Stevi B’s launches fall menu, promotions

September 17, 2014

Stevi B's Pizza Buffet is expanding its buffet options with a new dessert – the Caramel Apple Pizza.

Gatti’s Pizza offers $4.50 pricing to mark milestone anniversary

September 17, 2014

Pie Five Pizza hooks up with Uber, Texas State Fair for promotion

September 16, 2014

Pie Five Pizza has partnered with the State Fair of Texas, Coca-Cola and Uber to offer two VIP prize packages, each consisting of four general admission…

Blaze Pizza announces a handful of new locations

September 16, 2014

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, today announced that it will soon be opening three new locations in the greater New York/New Jersey area. The company also announced…

Beanstalk Data announces strategic partnership with Olo

September 16, 2014

The partnership brings together Beanstalk's SaaS platform and Olo's digital ordering.

Mood Media integrating location-based marketing capabilities

September 16, 2014

Mood Media is integrating a digital signal into its media players that will allow its customers to deliver location-based marketing content.

Menu trends: Consumers want functionality from their food

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The word 'fresh' is the most powerful driver of menus because it has a connotation that it is real food being served.

Mellow Mushroom sets $100K fundraising goal for No Kid Hungry

September 11, 2014

Throughout September, Mellow Mushroom is joining Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign by raising funds to end childhood hunger. The company has…

Pieology selects PR agency to support growth

September 11, 2014

Pieology has named Morgan Marketing & Public Relations as its PR agency of record.  The Irvine, California-based, full-service marketing and public…

Pizza Patrón's plan to drive traffic includes $3.99 large pizza offer

September 11, 2014

Pizza Patrón is taking the deep discounting environment to a new level with its latest promotion – running through Oct. 1 – in which customers can purchase a…

How to survive the protein craze

Cutting costs by creating limited time offers or new menu items that scale down the serving of animal protein could be interesting to test with consumers.

iPhone mobile payment option opens up opportunity for marketers

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

With Apple's rollout of Apple Pay, now might be a good time for marketers to get to know Passbook.

Pizza Hut launches hunger relief campaign

September 9, 2014

For the eighth consecutive year, Pizza Hut is asking its customers to donate online and in-store to raise funds for the World Hunger Relief campaign to benefit…

Millennials willing to pay more for better, more customizable food

September 9, 2014

The younger generation considers QSRs to be 'dollar food.'

Cardinal International launches fundraiser for National Breast Cancer Foundation

September 8, 2014

Cardinal International, a provider of dinnerware, glassware and flatware, is hosting a fundraiser for the National Breast Cancer Foundation from now through…

Operators donate pizzas to children’s hospitals

September 8, 2014

To mark National Cheese Pizza Day last week, operators from a variety of chains and all members of the American Pizza Community donated free pizzas to…

What are Any’tizers, Tanglers, Frisnacks or Wrappetizers?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Restaurants can sell snacks at premium profit margins and can be more exciting for guests than the traditional core menu.

US Foods honors pizzerias for family-friendly attributes

September 5, 2014

US Foods has named its top five restaurants for family-friendly dining. The restaurants were chosen from US Foods’ customer rosters based on their unique…

Using big data to get a big mobile strategy in place

Operators can now collect valuable information about their customers, find micro segments, create predictive analytics, and pass that value on.

Papa John's launches most extensive social media campaign for NFL season

September 4, 2014

Papa John's has introduced a new integrated advertising and social media campaign to kick off the NFL season this week. Platforms include television, radio…