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Domino's opens 10,000th store outside US
March 28, 2019
The world's biggest-selling pizza brand just opened its 10,000th international store in Shenzen, China, which is also the 200th store in mainland China. A news…
read nowPieology plants 1st non-traditional store in Southern California
March 28, 2019
Pieology has opened its first non-traditional location at California State University, Fullerton. The school's Auxiliary Service Corporation, which oversees…
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Shaquille O'Neal joins Papa John's board, becomes brand ambassador
March 22, 2019
Papa John's today announced that NBA Hall of Famer and restaurateur Shaquille O'Neal will join its board, become a brand "ambassador" and invest in nine…
read nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen, Your Pie, &pizza sprouting spring innovations
March 21, 2019
The pizza world is primed and ready for spring with all kinds of menu items sprouting up like daffodils do this time of year. Here's a roundup of some of the…
read nowMillennials with kids increase restaurant visits by 5 %
March 20, 2019
Millennials with children increased their restaurant visits by 5 percent last year over 2017, according to recent information from NPD Group. This compares…
read nowKotipizza parent reports profitable 2018 results, presses ahead with brand, franchising growth
March 20, 2019
Kotipizza Group Oyj — parent of Kotipizza, No Pizza, Social Burgerjoint, Chalupa and others — said its 2018 fiscal year ended with comp net sales growth of 1…
read nowPapa John's UK promises Marmite in every bite with stuffed crust LTO
March 19, 2019
Papa John's in the U.K. is readying to launch a pizza with a crust stuffed with a substance that could be a metaphor for our times: marmite. The ultra-salty…
read nowUnique Foods acquires Pizza Fusion, plans CBD-infused offerings
March 19, 2019
Unique Foods Corporation today said it has acquired the three-location organic food-focused, Pizza Fusion brand, as a wholly owned subsidiary. A news release…
read nowPapa John's new board members bring expertise in marketing, tech, women's advocacy
March 15, 2019
Days after Papa John's founder John Schnatter agreed to leave the brand's board earlier this month, the company's leadership has named media and marketing…
read nowArizona pizza brand to occupy cannabis retail entertainment complex
March 15, 2019
The relatively new Arizona-based pizza brand, Rickety Cricket, will soon be part of the Las Vegas cannabis retail and entertainment complex, Planet 13. The…
read nowPizzaRev awards franchisee 2 California territories
March 7, 2019
PizzaRev has awarded two key growth areas in Central Valley and Southern California to one of its current franchisees in the state, Ajay Maini, who plans to…
read nowBlockchain, POS, online ordering services partner in on-demand restaurant biz solution
March 7, 2019
Blockchain tech-based platform, Serve, has joined with online ordering and POS provider, ItsaCheckmate, to create a service that extends the reach of the…
read nowSchnatter agrees to resign board post, drop suits against Papa John's
March 5, 2019
Papa John's founder John Schnatter has agreed to resign his position on the brand's board of directors, after reaching a settlement with the Louisville-based…
read nowBoston's Pizza pushes lunch with 20-minute, full-service guarantee
March 5, 2019
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar launched an Express Lunch LTO that runs daily from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through May 6. The chain pledges that…
read nowDomino's former delivery driver-turned franchisee opens chain's 16,000th store
March 4, 2019
A Domino's franchisee, who started as a delivery driver with the chain, will open the company's 16,000th store today in Cheektowaga, New York, on Union Road…
read nowPapa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches enlists Mobivity to enhance customer personalization
March 4, 2019
Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches owner, New England Authentic Eats, announced it will use Mobivity's customer personalization platform, Recurrency…
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Pickles on pizza? At Pie Five it's a thing
February 28, 2019
With an eye toward that customer who is perpetually torn between the choices of pizza or burger, Pie Five will introduce its Double Cheeseburger Pizza LTO on…
read nowPapa John's faces investors with dismal Q4 financials
February 27, 2019
Papa John's lousy 2018 got a bit worse late Tuesday when the firm's leaders reported that North American store sales dropped 8 percent in Q4, ending Dec. 30…
read nowPizza Hut, FedEx may begin bot delivery tests this summer
February 27, 2019
Pizza Hut and FedEx are teaming up to "explore" using the delivery company's autonomous delivery device, SameDay Bot, for pizza delivery. The bot will be…
read nowBlaze pizza kicking off March with California, Nevada openings
February 26, 2019
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza continues its expansion this week with two restaurant openings in the western U.S. The company is opening a sprawling…
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