SpeedLine POS Cuts Costs & Chargebacks with Delivery App for EMV Pay@ the Door

From the 2018 International Pizza Expo, pizza and delivery point of sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. released a new delivery app for EMV payment at the…

Commodities: Some pizza brands hit 'pot o' gold' in St. Patrick's Day week trading

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

The "luck of the Irish" was very selective on the brands it blessed during St. Patrick's Day week.

Study: Mobile orders skyrocket in 2017, but 2 in 5 still use cash

March 13, 2018

Restaurant visits paid via mobile app grew by 50 percent over the last year, a new NPD study finds. However, cash payment still captures two of every five…

Commodities: Clocks not the only things 'springing ahead'

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

Just as we reset all our clocks to "spring forward" over the weekend, pizza stocks also spent the last trading week moving up in value.

Domino's delivers 11th year of 'spring forward' fire safety campaign

March 7, 2018

Domino's has partnered for the 11th year with the National Fire Protection Association to get people to check their smoke alarm batteries when they "spring…

Domino's, Ford take self-driving delivery tests to Miami metro

February 28, 2018

Domino's Pizza and Ford have begun a two-month second round of testing on a self-driving delivery vehicle in Miami, according to a news release. These tests…

Blaze reports 51 percent system-wide 2017 sales growth, adding nationwide delivery

February 27, 2018

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has grown phenomenally fast over the last year reporting an eye-popping 51 percent growth in system-wide 2017 sales to $279 million…

Commodities: A little bit of everything over week's trading activity

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

All players were heading in their own directions in commodity and brand trading last week.

Pizza delivery brands: Prepare now for possible DOL delivery pay audit later

by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout

Increasingly, U.S. Department of Labor audits are uncovering restaurateurs' problems with mileage reimbursement. Is your business prepared because it could…

Commodities: Good news in gas prices, not-so-good news in stock prices

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

It was a "bad news, good news" kind of week for most pizza restaurateurs, with some encouragement from gas prices which appear to be finally leveling out over…

Delivery driver pay: Is your brand federally compliant?

by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout

Pizza restaurateurs who deliver face costly consequences if they are not FLSA-compliant.

Blaze, Caviar partner for delivery in 6 major metros

February 9, 2018

Blaze Pizza has partnered exclusively with Caviar, Square's food-ordering service, to deliver the brand's food to customers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston…

Commodities: Patriots aren't the only ones licking their wounds today

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

The end-of-week stock market plummet Friday took no prisoners, capturing pizza brands as well in its value-depleting trend.

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…

Domino's does digital ordering 15 ways on Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2018

Domino's is hoping to dominate Super Bowl fans' ordering preferences by giving customers a total of 15 different way to order digitally. 

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…

&Pizza debuts winning box design

January 30, 2018

&Pizza has debuted a new pizza box design at all 26 locations, after hosting the "Make Your Mark" contest and naming a Virginia self-taught artist, Marlon…

2018 pizza trends promise more 'exotic' pies

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

Pizza brand leaders give the down-low on of-the-moment dough, up-to-the-second sauces and top-trending toppings.

Commodities: Gas prices climb, Papa Murphy's value declines

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

Though most pizza commodity prices are falling as of late, the steady rise in vehicle fuel costs is eating up the savings for the delivery-heavy pizza industry.

Commodities: Up, up and up ... mostly

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

Pizza stock prices have continued the steady rise that began in earnest in 2018.