What You Can Do About Food Industry Consolidation

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Buy unique products to attract new customers.

Restaurant performance outlook posts modest improvement

October 28, 2010

Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels, as well as growing optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for the restaurant…

Pizza Ranch brings back seasonal salad

October 28, 2010

Pizza Ranch is introducing some new - and missed - flavors into its mile-long buffet: Cowboy Cacciatore Pizza and the return of its Apple Harvest Salad. 

Anatomy of fast casual drive-thru pizza

Home Run Inn, Chicago's casual pizza dining institution, has a frozen pizza product that outsells national brands and a new retailed wine brand that's taking…

Mintel: Consumer trends begin with long-term benefits

October 27, 2010

While consumers are still reeling from the aftershock of the global economic crisis, Mintel has predicted nine key consumer trends for the year ahead that…

Pizza Patron tests new bundled pizza box deal and design

October 27, 2010

Pizza Patrón is testing a $10 Paquetazo promotion in three markets that offers unprecedented value and is packaged in a new, portable 'walking ad' box that's…

Hunt Brothers Pizza to be served at CMA Awards, Predators games

October 27, 2010

Hunt Brothers Pizza, the nation's largest brand of made-to-order pizza in the convenience store industry, has announced a corporate partnership with the…

Villa Fresh to give away MacBook Pro this Halloween season

October 27, 2010

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. and AMC will launch Feed The Fear this Halloween season, an enter-to-win Facebook sweepstakes to mark the Halloween premiere…

CiCi’s taps into family life with ‘Thank Yous Count’ cards

October 26, 2010

CiCi’s has taken a savvy marketing step by tying reduced pricing to family activities rather than specific menu items. This November, CiCi's will provide…

Zagat: Customers want time limits on free restaurant Wi-Fi

October 26, 2010

Zagat Survey has released the results of its 2011 America's Top Restaurants guide, reporting the opinions and habits of more than 153,000 avid diners. The…

Dubai rejects ‘N_K_D’ Pizza?

October 26, 2010

An editorial from Dubai's online business magazine, Kippreport.com, has taken Naked Pizza to task for changing its name for the market to N_K_D. After asking…

CPK to donate night’s sales to Junior Achievement for Pittsburgh opening

October 25, 2010

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. opened its first full-service restaurant in Pittsburgh. The new 5,000-square-foot restaurant is located near the entrance of the…

Top That! pizza tackles build-your-own model

How BBI plans to build a pizza empire based on the operational strategies of Subway and Quiznos.

Commodities: Prices down, for now

Cheese, wheat and gas prices are all down. 

Domino’s UK tests 'Basil Burst' pizza base

October 24, 2010

Domino's Pizza UK is testing out a Basil Burst Double Decadence pizza base, according to a UK-based pizza news site. The base option consists of pesto…

Pizza Hut Franchise Disclosure Documents available for purchase

October 24, 2010

Dublin-based research firm Research and Markets is selling the 2010 Pizza Hut Franchise Disclosure Documents that include the terms and conditions that apply…

'Wisconsin cheese' new top pizza chain trend?

October 21, 2010

Domino's Wisconsin Six Cheese Pizza has only debuted this month, but even James Robson, CEO of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, has high hopes that it could…

Q&A: Pizza Patron’s Andrew Gamm on new frozen pizza packaging

Latin pizza chain Pizza Patron has just announced its foray into the frozen pizza retail market at Texas grocery chains, with plans to enter other southwestern…

FDA finds significant improvements in QSR, full-service restaurant compliance

October 21, 2010

The FDA has released its Retail Risk Factor Survey and 2010 Trends Report, a study produced every five years to assess 10 years worth of food safety at…

Domino's runs pizza costume promo

October 20, 2010

Halloween is one of the busiest days for limited service restaurant pizza: Domino's estimates it will deliver more than 1 million pizzas to trick-or-treating…