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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.
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NRA announces BAR event
December 30, 2014
The National Restaurant Association is expanding its beverage and alcohol program at the spring NRA show.
read nowCalifornia 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.
read nowConvention 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.
read nowNational 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…
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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.
read nowRegents 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…
read nowKey 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…
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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…
read nowDining 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…
read nowBoston Pizza launches Athlete's Choice menu
December 17, 2014
Boston Pizza has teamed up with Hockey Canada and Dietitian Kelly Anne Erdman to launch a new Athlete's Choice menu. According to a company announcement, the…
read nowCrust becoming major differentiator for pizza consumers
December 16, 2014
Americans continue to choose pepperoni as their favorite pizza topping, but what may be surprising to some is that more consumers are basing their decisions on…
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2014 on the menu: Specialty pizzas and menu overhauls
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Pizza Hut wasn't the only concept to undergo a massive makeover this year; Sbarro, CiCi's, California Pizza Kitchen and Chuck E. Cheese's also all took a page…
read nowzpizza woos meat lovers with new menu launch
December 12, 2014
zpizza has added the zCarnivore to its menu, featuring four types of meat - all-natural pepperoni, fennel sausage, smoked ham and bacon – and topped with…
read nowNRA: Better kids' meals top trends list
December 10, 2014
Some of the restaurant industry's hottest trends involve children's items, according to the NRA's 2015 What's Hot culinary forecast.
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A 30-brand restaurant tour of Australia
by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting
The focus on healthy menu attributes, such as grass-fed beef, antibiotic and hormone-free products, etc., seemed to be more prevalent than similar products in…
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California Pizza Kitchen unveils new design, menu in Florida
December 10, 2014
California Pizza Kitchen's newly reimagined menu is now available at its Wellington and Naples, Florida, locations. Both locations also feature the brand's…
read now2015 beverage trends survey now open
December 9, 2014
QSRweb, sister website of FastCasual and PizzaMarketplace, is preparing a new report about beverage trends for 2015 and is currently looking for restaurant…
read nowConsumption of fresh food up 20% in past decade
December 9, 2014
A new report from The NPD Group, called "The Future of Eating: Who's Eating What in 2018?" shows that the consumption of fresh foods – fruits, vegetables…
read nowChuck E. Cheese's testing menu for parents
December 9, 2014
Chuck E. Cheese’s is testing a new menu in its San Antonio and Irving, Texas, restaurants that is geared toward parents.
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