Food & Beverage News & Media

&pizza's crowdsourced BLK pie honors Black History Month

February 18, 2021

&pizza patrons in five regional Eastern markets have got a new pie to try made from a recipe pulled together by people using Black singles dating app, BLK…

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Florida's Treasure Coast gets Blaze'd

February 16, 2021

Stuart, Florida — set in the middle of Florida's Treasure Coast — is opening the latest Blaze Pizza store Tuesday on Southeast Federal Highway, a news release…

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Buyers Edge Platform acquires RestaurantLink

February 15, 2021

Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement network for the foodservice industry, has acquired RestaurantLink's group purchasing and beverage consulting…

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Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to rebrand as US Foods Chef’s Stores

February 15, 2021

Effective March 1, Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores will be rebranded as US Foods Chef's Stores, as a result of US Foods acquiring Smart Foodservice…

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Bite Acquisition Corp begins selling stock

February 12, 2021

Restaurant investment company, Bite Acquisition Corp. is pricing its upsized initial public offering of 17.5 million units at $10 per unit. The stock began…

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Philadelphia pizzeria launches collaborative 'star' chef series

February 10, 2021

The founder of Philadelphia's Down North Pizza, chef and activist Kurt Evans has launched "A Match Made In Philly," featuring limited-edition menu…

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Toppers 'zigs' when others 'zag'

February 9, 2021

Toppers — which recently added Vegan Topperstix as part of the mass restaurant brand movement to plant-based everything — is switching gears to meat with its…

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Free regularly updated 'cheat sheet' on state COVID-19 dining restrictions

February 1, 2021

For restaurant systems with locations in more than one governing jurisdiction, the pandemic has provided a real logistics nightmare in having to keep track of…

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Pizza traders end January on a sour note

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

Maybe it was the Nor'easter and all that snow heading into a great swath of the U.S., but pizza investors were not in the mood to put many of their pennies…

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Deadline extended for FastCasual Top 100 nominations

February 1, 2021

Fast Casual brands hoping to be considered for the 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers have a few more days to nominate themselves. Nominations are…

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Virginia Pizzeria launches vending machine offering take-home goods

February 1, 2021

Washington, D.C.-based Stellina Pizzeria's soon-to-open store in Shirlington, Virginia, has installed a refrigerated glassfront vending machine in front of the…

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Digital ordering, drive-thru and carry-out help drive growth for restaurant industry

January 27, 2021

Throughout 2020, U.S. restaurants demonstrated resiliency against a variety of issues and rose from a 35% traffic decline in April to a 11% visit decrease in…

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Toppers puts vegan twist on 'Stix'

January 27, 2021

Following what Toppers Pizza said was its successful October rollout of its vegan menu, the chain has added a vegan take on another menu favorite, Topperstix.

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Kitchen United adds 2nd Chicago location

January 26, 2021

Pasadena, California-based virtual kitchen company, Kitchen United, has signed its second lease agreement in Chicago, as the company continues to execute its…

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Pizza Hut's Detroit-style pie: It's hip to be square

January 26, 2021

Pizza Hut has opened the box on what it called its biggest launch of the year — Detroit-style pizza — a rectangular-shaped pie with edge-to-edge cheese, lots…

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Donatos wings attached at the head … of cauliflower

January 25, 2021

Last year, Donatos introduced cauliflower crust, and today it's bringing cauliflower wings to its menu, which are actually oven-roasted cauliflower florets…

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As president is sworn in, pizza investors buy in

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

The inauguration of a new president can be an unsettling time for publicly traded companies, but as President Joe Biden took the lead last week, investors…

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'Eat 'em 'n' Reap,' says Romeo's new hot cheese

January 19, 2021

Romeo's Pizza, which has 46 locations, is working to burn its name into customers' minds by adding Carolina Reaper peppers to its latest cheese topping. The…

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Marco's ditches carbs with build-your-own pizza bowls

January 18, 2021

Marco's Pizza has added Build-Your-Own Pizza Bowls to the menu. The item, which follows the brand's debut of bowls last March, provides a crustless pizza baked…

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Rave rockets forward, but so do gas prices

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

Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent, Rave Restaurant Group, pulled out a substantial stock value gain over the course of last week's trading.

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