Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
At Malawi's Pizza, dinner is a world-changing experience
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A novel pizza brand that started in Provo, Utah, is making a huge difference for children in one very tiny, very impoverished African nation.
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Pizza Hut makes major deal for 300 new European restaurants
August 18, 2016
Pizza Hut is beefing up its presence in central and eastern Europe with a deal to open more than 300 restaurants in the region over the next five years…
read nowLouisville restaurant says you can have your pizza and diet, too
August 18, 2016
A Louisville pizza restaurant has a new way for high-protein dieters to stay on their regimens without giving up pizza. Loui Loui's Authentic Detroit Style…
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We like you! We really like you, restaurants!
August 18, 2016
Isn't it nice to be loved? If you're in the restaurant business, you probably are loved by your community much more than most other businesses. That's the…
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Online or offline: Ways your restaurant can tap into Pokemon Go craze
by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt
In the annals of gaming history, this summer will go down as the summer of Pokemon Go. The augmented reality game has players worldwide out on the streets and…
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Should you switch to fully digital or combination digital and printed menu boards?
by Scott Sharon — CEO, START
Switching from static menu boards to new digital menu boards is a big step for restaurant operators. Digital menu boards have more components, are more costly…
read nowChowNow/Google partnership may be match made in heaven for restaurants
August 17, 2016
The ordering and marketing restaurant platform ChowNow is partnering with Google to allow customers to order straight from a restaurant's online business…
read now1000 Degrees Neapolitan gets set to heat up Orlando
August 17, 2016
1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza will open two new units in Orlando beginning this fall, thanks to a franchise agreement announced today. The brand is in the…
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Massive Big Food study holds lessons for restaurant industry today
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
American Big Food is losing market share like someone just pulled the plug from its collective bathtub, according to a newly published study on the state of…
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Should franchisors rethink employee training under the NLRB cloud?
by Tim Tang — Business Technologist, Hughes
Using a networked, digitally driven, consumer model for employee training can turn employees into eager directors of their own professional development without…
read now'Littler' Little Caesars opens in North Carolina
August 17, 2016
Little Caesars has partnered with Campbell Oil Company to open the nation's first Little Caesars Express site earlier this summer at in a convenience store…
read nowFree webinar: How to Create Loyal Guest Behavior
August 16, 2016
Restaurant chains across the country are continuing to build and execute loyalty programs that provide immediate and sustainable results.
read nowStudy probes generation gap at the dinner table
August 16, 2016
At a time when younger generations have no idea how a manual typewriter or rotary dial phone works, it's not surprising that there are big generational…
read now'Bam!' Emeril gets into 'shoe biz'
August 16, 2016
There's nothing funny about slipping in the kitchen, but the thought of Chef Emiril Lagasse — known for his trademark expression, "Bam!" — is going from show…
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'Do you want fries and a fill-up with that, sir?' C-stores compete for restaurant business
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
As if the restaurant business weren't competitive enough already, now it appears that convenience stores want in on the action, too. There's no telling how…
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Remember the '70s? Mr. Gatti's does and wants you to, too
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There's gold in those olden days for brands such as Mr. Gatti's that are finding nostalgia might be the best path into the future.
read nowDomino's delivers ... salads
August 15, 2016
When everybody else wants pizza, there's always one sanctimonious hold-out who must have a salad instead. That fact is key in Domino's reasoning for bringing…
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Commodities: Cheese prices finally beginning to fall
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Cheese prices are finally falling, but the price of wheat is taking up the slack in this week's commodity report of pizza restaurateurs.
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Big reasons why big data can vastly improve marketing efforts
by Susan Lietz — SVP, MarComm, Tapad
We all know the big, failed product launches, especially those from companies known for marketing greatness like New Coke, the Arch Deluxe and Orbitz soda.
read nowFirenza Pizza hits Houston
August 11, 2016
Firenza Pizza has signed an agreement to develop up to 20 locations in Houston over the next few years.
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