GrubHub, OLO team up to create online ordering platform

March 28, 2011

Web and mobile service provider GrubHub has signed a business partnership with OLO Online Ordering to integrate OLO's list of restaurant menus on its site…

Cooler weather boosts natural gas prices

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese prices drop to last year's average.  

Technomic: Distributor vs. branded manufacturer competition increases

March 24, 2011

Recent research conducted by foodservice consultants Technomic reveals restaurants’ preferences in manufacturer versus distributor brands. Specifically, the…

Chains commit to J.P. Morgan restaurant forum

March 23, 2011

Domino’s Pizza Inc., Tim Hortons Inc. and Jack in the Box have all committed to present at the J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Forum in…

Cornell Study: QSR and fast casual making best use of online ordering

March 22, 2011

A Cornell University analysis of the electronic ordering practices of the top 326 U.S.-based restaurant chains finds that fast casual and quick service…

The Domino’s Effect: Honest feedback yielding honest advertising

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Some level of company candor is necessary in the days of social media.

NPD: Calorie counts on menus unlikely to change ordering patterns

March 21, 2011

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) readies to submit its proposed regulations for the federal menu labeling law by the March 23, 2011 deadline, the…

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria plans fast casual burger concept

March 20, 2011

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria has announced its current expansion plans that call for new locations in Dallas, West Palm Beach, Fla., and various other sites.

NRA, Georgia-Pacific Professional to develop recycling best practices

March 17, 2011

The National Restaurant Association has announced that it will work with Georgia-Pacific Professional to identify best practices in the areas of recycling and…

MonkeyMedia Software CEO to host catering education webinar series

March 17, 2011

Erle Dardick, CEO of MonkeyMedia Software, a provider of web-based software, strategy and education services for multi-unit restaurant operators, has announced…

Analyst: March cheese market crash long overdue

While the cheese market crash is good news for pizza operators, the positive impact won't trickle down to independents right away.

Breakfast: The most innovative meal of the day

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

You’ve heard it from your mother a thousand times: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  But did you know that as of late, it’s also been the most…

FastCasual.com releases Top 100 Movers & Shakers

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

FastCasual.com has released its sixth annual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, a ranking of the best fast casual concepts of 2010.

CIT podcast touts restaurant-capital rebound

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

After a few years of conservatism, capital is slowly becoming more accessible to restaurant-industry operators.

Apprentice contestant ready to trump NY’s pizza scene

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Lenny "The Russian" Veltman's CHIPP's expansion plans entail 10 units in three years.  

Kronos doubles flatbread crust pizza line

March 14, 2011

An increased industry demand for menu flexibility has led Kronos Foods Inc. to double its flatbread and flatbread pizza crust line.

Beanstalk Loyalty to deliver Facebook check-in through POS

March 9, 2011

Beanstalk Loyalty has announced patent pending technology creating the first loyalty platform to deliver the integration between the point-of-sale (POS…

Domino’s named the Official Pizza of the NCAA

March 8, 2011

As March Madness sinks in and brackets fill up, Domino’s Pizza has taken its spot as the “Official Pizza of the NCAA” and several of its 23 national…

Foursquare ups restaurant-marketing ante

March 8, 2011

Foursquare has developed a new version of its application that will include a new “explore” button in place of its current "tips" section.

Of mice and men and pizzerias

Business ethics, or lack of them, apparently has made its way into the world of pizza in a Philadelphia suburb. A pizzeria owner had a problem with mice that…