Commodities: The cheese stands alone ... its higher prices week's only down news

Commodity and stock prices gave pizza restaurateurs a very nice Labor Day send-off last week — the unofficial end of summer in the U.S.

Class action suit alleges Papa John's had sexual harassment problems

August 31, 2018

A class action suit has been filed against Papa John's and some of its officers, including Founder John Schnatter alleging that between Feb. 25, 2014 and July…

Papa John's bitter battle over the brand intensifies with leadership's statement

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

Papa John's corporate leadership Wednesday night released a blistering statement that repeatedly calls out the chain's founder for mistruths, misdeeds and…

Brixx brunch breaks from traditional pizza hours to capture Sunday morning customer

August 30, 2018

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza is adding a Sunday brunch menu in hopes of capturing sales during a traditional downtime for pizza brands, according to a company news…

Pizza Inn franchisee gives candid look inside franchisee-franchisor relationship

Pizza Inn franchisee Daven Acker gives an unusually candid look at franchisee/franchisor relations.

Poke, salads, southern cookin' on tap for Fast Casual Executive Summit Perfect Pitch

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Meet three innovative start-up restaurant concepts during this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit in Seattle.

Home Run Inn Pizza names new CEO

August 29, 2018

Following the unexpected passing of Home Run Inn Pizza's CEO Joe Perrino last month, the Chicago brand's board has named brand president Dan Costello to the…

Domino's extends pothole program after 137,000-plus requests

August 29, 2018

Domino's is expanding its Paving for Pizza program after having been steamrolled over by the pleas of more than 137,000 Americans across 15,275 zip codes in 5…

Restaurants and Gen Z: 'And now for something completely different'

Just about the time restaurateurs were getting millennials' buying behaviors down, the next wave of consumers has crashed onto the restaurant shores. Welcome…

Papa John's opens 1st Kazakhstan location

August 28, 2018

Papa John's International may have trouble stateside these days, but the brand continues to expand in Central Asia, with the opening this week of its first…

Commodities: The 'dog days of summer' toss pizza operators a bone

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

The end-of-summer weather may be sweltering, but pizza operators had little to sweat last week.

Rotolo's names veteran franchisee to COO spot

August 23, 2018

Rotolo has named Ryan Brach as the COO of the Louisiana-based brand. He brings more than 10 years of experience in market development to the chain, a news…

Papa John's founder launches own ad campaign

Papa John's founder John Schnatter launched his own ad campaign this week to take another "go" at wrestling the company he founded away from its current…

Pizza biz revenue-redoubling plan: Office networks

Lest anyone doubt it, even the top brass of the biggest companies like a great pizza for lunch now and then. That could mean a great new source of revenue for…

Little Caesars agrees to delete no-poach clauses in U.S.

August 21, 2018

Employees at 15,000 U.S. restaurant locations just got more latitude in changing jobs and possibly even gaining promotions. Eight chains agreed this week to…

Commodities: Papa John's pulls out of nosedive, while Domino's dips

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

In trading, both commodities and stock, it has been a truly up-and-down week for pizza restaurateurs.

Pizza profit-finder: What's hiding in your distributor invoices?

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

Is your chain leaving money on the table in for form of mistakes, misquotes and other mishaps that could be discovered and recovered through an analysis of…

Donatos ready to roll out 5 more in Raleigh

August 17, 2018

Donatos Pizza is looking to expand in Raleigh, North Carolina, five years after opening its Seaboard Avenue store in Oaks, a news release said. The company…

Pizza Ranch exec on making a buffet brand soar

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

Pizza Ranch Director of Operations Al Pottebaum talks to Pizza Marketplace Editor Shelly Whitehead about the pizza buffet approach and winning best pizza brand…

Food Network's former marketing maven offers best branding strategies at October Fast Casual Executive Summit

As the former marketing and branding executive for food media powerhouses like Food Network and the Cooking Channel, Susie Fogelson has a lot to share with…