Papa John's donation lowers ticket price for Louisville's bowl game

December 18, 2012

Louisville, Ky.-based Papa John's has made a donation to the University of Louisville to help offset high ticket prices for the Sugar Bowl BCS game in New…

Pizzerias land on Urbanspoon's 2012 'most popular new restaurant' list

December 17, 2012

Urbanspoon, a mobile restaurant discovery application and reservation management system, released its list of America's Most Popular New Restaurants of 2012…

What to expect in the pizza segment in 2013

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Digital technologies will be a major focus in the New Year.

Hungry Howie's raises $275K for breast cancer foundation

December 13, 2012

Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs Inc.'s fundraising efforts for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. yielded $275,000 this year. The company's Love, Hope…

Restaurant promotions mark 12.12.12

December 12, 2012

Because today's date — 12.12.12 — is the last major numerical date using the Gregorian or Christian calendar until Jan. 1, 3001, some restaurant brands are…

Points-based mobile loyalty service now available for small operators

December 12, 2012

A new subscription-based loyalty service once available to only large businesses is now ready for smaller and single-location businesses, including restaurants.

Pizza segment's 2012 highlighted by expansion, mobile

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Commodities, rebranding efforts and social media initiatives are also big non-food stories from this year.

Check average UP with waist line DOWN ...

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Offering a discount to anyone who has half of their entrée boxed for take-home immediately when served avoids the dreaded sharing of one dish and also promotes…

Millennial Hispanics have large influence on foodservice trends

December 11, 2012

Sixty-five percent of U.S. Hispanics are Millenials, ages 22 to 35. Consequently, this specific demographic is expected to significantly influence the ethnic…

Food advertising protests endanger TV for kids

by Barry Klein — Marketing Directo, Go Roma

If some parents are happy to abrogate their responsibility for setting rules for their children's eating habits, they are not going to be happy when there is…

Gluten-free tops pizza menu trends in 2012

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Chicken pizza toppings have increased 26 percent in the past three years.

Uncle Maddio's rewards return customers with free meal

December 6, 2012

Uncle Maddio's is hosting a customer appreciation "Bounce Back" day all day today and Dec. 7. As part of the promotion, customers who order their favorite…

Sbarro rolls out Italian staples for the holidays

December 6, 2012

Drawing inspiration from the Italian tradition of the holiday feast, Sbarro has introduced a limited time white pizza and Italian cookies.

Marco's Pizza franchisee hosts campaign to support homeless

December 5, 2012

A total of 12 Marco's Pizza locations in Colorado will act as collection sites on Dec. 12 for the inaugural "No Socks To Work Day," a campaign to collect socks…

Facebook post inspires Pizza Hut perfume

December 5, 2012

Pizza Hut Perfume, a new fragrance from Pizza Hut, has been introduced in Canada, and features notes of baked, hand-tossed dough.

CETW: Keynote Paul Price on social media

Paul Price, CEO of Creative Realities, discusses how technology is getting better, cheaper and faster - and how the rate of change is accelerating, and why it…

Why technology is the most effective way to grow your business

by Duessa Holscher — marketing, Granbury Restaurant Solutions

At every stage of your restaurant's growth, different technologies have a role to play.

Pizza Persona marks anniversary with $2 pizza deal

December 4, 2012

Jeffrey Zucker and James Kinnaird, the founders of Chicago's Pizza Persona, are offering two deals in celebration of the brand's first anniversary.

Domino's UK crowdsources for new pizza

December 4, 2012

The People's Pizza will be featured on Domino's Pizza UK menus in 2013. The pizza was created by 37-year-old Maria Tyrrell, who was the grand prize winner of a…

Restaurant industry dominates year's 'PR disaster' list

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Five out of 10 2012 public relations nightmares were related to restaurants.