Washington State pizzeria spreads to Canada

November 17, 2009

Keep Rockin LLC  has announced an agreement with Kaizen Brands Inc. of Surrey, British Columbia, to operate as exclusive franchisor in Canada for The Rock Wood…

Pizza Inn opens in Houston

November 17, 2009

Pizza Inn Inc., a national pizza chain recognized for serving a variety of fresh, high quality products at affordable prices, announced the opening of its…

Domino's Pizza India Ltd. changes name

November 17, 2009

The Indian arm of Domino's Pizza has changed its name to Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. to be more in line with its master franchisees, according to The Economic…

Sbarro's Q3 2009 net losses skyrocket

November 17, 2009

Sbarro Inc. released numbers for their 2009 third quarter ended Sept. 27. The company said large income losses were primarily due to low comparable unit sales.

Top 10 brand and marketing trends for 2010

Value will be important and conveyed in many different ways.

Marco's Pizza heads to the Caribbean

November 16, 2009

Marco's Pizza, an authentic Italian pizza company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has 31 stores planned for a brand new territory: the Caribbean. Brothers and…

Largest Pizza Hut franchisee disenchanted with Q3 2009 numbers

November 16, 2009

NPC International, the largest Pizza Hut franchisee, has released limited third quarter 2009 earnings. Company leaders are displeased with slacking same-store…

Domino's raises dough for St. Jude's

November 16, 2009

Domino's Pizza is gearing up to raise "dough" for the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during its sixth annual Thanks and Giving campaign.

Build a pizza ordering app

A tech company has debuted a customizable iPhone app for the foodservice sector.

Kronos, Fast Casual to host free workforce management webinar

November 16, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kronos Inc., provider of workforce management solutions, and FastCasual.com, the leading news and information source covering the fast casual…

Commodities update -- Week of Nov. 16, 2009

November 15, 2009

Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly over $1.57 per pound, up 4 cents from the previous week.   Block cheese closed at…

Study confirms people are eating -- not cooking -- more at home

November 12, 2009

The economic downturn can be blamed for a number of lifestyle changes, but causing Americans to cook more is not one of them, according to The 24th Annual…

Text company lets restaurateurs 'order customers on demand'

November 12, 2009

Web-based media consulting company Envala announced the release of OSYS Chime, a new mobile marketing and customer loyalty product that allows users to "order…

Domino's announces Morgan Stanley webcast

November 12, 2009

Dominos Pizza Inc. has announced the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference webcast, slated for Nov. 19 and 1:55 p.m. Eastern time. Interested…

Quick-service concept Uno Express expands

November 12, 2009

Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp. has announced the opening of more than 160 new Uno Express locations in sports arenas, airports, tourism centers, universities…

Donatos divides to rule retail, convenience stores

November 12, 2009

Donatos Pizza recently divided itself into two separate divisions, the restaurant division and the bakery division, to better foster brand growth, according to…

Pizza Patron extends exclusive American Airlines Center contract

November 12, 2009

The 95-unit Pizza Patrón company announced that it has signed a multi-year contract extension with the American Airlines Center (AAC), home of the NBA's…

The debate on free

by Sandy Lechner — client contact, The Synergy Media Team

Done right, there's great ROI in giving away food to make loyal customers out of new ones.

Unisys Smart Cash Vault

A new smart cash vault solution for pizzerias.

CPK forgoes menu labeling in Calif. for now

November 11, 2009

California Pizza Kitchen is among those California-based chains taking advantage of loopholes in recent legislation to retrofit their menu boards and regular…