping to succeed in today's economic times must know who they are, what they are and where they are going, according to Kathleen Wood, a…

Pizza professionals: It's hip to be Foursquare

Streetza Pizza entrepreneur Scott Baitinger talked about the value of this social media application at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

The value of location-based marketing to pizza operators

Asif Khan talked about the strategy at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

Grow your pizza business with the Power of One

Consultant Kathleen Wood talks about her session at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

California Pizza Kitchen now offering gluten-free crust

June 29, 2011

California Pizza Kitchen announced this week the addition of 10 menu items including a gluten-free crust option for 29 of its pizzas.

Dallas is Straw Hat's newest locale

June 29, 2011

Straw Hat Pizza has opened its newest restaurant in Dallas under the direction of Franchisee Gurdeep Singh.

CiCi's to send two families to Orlando

June 29, 2011

This summer, CiCi's Pizza will send two families of four on all-expenses paid trips to Universal Orlando Resort Vacation with its Family Funtacular scratch-off…

Hunt Brothers helping tornado-stricken communities

June 29, 2011

Hunt Brothers Pizza recently donated $20,000 to help support ongoing relief efforts throughout the nation's communities hit by tornadoes this spring.

Consumer Reports releases first QSR survey; smaller chains prevail

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

June 29, 2011

Quick-service giants McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Taco Bell failed to impress Consumer Reports subscribers in the magazine's first-ever quick-service food…

USDA: Why food commodity prices are rising

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Department's Economic Research Service report takes a look at reasons behind recent spikes.

Gluten free done right

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Jeff Drake, President of GoRoma, a fast-casual Italian restaurant with six locations in the Chicago area, is glad he decided to feature gluten-free menu…

Pizza Executive Summit slices to the core of industry issues

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

As the newly named editor of PizzaMarketPlace.com, I was looking forward to attending my first Pizza Executive Summit. I was sure the experience, set in…

Leverage social media outlets for your new hires

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

How did most of your applicants find you? Did they use a job board or did they walk in and ask one of your team members for an application? More and more…

Eight ways to build a mobile marketing platform

Although many restaurant operators have successfully leveraged mobile-marketing platforms, there are many more that are missing out. Here's a look at how to…

Registration opens for Foodservice Social Media Universe

June 28, 2011

Registration is now open for the Foodservice Social Media Universe conference, Sept. 18-20, at San Francisco's Hotel Kabuki. Conference registration is $695…

Pizza Executive Summit: NRA VP gives 'The Washington Report'

Scott DeFife gives attendees an update on regulatory issues that could affect their businesses.

Click 'here' to donate pizza

June 28, 2011

A pizza delivers cheese, sauce and a full stomach, but now kindess is also on the menu.