The power a social media policy plugs into your brand

by Kelly Jensen — Marketing Manager, PAR

Brands without well-researched corporate social media policies for employees are not only leaving employees in the dark, but also potentially exposing…

April restaurant sales best in nearly 3 years

May 17, 2018

For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…

Newly updated FDA resource designed to enhance supply chain food safety

May 16, 2018

Restaurant brands are getting help in ensuring food safety with their supply chain providers now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching a new…

Hepatitis A in restaurant industry: Scary, inaction is scarier

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

Hepatitis A is raising a harrowing spectre over the restaurant industry thanks to its rapid spread and high number of cases, particularly in the eastern half…

Pizza restaurateurs vie for piece of Mother's Day pie

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

The moms are coming and bringing pizza restaurateurs lots of business, according to a recent survey.

ChowNow integrates with Instagram

May 9, 2018

Instagram's "Start Order" button has welcomed a new user as ChowNow joins the photo-sharing platform to allow customers to place orders via Instagram…

Jersey Mike's, Villa Italian Kitchen, Southwest team up to 'WOW' travelers

May 7, 2018

Jersey Mike's, Villa Italian Kitchen and Southwest Airlines partnered Wednesday to help feed Orlando-to-Denver flight passengers. Jersey Mike's and…

$20 NYC-to-LA-delivered pizza? Believe it

JetBlue has partnered with New York City's East Harlem pizzeria, Patsy's, to deliver 350 pizzas per day to New York City pizza-starved residents in L.A.

Veteran restaurateur helps bring pizza truck kiosk to reality

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Pizza truck entrepreneur Bob Stephens reasoned that self-serve kiosks make sense for food trucks, but he had difficulty finding one. He managed to find a…

Pizza Hut turns 60, celebrates milestones with LTO

April 30, 2018

To celebrate its 60th birthday, Pizza Hut has introduced an LTO called the Double Cheesy Crust Pan pizza —  in honor of its stuffed crust and original pan…

Blaze, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Krispy Kreme win big in Harris Poll

April 27, 2018

Blaze Pizza, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Krispy Kreme took home top honors this year in the 30th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of favorite brands.  Here's…

Pizza Patrón: 'Edgy' brand seeks to expand

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

The time may never be better for Pizza Patrón with its mission to promote what it sees as the true "spice of life" -- an edgy multi-cultural take on pizza.

Report: Brick-and-mortar locations still very important, desktop sites too

April 25, 2018

New research from mobile marketing and customer engagement company, Tune, shows that at least in the U.K., brick-and-mortar restaurants and other retail…

Pizza Hut pulls out all stops for NFL draft

April 23, 2018

New NFL sponsor, Pizza Hut, is coming on strong in its initial campaign with the Plano-based Pizza Hut enlisting NFL superstar wide receiver JuJu…

Pizza Hut Museum opens at Wichita State

April 19, 2018

Wichita State University is hosting a grand opening April 25 at its  Pizza Hut Museum on the Innovation Campus, according to a press release.

Compostable pizza box promises restaurateurs cost savings

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

It's round, like the pies it is designed to hold, costs more than cardboard boxes and is made of something that's usually thrown away. But PizzaRound may just…

KFC Ad Director on turning Col. Sanders into brand's 'James Bond'

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

In 2015, deep in a tunnel beneath the "lions and tigers and bears" of the Louisville Zoo where KFC stored its corporate archives, the chicken chain's ad agency…

[LIVE WEBINAR] How Self-Order Kiosks Improve Restaurant Operations & Bottom Line

April 10, 2018

McDonald's found that average check sizes grow $1 when customers order through kiosks, and 20 percent more customers order drinks. These are just two of the…

Domino's entices loyalty membership with mobile game

April 2, 2018

Domino's has introduced a mobile-based game that rewards winners with free pizza as part of its claim that is the "first and only" national pizza…

Lessons learned about restaurant delivery from another kind of 'delivery experience'

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

The restaurant industry is in the midst of a massive $200 billion shift to digital that has become an business imperative for all players who truly want to…