NRA expands Healthy Dining partnership

January 12, 2015

Healthy Dining provides nutritional knowledge to NRA members and their customers.

PastaMania to launch in Shanghai

January 12, 2015

Singapore-based Italian restaurant chain, PastaMania, is set to launch on Feb. 1 at Shanghai’s Raffles City Mall in downtown Huangpu District, Renming…

How one independent pizzeria survived growing pains

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Getting noticed is a challenge, you have to offer something truly great and differentiate yourself in several ways, says CEO of Louisville-based Loui Loui's.

Technomic reveals which brands are tops with consumers

January 8, 2015

Technomic's Chain Restaurants Consumers' Choice Awards identifies which brands consumers think are the best in service, atmosphere, offerings, healthy options…

How to manage rising food costs

Look into markets that sell seconds or items that are discounted because of overruns.

Pie Five adding chicken and veggie option to lineup

January 6, 2015

Pie Five is adding Chicken & Veggie Pie -- which weighs in at just 100 calories per slice -- to its menu through February 15.

Smithfield: vast majority of our sows out of gestation crates

January 6, 2015

The Humane Society is praising Smithfield's progress, and urging Hormel and Seaboard to step up their efforts.

U.S. markets opening to Irish beef after 15-year ban

January 5, 2015

News comes at a time when beef prices are at historic highs, as is demand for premium beef; new Irish supply could bring price relief.

Papa John's rolls out New Years' BOGO

January 5, 2015

Papa John's customers who order any large pizza at regular menu price will receive another large one-topping pizza free now through January 28.

Hungry Howie's Pizza introduces Loaded Baked Potato Pizza Crust LTO

January 5, 2015

Hungry Howie's Pizza has unveiled its latest limited-time offer, the Loaded Baked Potato flavored pizza crust, available through March.

Independent pizzerias leverage local ingredients, marketing to compete with big chains

by Holly Freeland — Freelance Journalist, Pizzamarketplace.com

For independent operators, it's important to understand futures and have a good relationship with distributors and manufacturers to best manage food costs.

NRA announces BAR event

December 30, 2014

The National Restaurant Association is expanding its beverage and alcohol program at the spring NRA show.

California Pizza Kitchen culinarian dishes on 2015 trends

December 29, 2014

Brian Sullivan, SVP of Culinary Innovation at California Pizza Kitchen, has released his top trends to watch for in 2015.

Convention chair named for 2015 National Restaurant Association Show

December 22, 2014

John C. Metz will serve as convention chair for the 2015 NRA's Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and the 2015 Beverage Alcohol for Restaurants at the NRA Show.

National Restaurant Association Show rebrands wine, spirits and beer event

December 22, 2014

The International Wine, Spirts & Beer Event, a perennial feature of the National Restaurant Association Show in May, has been renamed as BAR, which stands…

Executive round table: Pizza industry leaders make their 2015 predictions

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Themes for 2015 include customization, freshness and mobile ordering/payments.

Regents Pizzeria unveils bigger restaurant design, beer garden

December 18, 2014

Regents Pizzeria has opened a new 4,100-square-foot restaurant in the Southern California coastal town of La Jolla. The restaurant features a new design…

Key themes for '15: Food quality, customization, customer-facing technology

December 18, 2014

Fitch Ratings released its 2015 Outlook for the US Restaurant industry, predicting an improvement in sales trends, the easing of commodities pressures and…

Is your restaurant green?

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Even though going green may cost more than conventional items, consumers are willing to pay more for the opportunity; for them it is not an indulgence but a…

Dining habits shifting toward snacks

December 17, 2014

In 2004, one-third of survey respondents reported they ate several small meals throughout the day, while 10 years later, 39 percent of respondents indicate…