Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Top That! Pizza inks multi-state deal
January 12, 2011
In a push to enter the small fast casual pizza segment, Lori Walderich -- chief creative officer at IdeaStudio -- and her husband Jeff recently founded Top…
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Study: More dining out, smaller checks in 2011
January 11, 2011
Good news first: Americans are expected to dine out more in 2011. Not-so-good news: it's predicted they'll spend about 5 percent less per meal while doing so.
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Bulk of Yum! Brands' sales come from overseas
January 11, 2011
Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, A&W and Long John Silver's, presented its international growth…
read nowStudy: Consumers want differentiation from casual dining concepts
January 10, 2011
A new study by Chicago-based Technomic shows that even as consumers are expected to loosen their purse strings in 2011, finding a good value from the casual…
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CEO Q&A: Jack Butorac of Marcos Pizza
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
Jack Butorac emerged from retirement mode to help lead Marco's pizza's expansion into 17 states.
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Dominos surpasses 52-week high
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain still riding the wave of its recipe overhaul.
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Pizza Trends 2011
by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com
Four steps that pizza operators can take to stay on trend.
read nowDominos UK focuses on jobs
January 6, 2011
Piggybacking on recent sales success, Domino’s Pizza U.K. announced that it anticipates the creation of 1,700 new jobs in 2011.
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Toppers social media efforts yielding results
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Toppers Pizza’s recent promotion did exactly what it set out to do – pique the interest of the company’s faithful younger demographic.
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Pizza Hut makes huge NOLA investment
January 5, 2011
Pizza Hut Inc. will invest $10 million in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., within the next 18 months. The plan includes the creation of “Model Markets” in…
read nowPizza Patrón revamps bicultural brand strategy
January 5, 2011
Pizza Patrón has developed a new, long-term brand strategy that will affect every aspect of its business – from training and operations to menu systems and…
read nowCraft brewer definition updated
January 3, 2011
The board of directors of the Brewers Association, which represents the majority of U.S. brewing companies, has voted to change its designation of “small…
read nowNEXTEP upgrades SpeedLine POS interface
January 3, 2011
NEXTEP Systems has announced an upgraded interface with SpeedLine’s pizza and delivery point of sale that provides live menu updates from the POS to a…
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Restaurant Performance Index posts November decline
January 2, 2011
As a result of a downtick in same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) fell below…
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Straw Hat Pizza spreads through the Golden State
January 2, 2011
Straw Hat Pizza will open several new units in California in the first quarter of 2011.
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Endurance, determination & training
by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties
It was my junior year in high school. I had always wanted to play basketball but due to a variety of circumstances did not have the chance… until now. I…
read nowDominos stocks up for busy weekend
December 28, 2010
Domino’s has stocked up on ingredients and staffing at its stores throughout the country, as the pizza chain expects to sell about 19.2 million slices on New…
read nowDestination, China: Pizza Hut expedites expansion
December 28, 2010
Pizza Hut Inc. is planning to increase its presence in western China within the next two years.
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