Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Pizza Patrón: 'Edgy' brand seeks to expand
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The time may never be better for Pizza Patrón with its mission to promote what it sees as the true "spice of life" -- an edgy multi-cultural take on pizza.
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Report: Brick-and-mortar locations still very important, desktop sites too
April 25, 2018
New research from mobile marketing and customer engagement company, Tune, shows that at least in the U.K., brick-and-mortar restaurants and other retail…
read nowPapa John's tests 6-pack beer delivery in Indiana
April 24, 2018
Papa John's is testing beer delivery just across the Ohio river from its Louisville corporate headquarters in nearby Jeffersonville, Indiana, according to Papa…
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Commodities: Soaring gas prices rock pizza restaurateur's delivery-centric world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The breaks that pizza restaurateurs are getting on commodities like cheese and wheat are likely being "eaten up" by surging vehicle fuel and natural gas prices.
read nowCDC expands warnings on e. coli, Yuma-sourced romaine lettuce
April 23, 2018
After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded warnings around the use of Yuma, Arizona-originated romaine lettuce due to e. coli…
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Domino's puts AI on the phone
April 23, 2018
Phone orders and breaking-edge technology aren't often used in the same sentence these days, but that is exactly where Domino's is putting its latest…
read nowPapa Murphy's refranchises all Colorado stores
April 20, 2018
Papa Murphy's is refranchising its 28 Colorado company-owned stores to Fresh Take LLC — owned by Ryan McCallister, Tyler Ross and Brad Seymore — as part of its…
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Large-scale corporate catering comes to Caviar with Zesty acquisition
April 20, 2018
Caviar food ordering platform's parent company, Square Inc., has acquired certain assets of another company-centered catering platform called Zesty. The…
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Menu labeling law enforcement starts May 7: Last-minute checklist
by Betsy Craig — CEO and Founder, MenuTrinfo
With full FDA backing this year, menu labeling regulations will be enforced starting, Monday, May 7. These five last-minute status checks will help you ensure…
read nowPizza Hut Museum opens at Wichita State
April 19, 2018
Wichita State University is hosting a grand opening April 25 at its Pizza Hut Museum on the Innovation Campus, according to a press release.
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Compostable pizza box promises restaurateurs cost savings
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's round, like the pies it is designed to hold, costs more than cardboard boxes and is made of something that's usually thrown away. But PizzaRound may just…
read nowYour Pie expects to be open in 10 new markets 1st half of 2018
April 17, 2018
After breaking into three new markets in Q1 this year, Your Pie leadership said the10-year-old chain expects to add another five cities in Q2, which ends June…
read nowDomino's now delivering to a dog park near you
April 17, 2018
Domino's will now deliver to some 150,000 outdoor locations, or "Domino's Hotspots" as they are referred to in the company's app or website, following a…
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Commodities: An 'up-and-down' week for pizza stocks, commodities
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week's commodities and brand trading results formed a hilly path of ups and downs across the board.
read nowMod Pizza promotes 3 executives
April 16, 2018
Mod Pizza has promoted COO Paul Twohig to president and COO, Megan Hansen to senior vice president of people and Lisa Luebeck to senior vice president of legal…
read nowBertucci's files for bankruptcy, asset purchase pact in place
April 16, 2018
Bertucci's, which offers pizza and other Italian specialties, has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court…
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[LIVE WEBINAR] How Self-Order Kiosks Improve Restaurant Operations & Bottom Line
April 10, 2018
McDonald's found that average check sizes grow $1 when customers order through kiosks, and 20 percent more customers order drinks. These are just two of the…
read nowKotipizza sees record-breaking sales in March
April 10, 2018
Total sales for restaurants in the Kotipizza chain, part of Kotipizza Group Oyj, grew 19.4 percent in March 2018 compared with the year before. Same-store…
read nowVilla Italian gives customers catering with a click
April 9, 2018
Morristown, New Jersey-based multibrand restaurant operator and franchisor, Villa Restaurant Group, has gotten into online ordering for catering at its Villa…
read nowWhat pizza restaurateurs should know about frozen pie market
April 5, 2018
The popularity of retail pizza chains is helping frozen pizza sales, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. The study, which investigated the…
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