KFC US CEO on building a better bucket of chicken + Chowly CEO on streamlining third-party delivery

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

This week we go inside that heavenly scented bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken as we pull back the curtain on the 89-year-old KFC brand with the help of KFC…

Playing a powerful pizza game in an Amazon-Uber-fied world

Pizzerias have long been players in the delivery game, but Amazon's model of how that delivery happens, along with Uber's model of who does it, has changed the…

Live webinar: Boosting the employee experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Retail, restaurant and service employees play a critical part in a rewarding customer experience and that's why the employee experience must be as fulfilling…

Blaze, Mountain Mike's open central California stores

June 11, 2019

Both Mountain Mike's and Blaze have announced store openings in the grizzly bear state of California. Mountain Mike's Pizza said it has opened in the Cypress…

Your Pie puts Peach Prosciutto Pie back on plates this summer

June 11, 2019

Your Pie's famed and favored Peach Prosciutto Pie returns to the world on Wednesday, June 12, for a full summer stay — or as the brand said in a news release…

June starts on high note: Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's values up, gas prices down

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

How do you make a pizza brand leader croon a little at the start of summer? Push up their brand's stock values and keep things like the price of gas low.

Kotipizza applies to go private

June 7, 2019

Kotipizza's board has applied to end public trading in the brand and to delist Kotipizza's shares from the Nasdaq Helsinki, a news release said. 

Blaze rebrands pizzas in June to support (RED)

June 6, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is working this month with the AIDS-fighting (RED) on the "Eat (RED) Save Lives campaigns and has rebranded its Red Vine pizza as the…

Playing pizza for keeps? 3 tech trends to consider

by Donna Cobb — Executive Director, Enterprise Marketing, Comcast Business

The pace of technological change in the pizza segment can be mind-blowing, but future-minded operators will keep their eyes and minds on at least these three…

OpenTable, Upserve partner to connect the diner data dots

June 5, 2019

Online restaurant reservation provider, OpenTable, has connected with restaurant management platform, Upserve, in what a news release said is an…

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza adds to leadership team

June 4, 2019

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza has added four leaders to its executive team, according to a company press release.

Webinar to uncover tax credits restaurateurs, retailers often overlook

June 4, 2019

For future-minded restaurant operators working in one of the most competitive businesses in existence today, amidst one of the tightest labor markets in this…

Mici opening 6th unit, plans to start franchising brand

June 4, 2019

Mici Handcrafted Italian, based in Denver, will open its sixth location Monday in Parker, Colorado, at 11290 Twenty Mile Road, a news release said. 

Chef Anthony Russo launches Italian microbrewery

June 4, 2019

Russo's New York Pizzeria is franchising an Italian microbrewery concept called Russo's New York Italia Pizza Kitchen and Brewery, with plans to open the first…

Pizza commodity prices tick up, amidst tornadoes, flooding

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

With reports of some 500 tornadoes ripping mostly across the nation's farmland-rich mid-section in May, prices on some pizza commodities, including wheat, are…

XtraChef raises $7.5M for recruitment, product roadmap advancement

May 30, 2019

Cloud-based restaurant management platform provider xtraChef has closed on $7.5 million dollars in Series A funding and plans to use the money to drive growth…

4 ways AI changes the pizza game

For some entrepreneurs, AI is just a buzzword or abstract concept with no real application in their business — maybe because on the surface it seems so…

Mountain Mike's puts down roots outside Sacramento

May 29, 2019

Mountain Mike's Pizza opened a Folsom, California, store on Blue Ravine Road and East Natoma Street, a news release said. 

Domino's system watching Australasian AI-powered pizza checker pilot

May 29, 2019

Domino's is piloting a kitchen-based AI tool that checks whether finished pizzas are up to snuff with the brand's independent master franchisee in Australia…

Jack in the Box beefs up board, adding Birch, Gainor

May 29, 2019

Jack in the Box has grown its board by two members this week with the additions of two longtime restaurant industry veterans, Jean Birch, former Papa John's…