Marco's Pizza receives co-branding investment from Family Video

February 14, 2012

Toledo, Ohio-based Marco's Pizza has partnered with Family Video for a co-branding opportunity that will expand the Marco's footprint throughout the country.

Papa Gino's completes first phase of SpeedLine POS rollout

February 13, 2012

Papa Gino's Inc. has converted 113 D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurant locations to the SpeedLine point of sale software, wrapping up the first phase of the…

Papa Murphy's sales up 10 percent in 2011

February 13, 2012

Papa Murphy's International has announced its total U.S. systemwide sales grew to $702 million in 2011, up more than 10 percent from 2010. The take-and-bake…

Report: Soups and salads appearing more on menus

February 13, 2012

Away-from-home soup and salad purchases are on the rise, as consumers seek light, healthy and affordable fare, according to new research from Technomic.

Domino's kicks off search for fastest pizza maker

February 13, 2012

Domino's Pizza kicks off its search for the World's Fastest Pizza Maker today, with store managers and team members from stores across the United Kingdom and…

Yum! Brands selling Pizza Hut UK to franchisee

February 13, 2012

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands is looking for a master franchisee to buy its underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in the United Kingdom.

Residential wood-fired pizza oven hits the market

February 10, 2012

London-based The Stone Bake Oven Company has introduced a wood-fired pizza oven for consumers. Whether or not the piece of equipment will affect pizzerias…

NRA's Kids LiveWell healthy eating initiative triples membership

February 10, 2012

The number of restaurant companies participating in the National Restaurant Association/Healthy Dining's Kids LiveWell program has tripled since its launch in…

Domino's Pizza UK tablet, mobile sales up to 13 percent

February 9, 2012

Domino's Pizza U.K. just added a Windows 7 version of its mobile app, the seventh channel available for its mobile program, according to econsultancy.com.

Pizza Inn profits drop on Pie Five investment

February 9, 2012

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, including a decrease in net income – from $0.3 million to $0.1 million …

NRA announces Kitchen Innovation award winners

February 9, 2012

The National Restaurant Association has named the recipients of its 2012 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award, which recognizes cutting-edge kitchen equipment in the…

Pizza Hut offering limited time $10 dinner box

February 8, 2012

Pizza Hut is offering a dinner box – with a medium, one topping pizza, five breadsticks and 10 cinnamon sticks – for $10 for a limited time. The box includes…

Domino's UK dabbles in 'Facebook commerce' for ribs launch

February 8, 2012

Domino's Pizza U.K. is giving Facebook fans the chance to preview its new spicy Boneless Ribs a week before its national launch.

Pizza Patron debuts double drive-thru model

February 8, 2012

Pizza Patron celebrated the opening of its seventh store in San Antonio on Monday. The store, on South Flores Street, is the company's newly developed double…

HeartBaker Pizza returns to Papa Murphy's

February 7, 2012

Papa Murphy's has brought back its HeartBaker Pizza just in time for Valentine's Day.

M/C/C earns social media award for Chuck E. Cheese's campaign

February 7, 2012

Dallas-based integrated marketing agency M/C/C has received the top honor at the MarCom Awards for the multi-stage social media campaign it created for Chuck…

Report: Hispanic population growth influencing eating trends

February 7, 2012

The U.S. Census indicates that the Hispanic population is expected to grow 34 percent from 2010 to 2020. Foodservice market research company NPD Group has…

Energy efficiency project launched in California restaurants

February 7, 2012

A pilot project has been launched in California to promote energy and water efficiency at restaurants.

I Love Velvet intros restaurant solution

February 6, 2012

I Love Velvet, a hardware and software provider for the point of sale, announced its first product for the hospitality industry in the U.S. The first…

New Domino's campaign asks for customer feedback

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

February 6, 2012

New Parmesan Bread Bites the brainchild of Ohio franchisee.