Up close with The Halal Guys, HungerRush

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

The Halal Guys CEO talks about riding the choppy seas of a rough restaurant year, while HungerRush stops in to recount the many ways restaurant management…

Domino's Q3 revenues soar, but not as high as some predicted

Domino's pulls off another strong pandemic-era quarter, though not quite up to analysts' expectations.

Ritual, PayPal, Venmo partner with Los Angeles to support local business

October 7, 2020

Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City of Los Angeles are partnering with Ritual, PayPal and Venmo to launch 'Open for Business' a collaborative effort to help LA's…

Papa Gino's fights fire with info, awareness

October 7, 2020

Aside from Pizza Month, October is also Fire Safety, which Papa Gino's has been taking to heart through its annual fire safety program since 1993. During the…

Cheese Country-based Toppers Pizza adds (gasp!) vegan cheese items

October 6, 2020

The 65-unit Wisconsin-based, Toppers Pizza brand is launching vegan menu items featuring plant-based, dairy-free cheese from Follow Your Heart, a news release…

Midwest-based brand pushes pizza as bully-buster

October 5, 2020

All 47 Snappy Tomato Pizza locations are supporting National Bullying Prevention Month and celebrating National Pizza Month this October by partnering with the…

A profitable week for pizza brands, cheese producers

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

Strong demand for pizza restaurant fare is not only helping drive up the price of cheese nationally but is also prodding investors to pay their respects to…

Hungry Howie's 'pinks up' pizza boxes to fight breast cancer

September 30, 2020

Hungry Howie's is raising funds and awareness in October for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. through its annual "Love, Hope & Pizza" campaign.

Pizza Month approaches ... let the deals begin

September 28, 2020

On the cusp of National Pizza month that starts Oct. 1, brands are gearing up with deals and LTOs designed to carry fans through to Halloween, beginning with…

Recycle that pizza box? Domino's will show you the way

September 28, 2020

Domino's — which said it is the planet's biggest pizza company — is hoping to prod customers to recycle some of their pizza boxes by launching a zip code…

Investors continue doting on Domino's

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

While the trade floor devotion to Domino's continues unabated, dairy farmers might be developing soft spots for pizza restaurateurs, whose business is keeping…

Trend-Toppers Edition: Starring Starbird, 'star' plants

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

In the annals for hot food trends, chicken and plant-based menu items are definitely having their "moments." For proof, look no further than chicken-centric…

Pizzeria Uno expands Harry & David offerings

September 24, 2020

Pizzeria Uno is adding a line of new deep-dish pies through gourmet food-gifting retailer, Harry & David, a news release said.

Mod, &pizza push the vote

September 24, 2020

At least two pizza brands are helping to raise awareness about voter registration. At Washington, D.C.-based &pizza, all 27 locations of the chain will…

'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.