Naked Pizza: Dubai will be our model for international expansion

July 22, 2010

Naked Pizza's Robbie Vitrano said that while the company's first international stop is Dubai, the rest of the world will follow soon after.

On-premise beer, spirits sales to grow

July 21, 2010

Citing a positive sales trend from restaurants and bars, Technomic has revised its forecast upward for sales of beverage alcohol sold away from home. Technomic…

Flickr to Punch Pizza: Don’t put your coupons on our site

July 21, 2010

Punch Pizza's most recent e-mail to customers divulged a fallout between the Neapolitan pizza brand and the social networking site it was using to post coupons…

Pizza Fusion goes international

July 21, 2010

Pizza Fusion, the organic pizza chain based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is entering the international market by way of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to the…

Private company Pizza Fusion shares stellar comps sales

July 20, 2010

Pizza Fusion is a fresh franchise pizza concept that has shown tremendous growth since its inception in 2006. While most restaurants have seen a downturn in…

Domino's to hold Q2 2010 earnings conference call

July 20, 2010

Domino's Pizza will hold its Q2 2010 earnings conference call on July 27 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The event will be live over the internet at…

Neapolitan-style pizza goes Disney World

July 20, 2010

Stateside Neapolitan-style pizzeria will be even more integrated into American culture when Via Napoli lands at iconic Epcot at Walt Disney World this summer.

NPD: Unit counts decline for QSR, full service restaurants

July 19, 2010

According to foodservice market research by The NPD Group, while the U.S. restaurant unit count for quick- and full-service dining establishments has declined…

Will new ‘reverse Groupon’ platform benefit restaurants?

July 19, 2010

The restaurant industry is one of the most important to established group discount platform, Groupon. But what role will the sector play in a similar, but…

Naked Pizza changes name in Middle East, debuts Smart fleet

July 19, 2010

Naked Pizza will erect two test locations in Dubai by the end of the year and hopes to open 100 stores across the Arabian Peninsula in the next five years…

Schwan’s Food Service reduces sodium in school pizza

July 18, 2010

Minnesota-based Schwan’s Food Service, Inc. (SFSI), the largest supplier of pizza to the National School Lunch Program, committed to reducing the sodium in its…

Whole Foods to Carry eco-friendly pizza boxes

July 18, 2010

ECOvention LLC announced today that as of August 2010, more than 30 Whole Foods Market locations in the Rocky Mountain region will use the multi-functional…

Early tech adopters are most avid restaurant consumers

July 15, 2010

Based on a model developed in the 1960s by researcher Everett Rogers, Technomic has found that consumers who are first to buy the latest technologies—from…

CookTek intros first professional-grade, energy-saving induction ranges

July 15, 2010

CookTek has introduced the first U.S. made, multi-burner, commercial induction ranges. The heavy-duty induction ranges offer more precise cooking and save…

The dark cloud of Yum's! China growth

July 15, 2010

Despite all the growth new stores in China have provided Yum! Brands in 2009 and 2010, there's a disturbing trend on the rise for restaurants looking to pursue…

NRA praises Senate passage of interchange fee reform

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July 15, 2010

The National Restaurant Association has hailed a major victory for restaurants and other merchants with the Senate’s approval of the interchange fee provision…

Pizza Patron creates traffic craze with $2.99 12-incher

July 14, 2010

Last fall, Pizza Hut bet that $10 pizzas would help bring its sales out of a recession. Judging from the brand's rising same-store sales, the bet was a good…

Online ordering provider guarantees client 200 percent-plus ROI

July 14, 2010

BigHoller is now offering a deal called "risk-free online ordering" for both domestic and international clients. Restaurants are guaranteed to generate more…

Could the original Di Fara become a national chain?

July 14, 2010

Dominick DeMarco Jr., son of the founder of Brooklyn's famous New York/Neapolitan-style pizzeria, Di Fara, has plans to take his father's legendary pizzeria to…

Consolidated Distribution Corporation opens new redistribution center

July 14, 2010

Consolidated Distribution Corporation LLC (CDC), a QSR, fast casual and casual dining supply chain solutions company, has opened a new redistribution center to…