Chains' ad playbooks come under review

September 16, 2009

Advertising Age has published a critique of the ad campaign strategies of Pizza Hut and Domino's. The article compared the companies' TV, social media, online…

Domino's launches iPhone-optimized mobile ordering site

The new site is optimized for the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre and phones that support the Google Android operating system.

Barone's goes fast casual

September 15, 2009

Father-and-son team Mike and Stephan Monteleone have acquired the rights to use the family recipes of Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant of Sherman Oaks…

PizzaVito announces Sopranos star as celebrity spokesman

September 15, 2009

Gainesville, Fla., pizza chain PizzaVito has tapped Federico Castelluccio, famous for his role as Furio Giunta in the HBO series "The Sopranos" as the official…

SpeedLine intros restaurant management automation tools

September 15, 2009

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has announced the addition of a range of management automation tools to the SpeedLine POS software.

Papa John's lays off 35

September 15, 2009

Papa John's has laid off 35 of the 600 employees at its corporate office in Louisville, Ky., according to a story in Louisville Business First. The layoffs…

PlayStation adds Papa John's ordering feature

September 15, 2009

PlayStation 3 owners can now order Papa John's pizza directly from their game console, according to a story on the gamer Web site 1up.com. The feature is…

Developer debuts Web-based loyalty club solution

September 15, 2009

Customer-retention solutions developer LoyaltySoft has introduced a new online solution designed to enable restaurants, coffee shops and other small businesses…

Revention partners with Repeat Returns

September 14, 2009

Point-of-sale system supplier Revention has announced the integration of its restaurant management solutions with the Repeat Returns sales-building program.

Papa Bello adds two independent board members

September 14, 2009

Papa Bello Enterprises has added Edd Ozard and David Pieffer to the company's board of directors, the company has announced. Ozard is currently president and…

New NRA partnership encourages restaurants to reduce food waste

September 14, 2009

The National Restaurant Association is strengthening its support of food-donation programs with a new partnership with the Food Donation Connection (FDC), an…

Pizza Fusion launches franchise development agent program

September 14, 2009

Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion has announced the launch of its new Franchise Development Agent Program. The program enables entrepreneurs to purchase…

Western 2009: LRS demos its Key Call System

At the recent foodservice expo, Jim Livingston shows how the company's table locating system can save labor costs and organize food delivery.

B.C. Pizza adds to franchise support team

September 13, 2009

B.C. Pizza Inc. has expanded its franchise support team, the company has announced. Darren Burke will be heading up the company's southern Michigan franchise…

Pizza Inn selects SpeedLine POS

September 13, 2009

Pizza Inn Inc. has selected Speedline POS as the recommended point of sale system for all company-owned and franchised Pizza Inn restaurants, the company has…

Boombozz brings back Kentucky Bourbon Pizza

September 13, 2009

Louisville, Ky.-based Tony Boombozz Pizza is bringing back its Kentucky Bourbon Pizza for the second year. Boombozz introduced the pizza, which features Four…

Pizzeria ordered to pay for employee's weight-loss surgery

September 13, 2009

An Indiana court has ruled that an Indianapolis pizzeria must pay for an employee's weight-loss surgery to ensure the success of another operation for a back…

Pizza Nova sponsors Toronto International Film Festival

September 13, 2009

Canadian pizza chain Pizza Nova is a sponsor and the Official Pizza of the Toronto International Film Festival, which lasts through Sept. 19. This marks the…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 14, 2009

September 13, 2009

Block cheese price trends on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held steady during the shortened trading week ended Sept. 11, closing at $1.27 per pound each day…

National Restaurant Association names new board officers

September 13, 2009

The National Restaurant Association has announced the election of its new officers during the association's September board meeting in the nation's capital. …