The Loop Pizza Grill turns to Southwest flavors

January 7, 2014

Beginning Jan. 13, the Loop Pizza Grill will feature its Southwest Zest Fest. The new menu options include the Southwest Zest Fest chicken sandwich or…

Pizza Hut plans India expansion, menu diversification

January 7, 2014

Pizza Hut is planning to add 150 new units in India by next year. Additionally, according to Financial Express, the chain plans to diversify its menu to…

zpizza introduces Take N Bake line

January 7, 2014

In celebration of National Pizza Week, Jan. 8 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., zpizza will be giving away 2,000 Take N Bake pizzas to the first 25 customers at each…

Pie Five introduces lower-calorie Skinny Pie

January 7, 2014

Pie Five Pizza has kicked off New Year's by introducing the Skinny Pie at all locations nationwide.

Pizza: Make it thinner! Cook it faster! Fatten profits!

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Cooking a pizza faster enables marketers to promote their pizzas to new customer dayparts and customers with less time on their hands.

Pizza Patron launches sampling program to promote specialty line

January 3, 2014

Pizza Patrón is celebrating the New Year with a new, limited time deal of three large pizzas for $18. According to a company news release, the promotion is a…

Higher beef prices, mobile ordering on the menu for 2014

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Expect a moderate sales growth rate this year.

Maintaining menu relevance in the New Year

Exposure to ethnic menu items and ingredients will drive growth in awareness and enthusiasm of new cuisines.

Domino's adds cheese-less pizza in Isreal

December 23, 2013

Domino's Pizza has introduced a cheese-less vegan pizza at its Israel units. According to Haaretz, the new pizza features vegetables and a soy-based topping…

Carmela's Pizzeria plans to add alcohol in select locations

December 23, 2013

Carmela's Pizzeria units in Centerville, Springboro and New Carlisle, Ohio, are currently achieving sales at a rate to realize an estimated aggregate of $2M…

Urbanspoon examines top dining trends of the year

December 20, 2013

Urbanspoon has released its Top Dining Trends of 2013 report, taking a look at the biggest dining trends of the year based on a survey of food bloggers and…

Pizza experts share crystal ball predictions for 2014

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Mobile ordering, carry out/delivery, transparency and customer service are on the agenda.

Pizza executives reflect on the top menu stories of the year

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Customization, speed, local and gluten-free were the top buzzwords this year.

Domestic wine dominates sales in U.S. bars and restaurants

December 17, 2013

Domestic table wines dominate the wine scene in restaurants, bars and other on-premise locations, according to Technomic's 2013 BarTAB Report.

After years of growth, craft beer sales hit a wall

December 17, 2013

Restaurant Sciences, an independent firm that tracks food and beverage product sales throughout North America, today reported that the volume sales of…

Subway set to debut pizza concept

December 13, 2013

A Subway franchisee in Nebraska plans to open a Subway Pizza Express in the University of Nebraska Union in the first quarter. According to the Daily…

Why most restaurants fail within the first three years

Restaurateurs need to be open to modifications of their original ideas.

Uncle Maddio's testing breakfast pizzas

December 11, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will test a breakfast menu at its Charlotte, N.C., location on Dec. 12 and Dec. 13. The test will include free breakfast pizzas…

A look at the top 2013 pizza menu trends

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Deep dish appeared on more menus, and 'healthy-halo' descriptors also increased.

Euromonitor releases list of top 5 non-alcoholic beverage trends

December 10, 2013

Market Research Company Euromonitor International has released a new e-book identifying the top five non-alcoholic drink trends in 15 countries throughout…