Domino's digs into GPUs' data-churning mega-muscle to transform customer experience

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

Domino's has discovered a virtual goldmine in the data-handling computer power of a resource once confined to the picture-heavy needs of video gaming — the GPU.

Grubhub addresses phone order snafu

January 9, 2020

Grubhub customers will be hearing a new prompt when placing a call to a restaurant using the ordering app, which will direct them to press the No. 1 to place…

Stoner's Pizza's Atlanta debut part of Southeastern US push

January 9, 2020

QSR pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, has opened its first Atlanta location and newest franchisee-owned store at 120 Piedmont Ave. NE, under Chunara Food…

Little Caesars makes big jump into delivery

January 6, 2020

Longtime pizza delivery holdout, Little Caesars, announced Sunday they are getting into the increasingly important food delivery game by partnering with…

Domino's bites back at NYC mayor's New Year's Eve brand shaming

January 3, 2020

The Big Apple is abuzz with the blasting its mayor, Bill de Blasio, gave pizza giant, Domino's over the price of its pies from its store near Times Square on…

Domino's, Papa John's clear winners with investors in 2019

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

As the last bites of the 2019 pizza pie disappear, one thing is evident: Domino's and Papa John's have gotten a lot of love from investors this year, driving…

2019's top pizza reads: century-old pizzeria restoration to futuristic pie prep

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

The final year of the 2010s had Pizza Marketplace readers looking back nearly a century to learn about restoring historic buildings for pizzerias, as well as…

As the new 'Roaring Twenties' dawn, what should pizza brands take on?

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

This month's Pizza Puzzler focuses on a question many brand leaders are mulling over at this hour, "How should I change my brand in the coming year for maximum…

Ho, ho, ho! It's sure good to be Domino's

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

Santa was apparently paying keen attention to Domino's leadership when they sent in their wishes for the brand this year, with the giant pizza chain last week…

Boston's Pizza spills the beans about US growth

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

Popular Canadian born and bred brand, Boston's Pizza, has set its sights on its more southern neighbors, with plans for major expansion in the U.S. and Canada…

Pizza Inn, Pie Five parent up, other public pizza brands down

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

Of the major publicly traded U.S. pizza brands, only two-brand parent, Rave Restaurant Group last week had much to celebrate.

Domino's rolls out GPS delivery tracking nationwide

December 9, 2019

After successful tests earlier this year, Domino's is adding GPS delivery tracking technology to its U.S. stores, with a plan to have "roughly a quarter of…

Postmates slashes staff, closes Mexico City office as investors sour on gig companies

December 4, 2019

On demand delivery service Postmates has slashed dozens of jobs and closed its Mexico City office amid rising investor concerns about several high profile gig…

Are Pizza Hut Tyler, Texas grocery kiosks 1st part of 500-store transition in US?

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

Kroger's is getting into the restaurant business and Pizza Hut is plunking down its stores right in the middle of the grocery business as the idea of the…

'From pizza to pad thai' -- Kroger-Clustertruck partnership puts ghost kitchens in Midwest metros

December 3, 2019

U.S. grocery superpower, Kroger, has partnered with delivery-only software platform, Clustertruck to offer a ghost kitchen concept that will serve multiple…

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…