Papa John's celebrates national champs with promotional pizza box

June 25, 2013

Louisville, Ky.-based Papa John's is celebrating its hometown NCAA basketball champion Louisville Cardinals with a special pizza box. The box is red with the…

Hunt Brothers launches first-ever Hawaiian pizza

June 25, 2013

Hunt Brothers Pizza is sending one lucky family on a vacation for four to Hawaii as part of this summer's launch of its new Hawaiian pizza.

Domino's launches Spanish-language campaign highlighting franchisees

June 24, 2013

Domino's Pizza has launched a Spanish-language campaign highlighting the story of franchisee Mauricio "Reece" Arroyave. He began with the company handing out…

Papa John's signs Jerome 'The Bus' Bettis as franchisee

June 21, 2013

Papa John's has signed on former NFL running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis as its newest franchisee. Bettis, in partnership with Bajco Group, now owns three…

5 must-have features on a restaurant website

If a customer can't find your restaurant, they aren't going to eat there — make all of your contact info visible on every page, and that includes phone and…

Pizza Ranch leverages mission, menu to differentiate itself

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company required franchisees to add its gluten-free pizza this year, a response that came directly from guest demand.

Pizza Ranch hosting road trip promotion for Facebook fans

June 18, 2013

Pizza Ranch has launched an interactive sweepstakes for its Facebook fans in time for the summer. The Great Pizza Ranch Road Trip Sweepstakes takes place now…

Everyone is a millennial, and engaging them is not an option!

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Phew! I can't believe it's almost a month since this year's NRA Show (yeah, that one!) and the Marketing Executives Group meeting in Chicago. I love both…

Boston Pizza unveils new ribs, 'Ribneck' marketing campaign

June 18, 2013

Boston Pizza has launched new, slow-roasted pork back ribs and a marketing campaign inspired by rib culture.

Pizza Ranch's vice president of Marketing talks menu trends

Cody Pierce, Pizza Ranch’s vice president of Marketing, took the time to discuss with PizzaMarketplace why focusing on “seasonality” is important, what menu…

Report: Limited-service restaurants fighting harder for customers

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

According to a new report from the National Restaurant Association, concepts are adding off-peak hours, off-premise business and retail options as…

Domino's taps artists to dress up old logo on Pinterest

June 17, 2013

As Domino's Pizza's new logo is rolled out across the system, the company has launched a new program to save its old logo materials from landfills and put them…

Papa John's settles text spam lawsuit for $16.5M

June 17, 2013

The class action lawsuit filed against Papa John's last year over illegal spam text messages has been settled for $16.5 million.

Pizza Hut jumps on board flatbread trend

June 17, 2013

Pizza Hut today introduced a new style of pizza to add to its portfolio of thin crust, pan crust and stuffed crust. The Firebaked Style Flatbread Pizzas, now…

Engaged customers are 10 times more likely to visit a restaurant

To be most effective, communications have to be ongoing and not limited to when a customer dines.

GeekBeat.TV interviews Yelp exec

The hosts of GeekBeat.TV chat with Darnell Holloway of Yelp about how restaurant owners can use the customer reviews to attract and retain customers.

Chuck E. Cheese's photo contest encourages kids to get active

June 13, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's has launched its new summer promotion, the Power Their Play Challenge. The contest was launched in conjunction with the brand's Yogurt…

Flippers Pizzeria hosting Father's Day celebration

June 13, 2013

Florida-based Flippers Pizzeria is offering dads an offer for Father's Day, June 16. Fathers will receive a free MyPie Specialty Pizza with the purchase of any…

How can restaurant operators manage a world of 'big data?'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Concerns remain about how to turn all of that information into actionable items.

Papa John's offers BOGO deal for Father's Day

June 12, 2013

Papa John's is celebrating Father's Day, or "Papa's Day," with a BOGO promotion. Customers will receive a free large pizza of equal or lesser value when they…