Pre-election week leave lots to desire for pizza restaurateurs

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

As the national election approaches, everybody is feeling a little antsy in the U.S., and it's showing in the markets in which pizza restaurateurs most depend.

[Fast Casual Executive Summit 2020] Chef Chatter: Menu Trends Revealed

A discussion about next year’s most popular foods from the people designing menus for some of the hottest up and coming fast casuals: Ichor Restaurant Group…

Taco Bell ticks up Yum Brands Q3 results

October 29, 2020

Yum Brands revealed third-quarter results Thursday that made clear the power of the Taco Bell brand for the Louisville, Kentucky-based company. Worldwide…

Panera slices into pizza category with flatbread pies

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

Panera is launching a pizza category nationally this week with three takes on flatbread pies.

CPK 'plants' firmly in veggie territory with 'Don't Call Me Chicken"

October 28, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen, which considers itself the pioneer of barbecue chicken pizza, now offers a vegetarian take on that offering with its barbecue "Don't…

Great American Takeout hosting pizza parties at the polls

October 27, 2020

With long lines already reported at polling sites nationwide, The Great American Takeout is teaming up with Pizza to the Polls — a non-profit, non-partisan…

Rapid Fired creator kicks off Dayton, Ohio chicken-centered QSR

October 27, 2020

The creators of Rapid Fired Pizza and Hot Head Burritos are creating a chicken-centered QSR opening December in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Wiley's Wings Tenders…

Domino's, Papa John's, Rave falter in tough trading week

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

Building pizzas got a bit costlier last week, but delivering them remains a deal, thanks to higher wheat and cheese prices and steadily lower gas prices.

From Fired Pie's Pizza-O'-Lantern pies to &pizza's voting push, pizza brands in a seasonal mood

Whether it's voting, collecting candy or just taking in some seasonal comfort food, pizza brands are rolling out the campaigns to meet customers'' wishes.

Chipotle leader talks relevancy, experience, cultivating a better world

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

In the opening keynote at this week's Fast Casual Executive Summit, Scott Boatwright, Chipotle Mexican Grill's chief restaurant officer, shared insight on the…

Papa John's brings back 'cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger' pizza

October 19, 2020

Like the old 1978 SNL John Belushi Olympia Tavern skit, Papa John's has got "cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger' on the brain and on the plate. The brand…

Dry US 'bread-basket' works wheat prices up + pizza prices perk up too

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

Drought and an increasingly crunchy-dry U.S. bread-basket region are helping to push wheat futures up, with nearly half of the nation's winter wheat crop now…

COVID-19 kills Coca-Cola’s Tab

October 16, 2020

Tab, Coca-Cola's first diet cola, has fallen victim to the soda giant's plans to reduce its 500 brands in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a…

4 pizza pros create pair of pies for charity

October 16, 2020

Leaders at three pizza brands have joined forced to sell some specially concocted pie combinations to Chicagoans to benefit a number of charities during this…

American Egg Board debuts recovery program for small chains

October 14, 2020

The American Egg Board is launching a foodservice recovery program aimed at driving traffic to independent restaurants and small chains still struggling due to…

ZaLat: How 'stoners' + simplification built a better pizza brand

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

A one-time corporate attorney and software business owner moved into the pizza trade to find his true professional passion, as well as a new appreciation for a…

Savory invests in Austin-based pizza brand

October 13, 2020

Mercato Partners Fund-owned Savory is investing in Via 313, a Detroit-style pizza concept based in Austin, according to a news release. This is the second such…

Johnsonville offering breakfast sausage for foodservice operators

October 13, 2020

Johnsonville is now offering foodservice operators the chance to grow their breakfast sales with the launch of its premium breakfast sausage lineup, according…

Domino's plunges, Rave rockets forward in volatile trading week

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

There was a lot of action in pizza brand trading last week, much of it connected to news from major leading brands' performances.

Restaurants adapt to short, long-term impact of COVID-19

by Fast Casual

The short-term impacts of COVID-19 have been tremendous on restaurant customer behavior. Luckily, restaurants have adopted many tactics to handle both the…