Commodities: Let's just pretend last week didn't happen

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

It was an unfriendly week for pizza stocks last week, and commodity prices for those in the pizza game didn't provide much help either.

Can Smashburger's former CEO put Pie Five back on positive path?

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

The last few years have been tough for Rave Restaurant Group, which owns Pie Five and Pizza Inn. Smasburger's former CEO, Scott Crane, however, stepped into…

US foodservice 2016 Q4 wage growth among best of all industries

January 10, 2017

PayScale Inc. said its latest numbers indicated that food service and restaurant wages grew by 3.6 percent over the past year, far outpacing the national…

A 'post mortem': Looking back at 2016's hard-learned lessons

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

Experts weigh in on the eight lessons they learned in 2016 about the fine art of running a restaurant.

Commodities Report: Thanksgiving week gives pizza traders a lot to be grateful for

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

Pizza stocks traders were clearly overjoyed at the news last week of a federal injunction halting enactment of the federal overtime pay laws that were set to…

Commodities: Pizza love at stock market, ingredients prices rising

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

It was a very good week for all but one of the pizza stocks monitored here last week, though the prices paid for essential pizza ingredients rose mostly.

Analytics ROI vs. the high cost of ignorance

It's best if restaurateurs approach analytics by first asking themselves what their highest value questions are and then consider the many ways those questions…

Uncle Maddio's on franchisee failure: Lessons learned drive growth forward

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

When you build a brand, you are taking a chance on new franchisees. There will be failures, shares Uncle Maddio's. The trick is to turn those failures into…

Commodities: A good week to be in the pizza biz

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

Despite all the doomsayers last week, predicting the beginning of a restaurant recession, pizza restaurateurs had a very good week last year at the market.

To lease or not to lease: 5 tips, if that is your question (Part 1 of 2 on restaurant financing issues)

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

In a business that demands a steady and relatively liquid cash flow, leasing equipment can make a lot of sense. Here are five tips to help you decide what…

Commodities: Prices on the rise

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

The price of commodities were mostly on the rise last week, while the value of pizza stocks fell, making the holiday week less than happy one for those in the…

Commodities: A relatively rough week for most pizza makers

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

Last week was not the cheeriest for the pizza marketplace with most pizza stocks dropping.

Managers waste food no more: HotSchedules and BiRite announce partnership

July 26, 2016

HotSchedules and BiRite Foodservice Distributors have announced a partnership intended to help restaurant and hospitality managers accurately order and monitor…

Commodities: Markets fluctuating, pizza stocks down

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

Pizza commodities were a mixed bag of good and bad news last week.

Yum! increases profit prediction for year after solid Q2

July 14, 2016

Yum! Brands has increased its full-year core operating profit growth forecast to 14 percent from the previously predicted 12 percent, according to a company…

Commodities: Savings to be had on gas, wheat

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

Cheese prices continued their ascent on the commodities market last week, but there were savings to be had on most other restaurant necessities.

GE sells off restaurant assets of lending arm in massive 3-way deal

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

GE Capital U.S. is selling the bulk of its restaurant financing assets, which are worth about $1.4 billion.

Friday's Brexit left most pizza stocks relatively unchanged

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

The week that ended with the market-shaking news of Brexit, seems to have left pizza stocks relatively unchanged, though wheat commodity prices dropped sharply…

National Retail Federation asks U.S. House to put OT regulation 'on pause'

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

The House Small Business Committee this week got an earful from the National Retail Federation on the Federal overtime regulations set to become effective Dec.

Retail group applauds lawmaker opposition to overtime rule

June 10, 2016

The National Retail Federation is applauding the lawmakers taking a stand against the proposed federal overtime rule advocated by the federal Department of…