KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut parent names new CEO

The triple-brand powerhouse, Yum Brands, will see a changing of the guard in 2020 after the company announced its current CEO Greg Creed will retire.

(Lucky) dog days of August: Pizza stocks up, commodities down

As the oft-referred to 'dog days of August' wrapped up last week, pizza restaurateurs got a bone in the form of lower overall commodity prices and higher stock…

Canadian Pizza 73 goes all in for plant-based base + toppings

August 7, 2019

Canadian-based pizza chain, Pizza 73 is debuting a cauliflower crust in all 88 traditional Alberta-area restaurants, as well as two new plant-based protein…

Impossible Foods partners with key McDonald's beef supplier to boost production

July 31, 2019

Starting next month, Impossible Foods will begin producing its flagship product, the Impossible Burger, with food producer, OSI Group, which is also one of…

Beyond Meat reports strong second quarter

July 30, 2019

Beyond Meat, Inc., a provider of plant-based meat, reported net revenues increased 287%, gross profit jumped 33.8% as a percentage of net revenues while net…

Pizza Hut parent Yum Brands' stock value continues climb

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

Aside from cheese, pizza commodity prices last week were mostly lower -- and yes, that includes vehicle fuel prices which also trended downward, But the best…

Tacos4Life co-founder on doing good by doing great QSR business

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

With fewer than 20 stores in four U.S. states, the 5-year-old Tacos4Life brand is still at the beginning of its restaurant journey. That does not mean…

5 ways to snap up pizzeria customer engagement with Snapchat

by Hannah Hambleton — Content Manager, Beambox

Seeking ways for your pizza brand to snap up customer engagement, loyalty and sales? Consider Snapchat as well as these five tips to getting the most bang for…

Pizza Hut Hollywood pilots 'frictionless' storefront with automated pickup cubbies

July 24, 2019

In still further proof that it's all happening on Sunset Boulevard, the Pizza Hut at that Hollywood California location at 6660 Sunset Blvd. is testing the…

Is time up for 3rd party delivery's customer experience problems?

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

Customers often complain about failed or unsatisfactory deliveries from third party deliveries. And the sad fact is that though your brand had little…

Domino's stock value dives, but so do cheese, wheat, natural gas prices

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

Pizza chain investors showed Domino's their disappointment with the brand's lackluster Q2 financials last week, reining in the brand's stock value to the tune…

SOCi's Google My Business integration puts brands where the online search action is

July 19, 2019

SOCi took another step toward providing its clients chains better capabilities to localize messages system-wide. The chain social media management platform…

Domino's Australia launches proprietary plant-based beef pies in September

July 18, 2019

Domino's Australia is again making headlines by announcing today that it will be that nation's first pizza chain to offer a pizza with plant-based "meat…

Like toppings on pizza, pictures portray your brand's personality on social media

by Ashley Davidson — Senior Director, Media & Industry Relations, Fish Consulting

While pizza toppings may tell a lot about a diner's personality, great images and video can serve the same purpose for pizzerias on social media. Follow these…

Blaze launching crust for keto dieters

July 15, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is hoping to attract health-concsious customers by launching a cauliflower crust as well as a ketogenic-approved crust, which contains…

Pieology: How a Navy Seal + vegan pies can build a better pizza brand

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

Leadership at Pieology sees the same kind of clear skies in the brand's future that its Southern California home is known for, and on this week's podcast, CMO…

Villa Italian Kitchen lives life on the edge with new 'crusts-only' side

July 12, 2019

The fact that some pizza-eaters prefer the crust to the "meat" of the slice itself is finally getting some long overdue attention by New Jersey-based pizza…

Sure, you're marketing to the individual diner, but what about the 'diners'?

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

Marketing to the individual and "knowing the diner" are familiar terms to restaurateurs, but new University of Virginia research shows brand leaders must also…

Online ordering in an age of 'pie-high' expectations for pizza brands

by Elizabeth Kelly — Marketing Specialist, https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/590905/

Increasing demand for delivery and decreasing customer tolerance for waiting mean that pizza brands must absolutely have an online ordering portal today and…

Rapid Fired barbecues the pie in July

July 10, 2019

Rapid Fired Pizza introduced two July LTOs that capitalize on barbecue flavors. The Luau pizza returns with Applewood-smoked barbecue sauce topped, mozzarella…