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&pizza 'Cubed' = 300 kiosk-cooked pies an hour
April 12, 2019
D.C.-based &pizza is plunging into the restaurant kiosk business next week when it opens what it called the industry's first "cube kiosk." The brand, which…
read nowRapid Fired opens 31st store near San Antonio
April 11, 2019
Rapid Fired Pizza is opening location No. 31 Monday in Universal City, Texas, just northeast of San Antonio, a news release said. The brand will gather a crowd…
read nowPapa Murphy's to be acquired for $190M by MTY Foods
April 11, 2019
Papa Murphy's has signed a $190 million definitive merger agreement with MTY Food Group Inc, a restaurant franchisor with nearly 6,000 stores in North America…
read nowChuck E Cheese will go public after merger
April 8, 2019
Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza parent company, CEC Entertainment, said today that it's going public again after merging with Leo Holdings, a company…
read nowAt 60, Round Table rebrands as royalty
April 8, 2019
Round Table Pizza is rolling out a brand revision at age 60, based on consumer research, a news release said. The full rebranding covers everything from logo…
read nowTrump to nominate former Godfather's Pizza 'turnaround CEO' to Federal Reserve Board
April 5, 2019
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is who U.S. President Donald Trump said he will nominate to fill a vacant spot…
read nowUber Eats 'takes off' inside Toronto airport
April 5, 2019
In part of a worldwide first pilot program, Toronto Pearson International Airport has partnered with Uber Eats and HMSHost to bring delivery from HMSHost…
read nowMulti-unit Burger King, Popeyes franchisee, adds Pizza Hut stores
April 5, 2019
Large-scale Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, GPS Hospitality, has acquired 75 Pizza Hut restaurants in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and…
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Deciphering the digital marketing puzzle: 3 brands discuss their games
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
Making and then keeping up with the pace of change in digital marketing can be a source of challenge, innovation and frustration for pizza brands, as was…
read nowGrimaldi's begins franchising
April 3, 2019
Grimaldi's Pizzeria has launched its first domestic franchise program to qualified operators across the U.S. this month, a news release said. The chain…
read nowMountain Mike's reopens renovated store in Maryville, California
April 3, 2019
Mountain Mike's Pizza has renovated and reopened its Marysville, California, location under new ownership, a news release said.
read nowMici's takes a bite out of Tax Day
April 3, 2019
Not to ruin your day, but Tax Day is just around the corner and at least one pizzeria, Mici Handcrafted Italian, is taking some of the bite out of that annual…
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A tale of (investor) love regained: Papa John's crosses $50, Domino's stock soars
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Investors carried Papa John's stock value over the $50 threshold last week for the first time since late November 2018, while Domino's got a huge infusion of…
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Slim Chickens COO on innovating via potato chip flavors while growing a QSR via Southern hospitality
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The "Southern sweetheart" of the chicken QSR sector, Slim Chickens, is the subject of this week's podcast, featuring COO Sam Rothschild, who talks about…
listen nowPatxi's punches up menu, beverage program
March 28, 2019
After its recent acquisition by Elite Restaurant Group, Chicago deep-dish brand, Patxi's Pizza, said it has launched a new at its 17 locations in California…
read nowDomino's opens 10,000th store outside US
March 28, 2019
The world's biggest-selling pizza brand just opened its 10,000th international store in Shenzen, China, which is also the 200th store in mainland China. A news…
read nowPieology plants 1st non-traditional store in Southern California
March 28, 2019
Pieology has opened its first non-traditional location at California State University, Fullerton. The school's Auxiliary Service Corporation, which oversees…
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Commodity prices up, stock values down: Spring starts on sour note for most pizza brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The first week of spring brought higher prices for all the basic pizza commodities and — aside from Papa John's — lower stock values for the brands monitored…
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Shaquille O'Neal joins Papa John's board, becomes brand ambassador
March 22, 2019
Papa John's today announced that NBA Hall of Famer and restaurateur Shaquille O'Neal will join its board, become a brand "ambassador" and invest in nine…
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Podcast: Your Pie president on the brand-building benefits of travel, 'not over-thinking things'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurant executives seeking a good reason to head somewhere new and unusual can find it in this week's QSRweb podcast, when Your Pie President Drew French…
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