Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Pizza Inn celebrates 60 with local heroes, '58 Skyliner
March 2, 2018
Pizza Inn is kicking off its 60th-anniversary celebration with a campaign centered on local heroes, a news release said. Customers can nominate their "heroic…
read nowTechnomic: US Restaurant industry to see 'healthy growth' over next 5 years
March 1, 2018
A supplier-focused report released today by Technomic anticipated that the U.S. restaurant industry will grow over the next five years at a "healthy" rate, a…
read nowWoodstock's Pizza deploys ID tech to spot under-age drinkers
March 1, 2018
California pizza chain, Woodstock's Pizza. has enlisted new tech to control underage drinking at its locations, choosing Intellicheck's Age ID to prevent…
read nowPapa John's enters $100M accelerated share repurchase
March 1, 2018
Papa John's International today said it has entered into a $100 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The company will…
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The NFL: What Papa John's giveth away, Pizza Hut picks up
February 28, 2018
A sales-hemorrhaging Papa John's last night announced it was cutting its NFL organizational sponsorship and designation as the NFL's "official pizza." Pizza…
read nowDomino's, Ford take self-driving delivery tests to Miami metro
February 28, 2018
Domino's Pizza and Ford have begun a two-month second round of testing on a self-driving delivery vehicle in Miami, according to a news release. These tests…
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Lessons for pizza brands in Panera's mobile pay experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
If Panera's CEO and his brand's experiences with tech tools like Apple Pay, is any indication, pizza brands stand to gain possibly more than other food service…
read nowBlaze reports 51 percent system-wide 2017 sales growth, adding nationwide delivery
February 27, 2018
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has grown phenomenally fast over the last year reporting an eye-popping 51 percent growth in system-wide 2017 sales to $279 million…
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Commodities: A little bit of everything over week's trading activity
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
All players were heading in their own directions in commodity and brand trading last week.
read nowPunchh adds 9 new brands to now reach 20M total customers
February 23, 2018
Cloud-based engagement and loyalty platform Punchh has signed on nine new brands to its Punchh Restaurant Marketing Cloud. Among them are Fazoli's, Norms…
read nowPapa Murphy's names new CMO
February 23, 2018
Papa Murphy's has named Laura Szeliga as its CMO, putting her at the helm of brand strategies and marketing plans for the company, a news release said.
read nowArtichoke Basille's Pizza opens in Staten Island
February 22, 2018
New York City-based Artichoke Basille's Pizza is opening its first Staten Island location at Empire Outlets, New York City's only retail outlet center opening…
read nowTaco Bell trounces Burger King, Domino's outdoes Pizza Hut, KFC catches up
February 22, 2018
Taco Bell has overtaken Burger King in sales, according to a comparison by research firm Technomic on last year's sales data. The company still puts…
read nowBoston's Pizza Restaurant 'lightens the load' for spring
February 21, 2018
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar has launched a lighter spring menu featuring grilled romaine salad, roasted pepper pizza and stuffed chicken, all…
read nowPapa John's opens 1st Kyrgyzstan restaurant
February 21, 2018
Papa John's is continuing its push into central Asia with the Feb. 8 opening of a restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — the chain's first location in that…
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Pizza delivery brands: Prepare now for possible DOL delivery pay audit later
by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout
Increasingly, U.S. Department of Labor audits are uncovering restaurateurs' problems with mileage reimbursement. Is your business prepared because it could…
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Audiologist, deaf pizzeria owners wage war on diners' No. 1 in-restaurant complaint
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Noise and an inability to hear comprise the No. 1 complaint from diners about their in-restaurant experiences. One audiologist has created a tool to help…
read nowDomino's misses mark on year-end financials
February 20, 2018
The world's top-selling pizza chain, Domino's, released its Q4 and FY17 financials this week showing that the brand aimed high and performed well but fell…
read nowBlaze opens 4th Research Triangle location
February 20, 2018
On Thursday, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its fourth store in North Carolina's Research Triangle, this one at McFarland Drive in Durham.
read nowUpscale 'Special Edition' rolls off Pizza Press in May
February 20, 2018
The Pizza Press will open an expanded prototype restaurant this May in Brea, California, dubbed The Pizza Press Special Edition. A news release said the new…
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