Study shows 'anytime eaters' here to stay: Are you ready?

The anytime eater is upon us and many chains have found that feeding "the new normal" requires a shift away from traditional meal packaging, both in portion…

The New Economy: It's all about restaurants

August 14, 2017

In Cleveland and New York City, more than a third of the new jobs added since 2015 are food and drink service industry positions, while the entire state of…

Gluten-free trend strong with 625 new products in 2 months

August 11, 2017

The gluten-free product and service certification concern Gluten Intolerance Group has put its official stamp of approval on at least 625 products in North…

Beverage Trends report: Customers ready to spend on drinks

August 9, 2017

The report surveyed hundreds of restaurant operators and consumers to find that sales in 2016 for most beverage categories from smoothies and juices to coffee…

Looking for ways to find and keep employees? NRA leaders offer insights

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Given the reality of fewer young employees in the work force, the only options are to recruit more from other age groups or be more successful recruiting…

New way to 'try on' best new bottom line-building restaurant tech

July 25, 2017

POS device provider ParTech has partnered with cloud-based API software developer Omnivore to bridge the gap between restaurants and the tech developers and…

3 commonalities among Lyfe Kitchen, Urban Plates, Baskin Robbins brand-building strategies

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Building a successful brand has three parts: storytelling, club making and country building, according to a branding expert at the National Restaurant Show.

Investing in technology? Restaurants share hits and misses

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Companies need to do their research, and management has to be supportive for technology initiatives to succeed.

Food truck boosts sales for Texas pizza and wings restaurant

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Il Primo Pizza & Wings in Richmond, Texas has proven that a food truck can do a lot to promote a brick-and-mortar restaurant, and that there are significant…

Commodities: Gas, cheese and trading prices play nice with most brands

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

It was a good trading week for all but one pizza brand, while all pizza operators got a break last week on cheese and gas prices.

Pizza in Chile? Little Caesars says, 'Yes!'

June 26, 2017

Little Caesars is putting their pizza in Chile, where consumers are increasingly demanding "takeaway" brands that offer value per serving.

Curry Up Now celebrates grand opening of Alameda, California location

June 21, 2017

Curry Up Now — a Bay area family of restaurants, food trucks and bars — opens its sixth brick-and-mortar location, this one in a former Tava Kitcen in Alameda…

1000 Degrees goes 'Roman' for a new crust

June 21, 2017

Though 1000 Degrees Pizza has always touted its signature Neapolitan crust, the brand has apparently been foolin' around on the side with "The Roman" and is…

Me-n-Ed's goes out for a beer ... or 26

June 20, 2017

Me-n-Ed's Pizzeria opened a new brew-centric brand this June called Me-n-Ed's On Tap in Bakersfield, California, complete with a self-pour tap system…

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza joins boycott wiping Anheuser-Busch products off NYC shelves

June 19, 2017

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza has joined three dozen other New York brands in a boycott that is sweeping New York City store shelves clean of Anheuser-Busch…

Economic uncertainty and third-party delivery impact UK, US restaurants

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Globalization has created opportunity for American brands in the U.K., where restaurants face many of the same challenges and opportunities as the U.S.

America's tastes today? Cauliflower on pizza; radishes as raw meat

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

With rapid-fire delivery and an upbeat attitude, menu analyst and Kruse Co. owner, Nancy Kruse, last week told a standing room only crowd at the National…

Cicis gets 'a li'l "crusty"' just in time for new CMO

May 31, 2017

Cicis is showing its customers a little summer love by featuring three stuffed crust pizzas to usher in the warmer days ahead, a news release said. Included in…

Arby's slides into pizza market

May 25, 2017

Pizza restaurateurs have just gotten yet another competitor in QSR brand, Arby's, which now offers pizza sliders, a news release said. 

Considering an airport location? Bavaro founder shares lessons learned

Bavaro's pizza founder shares lessons learned from moving into an airport location.