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Blaze, Cicis and Pieology announce new locations
June 10, 2016
Blaze Pizza has opened its first Pittsburgh location and is celebrating with an offer to customers to make free pizzas for themselves this Friday at the new…
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Subway, Dunkin' and Pizza Hut are big winners in Harris Poll study
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The annual Harris Poll EquiTrends Restaurant Brands of the Year have been named as the result of the massive survey of Americans and restaurant preferences.
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You CAN take it with you: Super-portable pizza cones set to conquer the world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Easy entry for franchisees and portability for customers are helping Kono Pizza expand around the world.
read nowPapa John's plants roots in northeastern France
June 9, 2016
Papa John's is moving into France this spring, opening its first restaurant in Kingersheim, France in May under the ownership of franchisee Hassan Bouanaka.
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Are your diners a little lost?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A new poll finds there's a lot of confusion out in America's restaurant dining rooms about just what those menu items really are.
read nowMcDonald's remains No. 1 in brand value study
June 8, 2016
The latest brand value ratings are in from the BrandZ annual study and the top three spots are McDonald’s, followed by Starbucks and then, Subway in the No. …
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Part 3: Smaller brands, offbeat products win big in trend toward higher-end eating
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Within the food service industry, the growing trend toward upscale ingredients delivered quickly is not only changing the way restaurants do business, but it's…
read nowWingstop launches dynamic social ordering platform
June 7, 2016
Wingstop debuted a multi-channel social ordering platform this week, stating it is the first of its kind and offers order-placing via Twitter and Facebook…
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Part Two: A glimpse of the groundwork involved in creating a new food service sector
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In part two of this series on a new food service sector that some have called "luxury QSR," the first official player in that category talks about the kind of…
read nowmPOS increases faster than expected, opens market to new vendors
June 6, 2016
Restaurateurs still pondering a move to smartphone- and tablet-based POS systems might be interested in the latest Juniper Research study: It predicts that…
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Part One: A new restaurant sector pokes its way out of the shell in California
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this first of a three-part series, we take a closer look at the chain that claims it's inventing a new restaurant sector that combines speed and quality…
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Commodity prices all up, aside from two pizza stocks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was an up week for the price of all commodities last week, although Domino's and Papa John's stocks fell.
read nowStevi B's partners with Six Flags for 20th birthday party
June 3, 2016
Stevi B’s is partnering with Six Flags Entertainment Corporation to celebrate the restaurant’s 20th Birthday BBQ Bash on Aug. 5.
read nowYum! announces pricing of notes offering
June 3, 2016
Yum! Brands Inc announced that certain subsidiaries operating KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants have agreed to issue and sell $1.05 billion aggregate…
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It's almost summer: Is your restaurant set for the big stink?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Summer is just around the corner and so are the odors inherent when warmer weather and food mix at your restaurant. Here are six tips from the maintenance…
read nowMellow Mushroom partners with bank to promote environmentalism, pizza
June 2, 2016
Central Florida's Mellow Musroom locations have partnered with Orlando's First Green Bank to give customers freebies when they open a checking account before…
read nowPapa John's announces 2nd restaurant in Northern Africa
June 1, 2016
Papa John’s is opening a location in North Africa's Tunisia, according to a news release. Following Egypt, Tunisia will be the second country in Africa to…
read nowPizza Hut pledges to halt use of BHA/BHT, some preservatives and antibiotics
June 1, 2016
Pizza Hut is getting on board with an industry-wide movement to cut the less healthful ingredients out of its menu, according to a company press release. This…
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9 things this editor learned about YOU at NRA
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
I'm introducing myself as the new Food Editor of this site, as well as starting us off with a handful of my observations about YOU, from this year's NRA…
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An overall 'up' week, aside from Domino's and natural gas
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Prices were up for just about everything this week, except for natural gas in the Northeastern U.S. and Domino's, both of which fell.
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