Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Pizzafire ignites growth with new POS tech
August 29, 2017
HD View Technologies has signed on to install its POS system in all 19 current locations of Pizzafire nationwide. According to the brand's leadership, not only…
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Domino's, Ford partnering to test driverless delivery
August 29, 2017
The last 50 feet of the delivery is the main focus of Domin's Pizza and Ford Motor Co. The companies have partnered to test self-driving car pizza…
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Commodities: Domino's fall where they may as take-and-bake comes into play
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Eating out is fast becoming eating in, and Wall Street appears to be taking notice when it comes to prices paid for pizza stocks of late.
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Papa John's signs deal for at least 40 restaurants in 3 Eastern European nations
August 25, 2017
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Poland are the latest stops on Papa John's international development trek, with agreements signed for new units in all three…
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Top take-homes in teaching restaurant tech to work together
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Competition and narrow margins in the restaurant business demand a nip-and-tuck approach to efficiency. Uncle Maddio's recently worked with ParTech to…
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Fazoli's 'Comeback Kid' shares turnaround story at London summit
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
"It was ugly," Fazoli's President and CEO Carl Howard exclaimed as he detailed the state of the chain when he arrived to lead it nine years ago. "I mean…
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Commodities: Last week's markets a preview of eclipse for some brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It might have seemed to some last week that today's total eclipse was coming early, as stock prices fell or flattened for the majority of brands monitored here…
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Study shows 'anytime eaters' here to stay: Are you ready?
The anytime eater is upon us and many chains have found that feeding "the new normal" requires a shift away from traditional meal packaging, both in portion…
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Animatronic-less Chuck E. Cheese redesign not so 'cheesy'
August 17, 2017
Children may shed a few tears, but their party-addled parents are likely overjoyed to learn of Chuck E. Cheese's new, more downplayed look and feel. After…
read nowHungry Howie's set to add 20 stores to Arizona landscape
August 16, 2017
Hungry Howie’s Pizza has signed a multiunit franchise agreement for 20 new Arizona locations to be opened within the next five years, a news release said. The…
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London Summit: Coyote Ugly's key considerations before taking on the world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Coyote Ugly has learned to speak a lot of different languages along its path to global growth. Here, one of the chain's leaders shares the key elements for any…
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Are you paying to power your competitor when they could be paying for you?
By Jeff Julia/Author, Navigating the Maze of Energy Efficiency Projects
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The New Economy: It's all about restaurants
August 14, 2017
In Cleveland and New York City, more than a third of the new jobs added since 2015 are food and drink service industry positions, while the entire state of…
read nowNew tool helps small restaurant brands handle big turnover problem
August 11, 2017
Snagajob, the mammoth hourly worker recruiting service and website, has introduced a new tool that helps smaller restaurant business owners recruit, schedule…
read nowDonatos puts 3 more in Virginia
August 10, 2017
Donatos is expanding its footprint in Virginia with an agreement this week for three more locations there, this time in the Virginia Beach market, a news…
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Little Caesars Pizza Portal opens door to 'people-less' QSR experience
August 9, 2017
Little Caesars this week announced it's testing a new tech that basically melds mobile ordering, automatic pick-up and vending to create a new way for…
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Papa John's gluten-free crust goes national ... and back to prehistory
August 9, 2017
Sometimes you have to go way back to get ahead in today's restaurant business. That's exactly what Papa John's has done with its new gluten-free, wheatless…
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Commodities: Domino's recovers ... some
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The first full week of the dog days of August found most pizza brands wagging their tails, particularly Domino's and Papa John's, which saw bumps in value over…
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NRA urges Supreme Court to reverse Labor Dept's 'anti tip-pooling' policy
August 3, 2017
The NRA has taken another step toward fighting The Labor Department's regulation barring tip pools that include kitchen staff. The organization's Restaurant…
read nowYum Brands Q2 financials steady as company accelerates Pizza Hut improvement plans
August 3, 2017
Yum Brands Q2 financial results, for the term ending June 30, show the company's three brands all had worldwide system sales growth, including a 7 percent…
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