Villa Italian Kitchen marks Nat'l Pizza Month with free slices

October 2, 2013

To celebrate National Pizza Month this October, Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen will host its fourth annual Have a Slice Day pizza giveaway, offering new and…

Delivering more than pizza

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

With the holidays around the corner, think creatively about using delivery to achieve something great.

California pizzeria named Zagat's best in the U.S.

October 1, 2013

Michael's Pizzeria in Long Beach, Calif., has been named the "Best Pizzeria" in the U.S., according to Zagat. Michael's was also named Los Angeles' "Best…

Pizza Hut unveils whole-wheat pizza for school lunch program

October 1, 2013

In time for National School Lunch Week, Oct. 14-18, Pizza Hut has introduced a new, 51-percent whole-wheat pizza as part of its school lunch program. The new…

Papa John's adds family-sized cookie to menu

October 1, 2013

To celebrate National Cookie Month, Papa John's has introduced a new family-sized chocolate chip cookie. The cookies are cut into eight slices and served warm.

Solving the fake online review problem through mobile customer engagement

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

New York regulators have had enough of fake online customer reviews. Last week, Eric Schneiderman, the state’s attorney general, slapped 19 companies with…

Revention integrates with Valutec Card Solutions rewards program

September 30, 2013

Revention and Valutec, a full-service provider of Gift Card and Loyalty services, have announced Revention's integration with Valutec's Rewards program.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid author pens book for Pizza Hut program

September 30, 2013

Pizza Hut will kick off its annual Book It! Program Oct. 1 with a story written by Jeff Kinney specifically for the campaign.

Foodservice certification set for national expansion

September 30, 2013

Committed to winning America's fight against diabetes, obesity and other diet-related diseases, the United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC) has announced…

How tablets are changing the dining experience

Tableside tablet developers recently reported a month-to-month growth rate of 35 percent in adoption by restaurants.

Do you know your customer loyalty quotient?

Customers buy 20 percent more product and also accelerate purchase frequency by 20 percent when motivated by a reward.

Chuck E. Cheese's augmented reality app earns recognition

September 25, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's first-ever mobile app, Chuck E.'s Say Cheese!, has been recognized as a Mobile Excellence Awards finalist in the Best Entertainment Related…

Toppers on track to break fundraising record for hunger organization

September 25, 2013

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza is on track to break its fundraising record for domestic hunger relief organization Feeding America.

Minimum wage strikes doing little harm to pizza brands

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The minimum wage strikes permeating throughout the restaurant industry continue to grow, with employees in nearly 60 cities protesting right before Labor Day…

Pizza Hut adds Hulu incentive to hunger fundraiser

September 24, 2013

For the seventh consecutive year, Pizza Hut is hosting a fundraiser for the World Hunger Relief Campaign. The effort runs through Nov. 9, and the pizza chain…

The Loop Pizza Grill rewards kids for Jaguars games

September 24, 2013

Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Loop Pizza Grill will host a kids-eat-free promotion each Monday night following a Jaguars' Sunday home game. The offer is valid…

Top-your-own Neapolitan pizza concept debuts

September 23, 2013

Social Life Pizza, a craft-your-own Neapolitan-style pizza concept, marked its debut with last week's opening in San Diego.

Pinterest to test business ads

September 20, 2013

Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann sent a message to users this week about the site's new test promoting certain business ads.

Hungry Howie's joins fight against breast cancer for 5th year

September 20, 2013

Hungry Howie's will host its fifth annual "Love, Hope & Pizza" campaign throughout October to raise money and awareness of breast cancer. During the month…

Facebook: How to win at Facebook marketing

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

In this week's episode of the Social Restaurant Podcast, I interview Mike Gingerich —  one of the leading strategists in teh Midwest focused on Facebook…