Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Why 367 more days? A debriefing on the menu labeling delay
by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com
Taking a step back from the new year-long extension in enforcement activation for menu labeling, brands need to give some thoughts to the road ahead and their…
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'Do you deliver ... profits?' This webinar does
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Mastering delivery isn't easy, but this free May 18 webinar is a great place to learn how to re-ignite your program.
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New study: Fast food is star of the industry
May 3, 2017
Quick-service restaurants and take-out food will be the stars of the U.S. restaurant market for the next five years, according to the latest analysis of the…
read nowPapa is pleased: Papa John's digital sales hit 60%
May 3, 2017
Papa John's International reported Q1 2017 financials today that pleased the leadership team. About 60 percent of the brand's sales are now digitally based, a…
read nowPizza Hut US drags down Yum Brands Q1
May 3, 2017
Yum Brands said today that despite a drag on growth and sales from its U.S. Pizza Hut arm, the Louisville-based restaurant company is performing very well…
read nowHungry Howies has an appetite for Myrtle Beach
May 2, 2017
East Coast party-by-the-beach mecca, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is home to a new Hungry Howie’s Pizza as of May 3. The chain will kick off the opening with…
read now1000 Degrees Neapolitan grows stores and crust options
May 2, 2017
From new locations to kinds of crust options, 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is turning it up a notch on growth and innovation. The chain plans to open 20 more…
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4 mistakes killing your food cost margins
by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite
Every step of the food production process has to be watched carefully in order to control costs. A veteran restaurateur offers four potential mistakes that can…
read nowThe incredible 'multi-cultural' egg
May 1, 2017
Millennials are squarely in the cross hairs of a new American Egg Board push to instill a little Eastern ethnic cuisine into the organization's namesake…
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Commodities: Gas prices stabilize, Papa Murphy's takes hit
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was mostly good news for pizza restaurateurs on the markets last week, unless you operate under the Papa Murphy's sign, where stock values took a tumble…
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Future franchisees are watching: What do they see in you?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Three restaurant industry leaders talk about branding strategy when it comes to the essential task of drawing franchisees in for business.
read nowRestaurant AI study gathers guest experience data
April 28, 2017
SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions recently announced the results of a test of AI automated speech recognition technology, VIA Analytics. The test monitored restaurant…
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Domino's racks up 93 quarters global sales growth; 24 in the US
April 27, 2017
Domino's reported today that its domestic same-store sales grew a healthy 10.2 percent in Q1 2017. the global store count and earnings per share also…
read nowMeal kit chain expands in the Gulf Coast
April 27, 2017
Meal assembly kit company, Dream Dinners, is expanding in Alabama after signing a franchise deal to open a store in Daphne. The deal is the start of what the…
read nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen delivers all the hits on its summer discs
April 26, 2017
California Pizza Kitchen has created a slew of warm weathers offerings in line with current cultural trends to eat for a longer, healthier life.
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Want to grow your brand? Know the 3 Cs
by Elizabeth Friend — Strategy Analyst, Euromonitor International
China, chicken and coffee are three factors driving growth and profit in the current foodservice industry, according to Euromonitor International colleague and…
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Pinkberry/Paytronix promotion reveals open rates' 'dirty little secret'
April 26, 2017
Last Independence Day, Pinkberry generated a few of its own fireworks when it launched a wildly successful double points ice cream promotion using the brand's…
read nowYum China names interim CFO
April 24, 2017
Yum China Holdings Inc. has appointed Jacky Lo as its interim CFO, effective June 1. He replaces Edwin "Ted" Stedem, who is leaving the position on that same…
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Commodities: Cheese prices up, wheat drops
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There was good and bad news on the pizza-maker's trading tally sheet this week, as most stocks saw a bump in value. Prices for essential commodities, however…
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Employee bullying claims can bury your business
by Lindsay Ayers — Attorney, CDF
It can happen under the surface of face-to-face employee interactions, but it's still brutal and even can end up in a lost life, particularly in the stressful…
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