&pizza lands $25M investment and a spot in the Big Apple

November 15, 2016

We're more than a month away from the big giving holiday, but that didn't stop investors from pledging to give &pizza $25 million of growth capital to fund…

Blaze Pizza ablaze with 3 new openings

November 15, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is on fire as the chain will open three new sites in three states on Nov. 17.

It's 800 Degrees in Playa Vista

November 11, 2016

800 Degrees Pizza opens its newest restaurant next week in Playa Vista, outside Los Angeles on Nov. 19, according to a news release. The West Millennium Drive…

Firestorm Pizza open third North Carolina location

November 8, 2016

Firestorm Pizza announced today that the fast casual brand is opening its third location in North Carolina on Dec. 10, this one located in Huntersville, at…

Little Caesar's LTO gives new meaning to '6 feet under'

November 8, 2016

Six feet of pepperoni, laid end to end. That's how much pepperoni Little Caesars says it has stuff in, on and basically all over its new Pepperoni Stuffed…

Pieology opens NC location No. 3

November 3, 2016

Pieology opened its third North Carolina location in Greensboro's Friendly Center. The site is the 10th owned and operated by Segovia Aslan Enterprises, which…

Papa John's credits digital and international for positive Q3 results

November 2, 2016

Papa John's today announced strong financial results for the third quarter of 2016, and year to date, ending Sept. 25. 

Toast POS introduces inventory solution

November 1, 2016

Toast Restaurant POS has released Inventory, a platform that manages inventory and automatically generates a variance report for restaurateurs.

Uncle Maddio's opens 1st units in New York

November 1, 2016

Uncle Maddio's has signed a three-store development agreement with franchisee, Rajesh Parihar, to open the brand's first New York locations in the upstate…

Year-to Year-comparison proves Blaze Pizza ablaze with sales

November 1, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced year-to-date highlights that include nearly doubling the brand's system-wide sales and restaurant locations when…

Yum China rings in on NYSE this morning

November 1, 2016

Yum China completed separation from Yum Brands and begins trading as an independent company on the New York Stock Exchange today under the ticker symbol…

Uncle Maddio's moves into Tampa area

October 28, 2016

Uncle Maddio's Pizza is opening the first of five Tampa-area restaurants in the metro area town of Lutz today on Van Dyke Road in the Northgate Square Shopping…

Webinar: Testing digital signage systems for maximum results

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

October 27, 2016

Few restaurateurs have spare cash to risk installing digital signage without taking some time to test the technology in its various forms, locations and uses…

Multi-million dollar deal could mean Taco Bell is headed for New Zealand

October 26, 2016

A report on New Zealand-based, Stuff.co.nz, says that a huge fast food company, Restaurant Brands, has signed a $105 million deal with Pacific Island…

'Cubs love' = pizza for a lifetime at Giordano's

October 26, 2016

Giordano's pizza, based in Chicago, is celebrating the Cubs World Series appearance by offering one winner, drawn at random, a lifetime's supply of its Chicago…

California pizza concept offers 'create-your-own' beer

October 26, 2016

A new pizza brand is setting up shop on the California coast called Blast & Brew. The fast casual Neapolitan pizza restaurant offers artisanal pizzas and…

Omnivore, POSitouch team up on cloud solution

October 25, 2016

Omnivore is collaborating with POSitouch on a new POS cloud-based technology.

Former Panera executive assumes Pieology COO role

October 25, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria announced that industry veteran and former Panera Bread executive, Clay Sanger, is joining the company as chief operating officer. The…

Report reveals record wave of restaurant chain failings

October 17, 2016

An industry "over-expansion" is the culprit behind a wave of bankruptcy declarations by restaurant chains. 

Toast POS releases consumer report on technology, restaurant experience

October 12, 2016

A good number of consumers believe technology improves the restaurant experience, according to a study, conducted by Toast Restaurant POS, with 79 percent…