New Gatti's Pizza restaurant design: Sometimes separation is a good thing

October 5, 2017

The new ownership behind Gatti's Pizza broke ground on the longtime brand's first franchise location in seven years this week, this one on East Central Texas…

Go green AND go home: Postmates expands emissions-free deliveries

October 4, 2017

Few, if any, current trends in the foodservice realm can top delivery and sustainable operations. Enter, the on-demand network  PostMates, which has expanded…

Restaurant cooks among top winners in September wage growth

October 4, 2017

The latest annual year-over-year wage growth report is out for September, showing continued snail's pace growth in wages overall, but also indicating that…

Former Tender Greens, Taco Bell VP fills CMO role at Blaze

September 29, 2017

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has hired a former Taco Bell and Tender Greens exec as its CMO. Shivram Vaideeswaran will be responsible for defining the brand voice…

Irate readers to Pizza Hut: Don't suspend ... Commend that gun-wielding employee

September 28, 2017

News of the suspension without pay of a Springfield, Missouri, Pizza Hut employee and felon, who said he had a "good old-fashioned gunfight" with an alleged…

Restaurant safety check? New AI platform watches, reports violators

September 27, 2017

One of China's largest state-owned enterprises is paying seven figures to data intelligence platform KanKan to provide facial- and object-recognition tech that…

Bratislava lines up for Domino's 'pizza theater'

September 26, 2017

Bratislava, Slovakia, is the latest international location for Domino's. Slovakia master franchisee, Daufood, has joined with local franchisee Apim Gastro to…

Hungry Howie's has an appetite for Charlotte

September 26, 2017

Hungry Howie’s Pizza is opening a new location today in Charlotte, North Carolina, and franchisee Eric Fairbanks plans to open an additional six locations in…

Pie Five brings delivery in-house to amp up orders

September 19, 2017

Pie Five Pizza Co. is is adding in-house delivery to all U.S. locations, the chain announced today. 

Multi-QSR franchise company acquires Round Table Pizza

September 15, 2017

Multi-QSR brand franchisor and brand management company, Global Franchise Group, has acquired Round Table Pizza, and its affiliates, Round Table Clubhouse and…

Pie Five parent wraps up rights offering

September 15, 2017

Pie Five parent company Rave Restaurant Group Inc. has completed its shareholder rights offering. Shareholders exercised subscription rights to purchase all…

19 chains, 475 people enrolled for 1st NRA apprenticeship

September 14, 2017

Shakey's Pizza and Firehouse Subs are among the brands that have committed to registering nearly 500 restaurant and hotel apprentices in the Hospitality Sector…

Study: Higher pay might equal lower restaurant hygiene

September 14, 2017

In the months leading up to wage increases in places like Oregon and elsewhere, we've heard incessant cries that higher wages would lead to higher menu prices…

Russo's gets 'bigger in Texas'

September 14, 2017

Russo’s New York Pizzeria opened its second Austin, Texas, location this week on Research Boulevard at the Arboretum. The new store joins an existing…

Toast, Olo bring combined service to restaurants

September 8, 2017

Toast and Olo have joined forces to offer a restaurant solution that promises to optimize not only the efficiency of ordering, payment and delivery, but…

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza fires up Boston

September 7, 2017

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza opened last month in Massachusetts. The unit at 45 Court St., in Boston is the state's first location but is the 28th nationwide.

Mobile ordering powerhouses amp up restaurant visibility among potential customers

September 6, 2017

LevelUp is partnering with fellow restaurant mobile tech business, Onosys, to help restaurants grow their order-ahead sales through channels such as Chase Pay…

Pie Five begins global expansion in Pakistan

September 5, 2017

Pie Five Pizza Co. is going international, announcing that it's opening its first global location in Pakistan next year, followed by as many as 4…

Commodities: The cheese stands alone

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

September 5, 2017

At the markets last week, cheese was about the only thing making pizza restaurateurs crack a smile.

Acrelec and Glory to introduce self-ordering, cash- and credit-accepting kiosks

September 1, 2017

Acrelec, a provider of digital kiosk solutions, is partnering with Glory, a provider of cash technology solutions, to introduce a self-ordering kiosk that…