Dirty dishware, restrooms and odor are Top 3 customer turnoffs

November 22, 2010

A recent Cintas Corporation survey conducted by Harris Interactive revealed that dirty dishes, unpleasant odor and dirty restrooms are the top reasons…

Papa Gino’s launches customer-interaction solution

November 22, 2010

Conversen Inc., a provider of cross-channel marketing solutions, has partnered with Open-i Media and Papa Gino’s Pizzeria to help the restaurant chain bring a…

Papa John’s brings home the bacon

November 22, 2010

Everything tastes better with bacon and Papa John’s is piling it on its new Double Bacon Six Cheese pizza, available now through Dec. 26.

Southern Arizona gets a taste of California Pizza Kitchen

November 22, 2010

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has opened its first fullservice unit in Tucson, Ariz.

Stay awake, stay uncomfortable, stay kind

by Joni Doolin — CEO, People Report

We are living in a time of meta-shift. Pick your favorite historian, economist, futuris, or business sage - if you listen closely they are all telling us the…

Commodities: Prices hold steady

Cheese and gas have been relatively stable the last couple of weeks; wheat sees no new highs. 

Yum! Announces generous dividends

November 21, 2010

Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands Inc.'s board of directors has declared a dividend of 25 cents per share of common stock, which will be distributed Feb. 4…

Centerview Partners acquires private label pizza brand

November 21, 2010

Centerview Partners, together with members of Richelieu management, have announced that they have acquired Richelieu Foods Inc., a leading producer of private…

Chiquita unveils FreshRinse produce wash

November 21, 2010

Chiquita Brands has announced that following years of intensive research and investment, it has introduced FreshRinse, a new produce wash that has been found…

Coupons and Price Integrity

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Offer consistent products, don't discount off your core price and promote new items.

Technomic predicts frugality fatigue and more in 2011

November 18, 2010

Leading foodservice intel group Technomic has released its list of 11 emerging trends in 2011. As hiring and same-store sales herald the industry’s slow return…

Pizza Patron signs 11-unit deal for San Diego

November 18, 2010

Restaurant group Pizza De la Comunidad has signed a development agreement with Pizza Patrón to enter the San Diego market with 11 locations over the next three…

Domino's opens in Vietnam

November 18, 2010

Domino's Pizza has opened its first store in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.

Wiener: Papa John's in East Village?

New York pizza guru Scott Wiener (Scott’s Pizza Tours) analyzes the market for Papa John's in NYC's famous pizza enclave.  

Taking control of who has what

Do you have control of your restaurant? By that I mean everyone who has keys to the building, and storage areas, codes to the POS system, and combinations to…

Newly formed Craftworks brings beer-and-pizza centric portfolio

November 17, 2010

Earlier this week, private equity firm Hancock Park Associates successfully completed the sale of Gordon Biersch Restaurant Group to Centerbridge Capital…

Pizza Inn appoints new VP of marketing

November 17, 2010

Pizza Inn Inc. has appointed Kendra Shier to the position of vice president of marketing. A restaurant and marketing veteran with more than 20 years of…

Little Caesars sells new Kid Rock CD

November 17, 2010

In an interesting turn of on-premise merchandising, Little Caesars has announced itself as the exclusive restaurant outlet for Kid Rock’s latest CD, “Born…

Exit41 launches Facebook ordering app

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

November 16, 2010

Exit41 has officially launched a new web-based solution that will let Facebook fans of restaurant brands order meals via the social networking site. The app…

Sbarro debuts at Illinois Tollway

November 16, 2010

U.S. Equities Realty has announced that Sbarro will open six new locations at the Illinois Tollway Oases. The Oases are a network of seven plazas located along…