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PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 13: Organic ingredients
June 3, 2013
Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication. It was published in the spring…
read nowAmerican Pizza Community heads to D.C. for legislative meeting
June 2, 2013
Members of The American Pizza Community (APC) will be meeting with members of Congress and their staff during their second annual legislative fly-In in…
read nowRestaurant operators' optimism hits a 10-month high
May 31, 2013
Driven by higher same-store sales and an improving outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI…
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Giordano's food truck rolls out in Chicago
May 31, 2013
Giordano's Famous Stuffed Pizza announced that it is the first restaurant to receive a license from the City of Chicago to cook and sell deep dish pizza from a…
read nowVilla Fresh Italian expands presence along Florida Turnpike
May 31, 2013
Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. has reopened two Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations along the Florida Turnpike. As part of the Florida Turnpike's…
read nowRestaurant chains expected to raise prices later this year
May 31, 2013
A new study conducted by supply chain cooperative SpenDifference shows that chain restaurants are planning to raise menu prices later this year.
read nowDetroit Style Pizza debuts in Louisville
May 31, 2013
Louisville, Ky., home of Papa John's and Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands, now has a new kind of pizza — Detroit Style.
read nowFood safety advocates wary of Smithfield purchase by Chinese company
May 31, 2013
On Wednesday, Shuanghui International, a Chinese food conglomerate, announced its purchase of Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the U.S. The…
read nowQSR worker strikes hit the West Coast
May 30, 2013
Seattle is the latest city to experience a quick-service employee strike. The citywide protest launched late Wednesday at a Ballard Taco Bell and has expanded…
read nowPapa Murphy's opens two new Texas units
May 30, 2013
Papa Murphy's will open two new units this weekend in Texas — one in Fort Worth and one in Pantego.
read nowSbarro ready to debut fast casual concept: Pizza Cucinova
May 30, 2013
Columbus, Ohio, will be home to Sbarro's new fast casual concept, Pizza Cucinova. According to Columbus Business First, two units are planned in the market…
read nowTopper's Pizza to be featured on Food Network Canada
May 30, 2013
On June 24 at 10 p.m. EST, Topper's Pizza will be featured on Food Network Canada's "Giving You The Business," a new Canadian original series where an…
read nowReport predicts increasingly polarized value and premium food categories
May 30, 2013
Rabobank has published a new report identifying a new type of food consumer, the "hybrid consumer," which the bank says will polarize the food retail spectrum…
read nowBlaze Pizza paves way for Chicago, Miami development
May 30, 2013
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed an agreement with an affiliate of Levy Family Partners. This agreement paves the way for the development of 15 franchise…
read nowSbarro expanding Canadian footprint with 20-unit agreement
May 29, 2013
Sbarro has announced plans to open 20 eateries in Ontario, Canada. This the latest in a series of franchise agreements that have recently expanded Sbarro's…
read nowTop That! Pizza plans fundraiser for Oklahoma tornado victims
May 29, 2013
Tulsa, Okla.-based Top That! Pizza will host a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 5 to benefit Oklahoma tornado victims. The event will be held at…
read nowHotSchedules partners with talent management provider
May 29, 2013
HotSchedules, developers of mobile and Web-based employee scheduling, forecasting and paperless hiring solutions, announced a partnership with global talent…
read nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen, PepsiCo in court over contract
May 29, 2013
California Pizza Kitchen recently terminated its purchase agreement for fountain drinks with PepsiCo. PepsiCo. then allegedly sent its confidential agreement…
read nowPizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 14: The fast casual segment
May 29, 2013
Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication. It was published in the spring…
read nowFast casual pizza chain announces nationwide franchise developments
May 29, 2013
Just five months after launching its flagship restaurant in L.A. near the University of Southern California, The Pizza Studio has announced that it will open…
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