California pizzeria crowdsources for new recipe

November 28, 2012

La Vera Pizza, a nearly 30-year-old, family-owned Santa Rosa, Calif., pizzeria, is hosting a "celebrity pizza chef" contest this month.

Red food - Blue food

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Is expressing politics worth risking customers?

Domino's Pizza marks Cyber Monday with deal

November 26, 2012

Domino's Pizza is celebrating Cyber Monday today by encouraging shoppers to visit dominos.com, where they can receive a 10-percent discount off all online gift…

Chuck E. Cheese's partners with food banks to help needy

November 26, 2012

Chuck E. Cheese's Dallas-Fort Worth-area (DFW) restaurants will partner with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) and area guests to…

Fine tuning your mobile marketing plan

With almost 50 percent of all searches for restaurants being done by mobile devices, a mobile marketing strategy is no longer just a good idea, but a means for…

How one restaurant brand uses digital menu boards to engage guests

With its new solution, Boloco guests can play games while they wait for their food.

The 5 rules of opt-in marketing

By Jitendra Gupta, CEO of Punchh

CiCi's unit treating Hurricane Sandy victims to Thanksgiving meal

November 20, 2012

The CiCi's Pizza restaurant at 1776 E. Gun Hill Rd., in the Bronx, N.Y., is not only staying open on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, but is also providing a free…

Pizza Hut offering 50-percent mark down for Thanksgiving Eve

November 20, 2012

Pizza Hut is hosting "Red Roof Wednesday" for those seeking a holiday deal on Thanksgiving Eve. On Nov. 21 the chain is offering a 50-percent discount on…

Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen kicks off holiday giveaway promotion

November 19, 2012

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc., announced today its second annual Villa Holiday Giftaway promotion. To celebrate the holiday season, Villa is giving…

Are political statements tarnishing the restaurant industry’s reputation?

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Following statements against Obamacare, brands’ social media conversations are no longer about the food.

Topper's creates new pizza to benefit charities

November 15, 2012

Topper's Pizza stores in Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, Ontario, have introduced the Collingwood General & Marine Spicy Bacon Ranch Chicken pizza, which…

Facebook ordering integration on the rise at restaurants

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Benefits include speed, consumer convenience and upselling capabilities.

Pizza Hut creates calzone-like pizza

November 14, 2012

Earlier this week, Pizza Hut introduced its new Overstuffed Pizza on the brand's social media channels. The offering includes six "jumbo" slices filled with…

Revention integrates online ordering platform with Facebook

November 14, 2012

Revention's online ordering platform, HungerRush, has integrated with Facebook to allow restaurants to offer their Facebook fans another vehicle to order food…

Pizza Hut testing standalone WingStreet concept

November 13, 2012

Pizza Hut's co-branded WingStreet concept, featuring chicken wings and sauces, is about to fly solo.

Casey's Halloween promotion raises $1M for St. Jude

November 13, 2012

Casey's General Stores Inc. raised $1,015,466 during October in support of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This amount surpassed the company's goal of…

Pizza Hut donates 10K books through reading program

November 13, 2012

In celebration of National Young Readers Week Nov.12-16, Pizza Hut and its Book It! Program have selected the winning restaurants in the third annual Book It!

Sbarro's new pizza promo yields 100K new Facebook fans

November 13, 2012

Sbarro introduced its new Neapolitan-style pizza recipe by giving away more than 35,000 free slices throughout October. The slices were delivered nationwide…

Domino's supporting St. Jude

November 12, 2012

Domino's Pizza is about to raise "dough" for the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the hospital's 9th annual Thanks and Giving campaign.