Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Fake news on McDonald's and Chipotle stopped in its tracks
February 15, 2017
Fake news is again causing problems for the foodservice industry, this time inolving McDonald's and Chipotle. The event also involved reporters at USA Today…
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Commodities: Markets show pizza some love
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
February 15, 2017
As we approach the annual day of love this week, traders were obviously getting in the mood last week toward pizza stocks, which got a nice bounce in value…
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Hungry Howie's launches loyalty program
February 15, 2017
Hungry Howie’s Pizza has launched its Howie Rewards loyalty program this week that integrates mobile ordering with loyalty in hopes of boosting sales and…
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Harris poll yields dim glow for restaurant brands
February 14, 2017
These are not only tumultuous but very partisan times in the U.S., and a Harris Poll indicated that the public perception of foodservice brands often swirls…
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Yum asks, 'Why shouldn't the chicken cross the road?'
February 13, 2017
Yum is taking its chicken show on the road, according to a conference call with the Louisville-based company's CEO Greg Creed Thursday, who said the company…
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Uncle Maddio's promotion checks all the right boxes
February 9, 2017
Everybody has a little artist or inventor inside, and Uncle Maddio's latest promotion taps directly into that creative spirit. The chain's national…
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Happy Pizza Day ... particularly you, Texas, Michigan
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza Marketplace wishes you a Happy Pizza Day. And just for kicks, we thought we'd share a little list that Welcomemat Services sent our way about which…
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[LIVE WEBINAR] Food safety, human error and the digital age
February 9, 2017
Mistakes are inevitable in any endeavor, but with all the players and products involved in a typical food service operation, they are almost sure to occur.
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Yum China tramples expectations; profit up 31%
February 8, 2017
Yum China's first earnings report as an independent company proves that sometimes breaking up can be a very beautiful thing. In fact, its first report since…
read nowRave Q2 results show Pie Five, Pizza Inn struggles
February 8, 2017
With a new CEO in place now in the form of former Smashburger CEO Scott Crane, Rave Restaurant Group today reported its relatively downbeat Q2 2017 financial…
read nowPapa John's hires away Panera IT leader
February 7, 2017
Papa John's has hired former Panera Bread IT and Enterprise Architecture VP Mike Nettles to be the brands SVP and chief Information and digital officer…
read nowPizza Inn puts new 'Punchh' in loyalty
February 7, 2017
Pizza Inn worked with mobile engagement platform, Punchh, to partially launch the chain's app-based loyalty program that gives diners points for purchases and…
read nowMore than 6,000 restaurants put new chatbot to use
February 7, 2017
Restaurant tech business, Orderscape.com, is bringing a full food-ordering chatbot to more than 6,000 restaurants in the U.S. early in the second quarter of…
read nowPie Five opens restaurant No.100
February 7, 2017
Pie Five is opening its 100th location this week in Independence, Missouri, according to a news release from Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group.
read nowBlaze opens doors on 4 this week
February 6, 2017
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening four new U.S. locations this week. Of the four, two are in California, one is in Iowa and a fourth is in New Mexico.
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Commodities: Heavy trading week brings a mixed bag of results
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In last week's heavy trading, pizza stocks and pizza commodities were all headed in different directions as far as overall value is concerned.
read nowFinnish pizza chain finishes FY up 16.3 percent
February 6, 2017
Finnish pizza chain Kotipizza has reported a 16.3-percent increase in cumulative chain sales for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31, 2017, for a total of 89.…
read nowBlimpie's resurrects fast food of Roman gladiators
February 6, 2017
Blimpie's is hoping to slay the competition with an Italian street food that dates back to the time of gladiators in ancient Rome, according to a news release.
read now3 pizza brands expand
February 2, 2017
Two pizza brands are putting down roots in new territory this month, while a third brand signed a new franchisee in the Deep South, according to separate news…
read nowMarco's Pizza leaps to top of fastest-growing pizza chains
February 2, 2017
Marco's Pizza has been named fastest-growing U.S. pizza franchise on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list this year, ranking 38th overall on the list of notable…
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