Papa John's chicken & waffle pie coming to North America

February 22, 2019

Papa John's turned to its customers to drum up its latest pizza creation. They chose something few might predict: Chicken & Waffles pizza. 

Global food delivery app market to soar nearly 28% by 2023

February 19, 2019

By 2023, the global food delivery mobile app market that was put at $3.78 billion in 2017 should grow to a whopping $16.61 billion in value, which is a…

Dippin' Dots exec gives out the scoop on 'Ice Cream of the Future's' future

In this week's podcast, Dippin' Dots gives listeners an inside look at how the brand uses the power of diversification to further sales and market reach, while…

Blaze tests bigger pies, delivery, in possible run-up to IPO by 2021

February 15, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is testing large 14-inch pizzas as part of a campaign to grow its digital delivery and carryout business, a news release said. In fact…

Pizza brands take the season to heart

February 11, 2019

Take-and-bake brand, Papa Murphy's, is among the pizza purveyors this year putting heart-shaped pies out this Valentine's Day, to reel in some customer love.

Coolgreens VP talks about brand's growth beyond its Central US borders in 2019

Oklahoma-based Coolgreen's occupies the "hot seat" as today's featured interview subject, via its VP of Operations Todd Madlener, while Networld Media Group VP…

Food sensor company maps world's peanut, gluten-free restaurant dishes

February 8, 2019

Food sensor company, Nima, has launched an online tool that lists gluten-free and peanut-free dishes at chain restaurants. The tool springs from a large…

&pizza is in the house ... the US House

February 7, 2019

&pizza has joined with food service and facilities management company, Sodexo, and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House (CAO) to open a location…

Foodservice Packaging Institute: Restaurateurs struggle for options to single-use packaging

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

There may never have been a more contentious time for restaurant brands when it comes to their dependence on single-use packaging. Read on for news about what…

Papa John's 'Pick our next Pizza' campaign focuses on interaction, innovation

February 5, 2019

A day after announcing the brand would be getting a nice $200 million cash infusion from turnaround company, Starboard Value LP, Louisville-based Papa John's…

Why Domino's 'offensive game' may be big winner Super Bowl Sunday

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

How does a pizza brand really use Super Bowl Sunday pizza orders to break into a cache of new customers? Domino's offensive game this Sunday appears to be a…

Squaring the square: White Castle VP tells how brand develops new slider spin-offs

In this podcast, White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson tells how the brand keeps innovating on that famous little square of beef, while Blockchain Tech…

Domino's Saudi Arabia more accurately delivers via what3words

January 30, 2019

Location technology company, what3words, has partnered with Domino's Pizza to improve deliveries in Saudi Arabia, a news release said. The relationship enables…

Is your supply chain management system really 'app' to the job?

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

Inventory and problem-spotting as you go, massive time and money savings, and just maybe a restaurant staff mood-improving makeover: These are some of the…

Smashburger franchisee to reveal how mobile marketing led to increased sales

January 29, 2019

Standing out and attracting a greater share of customers is a never-ending challenge for all QSR and fast casual restaurants. And a couple of circumstances — a…

Oregon pot-seller angles in on Super Bowl pizza business

January 29, 2019

A Rhododendron, Oregon marijuana dispensary wants some of all that pizza delivery action pizza brands will be netting Super Bowl Sunday. That's why Mt. Hood…

Pilot Flying J, Papa Murphy's give free pizza for the road or home oven

January 25, 2019

Not everyone will be spending Super Bowl Sunday next weekend sitting in front of a TV, and for those who have to hit the road Sunday, Pilot Flying J is…

CPK revamps, improves rewards program

January 24, 2019

California Pizza Kitchen today said it will launch an enhanced rewards program on Jan. 29 featuring more rewards, including free entrées, early access to new…

Pizza Hut pulls out all the stops for Super Bowl

January 23, 2019

Pizza Hut is taking advantage of its status as NFL sponsor to offer Hut Rewards deals on Super Bowl gameday gear, which the brand said in a news release is the…

Cicis partners with 'Turtles' to prompt families out of their winter shells

January 22, 2019

This Tuesday, Jan. 22, is the beginning of weekly Rise of the Turtles Tuesdays at Cicis. The buffet pizza brand is partnering with Nickelodeon's Rise of the…