Want your Midwest pizza sales to soar? Lay on the cheese

July 14, 2021

Move over, all you Wisconsin "Cheese-heads"! Ohio is has melted your No. 1 status as a cheese-loving stronghold, indicating the Buckeye State might be a great…

Chuck E. Cheese enters frozen grocery pizza market

July 14, 2021

Chuck E. Cheese is bringing the party home, announcing today that its pies are now available in frozen food sections at Kroger nationally. The product launch…

Tea company to buy 120-year-old Angelo's Pizza, accept Bitcoin

July 13, 2021

Tea distributor, Bit Brother Limited plans to acquire 51% of the 120-year-old Angelo's Pizza brand, including Angelo's Pizza 1697 Inc., 1279 1st Avenue LLC and…

US restaurant recovery is daypart-dependent

July 12, 2021

Though the restaurant industry nationally has shown great resiliency — even after losing up to 35% of visits at the start of the pandemic — NPD Group said it…

Fat Boy's Pizza adds some heft with planned 6th store

July 12, 2021

Fat Boy's Pizza said it will grow to six stores early next year, when it opens a store in Mandeville, Louisiana. The chain — based in Metairie, Louisiana …

Little Caesar's launches pie with plant-based pepperoni

July 12, 2021

Plant-based pizza offerings are gaining new traction today with the largest national chain yet announcing a plant-based pepperoni pie now available in six…

Welbilt welcomes Ali Holding’s revised $4.8B takeover bid

July 9, 2021

Welbilt has welcomed a revised unsolicited takeover proposal from Ali Holding S.r.l. as a "company superior proposal," based on Welbilt's previously announced…

Tyson chicken recall grows to 9M pounds

July 9, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc.'s chicken recall, announced July 3, has increased from the initial 8.5 million pounds to nearly 9 million pounds following an update announced…

Nearly 400 restaurants launch plant-based 'chicken' 10 years in the making

July 8, 2021

As a lot of restaurateurs know, one of the toughest area's of the plant-based realm to conquer has traditionally been with a chicken-taste-alike protein.

Fresh Brothers refreshes salads, adds 5 more

July 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based pizza brand, Fresh Brothers, is taking its name to heart and adding a selection of fresh salads, including at least two items specifically…

Round Table LTO pie gives diners a citrus-y summer

July 2, 2021

Round Table Pizza is distinguishing itself this summer among pizza offerings, with its limited time charred lemon chicken pizza featuring a centerpiece protein…

Chick-fil-A earns 7th annual customer satisfaction win as Subway slips down the rankings

June 29, 2021

The annual American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Restaurant Study again — for the seventh straight year — crowned Chick-fil-A with the award for tops in…

Donatos uses delivery-only kitchens to grow in Nashville

June 29, 2021

Donatos has partnered with Reef Kitchens to expand its presence in Nashville, where the brand already has a location in Midtown and nearby in Murfreesboro. But…

Using digital in an uncertain marketplace: What Pizza Inn learned

by Douglas Kwong — VP of Marketing, Rave Restaurant Group

Pizza makers were fortunate in becoming the food of the pandemic. That was both a blessing and a curse.

Soy-based Toppings Becoming a Popular Pizza Choice

Pizza remains a top choice in comfort food, but Americans are increasingly seeking ways to maintain taste with plant-based ingredients.

California Pizza Kitchen launches chickpea crust at some stores

June 22, 2021

Less than two weeks after 50-store Massachussetts-based Oath Pizza announced it was replacing its cauliflower with chickpea crust, global chain, California…

Boston Pizza launches 1st plant-based offerings

June 22, 2021

Boston Pizza has partnered with plant-based product provider, Greenleaf Foods, to bring plant-based proteins to the pizzeria's menu, according to a news…

US pizzeria visits increase 49% since January

June 22, 2021

Americans are getting physical about their love of pizza and increasingly heading out to dine at or carry out from pizzerias to the tune of a 49% increase in…

Domino's price pumps up, as pump prices dip down

A bit of happier news related to those recently escalating gasoline prices came to delivery-centered pizza operators this week in the form of slightly lower…

Nathan's, Rocket Restaurant Group launch 1st US Roxbury Pizza

June 18, 2021

Nathan's Famous has partnered with Irish-owned multi-brand restaurant group, Rocket Restaurant Group, to launch the first U.S. location of Roxbury Pizza at…