Pizza Hut brings back 'The Edge' to lighten things up a bit

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With a crisp, light crust and slightly sweet sauce, The Edge pizza — first introduced nearly a quarter century ago — returns to Pizza Hut stores nationally…

Italy’s Ali Group tops Middleby's bid for Welbilt

May 28, 2021

More than a month after Middleby Corp agreed to buy its competitor, Welbilt Inc., for $2.9 billion, the kitchen equipment company has received an all-cash…

Survey: Fast food/fast casual face-off intensifying

The lines are blurring but the battle is intensifying for customers between fast food and fast casual restaurants, according to a survey identifying a number…

Pizza Inn, Pie Five menu adds answer customer cravings

May 24, 2021

Sister pizza brands, Pie Five and Pizza Inn — both under Dallas-based Rave Restaurant Group — are launching products designed to entice summer diners.

Pizza brands big winners in 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

May 24, 2021

Lest you ever doubted that pizza brands aren't shaking up the restaurant industry, you need only to take a gander at the list of the just-announced Fast Casual…

Domino's, Pizza Hut score on brand reputation, stock value

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack is sucking cash out of pizza operators' pockets in the form of higher gas prices, but generally lower prices for other…

Azzip's Square Zip pies have 'a few secrets'

May 19, 2021

A special dough and cooking process are some of the secrets behind Indiana-based Azzip Pizza's launch of a boxy personal pizza, appropriately dubbed the Square…

Papa John's LTO puts some crunch in Papadia crust

May 18, 2021

Papa John's said more than a year after the launch of its Papadia, the menu item is proving so popular that the brand is launching a variation that puts a…

Pizza Hut Canada launches brand's 1st plant-based offerings

May 17, 2021

Pizza Hut is working with plant-based "meat" supplier, Beyond Meat Inc., to offer a plant-based pie topping and three related menu items at some of its Canada…

Blaze drizzles a little sweet heat on its Canadian store pies

May 14, 2021

Blaze Pizza has launched an LTO pizza topping, Hot Maple Drizzle, created exclusively for its Canadian restaurants, a news release said.

Papa John's share repurchase to give Starboard 9.5% of common stock

May 12, 2021

Papa John's International Inc. has made a deal with Starboard Value LP, and some of its affiliates, to repurchase and convert all shares of Papa John's Series…

Coffee 'n' pizza: At Klavon's it's a thing

May 10, 2021

A Michigan-based pizza brand is putting itself out there as the purveyor of a whole new and somewhat unlikely pairing: pizza and coffee.

Chicken wing prices fly on tight supply as major pizza player prices push higher

That pizzeria income adjunct of chicken wings are in tight supply, raising prices on the commodity, just as most major pizza brand players are also…

Chicken shortage sends prices upward

May 6, 2021

Chicken prices have more than doubled year to date, and wing prices have set new records on account of a shortage, according to Urner Barry, a market research…

US pizzeria foot traffic up 27% since January

May 6, 2021

Pizza is rapidly becoming the nation's top dish, if not already, according to the data crunchers at Zenreach, who found that from Jan. 1 to April 30 this year…

Papa John's Q1 earnings make a Shaq-sized splash with investors

May 6, 2021

Like its brand spokesman, Shaquille O'Neal, Papa John's Q1 earnings were outsized, with earnings per share of 82 cents (90 cents adjusted EPS) compared to what…

Jet's Pizza gets heroic

May 5, 2021

Jet's Pizza is taking some of the favorite things about Italian hero sandwiches and converting them into pizza for the brand's latest LTO. The Italian Hero…

Rebounding on steroids: Lessons learned from former Yum! CEO

While restaurateurs have had their share of setbacks over the last year or more, how brands fare going forward depends very much on how each company executes…

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Sysco boosts earnings against 13.7% sales decline for Q3 2021

May 4, 2021

Sales for Sysco Corp. in the third quarter fell 13.7% from $13.7 billion in Q3 2020 to $11.8 billion, in Q3 2021, ending March 27, 2021, according to an…

Mod enters its 'salad days'

May 4, 2021

Mod Pizza has introduced a new salad menu across its more than 490 stores nationwide, a news release said. Customers can customize any of the new classic…