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Olo, Thanx delivering 'hyper-personalized guest engagement'
April 17, 2025
Olo, a restaurant technology provider, and Thanx, a guest engagement and retention platform for restaurants, are partnering to combine guest loyalty data from…
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Qu acquires Fourtop, launches 1st Smart Kitchen platform
April 16, 2025
Unified restaurant commerce platform Qu has acquired Fourtop, an AI-powered restaurant insights platform founded by Darien Bates.
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Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom opens Great Falls, Montana restaurant
April 15, 2025
Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom has opened in Great Falls, Montana. A ribbon cutting was held with the first 100 guests in line receiving free pizza for a year…
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Blaze Pizza rolls out optimized app, loyalty program
April 15, 2025
Fast casual pizza chain Blaze Pizza has launched an enhanced app and loyalty program in partnership with Thanx, according to a press release.
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Lunchbox offering free order aggregation
April 14, 2025
Lunchbox is providing its clients with free Order Aggregation, which automatically routes third-party platforms like EzCater, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub…
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Sbarro hits 800 restaurants
April 14, 2025
Sbarro opened four restaurants globally this month, bringing the brand's total to 800, according to a press release.
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Giordano's launches $100K sweepstakes
April 10, 2025
Chicago-based Giordano's has paired with Shared Sweeps to provide online guests a Chicago vacation and a new Ford Bronco, according to a press release.
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Pizza Hut debuts first-of-its-kind Pizza Caviar
April 9, 2025
Pizza Hut has created a first-of-its-kind Pizza Caviar. The bite-sized pearls, made with pepperoni-flavored water and agar agar, are made to taste like…
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Marco's Pizza opens 6th cloud kitchen location
April 9, 2025
Marco's Pizza has opened its sixth cloud kitchen. The kitchen is located inside Vallejo Food Pickup in Denver, Colorado, in partnership with CloudKitchens…
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Slice House founder Tony Gemignani teams with with San Francisco Giants
April 8, 2025
Slice House by Tony Gemignani Founder Tony Gemignani has teamed up with the San Francisco Giants for a ninth season. The partnership, with current pitchers…
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Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream to develop eastern, central Iowa
April 8, 2025
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream is welcoming franchise inquiries in eastern and central Iowa, where the brand had units for decades, according to a press…
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Ovation releases tools to empower restaurants
April 8, 2025
Guest feedback platform Ovation has released two product enhancements designed to help restaurants gain deeper insights and drive real revenue: Long-form…
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Guest retention key to restaurant profitability
April 7, 2025
Traditional methods for identifying issues affecting retention, such as delayed surveys with low response rates, potentially biased table visits, and…
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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana releases The Caprese Spring special
April 7, 2025
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, known as Pepe's Pizza, has added The Caprese to the menu through June 1, according to a press release.
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From homelessness to restaurant heroes: Power couple keynoting Fast Casual Executive Summit
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
April 7, 2025
Chef Bryant "Baul" Williams and Daniella Williams, the husband-and-wife founders of Atlanta-based Binky's, specializing in soul food, and brunch hot spot Betty…
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Mountain Mike's enters 4th year as pizza partner of Angels baseball
April 4, 2025
California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza is entering its fourth year as the Official Pizza Partner of Angels Baseball, according to a press release.
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Ovation, Craveworthy Brands discuss guest feedback, cashing in on guest recovery
April 4, 2025
Ten lost customers. That's nearly $30,000 walking out the door, according to Zack Oates, founder of guest feedback program Ovation.
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Papa Johns, Google Cloud team to deliver AI-powered pizza experiences
April 3, 2025
Papa Johns and Google Cloud have entered into an expanded multi-year partnership to revolutionize Papa Johns' order and delivery experience using AI.
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Cicis Pizza wins tech award from XRobotics at Pizza Marketplace Top 100 dinner
April 2, 2025
Cicis Pizza was awarded the Visionary in Technology Award by XRobotics, a provider of robotic solutions for pizza restaurants, at the Pizza Marketplace Top 10…
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Domino's, DoorDash partner to join local commerce platform
April 2, 2025
Domino's Pizza has entered into a partnership with DoorDash to reach new customers through the DoorDash Marketplace while continuing delivery service via…
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