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Displaced restaurant workers create web series amid pandemic
June 5, 2020
In hopes of changing how people view the foodservice industry, a group of Atlanta-based restaurant workers created a web series called, "Gratuity Not Included…
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Pizza@ opens in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
June 4, 2020
Pizza@ USA, Inc. opened a new franchise location in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as part of an 11-store agreement signed last year for the area with franchisee, Kelly…
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Flexibility Act en route to president: Restaurant industry breathes sigh of relief
June 4, 2020
Better loan terms, loosened FTE rehire requirements and a longer coverage period are just some of the benefits of the PPP Flexibility Act passed by the Senate…
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Mercato Partners launches $90M investment fund to fuel up-and-coming brands
June 4, 2020
Mercato Partners, an investor for growth-stage companies, has developed Savory, a $90 million fund to help scale up-and-coming restaurant concepts. To create…
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Consumers leaning into order pickup
June 3, 2020
When it comes to digital restaurant orders, consumers prefer picking them up compared to delivery and are ordering more meals online than ever primarily due to…
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Wendy's bears brunt of social media slam around franchisee's Trump donations
June 3, 2020
A large donation to President Donald Trump's reelection PAC made by a franchisee of hundreds of U.S. Wendy's, Taco Bells and Pizza Huts has triggered a social…
read now&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody
June 2, 2020
The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…
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Little Caesars offers $3.99 large pies all week
June 2, 2020
Detroit, Michigan-based Little Caesars is offering its classic large pepperoni or cheese pizzas for $3.99. The brand said the special discount is its way of…
read nowWith dine-in permitted at more US restaurants, transactions improve
June 1, 2020
Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…
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Yum China intros plant-based entrees at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
June 1, 2020
Yum China Holdings Inc. is partnering with plant-based "meat" provider, Beyond Meat Inc., to introduce the Beyond Burger as an LTO at select KFC, Pizza Hut and…
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House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements
May 29, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…
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Blaze Pizza names supply chain, development leaders
May 29, 2020
Pasadena, California-based Blaze Pizza is making some changes in its executive ranks, announcing this week that Marie Zhang is joining the company as its chief…
read nowBlaze opens third Tampa-area store
May 28, 2020
Blaze is opening a new Florida location on Monday at the University of South Florida at Fowler Avenue and North 51st St., a news release said.
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Dominos early Q2 performance slowed by choppy international sales
May 27, 2020
Domino's Pizza Inc. reported a 14% rise in U.S. same store sales during the first eight weeks of the fiscal second quarter this year.
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Papa John's May North American comp sales soar 33.5%
May 27, 2020
Despite all the challenges of the current restaurant business environment, Louisville, Kentucky-based pizza brand, Papa John's has not only fared well over the…
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Tork pledges $100K to help restaurants provide meals to pandemic workers
May 26, 2020
Tork, a global professional hygiene brand of Essity, is donating 100,000 to restaurants and hospitals in Philadelphia, the headquarters for Essity's global…
read nowReopening of dine-in service helping restaurants make small progress
May 26, 2020
Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains declined by -21% in the week ending May 17 compared to the same period last year, a slight gain from last…
read nowMenuDrive platform helping restaurants launch online ordering in 1 hour
May 26, 2020
MenuDrive, a white-labeled online ordering platform, has launched MenuDrive Self Sign-up for restaurants, which allows them to launch online ordering and…
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Oath Pizza campaign benefits Boston-based LGBTQ nonprofit in Pride Month
May 26, 2020
June is celebrated every year as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, or LGBTQ Pride Month and Oath Pizza is taking note of that fact by donating 10…
read nowMVP Group introduces touchless hand sanitizer dispenser
May 26, 2020
MVP Group, a Miami based foodservice equipment supplier that has a medical supply division that provides personal protective equipment, has introduced a…
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