A romantic pizza from Giordano's is available even for single cat lovers on Valentine's Day

January 22, 2015

The pizza of love is available from Feb. 9 - 15.

Mazzio's, Wing Run Wings cobranding 11 flavors of wings

January 22, 2015

Mazzio’s Italian Eatery is cobranding with Wing Run Wings to offer a choice of new boneless or traditional wings in a in 11 different flavors.

Best practices for developing, deploying a mobile app for your brand

Your app is an extension of your brand, and an app with sub-par design or functionality can do serious damage to that brand.

Villa Italian Kitchen announces winner of $3,000 sweepstakes

January 20, 2015

Morristown, New Jersey-based Villa Italian Kitchen today announced the winner of its Holiday Wish & Win Sweepstakes and the grand prize of $3,000.

Chuck E. Cheese promo offering Amazon gift card, free tickets

January 19, 2015

Chuck E. Cheese's is giving kids free tickets and a chance to "Do the Chuck E." dance with the store's own mascot. Kids can perform the dance every hour during…

Stevi B's adds game day, family-friendly offers

January 19, 2015

Atlanta-based Stevi B's has introduced a number of customer promotions starting this month.

How restaurants are using gamification to increase engagement in loyalty apps

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurants are discovering the power of leveraging apps, loyalty programs and games to engage customers and drive traffic.

Zomato acquires Urbanspoon

January 13, 2015

The deal marks restaurant search app Zomato's entrance into North America. Zomato is now active in 22 countries.

How one independent pizzeria survived growing pains

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Getting noticed is a challenge, you have to offer something truly great and differentiate yourself in several ways, says CEO of Louisville-based Loui Loui's.

RedBrick Pizza announces expansion campaign for Nebraska

January 6, 2015

RedBrick Pizza is launching an expansion campaign aimed at adding more than a dozen restaurants in Nebraska over the next three years.

Pie Five adding chicken and veggie option to lineup

January 6, 2015

Pie Five is adding Chicken & Veggie Pie -- which weighs in at just 100 calories per slice -- to its menu through February 15.

Smithfield: vast majority of our sows out of gestation crates

January 6, 2015

The Humane Society is praising Smithfield's progress, and urging Hormel and Seaboard to step up their efforts.

Papa John's rolls out New Years' BOGO

January 5, 2015

Papa John's customers who order any large pizza at regular menu price will receive another large one-topping pizza free now through January 28.

Domino's Pizza sponsors small business podcast

January 5, 2015

Domino's Pizza will continue to sponsor "Small Talk with Mark S. Lee," which focuses on small-business development.

Hungry Howie's Pizza introduces Loaded Baked Potato Pizza Crust LTO

January 5, 2015

Hungry Howie's Pizza has unveiled its latest limited-time offer, the Loaded Baked Potato flavored pizza crust, available through March.

Independent pizzerias leverage local ingredients, marketing to compete with big chains

by Holly Freeland — Freelance Journalist, Pizzamarketplace.com

For independent operators, it's important to understand futures and have a good relationship with distributors and manufacturers to best manage food costs.

NRA announces BAR event

December 30, 2014

The National Restaurant Association is expanding its beverage and alcohol program at the spring NRA show.

Mobivity adds former Papa John's exec to management team

December 30, 2014

Mobivity Holdings Corp., a provider of smart receipt marketing solutions and mobile marketing technologies, has appointed Donna Mitchell as its SVP of…

How to choose the best rewards for your loyalty program

by Bob Leonard — Owner, Bolen

It's important to set the minimum purchase amount at a reasonable level so customers don’t get frustrated that they are never earning punches and thus feel…

Pieology Pizzeria adds gift card options

December 23, 2014

Pieology Pizzeria has announced that gift cards are now available for in-store purchase at all locations. The reloadable gift cards are available in any…