Equipment & Supplies News & Media

Study: Restaurants avoiding menu price increases

January 11, 2013

Chain restaurants, tasked with navigating both value-hungry customers and rising commodity prices, are showing little interest in significant menu price…

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Topper's increases promo price to manage higher cheese costs

January 9, 2013

Ontario-based Topper's Pizza has added a delivery component to its popular Topper's Tuesdays promotions. Previously, only large specialty pizzas that were…

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Fiscal cliff agreement boosts pizza stocks

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices continue to slide from the late summer peak.

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Yum! Brands' supply chain management organization names CEO

January 7, 2013

Steven C. McCormick has been named as president and CEO of the United Foodservice Purchasing Co-op LLC, the supply chain management organization for Yum!

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Snapfinger earns highest level of PCI compliance

December 31, 2012

ControlCase, provider of compliance, information security and risk management solutions, has certified restaurant food ordering and payment application…

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Frozen pizza segment takes a hit as consumers return to restaurants

December 28, 2012

According to new research from IBISWorld, the frozen pizza production industry experienced solid revenue growth during the recession, but struggled in 2011 and…

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Bravo Pizza signs co-branding agreement with Dry Fried Wings

December 21, 2012

The Dry Fried Wing Company announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Kenny Fellus' Bravo Pizza chain to license and broker a minimum of 10…

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Gas prices match costs from a year ago

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Wheat prices drop more than 20 cents in a week.

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Performance Food Group to acquire Fox River Foods

December 12, 2012

Performance Food Group Inc. (PFG) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fox River Foods Inc., an independently owned broadline…

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Pizzeria UNO location installs shade sculptures

December 12, 2012

Shade Systems announced that it has supplied its Tornado shade sculptures to the newly renovated Pizzeria UNO located near the Disney World entrance in…

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Digital menu provider upgrades software

December 12, 2012

Noventri, a digital menu provider, has updated its Noventri Suite digital signage/menu software. The most impressive feature of the new release, Version 2.6…

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Points-based mobile loyalty service now available for small operators

December 12, 2012

A new subscription-based loyalty service once available to only large businesses is now ready for smaller and single-location businesses, including restaurants.

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Pizza segment's 2012 highlighted by expansion, mobile

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Commodities, rebranding efforts and social media initiatives are also big non-food stories from this year.

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Gas prices drop nearly 50 cents in two months

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese prices continue to fall.

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Yum! Brands takes a hit after forecasting slide in China sales

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Shares drop 10 percent after the company updates its Q4 and 2013 growth.

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Council of Chain Restaurants urges repeal of renewable fuel mandate

November 29, 2012

Biotechnology Industry Organization says restaurants are "scapegoating" the RFS and ignoring the costs of imported oil.

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SCA's Tork introduces in-restaurant advertising opportunity

November 29, 2012

SCA, the maker of the Tork brand of away-from-home paper products, has introduced a new opportunity to promote in-restaurant specials or generate extra revenue…

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Burke now delivering Gluten-Free Meatballs

November 27, 2012

The popularity of gluten-free menu items has inspired Burke Corporation, a provider of fully cooked meats and pizza toppings, to roll out its Gluten-Free…

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