Commodities: Good news in gas prices, not-so-good news in stock prices

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

It was a "bad news, good news" kind of week for most pizza restaurateurs, with some encouragement from gas prices which appear to be finally leveling out over…

Little Caesar doles out value to Canadians

February 15, 2018

Little Caesar of Canada is tossing a $5.99 pie into the national mix, offering its classic medium round pepperoni pizza for that price across the land of the…

Revenue source emerges for pizza restaurateurs with daytime downtime

February 15, 2018

New York City restaurants with daytime downtime have a new option for creating revenue during off-hours. A start-up company called KettleSpace has created an…

Blaze opens 3 in 3 cities on 1 day

February 14, 2018

Blaze is living up to its fiery name this week, blazing a trail across the U.S. to open three units in as many cities in a single day, Feb. 15. The openings…

'17 sales growth awards go to fast casual, fine dining brands

February 14, 2018

In its latest report, research company Technomic said the 500 chains it recognizes as industry leaders have, for the second straight year, experienced slow…

Delivery driver pay: Is your brand federally compliant?

by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout

Pizza restaurateurs who deliver face costly consequences if they are not FLSA-compliant.

Commodities: Heart-dropping pre-Valentine's Day losses for pizza brands in Wall Street sell-off

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

There wasn't a lot of love being shown toward pizza operators in either Wall Street or commodities trading last week. A largely business-hostile stock market…

800 Degrees Pizzeria rebrands with new focus

February 12, 2018

With a plan to add wood-fired rotisserie ovens to selected stores, 800 Degrees Pizzeria has rebranded as 800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen and has expanded its…

Donatos makes multiple senior management moves

February 9, 2018

Donatos Pizza has put a former Cold Stone Creamery marketing executive in the chief marketing and information officer's role, while also bringing on a new…

Blaze, Caviar partner for delivery in 6 major metros

February 9, 2018

Blaze Pizza has partnered exclusively with Caviar, Square's food-ordering service, to deliver the brand's food to customers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston…

Welcomemat data show southeastern US has a thing for pizza

February 9, 2018

Data collected on pizza coupon redemptions through new-to-the-neighborhood welcome service Welcomemat indicates that the southeast U.S. has a heart made of…

Yum taps GrubHub to provide delivery for Taco Bell, KFC

February 8, 2018

Taco Bell and KFC's parent, Yum Brands, is partnering with Grubhub to drive what the two organizations qualified as "incremental sales to KFC and Taco Bell…

Sides being drawn on alternate menu-labeling plan passed by US House

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

The U.S. House passage this week of the so-called "Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act" (H.R. 772) is either an attempt to water down previous menu-labeling…

Urban Bricks adds paninis

February 7, 2018

Urban Bricks Pizza is adding oven-fired paninis with unlimited toppings. The menu offering gives guests the ability to build their own paninis with unlimited…

Commodities: Patriots aren't the only ones licking their wounds today

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

The end-of-week stock market plummet Friday took no prisoners, capturing pizza brands as well in its value-depleting trend.

Kotipizza Group shoots for $224.7 million for 3 brands by 2020

February 5, 2018

Kotipizza Group Oyj's board of directors has approved a new strategy and financial goals for the next three years to manage a portfolio of franchised fast…

3 big pizza trends bring bigger pizza kitchen concerns

By Charlie Lewis Culinary Supply Chain Specialist/Consolidated Concepts    The rate of change in foodservice has always been swift, but technology is…

Domino's does digital ordering 15 ways on Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2018

Domino's is hoping to dominate Super Bowl fans' ordering preferences by giving customers a total of 15 different way to order digitally. 

800 Degrees Pizzeria: New year, new leaders ... new growth?

February 1, 2018

With the start of the second month of 2018, 800 Degrees Pizzeria has announced a newly assembled executive team focused on the chain's growth. In January, the…

&Pizza circles Pi Day to 'put a ring on it'

January 31, 2018

That day every year when the pizza industry hijacks a celebration of the mathematics behind the circumference of a circle — i.e., Pi Day — this year brings a…