Effective marketing on a shoestring budget

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

People are three to four times more likely to buy from you if they know you.

Travel + Leisure ranks best U.S. cities for pizza

March 5, 2013

Travel + Leisure has come up with its 20 best U.S. cities for pizza. Below is a summarization.

Customer demand prompts return of Hunt Brothers' Buffalo Chicken Pizza

March 5, 2013

Hunt Brothers Pizza has brought back its Buffalo Chicken Pizza for March, prompted by popular demand.

Mobile apps strengthen brand-consumer relationships

A branded mobile app provides a direct link to loyal customers and provides new and powerful customer-level data.

Domino's delivers fire safety tips through March

March 4, 2013

Domino's Pizza has partnered with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for its annual fire safety campaign during March. Throughout the month…

Little Caesars promotion banks on March Madness Cinderella

March 4, 2013

Little Caesars is offering basketball fans a chance to receive a free order of Crazy Bread at participating restaurants on April 8 if the NCAA Men's Basketball…

Domino's pan pizza resonating with customers

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company had a record international growth in 2012.

OpenTable introduces app for Facebook sharing

March 1, 2013

OpenTable has launched a new Facebook app, "Places I've Eaten." The new app makes it easy for people to share their dining history, favorite restaurants and…

Domino's New Zealand launches real-time feedback app

March 1, 2013

A new app allowing customers to rate their feedback in real time on Facebook has been introduced by Domino's Pizza New Zealand.

California Pizza Kitchen introduces new beverage menu

February 28, 2013

California Pizza Kitchen has launched a new beverage series that includes wine flights, new craft beer offerings and the introduction of a Diet Pepsi Mixology…

Domino's UK debuts fan-created Chimichurri pizza

February 28, 2013

Domino's stores across the United Kingdom now feature the Chimichurri pizza. The item was created by Maria Tyrrell from High Wycombe, UK, who won a national…

Uncle Maddio's giving away free chili samples today

February 28, 2013

In celebration of National Chili Day today, Feb. 28, Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will give away free samples of its chili throughout the day.

Papa John's global net openings at a 10-year high

The company is also making investments in its technology and POS infrastructure designed to help units operate at peak performance.

Papa John's UK ramps up customer loyalty program

February 26, 2013

Papa John's is heavily investing in its Papa Rewards loyalty program in the United Kingdom, including through a new four-week "customer acquisition program…

Pizza operators advised to throw out expert advice, conventional wisdom

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Owner/operator/consultant Michael Shepherd believes mid-sized and smaller systems will need a long time to recover from big chains' deep discounting.

SPIN! offers vouchers to make up for blizzard closings

February 25, 2013

Five of SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza restaurants were forced to close last Thursday because of a blizzard that blew through Kansas City, Mo.

Domino's New Zealand rolls out sliders

February 25, 2013

Taking a page from its India system, Domino's Pizza in New Zealand has introduced a four-pack of individual pizzas.

Integrated mobile wallet allows customers to pay at the table

February 25, 2013

Paydiant, a provider of a cloud-based mobile wallet and offer-redemption platform, today announced that Menusoft has integrated the Paydiant mobile wallet…

Detroit Style Pizza Co. launches mobile app

February 22, 2013

Detroit Style Pizza Co. has introduced its new mobile app, which can be downloaded now on iPhone and Android smartphones. The free app, developed by Revention…

New app puts restaurant customers in control of music

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Roqbot allows customers to select the music played while they eat.