Lebron James' Blaze Pizza franchise debuting cauliflower, low-carb crusts

May 3, 2019

When it opens its fifth Palm Beach County, Florida, location Tuesday, Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will feature two new crusts that will soon be available…

California Pizza Kitchen 'hearts' mom, helps moms

May 2, 2019

California Pizza Kitchen is bringing back its heart-shaped pizzas May 9-12 in honor of Mother's day, but that's not the only way its celebrating moms. In an…

Nation's 5th biggest restaurant operator shifts payroll, other key functions to cloud

May 1, 2019

The world's biggest Pizza Hut and Wendy's franchisee, NPC International, is rolling out a new digital multi-function payroll and HR management program that…

3 restaurant leaders on the big hurdles to brand-boosting Big Data use

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Pie Five, A&W and CapitalSpring executives discussed the pitfalls and plusses of using Big Data in restaurant management and marketing today. Yes, there are…

Pizza Inn punches some 'heat' into its all-day buffet

May 1, 2019

Pizza Inn's All Day Buffet is getting a limited-time addition or two with the brand's two Fiesta pies that kick up the spice in both a Taco and Chicken Fajita…

Webinar to reveal how restructuring franchise operations can lead to growth

April 30, 2019

Circle May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern on your calendars now to make what could be marked improvements in the way your limited-service brand franchises scale from…

Eatsa names former Starbucks leader to CEO role

April 30, 2019

Restaurant tech provider, Eatsa, has named former Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman as its CEO. Tim Young, the chain's co-founder who had been…

Domino's, Yum, Papa John's, Papa Murphy's investors all up for bigger slices of the pies

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With tax time behind them and warm weather ahead, U.S. investors sent some spare change into pizza stocks last week, giving all four of the major publicly…

Domino's tests GPS to accurately answer, 'Where's my pizza?'

April 29, 2019

Domino's began testing GPS driver tracking Monday in 27 corporate-owned stores throughout Phoenix. The company said in a news release that customers around…

C-Speak: Cincinnati Reds' success with food lockers paves way for restaurant uses

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The Cincinnati Reds scored a home run with Apex Supply Chain technologies' "click-and-collect" foodservice system last season, paving the way for widespread…

Slutty Vegan creator Pinky Cole on brand's soaring popularity as it pushes the plusses of healthy eating

With an Impossible Burger base for its massively "Instagrammed" sloppy burgers, Slutty Vegan has risen  from a largely unknown solo food truck, to hugely…

ParTech partners with Altametrics on POS software

April 25, 2019

ParTech Inc., a POS solution provider, is partnering with Altametrics and Hubworks, which provide cloud-based entreprise restaurant systems and software.

Pre-cut melon salmonella outbreak sickens 117: What restaurants should do to protect customers

April 25, 2019

Following an April 12 recall of assorted melons by Indiana-based company, Caito Foods LLC, the FDA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are…

How pizza brands can get their slice of post-Amazon Effect action

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

The so-called "Amazon Effect" has changed the game for restaurateurs and pizza brands are no exception. What can be done to stay competitive in a faster…

Domino's turns in healthy Q1, US sales up 3.9%

April 24, 2019

Domino's Pizza Inc. Q1 2019 profits exceeded most analysts predictions when they posted Wednesday at  $92.7 million, or $2.20 per share, which was up 10% over…

Domino's opens doors to 500th Canadian store

April 24, 2019

Nearly 36 years after opening its first store outside the U.S. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Domino's Pizza is opening its 500th Canadian store. The recognized world…

Fueled by $3.75M investment, Pupatella expands around DC

April 22, 2019

Neapolitan pizza brand, Pupatella, will open two restaurants in South Arlington and Reston in the Washington, D.C. area. A $3.75 million investment secured…

Pizza Hut pulls out all the stops for NFL draft

April 22, 2019

Pizza Hut is promoting its second year as the NFL Official Pizza Sponsor by giving customers a code for half off its pizzas for a limited time. The 2016's…

Bertucci's adds 8 dishes to menu

April 22, 2019

Bertucci's is adding starters, entrees and brick-oven pizzas to its lunch and dinner menus at all 57 locations, a news release said. 

Uncle Maddio's files bankruptcy with millions in liabilities

April 19, 2019

The parent company of Uncle Maddio's Pizza, Integrity Brands, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Atlanta.