Dirty dishware, restrooms and odor are Top 3 customer turnoffs

November 22, 2010

A recent Cintas Corporation survey conducted by Harris Interactive revealed that dirty dishes, unpleasant odor and dirty restrooms are the top reasons…

Papa Gino’s launches customer-interaction solution

November 22, 2010

Conversen Inc., a provider of cross-channel marketing solutions, has partnered with Open-i Media and Papa Gino’s Pizzeria to help the restaurant chain bring a…

Papa John’s brings home the bacon

November 22, 2010

Everything tastes better with bacon and Papa John’s is piling it on its new Double Bacon Six Cheese pizza, available now through Dec. 26.

Stay awake, stay uncomfortable, stay kind

by Joni Doolin — CEO, People Report

We are living in a time of meta-shift. Pick your favorite historian, economist, futuris, or business sage - if you listen closely they are all telling us the…

Coupons and Price Integrity

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Offer consistent products, don't discount off your core price and promote new items.

Wiener: Papa John's in East Village?

New York pizza guru Scott Wiener (Scott’s Pizza Tours) analyzes the market for Papa John's in NYC's famous pizza enclave.  

Taking control of who has what

Do you have control of your restaurant? By that I mean everyone who has keys to the building, and storage areas, codes to the POS system, and combinations to…

Newly formed Craftworks brings beer-and-pizza centric portfolio

November 17, 2010

Earlier this week, private equity firm Hancock Park Associates successfully completed the sale of Gordon Biersch Restaurant Group to Centerbridge Capital…

Little Caesars sells new Kid Rock CD

November 17, 2010

In an interesting turn of on-premise merchandising, Little Caesars has announced itself as the exclusive restaurant outlet for Kid Rock’s latest CD, “Born…

Exit41 launches Facebook ordering app

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

November 16, 2010

Exit41 has officially launched a new web-based solution that will let Facebook fans of restaurant brands order meals via the social networking site. The app…

Yum! India to triple units

November 14, 2010

While China has been a strong growth market for Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands the last couple of years, India is quickly gaining speed. The Economic…

Thank You Card helps CPK Q3 comps

California Pizza Kitchen released more depressed numbers from its most recent earnings statement for the quarter ended October 3, including a net loss of $7.…

Mintel outlines law-based opposition and opportunities for 2011 restaurants

November 10, 2010

Recapping a year that saw a new health bill pass with tangible implications for the foodservice industry, research company Mintel outlined five ways…

NPC International posts 162 percent income gains

November 8, 2010

Pizza Hut's largest franchisee posted some impressive year-over-year gains in its Q3 2010 earnings report – among them, best-in-segment store comps, and a net…

Commodities: Good news and bad news

Pizza stocks are gaining, but so are wheat prices, which almost hit $8 last close.

Pizza Patron debuts Chicken Bacon pizza LTO

November 4, 2010

Pizza Patrón has announced the introduction of its Chicken Bacon Clásico pizzas, featuring a creamy garlic parmesan alfredo sauce, topped with bacon, chicken…

Papa John's breaks with top 3 chains' comps momentum

Papa John's has announced its Q3 2010 earnings for the period ended Sept. 26, with a less-than-lustrous same store domestic sales decrease of almost 1 percent.

CPK to hold Q32010 conference call

November 2, 2010

California Pizza Kitchen has announced that it will release its third quarter 2010 results after the market close November 11. The company will host an…

NPC International announces Q3 2010 conference call

November 1, 2010

NPC International has announced that its 2010 third fiscal quarter results conference call will be held Nov. 9, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. This…

What You Can Do About Food Industry Consolidation

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Buy unique products to attract new customers.