Food & Beverage News & Media
Fired Pie brings on CFO, board member
June 29, 2016
Fired Pie, the Arizona-based pizza concept, has hired Abby Anderson as chief financial officer. Anderson joins the team with an extensive history of financial…
read now&pizza celebrates Independence Day the all-American way
June 28, 2016
&pizza has announced the return of its bacon cheeseburger pizza and cherry bomb craft soda for a limited time, at all 13 locations.
read nowCulinar introduces online ordering service
June 28, 2016
Culinar has launched its online ordering service that allows businesses to reach current customers and market to new users by creating a no-hassle digital…
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GE sells off restaurant assets of lending arm in massive 3-way deal
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
GE Capital U.S. is selling the bulk of its restaurant financing assets, which are worth about $1.4 billion.
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Friday's Brexit left most pizza stocks relatively unchanged
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The week that ended with the market-shaking news of Brexit, seems to have left pizza stocks relatively unchanged, though wheat commodity prices dropped sharply…
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The start-up and the old-timer: A tale of 2 pizza chains
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Longtime pizza chain, Hungry Howie's and relative newcomer, MidiCi, take very different approaches to the category but still have something very fundamental in…
read nowHot Italian is a healthful Italian
June 24, 2016
Hot Italian Pizza is not only "hot" but healthful, according to a national body that certifies restaurant products that meet benchmarks for nutritional and…
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National Retail Federation asks U.S. House to put OT regulation 'on pause'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The House Small Business Committee this week got an earful from the National Retail Federation on the Federal overtime regulations set to become effective Dec.
read nowBlaze pizza stakes out new locations in Ontario, Texas
June 23, 2016
Blaze pizza announced this week that it is opening two locations in North America.
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Infographic: What's Domino's doing so right in India?
June 23, 2016
When you enter a market as diverse, populated and even chaotic as India, it pays to do your research. At least that's what a relatively new player in that…
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As Pieology gobbles up Project Pie, are fast casual pizza wars set to go nuclear?
June 22, 2016
Pizza Wars might just have entered a whole new phase today when Pieology Pizzeria announced it is acquiring its competitor, Project Pie — the first fast casual…
read nowTech, information partnership create tool to target supply chain safety
June 22, 2016
FoodLogiQ, a software solutions company that measures food safety, has joined with the product information network, 1World Sync, to create a tool that allows…
read now800 Degrees Pizza heats up with new partnership
June 22, 2016
Murfey Ventures is now investing in 800 Degrees Pizza. This new partnership is allowing 800 Degrees to expand in area and corporate development as well as…
read nowLittle Caesars doubling HQs in Detroit
June 22, 2016
Detroit-born Little Caesars is staying true to the Motor City with constsruction of what could be a game-changing world headquarters campus for the pizza chain…
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Americans have lots of new-found love for fast food, but still smitten with full-service
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Americans are feeling the love a little more these days for fast food, according to this year's customer satisfaction survey and index for the food service…
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Still need to fill some summer employee spots? Look for candidates with camp counselor qualities
by Lon Southerland — Executive Vice President, GuestMetrics, LLC.
Need some pinch-hitters to flesh out the spring hires that didn't work, or didn't last? Think about candidates who've had experience as camp counselors, or…
read nowMom, baseball and ... pizza? Papa John's hopes so
June 21, 2016
It used to be mom and apple pie that got the tie-in to baseball in the U.S. But as of today, Papa John’s hopes a lot of people will start connecting the "boys…
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International franchise expansion requires hefty work upfront
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Domestic franchisors, whether running one location or 100 in the U.S., face a challenging journey in the quest to go international.
read nowUncle Maddio's partners with George Peach Council for 'peachy' pizza campaign
June 20, 2016
Peachy Keen pizza and Summer Grilled Peach salad are back again at Uncle Maddio’s Pizza this summer, which is co-marketing the LTOs with the Georgia Peach…
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Pizza commodities: Costlier to create, but cheaper to deliver
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Key ingredients used in pizza creation were all priced higher on the markets last week, though the cost of delivery was cheaper thanks to falling gasoline…
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