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Partial single-use packaging trend turnaround with COVID-19
June 23, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, many, if not most, restaurants have gone back to single-use products to provide customers with clean, first-use packaging and utensils…
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Fired Pie celebrates 7 years in July
June 23, 2020
Fired Pie is celebrating its seventh birthday this July by offering a deal for customers at its 21 Phoenix-area locations, a news release said.
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Pizza Hut launches virtual reading camp
June 23, 2020
Pizza Hut is changing the format for its Book It program from one where teachers sign their classrooms up to a free "virtual summer camp" brought directly to…
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Spike in COVID-19 cases not hindering drops in restaurant transaction declines
June 22, 2020
The spikes in COVID-19 cases in states that have reopened restaurant dine-in services haven't yet impacted the continuing improvement in major restaurant chain…
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Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business
June 22, 2020
Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…
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Paytronix rolls out contactless dine-in platform
June 22, 2020
Paytronix Systems Inc. announced the rollout of its Paytronix Contactless Dining technology, which is designed to help restaurants offer dine-in service with…
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Online catering marketplace debuts COVID-smart service
June 19, 2020
ezCater is launching a service, called Relish, that offers employers a safe approach to providing office-based workers with boxed lunches from local…
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Seattle council green lights hazard pay for food delivery workers
June 17, 2020
Food delivery vendors in Seattle now will pay drivers $2.50 per delivery in addition to standard pay rates thanks to a new law approved by the city council.
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Artichoke Basille's bursts on to Arizona pizza scene
June 17, 2020
Artichoke Basille's Pizza has opened its first Arizona location on East Baseline Road in South Tempe. The store is also the first for local franchisees and…
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Blaze Pizza's 1-day LTO 'Clawing' its way into customers' hearts
June 17, 2020
Blaze Pizza has developed a White Claw Pizza and is offering it one-day-only — Thursday — at 40 of its stores. The pie pizza crust is made with the hard…
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Donato's names former Edible, Auntie Anne's exec as marketing chief
June 17, 2020
Former Edible Brands, Auntie Anne's and Pizza Hut marketing executive Carol Pasquariello is taking over as Donatos Pizza's senior vice president of Marketing…
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Ritual to launch contactless ordering tool for Chicago restaurants
June 16, 2020
Ritual, a Toronto-based mobile ordering startup, has launched a tool in the U.S. — Ritual One — to allow small, independent restaurants in Chicago provide…
read nowUS restaurant transaction decline easing up a bit
June 15, 2020
U.S. restaurant chain customer transactions were down -14% for the week ending June 7, revealing improvement for an industry hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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&Pizza urging employees to vote, offering PTO on Nov 3
June 12, 2020
In an effort to encourage its employees and communities to vote in this year's presidential election, &pizza won't open locations on Nov. 3. CEO Michael…
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Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons parent names new board
June 11, 2020
Restaurant Brands International Inc. has named eleven individuals to its board, following a vote at its annual shareholder meeting June 10, a news release…
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JustEat Takeaway to buy Grubhub in $7.3B stock deal
June 10, 2020
JustEat Takeaway.com NV agreed to buy Grubhub Inc. in an all stock transaction valued at $7.3 billion, creating the world's largest food delivery platform…
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Chuck E. Cheese seeks $200M loan, approves $2.8M for management retention
June 10, 2020
Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company, CEC Entertainment, has approached lenders for a $200 million loan, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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Pieology launches new menu, ordering system
June 10, 2020
California-based Pieology launched a new menu and simplified its ordering system for all U.S. locations, according to a news release.
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Steritech 'Hometown Heroes' program helped 8,100 on front lines
June 10, 2020
Food safety company, Steritech, recently paid its respects to what it calls its Hometown Heroes — front line health, long-term care and emergency workers — in…
read nowBellyMelly launches contactless menu ordering for post-COVID-19 recovery
June 9, 2020
BellyMelly, an online food ordering platform, has launched a contactless app-based ordering system designed to help restaurants open their dine-in operations…
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