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New 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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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…
read nowDomino's makes using Alexa to order pizzas even easier
August 1, 2017
Domino's Pizza is expanding the Amazon Alexa ordering platform added last year to include customized ordering without customers needing to have a saved account…
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Denver pizza chain gets a slice of the Shark Week pie
July 26, 2017
The longest-running cable TV event in history, Shark Week, is upon us and one pizza restaurateur isn't going to miss out on this now 29-year-old event…
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New way to 'try on' best new bottom line-building restaurant tech
July 25, 2017
POS device provider ParTech has partnered with cloud-based API software developer Omnivore to bridge the gap between restaurants and the tech developers and…
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Pizza Hut changes its 'DNA' ahead of adding 14,000 new drivers
July 19, 2017
Pizza Hut wants to add a few ... well, actually 14,000 ... good drivers to its ranks over the next few months, so today the Yum brand's leadership said it will…
read nowBlaze moves beyond US with biggest deal ever, announces minority owner
July 14, 2017
After officially becoming the fastest-growing brand in U.S. history earlier this week, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today said it's moving beyond North American…
read nowGoing UP in a 'Blaze'of glory: Chain now fastest starting in history
July 13, 2017
Blaze Pizza is fastest-starting chain ever, according to Technomic. That's what stories in both Forbes and Quartz are reporting this week, after the chain …
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Everything's bigger in ... China?
July 12, 2017
China's restaurant industry is one of the nation's main economic growth drivers, according to a report released by Meituan-Dianping, a foodservice-focused…
read nowStudy on independent brands: Only the strong survive, but they also thrive
July 11, 2017
Staying independent is a pretty rough game for U.S. restaurateurs. Still, survival is not only possible but also relatively profitable for solid concepts with…
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It's good to be Yum China: Q2 operating profit up 64%
July 6, 2017
Yum China continues to be embraced with open arms in China, reporting a 3 percent spike in Q2 same-store sales and mobile payments exceeding 40 percent of…
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Japanese mega-retailer proves 'grocery-ification' of eating out goes beyond US
July 5, 2017
Call it the grocery-ification of the restaurant business, and it is happening and not just in the U.S.
read nowUtah gets Mod
July 5, 2017
Mod Pizza is debuting in Utah, then coming on strong with a total of five openings there by year's end, a news release said.
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Marco's introduces tuition perk for employees
June 27, 2017
Marco's has added an employee perk that substantially boosts its attractiveness to potential employees, according to a news release.
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Pizza in Chile? Little Caesars says, 'Yes!'
June 26, 2017
Little Caesars is putting their pizza in Chile, where consumers are increasingly demanding "takeaway" brands that offer value per serving.
read nowVapiano's Big Apple relaunch sets stage for major US expansion
June 22, 2017
The leaders at Vapiano made some Big Apple-size noise this week about their newly refurbished New York City restaurant, with "red carpet" appearances from…
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