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Blaze reports 51 percent system-wide 2017 sales growth, adding nationwide delivery
February 27, 2018
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has grown phenomenally fast over the last year reporting an eye-popping 51 percent growth in system-wide 2017 sales to $279 million…
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Commodities: A little bit of everything over week's trading activity
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
All players were heading in their own directions in commodity and brand trading last week.
read nowPunchh adds 9 new brands to now reach 20M total customers
February 23, 2018
Cloud-based engagement and loyalty platform Punchh has signed on nine new brands to its Punchh Restaurant Marketing Cloud. Among them are Fazoli's, Norms…
read nowPapa Murphy's names new CMO
February 23, 2018
Papa Murphy's has named Laura Szeliga as its CMO, putting her at the helm of brand strategies and marketing plans for the company, a news release said.
read nowArtichoke Basille's Pizza opens in Staten Island
February 22, 2018
New York City-based Artichoke Basille's Pizza is opening its first Staten Island location at Empire Outlets, New York City's only retail outlet center opening…
read nowTaco Bell trounces Burger King, Domino's outdoes Pizza Hut, KFC catches up
February 22, 2018
Taco Bell has overtaken Burger King in sales, according to a comparison by research firm Technomic on last year's sales data. The company still puts…
read nowBoston's Pizza Restaurant 'lightens the load' for spring
February 21, 2018
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar has launched a lighter spring menu featuring grilled romaine salad, roasted pepper pizza and stuffed chicken, all…
read nowPapa John's opens 1st Kyrgyzstan restaurant
February 21, 2018
Papa John's is continuing its push into central Asia with the Feb. 8 opening of a restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — the chain's first location in that…
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Pizza delivery brands: Prepare now for possible DOL delivery pay audit later
by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout
Increasingly, U.S. Department of Labor audits are uncovering restaurateurs' problems with mileage reimbursement. Is your business prepared because it could…
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Audiologist, deaf pizzeria owners wage war on diners' No. 1 in-restaurant complaint
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Noise and an inability to hear comprise the No. 1 complaint from diners about their in-restaurant experiences. One audiologist has created a tool to help…
read nowDomino's misses mark on year-end financials
February 20, 2018
The world's top-selling pizza chain, Domino's, released its Q4 and FY17 financials this week showing that the brand aimed high and performed well but fell…
read nowBlaze opens 4th Research Triangle location
February 20, 2018
On Thursday, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its fourth store in North Carolina's Research Triangle, this one at McFarland Drive in Durham.
read nowUpscale 'Special Edition' rolls off Pizza Press in May
February 20, 2018
The Pizza Press will open an expanded prototype restaurant this May in Brea, California, dubbed The Pizza Press Special Edition. A news release said the new…
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Commodities: Good news in gas prices, not-so-good news in stock prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was a "bad news, good news" kind of week for most pizza restaurateurs, with some encouragement from gas prices which appear to be finally leveling out over…
read nowLittle Caesar doles out value to Canadians
February 15, 2018
Little Caesar of Canada is tossing a $5.99 pie into the national mix, offering its classic medium round pepperoni pizza for that price across the land of the…
read nowRevenue source emerges for pizza restaurateurs with daytime downtime
February 15, 2018
New York City restaurants with daytime downtime have a new option for creating revenue during off-hours. A start-up company called KettleSpace has created an…
read nowBlaze opens 3 in 3 cities on 1 day
February 14, 2018
Blaze is living up to its fiery name this week, blazing a trail across the U.S. to open three units in as many cities in a single day, Feb. 15. The openings…
read now'17 sales growth awards go to fast casual, fine dining brands
February 14, 2018
In its latest report, research company Technomic said the 500 chains it recognizes as industry leaders have, for the second straight year, experienced slow…
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Delivery driver pay: Is your brand federally compliant?
by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout
Pizza restaurateurs who deliver face costly consequences if they are not FLSA-compliant.
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Commodities: Heart-dropping pre-Valentine's Day losses for pizza brands in Wall Street sell-off
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There wasn't a lot of love being shown toward pizza operators in either Wall Street or commodities trading last week. A largely business-hostile stock market…
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