Meal credits

by Rick Casmass — VP Marketing, Valiant

Many restaurant owners who offer free meals to their employees are unaware that they are entitled to a minimum wage meal credit for each employee.

Report: Working wages remain low in the food industry

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Research by the Food Chain Workers' Alliance paints a dismal picture of working wages and conditions throughout the industry's five core segments – farmers…

Franchise lending up 6 percent year over year

June 18, 2012

Lending to franchise businesses saw a drop of about 0.5 percent from April to May, according to the monthly Franchise Lending Index from the International…

Employee hotline – Avoid passing in the no passing zone

Employee Hotlines encourage employees to report incidences when they observe unsafe conditions or inappropriate behavior, and promotes a culture of ethical…

Experts weigh in on cost effective menu improvements

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Innovation can be achieved with items that already exist in the kitchen.

Pizza Marketplace 2012 Top 100 Movers & Shakers

PizzaMarketplace.com's inaugural review of the restaurant segment's Top 100 movers and shakers takes a look at the brands, people and trends leading the…

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Pie Five concept showing store level progress

May 11, 2012

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc.'s third fiscal quarter ended March 25 and included a net income decrease of $0.4 million year-over-year to $52 thousand, compared to…

Heartland Payment Systems launches SmartLink for restaurants

May 8, 2012

Heartland Payment Systems has launched its SmartLink for Restaurants, a managed network service that provides secure, high-speed transport of card transaction…

Chuck E. Cheese's plans marketing makeover to reverse slipping sales

May 4, 2012

CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's, reported its Q1 financial results Thursday, which included a drop in revenues and profit.

Domino's international division surpasses domestic footprint

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Company's Q1 promotional focus was on side items, driving tickets and store profits.

Yum! Brands names new president and CFO

May 1, 2012

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the promotion of Rick Carucci, 54, to president, reporting to chairman and CEO David C. Novak.

Restaurant industry turns in strongest post-recession quarter

April 30, 2012

Driven by solid same-store sales and traffic results and an increasingly bullish outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's…

Report: Pizza segment positioned to double revenue in five years

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Operators have successfully weathered changes in spending and eating habits.

Papa John's buying bankrupt franchises

April 23, 2012

Papa John's will pay a total of $5.25 million to buy Colorado and Minnesota franchises currently owned by Baltimore-based PJCOMN Acquisition Corp., which is…

Franchise lending on a steady upswing

April 17, 2012

Franchise lending has steadily increased throughout the past 12 months, according to the new monthly Franchise Lending Index from the International Franchise…

Restaurants add 560,000 jobs, NRA partners with CareerBuilder

April 9, 2012

The National Restaurant Association reports that restaurants have added more than 560,000 jobs since the beginning of the employment recovery, with more than…

Papa Bello Enterprises secures $20M in financing

March 28, 2012

Papa Bello Enterprises, parent company of Papa Bello Pizza, Kebab Café, Royal India Express and Pastore's Italian Bistro, has received $20,000,000 in financing…

Gas prices up 30 cents from last year

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Wheat, cheese prices inch up.

Yum! Brands, Domino's hit 52-week highs

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

No relief in sight for gas prices.

CiCi's Pizza allocates $5 million for franchise funding

March 6, 2012

CiCi's Pizza has announced its new investment and financing programs to help existing and prospective franchisees with funding options to further address the…