Papa John's franchisee gets funding from GE Capital

October 10, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently completed a $9.5 million transaction with BAJCO Group, a Papa John's Pizza franchisee, for the refinancing of existing…

Sbarro amends Chapter 11 plan to reduce debt

October 9, 2011

Sbarro Inc. has filed an Amended Disclosure Statement and related Amended Plan of Reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of…

Papa John's franchisee files for bankruptcy, paychecks on hold

September 29, 2011

An 84-unit Papa John's Pizza franchisee filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, a move that has held up paychecks for employees at its Colorado and Minnesota…

Four Pizzeria Uno units close in Virginia

September 26, 2011

Four Pizzeria Uno restaurants in Virginia operated by ADC Development Group have closed. Those units were located in Henrico County, Prince George County and…

Disproving the Top 3 employee tax credit misconceptions

by Amanda Richardson — Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, Snagajob

Technology has transformed the process of qualifying employees for tax credits and collecting Uncle Sam’s incentives. What was a manual, red tape-ridden…

Will Groupon be the next Pets.com?

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Groupon continues to be front and center in the foodservice industry. A day doesn't go by where I don't hear the name Groupon from an operator, see an RSS feed…

A good business plan is good business

by Marla Topliff — President, Rosati's Pizza

A robust business plan is the first major test of your commitment to your business. It is the written result of extensive data collection and market research…

Pizza Pizza announces Q2 results

August 10, 2011

Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund and Pizza Pizza Limited today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Sbarro plans bankuptcy exit strategy

August 10, 2011

Sbarro Inc. entered bankruptcy this year but has proposed a restructuring plan that would give ownership of the company to senior lenders.

MaMa Rosa's under new ownership

August 4, 2011

Refrigerated pizza-maker MaMa Rosa's Pizza is now solely under the ownership of Huntsman Gay Global Capital.

CEC Entertainment reports Q2 financials

August 3, 2011

CEC Entertainment, Inc.,  parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's,  today announced its financial results for its second quarter ending July 3. Total revenues for…

Papa John’s announces Q2 results

August 2, 2011

Papa John's International Inc. today announced revenues of $293.5 million for second quarter 2011, a 4.6 percent increase from revenues of $280.6 million for…

Pizza Hut’s biggest franchisee reports Q2 earnings

August 2, 2011

NPC International Inc., the world's largest Pizza Hut franchisee, today reported results of its second fiscal quarter ending June 28.

Canadian restaurants protest subsidy for food plant

July 28, 2011

The head of Canada's restaurant lobby is speaking out against the government's decision to give $7 million of taxpayer money to a German food company for a…

Domino's subsidiaries to refinance debt

July 26, 2011

Domino's Pizza Inc. today announced that some of its subsidiaries intend to refinance their outstanding securitization debt. In April 2007, certain Domino's…

Restaurant data breach highlights vulnerabilities

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

July 26, 2011

The payment-card data breach at a Margarita's restaurant in Huntsville, Texas, is shedding further light on the vulnerability restaurants face from debit- and…

Domino's Q2 sales are up

July 25, 2011

Domino's Pizza Inc. today announced results for the second quarter ended June 19. Domestic same-store sales were up 4.8 percent versus the year-ago period…

Heat may be to blame for lagging Swiss Domino’s sales

July 13, 2011

Global Brands, the company that owns the Domino's Pizza franchise in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, saw sales in the first half of 2011 rise by…

5 common mistakes made with safes

We work hard in the restaurant business to provide our customers the food they desire. With efficient operations, we have enough inventory to convert raw…

Flippin' Pizza testing mobile wallet

June 30, 2011

United States restaurants may be another step closer to allowing customers to pay with their mobile phones. MobilePayUSA, a division of Irvine, Calif.-based…