Fresh Brothers dubs Sept 10 an utterly 'Impossible Day'

September 10, 2019

In the annals of plant-based restaurant history, Impossible Foods is certainly a primary player and today Fresh Brothers Pizza is taking note of that fact with…

Appetize QSR platform integrates Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite

September 5, 2019

Appetize, a point-of-sale and enterprise management platform, has integrated with the Olo, Punchh and SynergySuite digital platforms to simplify restaurant…

Pizza Hut all 'a-Twitter' over Year No. 2 as NFL Pizza Sponsor

September 4, 2019

Pizza Hut is quite literally all 'a-Twitter' with a new campaign going on through tomorrow on Twitter to promote its second year as Official NFL Pizza Sponsor.

Casey's 'corny' pizza brings breath of the Midwest to pie-world

August 29, 2019

When you think about the Midwest, corn is probably one of the first things that come to mind — lots and lots of corn. Convenience-based brand, Casey's General…

Mountain Mike's scales to new heights in the art of 'family' as customer

Knowing the customer has always been essential to any restaurant endeavor and pizzerias are certainly no different. But when your customer is actually four or…

Domino's gives half-off online pie orders

August 26, 2019

Domino's is angling for some busy back-to-school days business with an offer the brand started today giving online customers half off menu-priced pizzas…

Pie Five to take customers on a trip by pie or by ship

August 23, 2019

Pie Five will kick off a sweepstakes Monday that will ultimately reward two lucky travelers with a seven-night European cruise just by downloading its app to…

Getting Fired (Pie) up for National Cheese Day

August 23, 2019

Fired Pie is pulling out the stops for National Cheese Day on Sept. 5, when the 21-location pizzeria will offer half off its cheese pizzas when customers buy…

Research: When leadership scandals crush or help save careers

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

When brand leaders are at the center of a public scandal or other significant failing, new research indicates it's not always a crushing blow to their careers.

Little Caesars plays 'mean game' of Quarters with LTO

August 20, 2019

Little Caesars this week introduced an LTO that has different toppings for each quarter of the pie. The Quattro pizza is a large pie with one-fourth topped…

Former Snapchat exec takes California Pizza Kitchen's top marketing spot

August 9, 2019

California Pizza Kitchen, or CPK for short, has named a former Snapchat marketing executive to lead its global marketing efforts. Scott Hargrove has been named…

4 growth guidelines globetrotting pizza brands need to know

by Bill Edwards — CEO, Edwards Global Services, Inc.

Global expansion is no longer only the domain of the pizza brand behemoths. Lots of smaller chains are hitting the worldwide market, and leaders at those which…

Removing friction in digital ordering, delivery discovery

by Jackie Berg — mArketing director, olo

Digital presence is everything today, but too many brands are unwittingly diverting sales to third-parties thanks to a cluttered digital path that drags the…

Pulling pizza patrons in your door with these social media 'hooks'

by Hannah Hambleton — Content Manager, Beambox

One reason social media is a such a well-loved and used business tool is that it offers all kinds of cost efficiencies as a marketing platform. Check out these…

Tacos4Life co-founder on doing good by doing great QSR business

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

With fewer than 20 stores in four U.S. states, the 5-year-old Tacos4Life brand is still at the beginning of its restaurant journey. That does not mean…

Casey's Pizza promises '3 clicks' to order with new mobile app

July 25, 2019

Casey's General Stores has relaunched what the brand said is a better mobile app for ordering Casey's pizza online, by allowing customers to peruse the pizza…

FetchRev debuts additional language support, signs multi-year licensing deal

July 24, 2019

Automated marketing platform, FetchRev, is expanding its global footprint beyond North America with new language support, privacy capabilities and…

5 ways to snap up pizzeria customer engagement with Snapchat

by Hannah Hambleton — Content Manager, Beambox

Seeking ways for your pizza brand to snap up customer engagement, loyalty and sales? Consider Snapchat as well as these five tips to getting the most bang for…

Is time up for 3rd party delivery's customer experience problems?

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

Customers often complain about failed or unsatisfactory deliveries from third party deliveries. And the sad fact is that though your brand had little…

SOCi's Google My Business integration puts brands where the online search action is

July 19, 2019

SOCi took another step toward providing its clients chains better capabilities to localize messages system-wide. The chain social media management platform…