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Blaze 'brings it on home' for CEO Mizes in the Gateway City
March 8, 2018
In a real-life version of "hometown boy makes good," Blaze Pizza President and CEO Jim Mizes is getting his wish this Friday, March 9, when the fast-growing…
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Bojangles' makes move to capture Pi Day action
March 8, 2018
Pi Day, March 14 (3.14 being the first three numerals in Pi), has become a hugely popular "marketing holiday" for pizza chains, but now QSR Bojangles' is…
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Rotolo's pizzeria goes beyond the pie for spring LTOs
March 8, 2018
Baton Rouge-based pizzeria Rotolo's has added five nonpizza LTOs to its offerings to address everything from vegetarians and weight watchers to the poultry…
read nowPapa John's loses Peyton Manning as franchisee, keeps him as spokesman
March 8, 2018
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will stay on as a Papa John's spokesman, but sold dozens of Denver metro chain stores two days before the…
read nowDomino's delivers 11th year of 'spring forward' fire safety campaign
March 7, 2018
Domino's has partnered for the 11th year with the National Fire Protection Association to get people to check their smoke alarm batteries when they "spring…
read nowKotipizza reports substantial sales boost in February
March 7, 2018
Same-store sales for Finnish brand Kotipizza grew 15.1 percent in February, the company reported today. Total sales for the pizza chain, part of Kotipizza…
read nowDomino's celebrates store No. 15K with $15K donation
March 6, 2018
According to Domino's CEO Patrick Doyle, the brand has opened "roughly three stores a day" for the past few years, leading to the opening on Wednesday of store…
read nowPizza Hut's new March Madness shoe orders pizza, pauses play
March 5, 2018
Pizza Hut's second iteration of its "Pie Tops" sneakers, timed to coincide with March Madness, not only orders pizzas with the push of a button, but also can…
read nowBlaze opens north LA county store
March 2, 2018
A Northeastern Los Angeles County community, Glendora, is home to the latest Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza.It opened March 1 on South Lone Hill Avenue, a news…
read nowPizza 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…
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…
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…
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