Pizza brands fill up hearts, grocery carts with incentives for orders

April 1, 2020

Philosopher Francis Bacon, once famously said, "If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain."

Pizza Hut puts 'contactless' deal in play

April 1, 2020

Like most brands working to maintain sales during the pandemic, Pizza Hut is working to make deals to meet the needs of customers forced to stay at home…

Leading your pizza brand through the pandemic: Expert's top tips

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Now is the time for pizza brand leaders to summon all the courage and call on all the brainpower they possess to ensure their businesses make it to the "other…

Papa John's pulls Papadia 'Yoga' ad after US Hindu leader's complaint

Papa John's said it is removing its so-called "Yoga" ad for Papadia sandwiches after complaints from a U.S. Hindu leader that it is offensive to the religion…

Online service launched for COVID-19 communications help

March 25, 2020

Despite, and also because of, the restrictions placed on restaurant businesses by the fight to end the spread of COVID-19, operators must continue to…

Major media industry player steps up to help restaurants

March 24, 2020

The restaurant industry is getting some public service announcement assistance from the television and newspaper industry. Cincinnati, Ohio-based media…

Fresh Brothers Pizza takes it to the 'next level' with Jumanji

March 24, 2020

Fresh Brothers Pizza is catering to its sheltered-in-place customers with a movie night bundle package that include a large one-topping pizza, six fresh knots…

Is your restaurant speaking the COVID-19-era customer's language?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The seismic shift that COVID-19 has put on everything about restaurant "life as usual" demands an equally substantial shift in marketing and communication…

Adapting to the new normal: Vendors offer free services to restaurant operators

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Restaurant operators are scurrying to completely revamp operations to meet the needs of a more or less "locked-in" customer through delivery, drive-thru and…

Just when we all needed a break: Pi Day happens

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Anyone with a pulse would probably admit that this has been a rough week, between the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing vitriol of the…

Pizza Hut begins year of resurrected favorites with Big Dipper LTO

March 11, 2020

Pizza Hut is resurrecting its Big Dipper Pizza as an LTO that the brand said is just the first of a series of "fan-favorite comebacks" planned for this year…

Heifer International helps pizza brands help world's hungry

by Liz Ellis — Corporate Brand Partnerships Manager, Heifer International

Pizza brand customers today have made it clear: The restaurants they patronize must also be strong citizens of the world. The global hunger-fighting…

Waste not, want not: 5 tips to trimming restaurant food waste

by Matthew Hollis — President, Elytus

Customers now expect it. Your business benefits from it. The planet demands it. Trimming the food waste your pizza brand generates is no longer an option, but…

Marco's promotes CMO to chief experience officer to grow brand

March 2, 2020

Pizza brand Marco's Franchising, LLC., is promoting its former vice president and CMO. Steve Seyferth. to senior vice president and chief experience officer.

How do I love thee? Increasingly ... with a pizza dough heart

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

By the end of today, pizza restaurateurs everywhere will be seeing hearts in their dreams after spending most of these 24 hours — otherwise known as…

The pizzeria winter doldrums sales stimulation tipsheet

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

While Valentines Day later this week will pick up sales at many pizza brands, there are still the other 364 days of the year that sales must be sustained. Read…

Sunday's National Pizza Day gives upcoming Pi Day some competition

February 7, 2020

As we run up to National Pizza Day on Sunday, it's beginning to appear that this quasi-holiday is starting to give one of the longtime traditional calendar…

Moving from pizza to pistachio doughnuts: Chicago restaurateur says it's a natural

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Ask a pizzaiolo the key to mastering the pie and you'll likely hear it's the dough. Chicago restaurateur Rich Labriola won't argue that point. In fact, he's so…

Einstein Bros makes play for Pizza Day

February 3, 2020

Sunday may officially be National Pizza Day, but that isn't holding a fast casual bagel brand back from throwing its decidedly "hole-y" self into the game.

70% of your customers visit once and never return—here’s how to win them back

It’s been said time and time again—turning a first time visitor into a loyal customer is the ultimate win for any business.