Pizza trends of 2012 (so far)

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gluten-free, artisan make it into the mainstream.

Pizza Hut Canada introduces individual gourmet pizzas

June 12, 2012

Pizza Hut Canada has introduced individual gourmet pizzas. The Signature Singles combine an Italian-style thin crust with premium toppings and will be…

Pizza Patrón gives away 120K pizzas for Spanish language promotion

June 11, 2012

Pizza Patrón's controversial "Pizza, por favor" promotion, held June 5, exceeded the company's expectations by about 40,000 pizzas.

Domino's hits $1 billion in digital sales in one year

June 11, 2012

Domino's Pizza is thanking its fans by offering 50 percent off all pizzas ordered online at menu price. The promotion is in celebration of the chain's $…

Restaurants using iPad kiosks for customer loyalty

June 11, 2012

Tablets are replacing traditional restaurant loyalty cards in a new partnership between FavoriteEats and MokiMobility, a cloud-based mobile device management…

Top That! Pizza's new Mexican Pizza features local ingredients

June 8, 2012

Fast casual pizza franchise Top That! Pizza is introducing a new El Pollo Chorizo Mexican Pizza for a limited time at all locations starting June 11. 

Domino's UK launches new soccer-themed mobile app

June 8, 2012

As the UEFA European Football Championship gets underway, Domino's Pizza UK has launched a new mobile app called "Domigoals" that allows users to follow all…

The QR Code – A cheap, green, effective marketing tool for pizza operators

by Jennifer Wright — CFO, Ecovention, LLC

There is a plethora of websites that produce QR codes for URLs quickly, easily and at no cost.

Flippers Pizzeria announces free pies for Father's Day

June 7, 2012

Orlando, Fla.-based Flippers Pizzeria has announced specials for Father's Day, June 17.

Papa John's part of location-based eGift card launch

June 7, 2012

Shopkick, a location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers simply for walking into stores and interacting with products, has selected Giftango as a key…

Slice: The Pizza Challenge event set for July

June 6, 2012

Slice: The Pizza Challenge will make its debut in Los Angeles July 28 and 29.

Domino's CEO: International will far surpass domestic footprint

Company will continue to make significant investments in digital platform.

The Loop Pizza Grill celebrates Father's Day with free meal

June 5, 2012

Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Loop Pizza Grill is offering a free meal to dads this Father's Day with the purchase of any meal (a value of up to $10 dollars).

Pizza Hut launches new sandwich concept

June 5, 2012

Pizza Hut has jumped back into the sandwich space with the launch of its new P'Zolo, which comes in three varieties – Meat Trio, Italian Steak and Buffalo…

Papa Murphy's hosts Facebook grill giveaway

June 5, 2012

Papa Murphy's International launched its "Take 'N' Grill Giveaway" on the company's Facebook page this week. Through July 31, Facebook fans can enter to win…

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten

by Marla Topliff — President, Rosati's Pizza

Learning an important marketing lesson at the age of 7.

Pizza Hut partners with author Jeff Kinney for Book It!

June 4, 2012

Book It!, a national reading incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut, has announced that it has joined with author Jeff Kinney and his book series Diary of a…

CEO: Pie Five will 'change the way people think of pizza'

Pizza Inn's sister concept celebrates first anniversary as part of the growing fast casual space.

Pizza Hut targets Subway with P'Zolo launch

June 1, 2012

Pizza Hut has introduced three new P'Zolo sandwich offerings – Meat Trio, Buffalo Chicken and Italian Steak. The P'Zolos are served with ranch or marinara…

Food innovation burnout at 33,528 feet

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

The term innovation is used more frivolously as it now implies a company is "agile" and "cool."