How to romance customers out of Valentine's Day dollars

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Coming up with attractive and creative Valentine's Day promos can be a challenge when nearly every restaurant on the planet is competing for the consumer’s…

Uncle Maddio's promotion checks all the right boxes

February 9, 2017

Everybody has a little artist or inventor inside, and Uncle Maddio's latest promotion taps directly into that creative spirit. The chain's national…

Happy Pizza Day ... particularly you, Texas, Michigan

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

Pizza Marketplace wishes you a Happy Pizza Day. And just for kicks, we thought we'd share a little list that Welcomemat Services sent our way about which…

Pie Five opens restaurant No.100

February 7, 2017

Pie Five is opening its 100th location this week in Independence, Missouri, according to a news release from Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group.

Blimpie's resurrects fast food of Roman gladiators

February 6, 2017

Blimpie's is hoping to slay the competition with an Italian street food that dates back to the time of gladiators in ancient Rome, according to a news release. 

Donatos debuts iOS app

February 3, 2017

It only takes three taps to reorder from Donatos Pizza via its new mobile iOS app, now available on all Apple devices, according to a press release.

Pizza Hut puts the PJs back in pizza night

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

Pizza and PJs just go together, and in the U.K. Pizza Hut is making that perfectly acceptable, even if diners choose dining out over delivery.

Big brands hoping to score with a variety of marketing tactics on Super Bowl Sunday

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

Brands will fight for their piece of the pie on what the USDA describes as the  No. 2 food holiday of the year. Fifteen percent —  or about 48 million people …

Snow, sweets and Super Bowl: February is a marketer's dream

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

From Super Bowl Sunday to Valentine’s Day Tuesday, February may be the dead of winter in the Northern hemisphere, but this second month of the year is still…

MOD Pizza celebrates 200th location

January 25, 2017

MOD Super Fast Pizza is opening its 200th location this month, according to a press release. To celebrate, the concept is hosting an event at the 200th unit in…

Seizing the media opp: Tricky, but potentially very rewarding

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

Brand promotional opportunities are everywhere for the restaurant industry, and there may be no better examples of that than two national news events this week…

4 Facebook factors to face down for maximum brand impact

by Seshu Madabushi — Founder & CEO, mKonnekt

With 1.8 billion active users each month, nearly one-third of whom are in that golden 25-to-34 demographic, Facebook is a potential source of restaurant gold…

4 functional factors fueling pizzeria design trends

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

Three pizza brands that have recently implemented redesigns make it clear that industry changes are driving some of the most popular design trends.

Pizza Inn logo gets whole new mojo

January 18, 2017

A little more than two years after 58-year-old brand Pizza Inn resurrected its vintage JoJo mascot, the little fellow is getting a makeover, according to a…

Stevi B's puts lotsa pasta on pies

January 17, 2017

Lotsa pasta is on the menu at Stevi B's over the next few months when the chain's traditional pizza pies become pasta-fied as part of the brand's Pasta Palooza…

Pizza Express UAE turns problem into profit with WiFi

January 16, 2017

After hearing customer complaints of spotty WiFi coverage in PizzaExpress UAE locations, the brand partnered with Purple and CDW to install a solution that not…

UK Pizza Hut delivering 'mood-enhancing' pizza on 'Blue Monday'

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

In case you're unable to roll out of bed this time of year and didn't know it, this coming Monday is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year…

Fishbowl links with Android Pay for easy loyalty and coupon redemption

January 10, 2017

Fishbowl, a customer engagement platform provider for the restaurant industry, has announced an integration with Android Pay to provide easy loyalty, coupon…

Sleep talkers beware: Alexa is listening for your restaurant reorders

Amazon Prime members can now voice-order meals through Amazon Restaurants on Alexa-enabled devices,

Little Caesars real winner of world's first texting tug-of-war

January 6, 2017

Free Little Caesars pizza was the reward for the world's first stadium-sized, rope-burn free tug-of-war game in Florida. And yet, the pizza chain itself may be…