Is your restaurant speaking the COVID-19-era customer's language?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The seismic shift that COVID-19 has put on everything about restaurant "life as usual" demands an equally substantial shift in marketing and communication…

Adapting to the new normal: Vendors offer free services to restaurant operators

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Restaurant operators are scurrying to completely revamp operations to meet the needs of a more or less "locked-in" customer through delivery, drive-thru and…

Just when we all needed a break: Pi Day happens

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Anyone with a pulse would probably admit that this has been a rough week, between the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing vitriol of the…

Pizza Hut begins year of resurrected favorites with Big Dipper LTO

March 11, 2020

Pizza Hut is resurrecting its Big Dipper Pizza as an LTO that the brand said is just the first of a series of "fan-favorite comebacks" planned for this year…

Heifer International helps pizza brands help world's hungry

by Liz Ellis — Corporate Brand Partnerships Manager, Heifer International

Pizza brand customers today have made it clear: The restaurants they patronize must also be strong citizens of the world. The global hunger-fighting…

Waste not, want not: 5 tips to trimming restaurant food waste

by Matthew Hollis — President, Elytus

Customers now expect it. Your business benefits from it. The planet demands it. Trimming the food waste your pizza brand generates is no longer an option, but…

Marco's promotes CMO to chief experience officer to grow brand

March 2, 2020

Pizza brand Marco's Franchising, LLC., is promoting its former vice president and CMO. Steve Seyferth. to senior vice president and chief experience officer.

How do I love thee? Increasingly ... with a pizza dough heart

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

By the end of today, pizza restaurateurs everywhere will be seeing hearts in their dreams after spending most of these 24 hours — otherwise known as…

The pizzeria winter doldrums sales stimulation tipsheet

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

While Valentines Day later this week will pick up sales at many pizza brands, there are still the other 364 days of the year that sales must be sustained. Read…

Sunday's National Pizza Day gives upcoming Pi Day some competition

February 7, 2020

As we run up to National Pizza Day on Sunday, it's beginning to appear that this quasi-holiday is starting to give one of the longtime traditional calendar…

Moving from pizza to pistachio doughnuts: Chicago restaurateur says it's a natural

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Ask a pizzaiolo the key to mastering the pie and you'll likely hear it's the dough. Chicago restaurateur Rich Labriola won't argue that point. In fact, he's so…

Einstein Bros makes play for Pizza Day

February 3, 2020

Sunday may officially be National Pizza Day, but that isn't holding a fast casual bagel brand back from throwing its decidedly "hole-y" self into the game.

70% of your customers visit once and never return—here’s how to win them back

It’s been said time and time again—turning a first time visitor into a loyal customer is the ultimate win for any business.

Artichoke Basille's opens Midtown Manhattan store

January 24, 2020

Artichoke Basille's Pizza has opened in Midtown Manhattan at1410 Broadway on 39th Street. The newest addition to the Artichoke Pizza empire is located just a…

Boston's Pizza names marketing lead

January 23, 2020

Casual pizza brand Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar has promoted Katie Borger from senior director of marketing to vice president of marketing…

Pizza Hut uses branded trucks to deliver 30,000 slices during Super Bowl

January 22, 2020

Pizza Hut is descending on Miami in a big way to pull out all the stops for the Feb. 2 Super Bowl as part of the brand's second year as the Official Pizza…

How Domino's connects corporate execs to reality of store life

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Store-level employees are often on the receiving end of corporate dictums that may not always sync with pizza restaurant reality. Enter Domino's Pizza Prep…

Buffalo Chicken pizza returns to convenience stores

January 21, 2020

Convenience store brand Hunt Brothers Pizza has brought its Buffalo Chicken Pizza LTO back to warm up the winter at its partner stores for the thirteenth time…

Domino's celebrates carryout in week of 'double delights'

January 20, 2020

This week packs a double-whammy for pizza restaurateurs in the made-up holidays realm, with National Cheese Day taking place today, followed by National Pie…

Third-party business is booming—but is yours?

Restaurants are becoming more and more dependent on third parties like Yelp, Google and GrubHub to drive business. But these providers sometimes prioritize…