Facebook ordering integration on the rise at restaurants

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Benefits include speed, consumer convenience and upselling capabilities.

Pizza Hut creates calzone-like pizza

November 14, 2012

Earlier this week, Pizza Hut introduced its new Overstuffed Pizza on the brand's social media channels. The offering includes six "jumbo" slices filled with…

Revention integrates online ordering platform with Facebook

November 14, 2012

Revention's online ordering platform, HungerRush, has integrated with Facebook to allow restaurants to offer their Facebook fans another vehicle to order food…

Pizza Hut testing standalone WingStreet concept

November 13, 2012

Pizza Hut's co-branded WingStreet concept, featuring chicken wings and sauces, is about to fly solo.

Casey's Halloween promotion raises $1M for St. Jude

November 13, 2012

Casey's General Stores Inc. raised $1,015,466 during October in support of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This amount surpassed the company's goal of…

Pizza Hut donates 10K books through reading program

November 13, 2012

In celebration of National Young Readers Week Nov.12-16, Pizza Hut and its Book It! Program have selected the winning restaurants in the third annual Book It!

Sbarro's new pizza promo yields 100K new Facebook fans

November 13, 2012

Sbarro introduced its new Neapolitan-style pizza recipe by giving away more than 35,000 free slices throughout October. The slices were delivered nationwide…

Domino's supporting St. Jude

November 12, 2012

Domino's Pizza is about to raise "dough" for the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the hospital's 9th annual Thanks and Giving campaign.

Loop Pizza Grill dishing out savings

November 12, 2012

The Loop Pizza Grill is giving customers who purchase a gift card valued at $25 or more a free $5-gift card as well as a holiday savings book with six months…

Pizza Patrón launches 'Ponte La Diez' campaign

November 9, 2012

Pizza Patrón has kicked off a co-branded promotion, "Ponte La Diez" or "Wear the 10," with Pepsi that is scheduled to run through the end of the year.

Pizza Rustica launches 390-calorie Skinny Pizza

November 9, 2012

Pizza Rustica has introduced a 390-calorie "Skinny Pizza."

Uno Chicago Grill taps Chef Andrew Zimmern to create new offerings

November 9, 2012

UNO Chicago Grill has introduced a new line of family-size pizzas available for takeout only. As part of this launch, UNO's has teamed up with Services for the…

Figaro's honoring veterans with free pizza

November 9, 2012

Figaro's Italian Pizza Inc. will mark Veteran's Day Nov. 11 with free medium, one-topping pizzas for any current or former member of the U.S. armed forces.

Restaurant industry steps up franchising incentives for military veterans

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Chains are actively recruiting veterans with startup discounts to reintegrate them into the workforce.

Restaurants try to balance Millennial trends with other segments

November 7, 2012

According to a new report from market research firm Technomic, restaurant operators are increasingly tasked with making a connection to the influential…

Pizza Hut franchisee expands smaller model

November 7, 2012

NPC International Inc., the world's largest Pizza Hut franchisee, reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended Sept. 25, including a 1.3 percent…

5 ways to grow your off-premise catering sales

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

Delivery of your product will make or break your catering program: Invest in safe vehicles, showcase your brand on those vehicles and purchase…

Detroit Lions join Happy's Pizza coat campaign

November 6, 2012

For the 4th consecutive year, Happy's Pizza is joining forces with Greater Grace Temple in Detroit for its Happy's Coats for Kids campaign. This year, Detroit…

California Pizza Kitchen launches holiday rewards program

November 6, 2012

California Pizza Kitchen has brought back its holiday rewards program in which those who purchase $100 or more in CPK gift cards — plastic or electronic — will…

Linking social media to loyalty programs can even the playing field

How one small chain changed the anonymous Twitterverse into a ripe platform from which to harvest one-to-one digital customer relationships.