Pizza Rev gives diners something they have to 'halve'

January 15, 2019

Ah, January. That month when most consumers are left with half the cash they had in November, as well as half the daylight they'd get other months of the year…

Commodities: National Pizza Week starts off on high note for most brands

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

It's National Pizza Week! But even better than that, it's National Pizza Week with lower prices on most of the essentials pizza brands use in-restaurant daily…

Gatti's files bankruptcy with $32M debt

January 10, 2019

Gatti's Pizza owner, Sovrano LLC, filed for bankruptcy protection for that brand and its sister concept, Gigi's Cupcakes, according to…

Chuck E Cheese heads to Mexico, Egypt, Kuwait, El Salvador, Bahrain

January 10, 2019

CEC Entertainment, Inc has signed development agreements with franchisees for 25 new Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants across Mexico, Egypt, Kuwait, El Salvador…

Government shutdown halts food facility inspections, 'puts our food supply at risk'

January 9, 2019

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gotlieb told the Washington Post that the agency — which oversees most of the nation's food supply — has…

Your Pie franchisee: What you do for your team, pays off with your guests

Despite the tough labor market, Georgia Your Pie franchisee, Ross Bradley, urges operators to continue to invest in their teams, just as they would in their…

Science plays big role in nonprofit foundation's 5 key 2019 US food trends

January 9, 2019

American citizens want to know not only where their food originated, but how it was produced and how it traveled from farm to fork, according to a study…

Commodities: With Super (pizza) Bowl in sight, cheese, wheat prices ignite

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

With less than a month to go before that U.S. pizza holiday of holidays, the Super Bowl, cheese and wheat prices were on the rise last week.

Pizza Hut expands beer delivery to 5 more states pre-Super Bowl

January 7, 2019

Less than one month before the Super Bowl, Pizza Hut said this morning that it is adding nearly 300 more stores in Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina…

Schlotzsky's president on brand rebirth at age 50

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

QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Fast Casual Editor Cherryh Cansler about the innovators in the Top 20 Brands to Watch report, then Schlotzsky's…

Carl's Jr., Your Pie intro meat alternative options

January 2, 2019

Call it bovine-less beef or non-beef meat, but whatever name plant-based meat alternatives go by, it's clear the restaurant world is calling them. This year…

How 'ancient grains' help pizza operators roll in the dough

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

Teff, amaranth and other ancient grains have been going strong in the restaurant world for several years. But pizza restaurateurs stand to gain more than most…

Top 10 2018 blogs show industry's interest in delivery is on fire

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

When it comes to top subjects of interest for blogs on Pizza Marketplace this past year, delivery delivered. Our site's many bloggers covered the topic "like a…

Commodities: Gas prices under $2 in 9 states

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

There was plenty to be jolly about in last week's commodity prices for pizza operators, including under-$2 gas in nine states. But that same cheer failed to…

Rave Restaurant Group opens 2 Pie units in Texas

December 27, 2018

Rave Restaurant Group's express pizza model, Pie, has opened in Georgetown and Houston, Texas, bringing the total number of Lone Star State Pie stores to six…

8 pizza operational perks from mobile food safety software

by Terry Dolan — Head of Solutions, WorldAPP

Mobile food safety software can provide pizza brands an array of other operational benefits, including everything from increased accountability to overall…

Fired Pie wedges in 'cheesy' LTO

December 26, 2018

Though we're almost dead in the middle of one of the biggest holiday periods of the year, surely most pizza operators are also gearing up for that other…

Chinese Pizza Hut puts truffles on pies, money in farmers' pockets

December 26, 2018

Yum China Holdings has completed its first Grow Local Initiative project, using company supply chain management expertise to source and distribute agricultural…

Top 10 2018 Pizza Marketplace 'reads': Predictions, problems plus Papa John's

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

Innovative approaches to pizza brand problems, pie flavor trends and, of course, the ubiquitous soap opera-in-a-pizza-box, Papa John's, were the leading…

The ultimate pizza leader practice device: Pizza Monopoly

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

Any pizza restaurateur knows this business can get pretty cut-throat, but now pizza execs can practice the game of pizza in their time-off in game that…