Coke, Omnivore launching restaurant digital marketplace covering apps to third-party delivery

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

June 25, 2019

Coca-Cola North America is making a big move into foodservice tech this fall when the company said it will launch a digital marketplace that can connect…

Pizza Hut 'red roof' logo reboot a bid to establish category dominance

June 25, 2019

If you're a Baby Boomer or even a Gen X-er, you might wistfully remember lots of rowdy teen-age times spent at the once ubiquitous red-roofed Pizza Huts that…

Little Caesars offers stuffed crust LTO

June 24, 2019

Detroit-based QSR pizza chain, Little Caesars, said there's more than three feet of cheese of unknown other dimensions in its latest LTO, dubbed…

NRA philanthropy's EVP to take president's role

June 24, 2019

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, or NRAEF, promoted its executive vice president to president, effective July 1.  The NRA's…

Blaze opening in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

June 24, 2019

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina will open a new Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza location Thursday, June 27 on Shoremade Road near Greenwise Market. The…

Canada's Pizza Pizza claims launch of '1st all plant-based pizza'

June 24, 2019

Canadian QSR and pizza chain, Pizza Pizza is bringing what it said is the first plant-based pizza to market starting today thanks to a partnership with the…

Bertucci's, Buca di Beppo partner with Slice app

June 21, 2019

Pizza-ordering app, Slice, has partnered with pizzeria chain's, Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta and Buca di Beppo, to make ordering items from those…

Papa John's to dole out $80M for marketing, US franchisees

June 20, 2019

Beginning in the third quarter of this year, Papa John's said it will push out another $80 million in contributions to its National Marketing Fund and…

Mici noodles around with zucchini

June 20, 2019

Denver-based pizza and pasta brand, Mici Handcrafted Italian, is taking advantage of that tubular green harvest of summer, the zucchini, by using it in…

Leading Canadian Burger King, Pizza Hut franchisee names CEO

June 19, 2019

Major Canadian Burger King and Pizza Hut franchisee, The Redberry Group, has named former Recipe Unlimited Corp. and Boston Pizza executive, Ken Otto, as its…

Crazy Dough's Pizza rebrands a year after GFG acquisition

June 18, 2019

Crazy Dough's Pizza said it is rebranding now, a bit less than a year after it was acquired by Atlanta-based franchisor, Georgia Franchise Group. Rebranding…

Albertsons Companies deploys Toshiba’s self-checkout systems

June 18, 2019

Albertsons Companies is deploying Toshiba's self-checkout systems to reduce wait time, enable faster payment, improve operational throughput and reduce…

Shaquille O'Neal puts 'Size 22 footprints' down on 9 Atlanta-area Papa John's

June 17, 2019

Papa John's International Inc. board member and sports icon Shaquille O'Neal has closed on a deal for nine Atlanta-based Papa John's restaurants, including one…

'R2' asks 'R U ready for driverless Domino's delivery, Houston?'

June 17, 2019

The biggest retail pizza seller has partnered with robotics company, Nuro, to bring autonomous delivery with an unmanned vehicle to Houston later this year for…

Is Amazon already back in the food delivery game?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

June 14, 2019

Although Amazon announced earlier this week that it was closing its 4-year-old Amazon Restaurants delivery service, it's not quite out of the food delivery…

Hungry Howie's fires up in Little Rock

June 13, 2019

Hungry Howie's Pizza opened a Little Rock, Arkansas location this week, as part of a multi-unit deal with franchisee, Zac Deem, signed last year. As part of…

Restaurant index: Traffic dips in April, same-store sales post a gain

June 12, 2019

U.S. restaurant traffic declined in April despite restaurant operators reporting a modest net increase in same-store sales, according to the National…

Time is running out to nominate your brand for the 'Perfect Pitch'

June 12, 2019

The deadline is June 14.

Digital ordering is bigger business than delivery

June 12, 2019

Delivery seems to be the darling of the industry these days, but digital ordering is even more important, according to The NPD Group. It found that delivery …

Pizza Inn's PIE debuts in Louisiana

June 12, 2019

Pizza Inn Express opened its first Louisiana location late last week in Lafayette. The new PIE store on West Pont Des Mouton Road is located in the new Exxon…