2 studies yield 2016 and 2017 chain winners and losers

December 13, 2016

As the year that was 2016 heads into the history books, year-end awards and year-beginning trend predictions have begun in earnest. For instance, Technomic has…

Pizza Hut, Menulog hop to deliver brand Aussie-style

December 13, 2016

Pizza Hut and Australia’s largest food ordering platform, Menulog, are partnering to deliver the brand's products across Australia. The brand now has more than…

Blaze opens 4 multi-national locations Thursday

December 13, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening three U.S. locations and one in Canada this week, according to a news release. All four sites open Thursday, including: • …

Commodities: Supply prices up, stock prices mixed

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

It got more expensive to stock the shelves for pizza restaurateurs last week, but most brands still got a lift in trading over the week.

How the election could (and should) change the way restaurants do business

By Mike Lukianoff, Chief Analytics Officer/Fishbowl

Restaurant incubator ready for new chef class

December 9, 2016

Smallman Galley, which bills itself as "the nation's first restaurant incubator," has announced that it is accepting applications through the end of the month…

Storm brewing: Appointment of Hardee's CEO as labor secretary spawns debate

December 9, 2016

While several labor organizations have come out against Thursday's appointment of CKE Restaurants Holdings CEO Andy Puzder as President-elect Donald Trump's…

Pieology takes another slice of LA market

December 9, 2016

Pieology has opened a new Los Angeles-area location in Whittier, California. The restaurant is owned and operated by Pie Venture LLC, which also owns Pieology…

What to learn from DC pizza brand's fake news nightmare

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

The potentially brand-ending effects of rumor in the Internet age became painfully evident Sunday when a fake news report connected to Washington D.C's…

Papa John's signs expansion deal in Colombia

December 7, 2016

Papa John's International has signed a development agreement with Grupo Nutresa for expansion in Columbia. A news release said the International Trade…

Automated food safety compliance platform hits market

December 7, 2016

VeriSolutions and AT&T have created an automated system to help restaurant brands comply with food-safety guidelines. VeriSolutions' platform features a…

PizzaRev expands in Colorado

December 6, 2016

PizzaRev is now moving into Ft. Collins, Colorado, including the Loveland and Greeley communities, according to a news release. The new locations will fall…

Fireside Pies spins off a QSR brand

December 6, 2016

Dallas-based Fireside Pies is going for two increasingly relevant trends at the same time with its new QSR brand, Fireside Pies Pronto, which is taking form…

Domino's promotion gives shares of stock to winners

December 6, 2016

Domino's stock is pretty hot stuff, so the fact that the chain is now making shares of that stock available through a new contest for its loyalty program…

Commodities: Pizza  stocks fall, gas rises

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

The afterglow of a profitable Thanksgiving week of trading on the pizza marketplace is all but gone this week after pizza stock prices returned to a lower…

Telepizza launches 10-year, 200-unit global expansion in Teheran

December 2, 2016

One of the world's largest non-U.S.-based pizza brands, Telepizza, is launching a 10-year growth plan that will grow the chain 200 stores in 10 years…

Not just Chicago anymore: Pizzeria Uno deep dish pies go nationwide

December 2, 2016

Pizzeria Uno's deep-dish pizza, made from a 1943 recipe, used to be only available in Chicago, but now the chain will ship their famous pies nationwide via…

Big Mac inventor leaves invaluable lesson for restaurateurs today

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

The passing of Big Mac inventor and McDonald’s longtime franchisee, Jim Delligatti, got me thinking about the value of true, two-way communication between a…

Vapiano opens 5th Hungarian location

December 1, 2016

Pizza- and pasta-focused chain Vapiano opened its fifth Hungarian location this week in Gyor. It is the first Hungarian location outside the capital city of…

Free pizza for Visa Checkout users at Papa John's

December 1, 2016

NFL sponsors, Papa John’s and Visa, have announced a partnership that makes Visa Checkout available for Papa John’s purchases. The brands are kicking off the…