Commodities: Cheese, wheat, auto fuel get pricier

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

Most pizza stocks monitored by this site took hits last week during trading, though one brand did get some love from Wall Street.

Menu-labeling enforcement takes effect

May 7, 2018

As of today, restaurant chains with 20 or more stores must be following those long-delayed menu-labeling regulations or face the possibility of penalties. The…

$20 NYC-to-LA-delivered pizza? Believe it

JetBlue has partnered with New York City's East Harlem pizzeria, Patsy's, to deliver 350 pizzas per day to New York City pizza-starved residents in L.A.

Veteran restaurateur helps bring pizza truck kiosk to reality

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Pizza truck entrepreneur Bob Stephens reasoned that self-serve kiosks make sense for food trucks, but he had difficulty finding one. He managed to find a…

Hungry Howie's wraps 8 years same-store sales growth

May 3, 2018

Hungry Howie's Pizza said it has racked up eight years of consecutive same-store sales growth after wrapping up its 2017 financials, which indicated that the…

Uncovering top 3 growth trends in foodservice

by Stephen Dutton — Analyst, Euromonitor International

While consumer spending is growing, the way consumers spend into foodservice is changing

Commodities: Domino's, Papa Murphy's win big

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

It was a storybook ending last week on the stock market for Domino's and Papa Murphy's.

Pizza Hut turns 60, celebrates milestones with LTO

April 30, 2018

To celebrate its 60th birthday, Pizza Hut has introduced an LTO called the Double Cheesy Crust Pan pizza —  in honor of its stuffed crust and original pan…

Blaze, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Krispy Kreme win big in Harris Poll

April 27, 2018

Blaze Pizza, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Krispy Kreme took home top honors this year in the 30th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of favorite brands.  Here's…

Pizza Press grows Sunshine State locations

April 27, 2018

The Pizza Press is starting an aggressive growth phase with plans to bring 20 locations to Florida through strategic franchise partnerships, beginning with the…

Papa John's names 18-year company veteran as new CFO

April 27, 2018

Papa John's has promoted Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Development Joe Smith to CFO for the pizza chain. The CPA has 33 years of experience in…

Domino's declares 55-cent dividend after 97 straight quarters sales growth

April 26, 2018

Domino's Pizza's Q1 2018 financial results marked the company's 97th straight quarter of positive global same-store sales growth and 28th straight quarter off…

Oggi's to open 3 in Southern California

April 26, 2018

Oggi's Sports Brewhouse Pizza has finalized a new franchise deal that will bring three locations to Southern California. The first is set to open early next…

Pizza Patrón: 'Edgy' brand seeks to expand

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

The time may never be better for Pizza Patrón with its mission to promote what it sees as the true "spice of life" -- an edgy multi-cultural take on pizza.

Report: Brick-and-mortar locations still very important, desktop sites too

April 25, 2018

New research from mobile marketing and customer engagement company, Tune, shows that at least in the U.K., brick-and-mortar restaurants and other retail…

Papa John's tests 6-pack beer delivery in Indiana

April 24, 2018

Papa John's is testing beer delivery just across the Ohio river from its Louisville corporate headquarters in nearby Jeffersonville, Indiana, according to Papa…

Commodities: Soaring gas prices rock pizza restaurateur's delivery-centric world

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

The breaks that pizza restaurateurs are getting on commodities like cheese and wheat are likely being "eaten up" by surging vehicle fuel and natural gas prices.

CDC expands warnings on e. coli, Yuma-sourced romaine lettuce

April 23, 2018

After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded warnings around the use of Yuma, Arizona-originated romaine lettuce due to e. coli…

Domino's puts AI on the phone

April 23, 2018

Phone orders and breaking-edge technology aren't often used in the same sentence these days, but that is exactly where Domino's is putting its latest…

Papa Murphy's refranchises all Colorado stores

April 20, 2018

Papa Murphy's is refranchising its 28 Colorado company-owned stores to Fresh Take LLC — owned by Ryan McCallister, Tyler Ross and Brad Seymore — as part of its…