That's amoré: Heart-shaped pizzas roll out for Valentine's Day

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Some chains donating specialty pie sales to charities related to American Heart Month.

Survey: Domino's creates the most 'customer delight'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Data also measured customer loyalty in QSR, casual dining categories.

NRA's Kids LiveWell healthy eating initiative triples membership

February 10, 2012

The number of restaurant companies participating in the National Restaurant Association/Healthy Dining's Kids LiveWell program has tripled since its launch in…

Pizza Hut offering limited time $10 dinner box

February 8, 2012

Pizza Hut is offering a dinner box – with a medium, one topping pizza, five breadsticks and 10 cinnamon sticks – for $10 for a limited time. The box includes…

Domino's UK dabbles in 'Facebook commerce' for ribs launch

February 8, 2012

Domino's Pizza U.K. is giving Facebook fans the chance to preview its new spicy Boneless Ribs a week before its national launch.

HeartBaker Pizza returns to Papa Murphy's

February 7, 2012

Papa Murphy's has brought back its HeartBaker Pizza just in time for Valentine's Day.

Report: Hispanic population growth influencing eating trends

February 7, 2012

The U.S. Census indicates that the Hispanic population is expected to grow 34 percent from 2010 to 2020. Foodservice market research company NPD Group has…

New Domino's campaign asks for customer feedback

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

February 6, 2012

New Parmesan Bread Bites the brainchild of Ohio franchisee.

Canada's Pizza Pizza launches heart-shaped pizza

February 6, 2012

Toronto-based Pizza Pizza is offering a heart-shaped Valentine's Veggie Delight pizza now through Feb. 20.

Super Bowl coin toss yields free Papa John's pizza for millions

February 5, 2012

Heads it was for the opening coin toss of Super Bowl XLVI, which means that millions of Papa John's Rewards members will receive a free, large one-topping…

Papa John's fans bet on 'heads' for Super Bowl coin toss

February 3, 2012

A majority – 60 percent – of the millions of fans enrolled in Papa John's Rewards program predicted that Super Bowl XLVI's opening coin toss will land on…

Get 'in' on the biggest trend In foodservice

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Healthy, affordable dining — for kids.

Little Caesars sponsoring ESPN's SportsCenter specials all weekend

February 2, 2012

Little Caesars has secured prime television real estate from today through Feb. 5, when Super Bowl-related programming is at a peak. The chain is sponsoring…

Fresh Brothers launches Fresh Knots with giveaway promo

February 2, 2012

Last weekend, Los Angeles-based Fresh Brothers gave out 10,000 free samples of "Fresh Knots" to guests who ordered an entrée, in celebration of the new…

Pizza Ranch adds heat to its menu with two new savory items

February 2, 2012

Pizza Ranch has added a new Brushfire Pizza and Santa Fe Salad to its buffet menu.

CiCi's Pizza outlines numerous 2012 initiatives

February 1, 2012

Texas-based CiCi's Pizza has announced its 2012 growth plans to support its continuing 10-year "Build the Brand" initiative to add 500 new restaurants by 2020.

NRA: Food costs become restaurant operators' top concern

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The association's 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast predicts record sales of $632 billion, a 3.5 percent bump from 2011.

As serious as a heart attack

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

It's a good idea to designate a senior member of the waitstaff or a manager to be the point person when dealing with diners with allergy concerns.

The top 10 (unmentioned) food industry trends

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

Adventure in food and flavor is back, comfort food is out.

Mississippi partners with Healthy Dining to launch nutrition program

January 31, 2012

The Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association (MHRA) has unveiled an initiative called "Eat Healthy Mississippi" that aims to curb the state's…