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Arby's turnaround chief named Papa John's CEO
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Papa John's said today that its CEO for the past 19 months, Steve Ritchie, is out and former Arby's President Rob Lynch is in.
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Falling gas prices this fall could be boon to pizza brands' balance sheets
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Okay, so the majority of publicly traded pizza brands took a bit of a bath on the stock market last week, but not all is lost. Falling gas prices -- with more…
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Research: When leadership scandals crush or help save careers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
When brand leaders are at the center of a public scandal or other significant failing, new research indicates it's not always a crushing blow to their careers.
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Domino's doubles down on tech innovation with new 'Garage'
August 20, 2019
Domino's has given its innovation efforts a home in the brand's new Ann Arbor-based Innovation Garage at Domino's Farms. The 33,000-square-foot facility…
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Domino's takes a dive as gas demand soars to all-time high
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
National gasoline demand hit an all-time high last week, while Domino's stock value hit close to an annual low.
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Chuck E Cheese parent Q2 performance profits from 'All You Can Play'
August 14, 2019
Chuck E. Cheese parent company, CEC Entertainment, Inc., reported Q2 and half year financial results for this year that show the pizza brand's introduction of…
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The potential cash in pizzeria plastic trash
by Robert Kim
Granted, the bans on single-use plastics becoming increasingly common nationwide, do present supply chain and other logistics issues. But in his blog, Ritual…
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Domino's deploys e-bike delivery nationwide in US
August 13, 2019
Domino's stores nationwide in the U.S. will soon have the option to use custom e-bikes for pizza delivery through the brand's partnership with e-bike brand…
read nowBuddy's Pizza widens the pie outside 'Motor City'
August 9, 2019
Invigorated with a recent investment from Capitalspring, Detroit-based, Buddy's Pizza has begun a Midwest expansion that is taking the longtime brand out of…
read nowFormer Snapchat exec takes California Pizza Kitchen's top marketing spot
August 9, 2019
California Pizza Kitchen, or CPK for short, has named a former Snapchat marketing executive to lead its global marketing efforts. Scott Hargrove has been named…
read nowDomino's found liable for nearly $9M in franchisee's driver's crash
August 6, 2019
A California jury found Domino's Pizza liable for a car crash involving one of the brand's franchisee's delivery drivers in early 2011, along with damages of…
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Removing friction in digital ordering, delivery discovery
by Jackie Berg — mArketing director, olo
Digital presence is everything today, but too many brands are unwittingly diverting sales to third-parties thanks to a cluttered digital path that drags the…
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At 60, Pizza Hut makes 500-store move to become delivery-devoted brand
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
During Yum Brands' Q2 financial report conference call this week, the multi-brand company set off something of a pizza industry bomb when CEO Greg Creed…
read nowPapa John's approves Q2 dividend
August 1, 2019
Papa John's International, Inc. — which will report its quarterly financial results next week — said it will issue a $0.225 quarterly dividend of per common…
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California Pizza Kitchen launches nationwide 'take-and-bake' pies
August 1, 2019
California Pizza Kitchen or CPK said it's launching take-and-bake takeout and delivery pizzas across the country, greatly expanding the West Coast brand's…
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Pulling pizza patrons in your door with these social media 'hooks'
by Hannah Hambleton — Content Manager, Beambox
One reason social media is a such a well-loved and used business tool is that it offers all kinds of cost efficiencies as a marketing platform. Check out these…
read nowBlaze tops Papa Murphy's, Marco's in 2019 Market Force customer ratings
July 30, 2019
Pasadena-based brand-on-growth-hormones, Blaze Pizza, topped Market Force's 2019 survey of best QSR brands as chosen by consumers. Early results of the study…
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Pizza Hut parent Yum Brands' stock value continues climb
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Aside from cheese, pizza commodity prices last week were mostly lower -- and yes, that includes vehicle fuel prices which also trended downward, But the best…
read nowFetchRev debuts additional language support, signs multi-year licensing deal
July 24, 2019
Automated marketing platform, FetchRev, is expanding its global footprint beyond North America with new language support, privacy capabilities and…
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5 ways to snap up pizzeria customer engagement with Snapchat
by Hannah Hambleton — Content Manager, Beambox
Seeking ways for your pizza brand to snap up customer engagement, loyalty and sales? Consider Snapchat as well as these five tips to getting the most bang for…
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