3 ways to take advantage of the delivery market with ghost kitchens

Time will tell if ghost kitchens are truly sustainable and here to stay, but if you are a restaurant owner, it’s worth taking a look at the various models…

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Traders gave a little early 'thanks' for pizza brands last week

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

All but one publicly traded U.S. pizza brand got some gratitude a week early last week when investors worked helped raise the value of three of the nation's…

Rough week for Rave on the trading floor

The good news is that just about every essential pizza commodity price fell in value last week. The bad news is that most pizza company stock values did too.

The scary side of ghost kitchens

by Ray Reddy — CEO and Co-Founder, Ritual

Pizzerias have long been THE spots in the neighborhood where people meet, make connections and truly build a community. But what happens when those meeting…

Pizza Hut parent gets one last 'boo' out of Halloween week

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

The ghosts and ghouls weren't the only ones moaning last week as Halloween week wrapped up the month of October. They had company from the folks at Pizza Hut…

Where are all the employees anyway?

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

In this new Pizza Marketplace series, pizza brand leaders ask us to find expert responses to some of their most vexing operational problems. This month's…

4 steps to a successful restaurant delivery strategy

With so many delivery options and so much competition, how can your restaurant create a successful delivery strategy that differentiates you from your…

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Domino's, Papa John's 'treated,' Pizza Hut ... not so much

On the stock market last week, investors were in a 'tricky' mood when it came to Pizza Hut parent, Yum Brands, though they morphed into little darlings with…

DoorDash adds plant-based search capability

October 23, 2019

Impossible Foods, creator of the plant-based Impossible Burger, now has a custom cuisine carousel on DoorDash, according to a company press release. It…

Chuck E. Cheese delivers pizza + play

October 10, 2019

Chuck E. Cheese is giving its delivery customers extra incentive to order a pie from the brand, by giving them pizza in a box that can also provide…

Koomi teams up with Uber Eats

October 7, 2019

Koomi, a Montreal-based POS system, has partnered with Uber Eats to help independent quick-service restaurants and chains streamline and process digital orders…

Product gives smaller pizzerias branded ordering apps

October 3, 2019

Delivery POS developer, SpeedLine Solutions Inc. said it has launched a new online ordering app for restaurants called SpeedDine online ordering, which allows…

SpeedLine Introduces SpeedDine Online Ordering App

Pizza and delivery point of sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. recently launched a new online ordering app for restaurants with SpeedDine online ordering.

Domino's takes a hit from traders, while pizza commodity prices fall

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

Domino's was the big loser of the Big Three publicly traded pizza brands in trading the last week of September, but all pizza brands got some breaks from…

Uber Eats to screen for food allergies, end automatic utensils and straws

September 27, 2019

Uber Eats is launching an initiative to make the food delivery business healthier and more sustainable, announcing that it will add allergy-friendly filters to…

DoorDash data breach affects 4.9M merchants, consumers, drivers

September 27, 2019

DoorDash said Thursday that earlier this month it determined that on May 4 an unnamed "third-party service provider" had gotten its hands on customers…

Pizza players see hefty hikes in cheese, wheat, gas prices

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

Last week was harder to swallow than most on the markets for pizza brands, with only moderate gains in some pizza brand values, but steeply higher wheat…

1000 Degrees Pizza on wrangling 25+ delivery providers into better business

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

As third-party delivery platforms proliferate, pizza restaurateurs are challenged to lasso customers' demand into their daily business flow. After all, as…

As cheese prices surge, gas price spike set to also strike delivery-centric pizza biz

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

After weekend drone attacks sliced Saudi oil output in half, the delivery-centered pizza business may soon get a one-two punch from both higher gas prices, and…

Chowly, Revel debut third-party delivery-POS integration offerings

September 9, 2019

A number of restaurant ordering, payment and third-party delivery companies have announced they plan to give restaurateurs new ways to incorporate these vital…