Commodities: Papa John's, Papa Murphy's reach new 52-week highs

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Last week's prices for cheese and wheat moved little, while regular unleaded gas rose five cents.

Commodities: Gas holding steady; cheese, wheat prices climb

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Last week's prices show a significant rise in the cost of cheese and wheat.

Commodities: Prices on the rise for cheese, gas, wheat

Last week's commodities saw a rise in prices for just about everything, with exceptions for natural gas and Pizza Hut stocks.

Industry gears up for NRA show

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The restaurant industry’s biggest show of the year is kicking off Saturday when tens of thousands of restaurant operators and vendors meet in Chicago for the…

Commodities: Gas on the rise, cheese staying steady

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

As we inch closer to the upcoming Memorial holiday, gas continues to rise, but the week saw few changes in cheese and wheat.

Gas prices top highest of the year

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

While gas prices continued to rise, cheese remained steady last week and wheat saw a significant drop.

Commodities: Gas spikes 15 cents in two weeks

Gas prices spiked 15 cents per gallon, but are still lower than this time last year, as are wheat prices.

Supply chain strategic value growing due to greater consumer control, Technomic says

April 22, 2015

Technomic released its latest report, State of the Foodservice Supply Chain 2014.

LRS releases waitlist app that sends table status updates to host stand remotely

April 7, 2015

Long Range Systems, a supplier of technology designed to improve and enhance the guest experience, announced an updated version of On Cue for Restaurants.

Detroit Style Pizza Co. unveils new pan made for signature pizza style

April 3, 2015

Detroit Style Pizza Co. unveiled a new pan designed to yield an authentic Detroit Style Pizza.

Gas prices, other commodities relatively stable

March 11, 2015

Most commodities haven't seen much change this report week.

The cheese stands alone: average block prices are just hanging out

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

The cheese stands alone this week, with prices remaining relatively stable for the past three weeks, while wheat is down nearly $0.20.

Middleby acquires high speed slicing unit

February 24, 2015

The Middleby Corporation announced it will acquire the assets and the manufacturing facility of the High Speed Slicing business unit of Marel, which has annual…

FTC challenges proposed Sysco, US Foods merger

February 24, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that if the merger between Sysco and US Foods goes forward as proposed, foodservice customers, including restaurants…

Domino's, Papa John's share new 52-week high

While cheese and wheat prices hardly moved last week, Domino's and Papa John's both reached new 52-week highs on the same day.

NoshList changes name to match its app, WaitList Me

February 19, 2015

NoshList has changed its name to Waitlist Me, according to a company announcement.

Middleby Corp acquires pizza oven manufacturer assets

February 19, 2015

The Middleby Corporation, foodservice equipment provider, announced it has acquired the assets of Marsal & Sons Inc., a manufacturer of deck ovens based in…

The week sees a rise in gas prices, cheese stays stagnant

Gas prices may be up, but cheese costs have stayed the same for two weeks and things are looking relatively good for pizza stocks this past week.

Commodity prices rise across the board

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Last week saw a rise in most prices, including stocks, with natural gas as the exception.

POSsible rolls out latest POS-in-a-Box solution

February 5, 2015

POSsible POS announced the rollout of its latest restaurant plug-and-play in-a-box solution available at retailers nationwide.