Yum! expects China recovery to take 6 to 9 months

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

KFC and Pizza Hut U.S. sales soft in Q1; attributed to lack of innovation and value compared to competition.

Patxi's Pizza hosting Boston Marathon fundraiser

April 24, 2013

Patxi's Pizza announced it will donate 10 percent of all proceeds from lunch, dinner, dine-in, carryout and delivery sales on May 2 to One Fund Boston, a…

Pizza Hut goes after gamers with Xbox ordering app

April 23, 2013

Microsoft and Pizza Hut claim this is the first branded app to offer the ability of purchasing goods straight from a gaming console.

Domino's social media campaign earns advertising award

April 22, 2013

Domino's Pizza's Voter Bootcamp social media campaign, created to complement the 2012 Presidential Election, has earned a Gold ADDY Award from then…

Peter Piper Pizza unveils new design to appeal to younger generations

April 22, 2013

Phoenix-based Peter Piper Pizza has unveiled a new restaurant design created to appeal to young families.

Count the restaurant industry among 'the helpers'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

As Boston and Texas taught us this week, when the dust of a tragedy clears, restaurants always find a way to pitch in.

Papa John's launches campaign to fight childhood cancer

April 19, 2013

Papa John's has launched its Homers for Heroes campaign to fight childhood cancer. The chain will donate $100 for every homerun hit by a Louisville (Ky.) Bats…

Lipton offers Tea Makeover to boost beverage sales

April 19, 2013

Lipton hopes its new Tea Makeover will make it easier than ever for restaurants — from large chains to small independent brands — to sell and market tea to…

5 ways to turn customer complaints into incremental sales

Complaints can represent an opportunity for QSRs and fast casuals to bake social media deeper into the fabric of their organization and become more nimble.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor testing smoothies

April 18, 2013

Shakey's Pizza Parlor announced on its Facebook page that it is testing strawberry/banana and mango smoothies.

Toppers turns to Vine for Topperstix promotion

April 18, 2013

Toppers Pizza will be utilizing Vine to help celebrate its Worldwide Topperstix Day April 20 by giving its loyal customers the chance to call the shots.

Subway, Papa John's ads resonate with Millennials, Gen Xers

April 17, 2013

New data released today by Nielsen shows that the top restaurant ads for Millennials in the first quarter were from Subway, Taco Bell and Sonic.

Carville, Matalin to discuss gov't issues facing restaurateurs at Fast Casual Exec Summit

April 16, 2013

James Carville and Mary Matalin, Washington D.C.’s most high-profile political couple, will bring a fiery conversation about how Washington is affecting the…

Dine Out For No Kid Hungry registration now open

April 16, 2013

More than 16 million children in America struggle with hunger, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, and this September, thousands of…

Domino's Pizza UK 'likes' Facebook's ad exchange service

April 16, 2013

When Facebook first introduced its ad exchange service (FBX) at the end of 2012, Domino's Pizza UK was one of the first companies to sign up. The service, says…

Pie Five CEO: Fast casual pizza category fills a void

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

By finding the right equipment, the brand has combined individualized, customized and fast.

The secret to word of mouth marketing: No one person behind the curtain can do it all

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

In 1939, few movie characters were scarier than the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion were terrified by the specter of the…

Minsky's Pizza marks anniversary with new beer

April 12, 2013

Minsky's Pizza has officially launched its new Burlesque Lager this week in Kansas City, Mo. The beer is on tap at the brand's 13 Kansas City metro area…

Hunt Brothers launches two new NASCAR promotions

April 12, 2013

Hunt Brothers Pizza introduced two auto racing-themed contests this week as part of its primary partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR).

The problem with marketing to social media 'influencers'

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

Everyone wants to be a social media influencer these days, right? Can you imagine how excited I was when received this email message from Klout and the brand…