Papa Murphy's unveils special pizza for football season

Take 'n' bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's has debuted a new double-stuffed pepperoni pizza for football season with the tag, "Big games demand a really big…

Old Chicago only U.S. chain to get special German beer for Oktoberfest

September 9, 2010

Old Chicago – a division of Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. and the pizza and beer authority known for its "World Beer Tour" and 110 unique beers – launched its…

American Express teams with NRA for market, health intel

September 9, 2010

The National Restaurant Association has announced the launch of an online resource from its partner Healthy Dining, "Restaurant Nutrition: News & Insights…

Pizza Hut launches 2-foot pizza and social media hub

September 8, 2010

Pizza Hut hopes that pizza lovers who believe bigger is better will like its new Big Italy Pizza, which measures nearly 2 feet long and is bigger than two…

Bob Evans goes after pizza delivery with ‘Meals to Go’

September 6, 2010

Casual restaurant Bob Evans has a new message and promo for back-to-school: it's takeout is healthier than that of pizzerias. The company is now using the tag…

Anatomy of mass-produced pizza in a cone

Pizza Cono's American distributors plan to take the QSR and supermarket segments by storm. 

Pizza Hut 'most trusted brand' in India

September 2, 2010

The Economic Times' (India) Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands 2010 annual survey has named Pizza Hut the "Most Trusted Food Service Brand" in India for the…

Registration now open for 2011 NRA Show

September 1, 2010

The National Restaurant Association has opened attendee registration for its 2011 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event…

Naked Pizza opens in Louisville, challenges "Papa" John Schnatter

August 31, 2010

New Orleans-based better-for-you pizza chain Naked Pizza recently opened its first franchised location in South Beach. Now Louisville, Ky., will be the next…

Technomic reveals top foodservice franchise companies

August 31, 2010

Technomic Inc. has just released its 2010 Technomic/Restaurant Finance Monitor Top 400 Restaurant Franchise Company Report. The list examines the top franchise…

Rummer: Burger King, stick to your core competency

By Jason Rummer

Papa John's picks specialty pizza challenge winner

August 30, 2010

Papa John's pizza fans can now say "bonjour" to the "The Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu" -- the winning pizza in Papa's Specialty Pizza Challenge. Created by…

Yum! signs McLane Foodservice Inc.

August 29, 2010

Yum! Brands, parent company of A&W, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants, has signed a distribution deal with McLane Foodservice…

Wheat back up after last week's dip

Wheat prices climb back into the solid $7 range not seen in the past couple of years.

Mintel outlines fast casual setbacks

Mintel's recent foodservice survey and report on fast casual echoes what many in the limited service segment already know – the rampant growth of fast casual.

Are we missing something?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

Recently Market Force ran a series of studies with over 4,00 consumers to investigate their attitudes and behaviors around fast casual and family restaurants…

NPD Group: Population growth to outpace restaurant growth

August 24, 2010

A new report released by market research firm NPD Group predicts that restaurant visits will grow less than 1 percent per year throughout the next decade.

Restaurants get extension for menu labeling compliance

August 24, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given restaurants more time to comply with new healthcare stipulations that require calorie and nutritional…

Mr. Goodcents finds success with flatbread pizza

August 23, 2010

Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas has added a meatball parmesan option to its quickly expanding line of flatbread pizzas. The rectangular, single-serving portion…

Behind The Melting Pot's new "Peel"

The Melting Pot Restaurants president tells us what he was thinking when he started designing Neapolitan concept, Peel.