CPK gets in the food truck business

September 28, 2010

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has announced the CPK Mobile Kitchen, providing an innovative spin on catering and allowing the brand to tap into the trendy…

Survey: Restaurants get raw deal with Groupon

A recent study from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University concluded that restaurant businesses fare the worst of all…

15 minutes with Uno Chicago Grill's Rick Hendrie

Uno marketing SVP Hendrie reveals the brand's new limited service strategies, retail solutions and the real reason behind its Chapter 11 filing.

Papa Gino’s rolls out '$6 Pizza Time' promo

September 26, 2010

Papa Gino's is starting to promote a new bundled $6 pizza deal. In a deal seemingly custom-made for fall football and other festivities, customers who buy a…

Leading equity/research company focuses on restaurant industry

September 26, 2010

B. Riley & Co. LLC, a full service broker dealer providing research, investment banking, sales and trading, has announced that it will be expanding its…

CiCi’s resurrects $3.99 anniversary price for fall

September 21, 2010

CiCi's is resurrecting its $3.99 anniversary pricing for about the third time this year. This time, the company portrayed the move as one that will help…

Pizza Hut jumps on translucent ad train

September 19, 2010

Pizza Hut and The Martin Agency have announced a new brand campaign that sets to capture the social and personable essences of contemporaries' ads. Though…

Pizza Patron and Pepsi roll out Mexican bingo promo

September 14, 2010

This year, September's Latin holiday, Fiestas Patrias, has added significance since several Hispanic cultures are celebrating 200 years of independence. In…

NPD reports restaurant visits are down

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September 13, 2010

A slow recovering economy has continued to hit the restaurant industry hard. According to The NPD Group, U.S. restaurant visits have declined for the eighth…

Uno's new menu features ethnic choices, substitutions

September 13, 2010

Uno has revamped its menu to incorporate more ethnic foods and flexible ordering options that showcase healthier substitution items.

Farrelli’s Wood Fire Pizza wins NRA community service award

September 12, 2010

Recognizing restaurants for outstanding community service efforts, the National Restaurant Association has announced the winners of its 2010 Restaurant…

Papa Murphy's unveils special pizza for football season

Take 'n' bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's has debuted a new double-stuffed pepperoni pizza for football season with the tag, "Big games demand a really big…

Pizza Hut launches 2-foot pizza and social media hub

September 8, 2010

Pizza Hut hopes that pizza lovers who believe bigger is better will like its new Big Italy Pizza, which measures nearly 2 feet long and is bigger than two…

Punch Pizza lands college sports endorsement

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September 7, 2010

Another sign that Punch Pizza, a small Neapolitan pizza chain in Minnesota, is playing like the big boys? The company just announced that it’s the official…

Papa John’s leverages NFL sponsorship

September 1, 2010

As the Official Pizza Sponsor of NFL, Papa John's is kicking off its busiest season of the year with an integrated marketing program that targets the largest…

Papa John's picks specialty pizza challenge winner

August 30, 2010

Papa John's pizza fans can now say "bonjour" to the "The Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu" -- the winning pizza in Papa's Specialty Pizza Challenge. Created by…

Six strategies for more profitable pricing

By Rafi Mohammed

Mintel outlines fast casual setbacks

Mintel's recent foodservice survey and report on fast casual echoes what many in the limited service segment already know – the rampant growth of fast casual.

Are we missing something?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

Recently Market Force ran a series of studies with over 4,00 consumers to investigate their attitudes and behaviors around fast casual and family restaurants…

Papa Murphy’s is the crowd favorite, says Zagat

August 24, 2010

Papa Murphy's International has announced that it secured for the second year in a row a spot in Zagat's Annual Fast Food Survey. America's largest take 'n…