Marketing News & Media
Little Caesars names PepsiCo exec to global marketing post
April 4, 2019
Little Caesars has named Jeff Klein, PepsiCo's former global Foodservice CMO, as its senior vice president of global marketing foodservice, a news release…
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Deciphering the digital marketing puzzle: 3 brands discuss their games
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Making and then keeping up with the pace of change in digital marketing can be a source of challenge, innovation and frustration for pizza brands, as was…
read nowMici's takes a bite out of Tax Day
April 3, 2019
Not to ruin your day, but Tax Day is just around the corner and at least one pizzeria, Mici Handcrafted Italian, is taking some of the bite out of that annual…
read nowezCater secures $150M in latest funding round
April 2, 2019
Online catering marketplace, ezCater, has raised $150 million is a Series D-1 investment round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and GIC, which will go…
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Slim Chickens COO on innovating via potato chip flavors while growing a QSR via Southern hospitality
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The "Southern sweetheart" of the chicken QSR sector, Slim Chickens, is the subject of this week's podcast, featuring COO Sam Rothschild, who talks about…
listen nowPapa John's names former Subway, McDonald's marketing exec as global CMO
March 28, 2019
Papa John's International has named Subway Senior Vice President of Marketing/North America Karlin Linhardt as its global CMO, a news release said. At Subway…
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Putting social media muscle in your pizza catering business
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Social media has delivered new marketing opportunities for restaurants, but it has also raised the bar, especially since customers now expect catering services…
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Shaquille O'Neal joins Papa John's board, becomes brand ambassador
March 22, 2019
Papa John's today announced that NBA Hall of Famer and restaurateur Shaquille O'Neal will join its board, become a brand "ambassador" and invest in nine…
read nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen, Your Pie, &pizza sprouting spring innovations
March 21, 2019
The pizza world is primed and ready for spring with all kinds of menu items sprouting up like daffodils do this time of year. Here's a roundup of some of the…
read nowPapa John's UK promises Marmite in every bite with stuffed crust LTO
March 19, 2019
Papa John's in the U.K. is readying to launch a pizza with a crust stuffed with a substance that could be a metaphor for our times: marmite. The ultra-salty…
read nowLittle Caesars brings back bacon deep-dish LTO
March 18, 2019
Little Caesars said it's bringing back its bacon-wrapped Deep!Deep! Dish pizza in the U.S. from 4 to 8 p.m. March 21 then all day after that. But the brand is…
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3 brand leaders on the good, the bad, the ugly of third-party delivery
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Love it or hate it, third-party delivery is likely here to stay. At this week's Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Louisville, three restaurant…
read nowPapa John's new board members bring expertise in marketing, tech, women's advocacy
March 15, 2019
Days after Papa John's founder John Schnatter agreed to leave the brand's board earlier this month, the company's leadership has named media and marketing…
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March 14: The irrational li'l sweetie 'Pi' that stole the pizza leader's heart
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Hopefully, you as a restaurant industry executive have already appropriately "circled" this Thursday on your calendar as that celebration of all things…
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Smoke’s Poutinerie founder: 'We are entertainers'
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ryan Smolkin, whose Smoke's Poutinerie has opened more than 150 locations in North America in less than 10 years, insists he is in the entertainment business…
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What in the world is blockchain?
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin: These terms can often be highly confusing to those not in some level of the IT industry. Ray Wiley, CEO and co-founder of…
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&pizza CEO talks about restaurant worker pay, brands as community unifiers
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It's the counter-culture pizza brand behind "The Hallway Pizza Guy," with those offbeat oval pies and a business mission to unite communities, even in its very…
listen nowMod Pizza launches rewards plan with nonprofit donation option
March 8, 2019
Mod Pizza launched a new app-based loyalty program that gives customers the option of taking points for free food or paying rewards forward to trigger a…
read nowBoston's Pizza pushes lunch with 20-minute, full-service guarantee
March 5, 2019
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar launched an Express Lunch LTO that runs daily from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through May 6. The chain pledges that…
read nowPapa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches enlists Mobivity to enhance customer personalization
March 4, 2019
Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches owner, New England Authentic Eats, announced it will use Mobivity's customer personalization platform, Recurrency…
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