Jet's Pizza flies with new gluten-free option

March 1, 2016

Jet's Pizza now has a gluten-free pizza option.

Food fight on Capitol Hill: A breakdown of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Betsy Craig describes eight ways menu-labeling guidelines will change if HR 2017 becomes a law.

5 trends to make a pie-ority in 2016

No longer content with standard pizza, hungry consumers nowadays demand a higher quality pie that's worthy of their hard-earned dough and caloric budget.

Will restaurants work to meet new dietary guidelines?

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

There's a new food sheriff in town in the form of the federal government's new dietary guidelines, but many restaurants aren't going to find it difficult to…

Menus shift to reflect transparency

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

While larger chains like Noodles and Company and Panera Bread have taken great measures to provide transparent menu items, other chains are following suit.

Celebrating your food story: The transition of cooked-to-order

by Steve Starr — Chief, starrdesign

Hormone-free, GMO-free and all-natural have become commonplace terms — simply because customers demand it.

Papa John's to eliminate artificial flavors, synthetic colors

January 12, 2016

Papa John’s has announced it is the first national pizza chain to remove artificial flavors and synthetic colors from its entire food menu.

Pizza buffet chains rise up to meet demand for healthful foods

While pizza is a favorite choice among diners eating out, a couple of buffet operators say some of their customers — especially parents — are asking for more…

Pieology Pizzeria introduces custom salad program

January 7, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has announced that its new custom salad program is now offered at the majority of its 80 locations.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza expands beyond 100 locations

December 17, 2015

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it has surpassed 100 stores, with 103 restaurants now open and 87 additional sites currently in development. It also…

Papa John's chicken to be antibiotic-free by summer 2016

December 17, 2015

Papa John's announced that its grilled chicken pizza toppings and chicken poppers will consist of poultry that is raised without human and animal antibiotics…

The countdown is on for FDA menu labeling

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

As of Dec. 1, 2016, menu labeling is back on the radar and the required date is back to being measured by months once again.

Food fight: Industry responds to NYC sodium mandate

by Betsy Craig — CEO and Founder, MenuTrinfo

As restaurants in New York City prepare themselves to label menu items that contain more than 2,300 mg of salt (the recommended daily limit), the National…

MOD Pizza introduces new non-GMO pizza dough flour

November 12, 2015

MOD Pizza announced it is building on its commitment to high quality ingredients through a partnership with King Arthur Flour Company, the nation's oldest…

New York health agency denies NRA request to delay sodium rule

October 30, 2015

The New York City Department of Health said it will not delay the implementation date of a new sodium regulation set to take effect Dec. 1

5 reasons to love menu labeling

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

While it's easy for restaurant operators and their franchisees to intuitively look for reasons to fear menu labeling, there are actually many positive…

4 steps the pizza industry can take to take the target off its back

The pizza industry is taking heat regarding calorie counts. Here are four actions that can help calm the crisis.

PizzaRev announces ‘Celebrate the Sauce’ campaign

October 9, 2015

PizzaRev announced it has launched its "Celebrate the Sauce" campaign to recognize a successful harvest of the tomatoes used to make its organic tomato sauce.

Mission Foods offering recipe program

October 7, 2015

Mission Food's Mission Fresh Ideas program contains recipes focused on food trucks to kids’ menus with corresponding recipes for each theme.

Yum! Brands launches World Hunger Relief effort with spokesperson Christina Aguilera

October 2, 2015

Christina Aguilera spotlights her recent United Nations World Food Program humanitarian trip to Ecuador to raise awareness and funds for 795 million hungry…