Study: QSR, pizza delivery drive US restaurant growth through 2023

October 15, 2018

QSR and take-out lead the way for U.S. food service sector growth in the immediate future, according to the latest study by ResearchAndMarkets.com. In fact…

Pizza Hut China: New Anna Sui uniforms, store design + test menu store

October 15, 2018

Yum China Holdings, Inc. has unveiled a new look for Pizza Hut as part of the revitalization plan, marking a new chapter for the restaurant chain.

Commodities: 3 brands get National Pizza Month gifts from investors

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

While commodity trading was a mixed bag last week, pizza investors were in a good mood and plunged some of their cash into three of the four brands monitored…

Pizza Inn franchisee gives candid look inside franchisee-franchisor relationship

Pizza Inn franchisee Daven Acker gives an unusually candid look at franchisee/franchisor relations.

Papa John's pays dividend, wins back Texas Rangers

August 2, 2018

Papa John's — which is scheduled to release its financial results next Tuesday — said that it will pay out its quarterly dividend rate of $0.225 per common…

Pies, sides of the near-future: The trends en route to a pizza near you

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

What's not merely new to the pizza trade, but about to be new? Take a brief test to see if you know, then read on to find out what culinary trend forecaster…

Caterers can make $6 for every dollar invested in food waste

Restaurant brands with large catering arms would do themselves a favor by cutting food waste, according to a news report that found that every $1 invested in…

Domino's asks customers to suggest more delivery 'hotspots'

May 29, 2018

Domino's customers can now submit their own recommendations for the chain's U.S. Hotspot delivery locations —those parks and beaches and other popular places…

Catering solution connects restaurant brands to local third-party delivery companies

May 23, 2018

In an effort to help restaurants and caterers connect to third-party delivery companies in their areas, ezCater has launched ezDispatch. The service, which…

April restaurant sales best in nearly 3 years

May 17, 2018

For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…

Domino's puts AI on the phone

April 23, 2018

Phone orders and breaking-edge technology aren't often used in the same sentence these days, but that is exactly where Domino's is putting its latest…

Large-scale corporate catering comes to Caviar with Zesty acquisition

April 20, 2018

Caviar food ordering platform's parent company, Square Inc., has acquired certain assets of another company-centered catering platform called Zesty. The…

Commodities: An 'up-and-down' week for pizza stocks, commodities

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

Last week's commodities and brand trading results formed a hilly path of ups and downs across the board.

Villa Italian gives customers catering with a click

April 9, 2018

Morristown, New Jersey-based multibrand restaurant operator and franchisor, Villa Restaurant Group, has gotten into online ordering for catering at its Villa…

DoorDash partners with Restaurant Revolution to facilitate catering, delivery orders

March 19, 2018

Restaurant Revolution Technologies has integrated its Order One software into DoorDash, an online ordering platform.

LevelUp teams with FullContact to improve customer segmentation

March 13, 2018

LevelUp has partnered with FullContact, an identity resolution provider, to power precision marketing programs by providing foodservice operators with a…

3 big pizza trends bring bigger pizza kitchen concerns

By Charlie Lewis Culinary Supply Chain Specialist/Consolidated Concepts    The rate of change in foodservice has always been swift, but technology is…

Restaurant tech: What pizza operators need now to woo today's customers

by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce

Your customers are a bit like very engaged parents: They have expectations. That is particularly true today when it comes to the tech your brand offers to stay…

New tool pages customers, tracks wait times and grows to fit chain size

December 6, 2017

Tracking how long customers are waiting for orders or deliveries just got a boost from paging, tracking and guest intelligence tool provider, Long Range…

Aloha-Monkey integration boosts catering, delivery, takeout

November 17, 2017

NCR Corp. has integrated MonkeyMedia Software for delivery with the NCR Aloha POS system. With the integrated system, orders are injected directly into Aloha…