Donatos, Hungry Howie's, Mountain Mike's add locations

August 26, 2020

As we begin the last four months of a very tough restaurant year, pizza operators are clearly not resting, with numerous chains announcing store openings.

Papa John's August international sales up 23%

August 25, 2020

Papa John's International Inc.'s preliminary estimated comp sales grew slightly more than 24% in North America, year over year period, while internationally…

Former Yum Brands exec tapped to lead Pieology's marketing team

August 21, 2020

Former Yum Brands executive Adrienne Berkes is now leading Pieology's team as its CMO. "Adrienne is an accomplished marketing strategist with strong QSR…

US Foods debut ghost kitchens to help food operators drive revenue, expand with ease

August 19, 2020

US Foods is launching a ghost kitchen program in a quest to help restaurant operators expand off-premise dining and create a new revenue stream at the same…

Pizza Hut launching classroom antiracism resources

August 19, 2020

Pizza Hut and First Book — a nonprofit providing educational resources and essentials to educators serving children in need — are launching the "Empowering…

Russo's signs 5-store franchise deal for Houston

August 19, 2020

Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen will work with franchisees, Randall and Ayesha McCoy, to open five "smaller-footprint locations" in the greater…

DoorDash, NBA partner to promote Black-owned restaurants

August 17, 2020

DoorDash and the National Basketball Association have signed a multiyear marketing partnership to make the third-party delivery platform the official delivery…

Your Pie does hot chicken 'pizza-style'

August 17, 2020

Your Pie is getting in on the hot chicken craze with an LTO pumped full of spice and hot peppers. The Chicken Al Pastor pizza features house-made…

Domino's US hiring 20,000-plus

August 17, 2020

Domino's Pizza Inc.'s corporate and franchise stores will hire more than 20,000 positions, including delivery experts, pizza makers, customer service…

PopID intros pay-by-face solution

August 14, 2020

PopID, a Cali Group company, has launched its PopPay face-pay service, which lets users pay with their faces at facial recognition devices. Customers can link…

Extreme Pizza calls for extreme access to beer

August 14, 2020

Extreme Pizza's franchise in Mission, Texas, is adding 21 self-pour beer taps through a self-service beer company, iPourIt. The wall of beer is the first of…

Yum Brands pays dividend

August 14, 2020

The Habit Burger Grill, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell's parent company, Yum! Brands Inc. will pay a $0.47 per share dividend to shareholders of record at the…

ICX Association Elevate Awards winners to be announced during livestream event

by David Drain

August 13, 2020

Winners of the ICXA Elevate Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in interactive customer experience, are typically recognized during the annual ICX…

Kraft Heinz taps Smucker’s Onell to head US sales, names 2 more execs

August 13, 2020

Cory Onell The Kraft Heinz Co. has named Cory Onell as president of U.S. sales as part of a new leadership team, according to a press release. The…

ShiftPixy launches ghost kitchen incubator

August 12, 2020

ShiftPixy Inc., a California-based gig engagement platform provider, has created a ghost kitchen incubator to help aspiring restaurant operators take their…

Papa Gino's partners with 4 third-party ordering providers

August 12, 2020

Papa Gino's has established partnerships with four major third-party ordering platforms, including DoorDash, Postmates, GrubHub and Uber Eats.

Mountain Mike's adds to 'Inland Empire'

August 12, 2020

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Perris, California, location as part of the state's Inland Empire area. Franchisee and Area Developer Robby Basati …

Study: Consumers eager to dine out, support local restaurants

August 12, 2020

Fatigued by cooking at home, consumers are anxious to dine at their favorite restaurants, according to research commissioned by Oracle and fielded by Untold…

Want to make pizza diners P-O'd? Make tipping automatic

August 12, 2020

Pizza concepts that offer table service, take note: Diners despise automatic gratuities even when food and service is topnotch, according to Washington State…

Hungry Howie's adds Ann Arbor store

August 11, 2020

As part of the expansion plans that Hungry Howie's CEO Steve Jackson recently detailed on the QSRweb podcast, the brand is opening its newest store Thursday…