US romaine contamination problems: FDA says better labeling starts now

November 27, 2018

Federal food safety authorities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials have taken some…

My Pie plans spring Miami opening

November 27, 2018

My Pie will open it first Florida location next spring, this one in Miami, where the brand said in a news release that it eventually plans to open five…

Domino's Cyber divider: Half off online pizza through Dec. 2

November 26, 2018

Domino's wants a byte of this Cyber Monday on Nov. 26 and the brand is hacking off half its prices on menu-priced pizza to do it. Now through Dec. 2, the pizza…

Mod Pizza to open store No 400

November 23, 2018

Mod pizza will open its 400th location on Friday, Nov. 23, in Kalispell, Montana, also the brand's tenth birthday, a news release said. The company said…

Pizza Hut, Pepsi launch Super Bowl LIII halftime show contest

November 21, 2018

Official NFL sponsors, Pizza Hut and Pepsi are partnering again on the the 53rd Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 3, as well as offering fans a chance to win a…

Restaurants pull romaine lettuce after CDC issues E coli warning

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

November 20, 2018

Updated: 8:30 a.m., Nov. 21

Target CEO to chair Yum Brands board

November 20, 2018

Yum! Brands, Inc. has named Target Chairman and CEO Brian C. Cornell to serve as non-executive chairman of its board, a news release said. Cornell has served…

Marco's puts franchisee in CDO role

November 20, 2018

Marco's Pizza has promoted one of the brand's area representatives and franchisees to fill the chain's chief development officer role as the brand approaches…

PizzaRev adds 2 Colorado units plus cauliflower pizza

November 16, 2018

Fort Collins, Colorado PizzaRev franchisee Mark Venditto has acquired two existing restaurants in Boulder and Lafayette, Colorado and is in a site-selection…

4 pizza brands opening stores across eastern U.S.

November 15, 2018

There's much end-of-year movement in the pizza community, with four brands announcing openings across the eastern half of the U.S. 

Pizza Patron LTO invites diners to (h)eat

November 15, 2018

For a lot of the nation right about now, temperatures are plummeting and Latin-inspired pizza brand, Pizza Patrón, is using that to launch its Diablo Pizza…

From ice cream-serving robot arms to 'future stores,' Yum China pours on digital charm

November 14, 2018

Yum China is pushing hard to establish primacy in the Asian fast food market, most recently with a series of digitally-enabled initiatives at KFC stores in…

Long John Silver's hires Pizza Hut exec for COO spot

November 14, 2018

Long John Silver's has hired former Pizza Hut executive, Blain Shortreed, as COO, effective Jan. 1. 

Survey: Chain operators say stores aren't complying operationally

November 13, 2018

Restaurateurs put plenty of thought and planning into creating and implementing topnotch operational procedures, but a new survey shows that quite often those…

Blaze opens in Ontario, California

November 12, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opened two stores Nov. 8, including a 2,000-square-foot open kitchen location in Fresno, California and a 2,552-square-foot restaurant…

Villa Italian Kitchen puts the pizza in the turkey ... literally

November 9, 2018

Quick-serve pizza brand, Villa Italian Kitchen, is hawking its pizzas as the base ingredients to one of the best new takes on Thanksgiving stuffing since…

Blaze to open 5th Pittsburgh location

November 9, 2018

Blaze will open at The Block Northway on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, Nov. 15, with free pizzas on Nov. 16 for social media followers of the brand, a news…

Papa Murphy's struggles in Q3, board considers options including sale

November 8, 2018

Papa Murphy's leadership released disappointing Q3 financial results along with news that the company's board is considering actions to "enhance shareholder…

Blaze location No. 300 opens in Miami

November 8, 2018

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has opened location No. 300 - this one in Miami, Florida. The pivotal event comes just a couple of months after the brand clocked up…

Papa Gino's files for bankruptcy protection, begins sale of chain

November 7, 2018

PGHC Holdings Inc., parent company of New England pizza chain Papa Gino's Pizzeria, has filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection and said it has an agreement…