'Dog Days' of August = better days for restaurants

September 23, 2020

Despite on-premise dining restrictions in slightly less than a quarter of restaurants in August, the rate of traffic and dollar declines eased slightly…

Cleveland-based pizza QSR heats up fall offerings

September 22, 2020

Cleveland, Ohio-based Rascal House has introduced the Fiesta Crunch Pizza, available until Nov. 1, at all five Rascal House restaurants, a news release…

PepsiCo creator Donald Kendall passes away

September 21, 2020

Donald M. Kendall Donald M. Kendall, who engineered the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay and built PepsiCo Inc. into one of the largest food and…

Hunt Brothers Chicken Bacon Ranch is back

September 18, 2020

Hunt Brothers Pizza is bringing back its Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza, a news release said.

NRA to Congress: 'We need aid now'

September 14, 2020

The pandemic has caused nearly one in six U.S. restaurants (representing nearly 100,000 restaurants) to close either permanently or long-term, and about …

Domino's conquers Wall Street

Domino's had another powerhouse week in pizza brand trading, while the prices of pizza commodities were a mixed bag.

Hot chicken + hot deals: 2 ways QSRs are igniting 2020 sales

In this edition of the QSRweb podcast, Dave's Hot Chicken CEO Bill Phelps talks about building a brand on simple, but sizzling chicken sandwiches, while a…

Virtual Chef Challenge: Meatless is on the menu

Watch three fast casual chefs create original meatless recipes.

Pandemic-era pizza catering swings toward social over business

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

Workers are home-bound, meetings are virtual, and health and safety are a primary concern. These are the factors that have dried up once-healthy corporate…

Something cheesy for Cheese Pizza Day

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

If you're a pizza person, you already know, but for those who maybe don't live and die for the pie, let this be your formal notice that Sept. 5 is National…

California Pizza Kitchen launches back-to-school 'lunch program'

September 2, 2020

A little more than a month after Playa Vista, California-based, California Pizza Kitchen, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the brand has rolled out…

Pizza's hot … literally

September 1, 2020

When Americans are feeling the heat — as in during a pandemic in a highly charged election year — apparently they also want to feel a little extra heat on…

At 90, Southwest Ohio pizza giant passes on some pizza wisdom

The founder of the Midwest regional pizza chain, LaRosa's, celebrated turning 90 in a very modern way — a virtual press conference.

Domino's, Papa John's get in on nation's love of chicken

Chicken has taken the QSR category by storm. Now two of the world's top pizza brands are making strong plays for a little poultry passion from patrons.

Domino's zooms past $400, setting record high

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

Domino's passed the $400 mark last week in trading.

Pepperoni supply problems cause shortage, price increase

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

While pepperoni supply problems increased costs, lower cheese prices may mean now is the time for all those cheesy LTOs.

NRA applauds Sen Schumer's move to co-sponsor $120B Restaurants Act

New York Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is co-sponsoring the Restaurants Act -- a very good move, according to the NRA.

Extreme Pizza calls for extreme access to beer

August 14, 2020

Extreme Pizza's franchise in Mission, Texas, is adding 21 self-pour beer taps through a self-service beer company, iPourIt. The wall of beer is the first of…

Yum Brands pays dividend

August 14, 2020

The Habit Burger Grill, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell's parent company, Yum! Brands Inc. will pay a $0.47 per share dividend to shareholders of record at the…

Kraft Heinz taps Smucker’s Onell to head US sales, names 2 more execs

August 13, 2020

Cory Onell The Kraft Heinz Co. has named Cory Onell as president of U.S. sales as part of a new leadership team, according to a press release. The…