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Free webinar: How to Create Loyal Guest Behavior
September 1, 2016
Restaurant chains across the country are continuing to build and execute loyalty programs that provide immediate and sustainable results.
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Commodities: Cheese, wheat drop, fuel rises
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Agricultural commodities gave pizza restaurateurs a break last week in trading with the price of both wheat and cheese falling, but those gains were made up…
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Commodities: Gas prices start to level off, while cheese gets pricier again
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The market was a mixed bag last week for pizza restaurateurs. Gas prices have begun to level off after weeks of declining from the early summer highs typically…
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Commodities: Cheese prices finally beginning to fall
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Cheese prices are finally falling, but the price of wheat is taking up the slack in this week's commodity report of pizza restaurateurs.
read nowCici's sees high levels of franchise growth
August 10, 2016
On the heels of positive growth, Cici’s is expanding with the signing of franchise agreements for over 70 new stores.
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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.
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Hourly workers: The new endangered species?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The hourly labor market is getting tighter all the time for restaurateurs. A new national study reveals what these workers want and sheds light on how…
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Restaurant recession looming? Debate begins
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Is the restaurant industry heading for a downturn?
read nowPapa John's revises upward after Q2 financials reported
August 3, 2016
Papa John's International Inc. today announced financial results for the three- and six-month periods that ended June 26. Highlights from the quarter include:
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Commodities: Papa John's is only gainer
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The price of cheese continues its upward trend, while the prices for other common commodities monitored by pizzamarketplace.com fell over last week.
read nowLet the spending begin: McDonald's, Papa John's declare quarterly dividends
July 29, 2016
Good news for McDonald's and Papa John's shareholders this week. The boards of both chains declared quarterly dividends for company shareholders late Thursday…
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Commodities: A mostly profitable week for pizza restaurateurs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The cheese stands alone as the sole item to go up in price last week. On top of that good news for pizza restaurateurs,all but one of the stocks QSRweb.com…
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Canadian restaurant group acquires Kahala, readies for US growth spurt
July 22, 2016
Shareholders approved the merger Thursday of Kahala Brands Ltd and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTY Food group. Kahala — as the parent company of 18 brands…
read nowDomino's doles out dividend after 90 quarters of global growth
July 21, 2016
Domino's pizza today reported Q2 results, including the company's 90th consecutive quarter of sales growth globally and its 21st in the United States. Domestic…
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New report predicts the road ahead for food service market
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A new analysis of the food service industry by Technavio shows that over the next four years the food service industry will grow almost 3½ percent overall…
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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.
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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…
read nowMarco’s Pizza announces new CFO
July 12, 2016
Ohio-based Marco's Pizza announced the appointment of Buddy Solomon as Chief Financial Officer.
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Commodities: Pizza stocks improving
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Overall, it was not a bad week for pizza restaurateurs on the market. While cheese and wheat prices continued to rise, that was offset last week by falling…
read nowQ1 Foodservice visits on the rise
July 11, 2016
Most of the global foodservice markets, including The Big Five European Countries, Australia, Canada, China, and Japan, ended the first quarter of 2016 with an…
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