For the love of 'pítsa': Why more customers are turning to original Greek pies

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

This National Pizza Month, we thought it was worthwhile to remind folks that the very birthplace of pizza - Naples, Italy - actually used to be part of Greece…

Pizza Hut launches value-based 'lineup'

October 17, 2018

Pizza Hut has launched a value-based menu, the $5 Lineup, that features a variety of menu options priced at $5 when customers order two or more Lineup items, a…

Toast adds analytics, mobile pay, loyalty integrations

October 16, 2018

Restaurant management platform, Toast, has added Avero, GoParrot, and Rooam as key integrations in the Toast Partner Ecosystem, which the company said in a…

Domino's wraps up 99 quarters of worldwide, same-store sales gains

October 16, 2018

Domino's Pizza's  Q3 financial results showed strong growth in same-store sales, global store counts and earnings per share. Domestic same-store sales grew 6.…

Commodities: Fuel prices fire up, most stocks slide down

Fuel continued to push up in value, while most pizza brands tracked on this site trended down.

Study: QSR, pizza delivery drive US restaurant growth through 2023

October 15, 2018

QSR and take-out lead the way for U.S. food service sector growth in the immediate future, according to the latest study by ResearchAndMarkets.com. In fact…

Pizza Hut China: New Anna Sui uniforms, store design + test menu store

October 15, 2018

Yum China Holdings, Inc. has unveiled a new look for Pizza Hut as part of the revitalization plan, marking a new chapter for the restaurant chain.

Pizza Hut, Cinnabon partnership a sweet deal for customers

October 12, 2018

Pizza Hut has become the latest partner with Cinnabon, in the QSR's growing circle of influence, as reported last week on QSRweb in our series about retail…

Making data make your pizza brand unlock customers' hearts

by Robert Whitehead — Director Retail & Hospitality Technology, Softtek Integrations

Though the basic dynamics of the dining experience are pretty much the same as they've always been, any competitive pizza brand today knows data is the…

Pei Wei, Kizuki, Curry Up Now discuss the challenge of showing up in unbranded search

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

Three fast casual Asian-centered restaurant brands took to the stage Monday afternoon at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle to talk about the…

Study: Connect emotionally to drive spend

October 9, 2018

Restaurant brands that make emotional connections with their customers will reap a higher dollar pay-off than those who fail to do so, according to a Motista…

How well protected is your POS-connected tech?

With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…

Franchisors rally behind joint employer rule change

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

The public comment period is well underway for the joint employer rule published by the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 14, which relates directly to…

Say 'elote' to Blaze's seasonal pizza

October 3, 2018

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has introduced Street Corn pizza throughout North America today, featuring roasted corn, pepitas, chipotle ranch and chimichurri…

'5 more pints a keg': Speedline partnership holds big potential savings for pizza brands

October 3, 2018

Data insights and consumer engagement company, BeerBoard, has partnered with pizza POS provider, SpeedLine, to give pizza brands better efficiency and more…

Qu gives delivery brands in-house alternative to third-party providers

October 3, 2018

Qu, formerly Gusto POS, has launched a delivery management platform to provide restaurant brands dependent on third-party delivery a better choice, according…

Blaze busts into Big Sky country

October 2, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its first location under the stars of Big Sky country this week. The 2,700-square-foot open kitchen restaurant opens…

Commodities: 3 brands get National Pizza Month gifts from investors

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

While commodity trading was a mixed bag last week, pizza investors were in a good mood and plunged some of their cash into three of the four brands monitored…

Papa John's CIO Mike Nettles on the human at the heart of technology

In this video recorded last spring, Hughes Director of Enterprise Solutions Tim Tang talks to Papa John's CIO Mike Nettles about the brand's digital…

Papa John's sale chatter widespread

September 27, 2018

Papa John's International Inc has requested offers to buy the company, according to Reuters and other news outlets. The information is attributed to…