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Plant-based proteins for pizza getting very popular
August 20, 2021
Pizza is more popular than ever and consumers are hungry for plant-based protein meat choices and ingredients. In fact, the shipped number of units jumped 56…
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Restaurant spending up in second quarter
August 20, 2021
Consumer spending at U.S. restaurants was up 32% in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to…
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Nationwide restaurant foot traffic up 52% since start of 2021
August 19, 2021
Foot traffic and in-store visits in food and beverage establishments is up 52% since the start of 2021, according to the data from Zenreach.
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Pizza Inn inks North Carolina multi-unit franchise agreement
August 19, 2021
Pizza Inn has signed a multi-unit development agreement for North Carolina, with the first of the four locations to open in Lincolnton in spring 2022.
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Marco's Pizza taps Keith Sizemore as development VP
August 19, 2021
Marco's Pizza has named Keith Sizemore as vice president of development.
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Pizza Factory expanding California footprint
August 19, 2021
Pizza Factory is expanding within its home state of California as franchisee Tim Nguyen is launching a Pizza Factory Express in Orange County.
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Pyromart intros retailing platform
August 18, 2021
Pyromart, a pyrotechnic pop-up retail platform, has introduced a platform for restaurants and retailers to support seasonal events such as football firework…
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SpotOn adds vaccination status feature
August 18, 2021
Restaurant reservation provider SpotOn has added a vaccination status feature to its SpotOn Reserve system in response to increasing mandates that customers be…
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Little Caesars goes a bit crazy with a calzone
August 17, 2021
Little Caesars is debuting a Crazy Calzony menu item, a "perfect hybrid product for pizza and calzone lovers," for a limited time later this month, according…
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DoorDash posts hefty loss on Q2 2021 revenue gain
August 17, 2021
DoorDash Inc., the food delivery service, reported a hefty loss on higher revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2021, according to a press release.
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How to build, analyze and transform post-pandemic customer experiences
August 17, 2021
Customer expectations have evolved more in the past 18 months than in the past 10 years, thanks to technology changes and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pizza Inn announces multi-unit franchise deal in Qatar
August 17, 2021
Pizza Inn has a five-unit development agreement with Principal Master Licensee Walid Haider, chairman of Azalea Investment LLC in Qatar.
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Mr. Gatti’s bottles proprietary buttermilk Ranch dressing
August 16, 2021
After 50 years of customer requests, Mr. Gatti's Pizza has bottled its buttermilk ranch dressing for retail sale, online and in select company locations…
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Papa John’s Shaq-A-Roni pizza with purpose returns
August 16, 2021
Papa John's is bringing back its Shaq-A-Roni, an exclusive menu item developed with former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, who is a franchisee…
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Restaurant gift card sales surging
August 16, 2021
Restaurant gift card sales appear to be making a strong recovery after a trying 2020, according to the Paytronix Mid-Year Gift Card Report 2021. It found that…
read nowPlant-based proteins on pizza grew 56% in 2nd quarter
August 16, 2021
Plant-based protein meats saw a 56% growth in the pizza market during the second quarter of 2021, according to a press release from the NPD Group.
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Fast Fired to deploy Piestro pizza machines
August 16, 2021
Carbone Restaurant Group is partnering with Piestro to expand its Fast Fired pizza chain, according to an email from Piestro.
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Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream to expand in southwest Florida
August 16, 2021
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream has signed an agreement with franchisee Christina Tennant and family to open several restaurants throughout southwest…
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Romeo’s Pizza expanding in North Carolina
August 13, 2021
Romeo's Pizza continues to expand its footprint with a franchise multi-unit agreement in North Carolina.
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Restaurant industry players launch Better Business survey to help chefs
August 13, 2021
The Culinary Institute of America is partnering with the James Beard Foundation, Black Food Folks, S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy and Fine Dining Lovers to…
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