Cicada ... pizza?

May 21, 2021

If you live in any of the Midwestern and Northeastern U.S. states where those creepy little faulty flyers known as cicadas — especially those of the 17-year…

Social issues are big issue in customer loyalty

May 20, 2021

Social issues are top of mind with consumers these days, especially when it comes to brand loyalty.

Ledo Pizza leads Maryland vaccination push

May 14, 2021

Localities across the U.S. are deploying all kinds of incentives to get Americans to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, so American's favored food…

Rebounding on steroids: Lessons learned from former Yum! CEO

While restaurateurs have had their share of setbacks over the last year or more, how brands fare going forward depends very much on how each company executes…

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Minnesota pizza enterprise planning second food truck

April 20, 2021

Pizza Barn, a pizzeria in Princeton, Minnesota, is getting ready to launch a second food truck given the great response its initial food truck has experienced.

Ottawa tavern offers fresh baked pizza from PizzaForno machine

April 19, 2021

The Senate Tavern in Ottawa, Canada now offers personal size pizzas from an automated pizza machine provided by PizzaForno outside its Bank Street and Clarence…

Roots Pizza boost sales with NCR app

April 13, 2021

Roots Pizza, a Chicago pizzeria with four locations and part of the 50 Restaurant Group, has partnered with NCR Corp. to deploy the NCR Engage app.

Dining in 2021: How It Started, How It's Going. What's Next.

The pandemic has no doubt taken its toll on restaurants, but while thousands are struggling, others are reporting gains.

Marco's puts 'precious cargo' in America's backseat

April 9, 2021

There are a couple of pieces of news on the Marco's Pizza front today that will put the brand front-and-center with an expanding pool of consumers, through a…

QSRs' new Holy Grail: 1st-party data

by Dennis Becker — Ceo, Mobivity

Changes are afoot on the fast food marketing landscape in both traditional media and -- starting in 2022 -- on the digital playing field. The question is, has…

How to unblock your restaurant’s loyalty “blind spot”

Learn how your organization can gain visibility into the purchasing preferences of 100% of your diners without the friction of an opt-in process.

DoorDash, Mastercard team up on expanded cardholder benefits

April 2, 2021

Delivery service, DoorDash is partnering with Mastercard to offer World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders complimentary DashPass benefits, according to a…

Spring and pizza specials are in the air

March 31, 2021

As spring rolls in, pizza restaurateurs are rolling out new and often lighter menus to go with the warmer days ahead. At Ledo Pizza, the spring menu launched…

2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers Awards Ceremony

Join us as we announce this year's Fast Casual Top 100 Movers and Shakers.

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Why QSR loyalty marketing misses 95% of diners and what to do about it

You know great loyalty programs can pay off for QSRs. But what many operators don't know is how many customers even the greatest loyalty initiatives miss. This…

CPK official pizza of LA Dodgers

March 17, 2021

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is the official pizza of the World Champions Los Angeles Dodgers through an exclusive multi-year partnership that will bring CPK…

Pizza Hut AR Pac-Man game triggered via pizza box

March 15, 2021

In its latest campaign, Pizza Hut is harkening back to its shared history with those consumers who spent some of their youth in one of strangely roofed stores…

Pizza operators making Pi Day a numbers game

March 12, 2021

That annual celebration of the circle — or at least the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (3.14) — is about to happen Sunday, March 14. The…

Schnatter alleges Papa John's media agency conspired to send him 'out to pasture'

March 4, 2021

In recently opened court documents, Papa John's former CEO John Schnatter took direct aim at the pizza company's former media agency, Laundry Service, for…

A New Way to Work With Third-Party Partners

Many restaurants have chosen to use strictly in-store drivers, while others have chosen to rely on third-party providers. 2021 is ripe for a hybrid trend to…