Marketing News & Media
Is your supply chain management system really 'app' to the job?
by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts
Inventory and problem-spotting as you go, massive time and money savings, and just maybe a restaurant staff mood-improving makeover: These are some of the…
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Smashburger franchisee to reveal how mobile marketing led to increased sales
January 29, 2019
Standing out and attracting a greater share of customers is a never-ending challenge for all QSR and fast casual restaurants. And a couple of circumstances — a…
read nowOregon pot-seller angles in on Super Bowl pizza business
January 29, 2019
A Rhododendron, Oregon marijuana dispensary wants some of all that pizza delivery action pizza brands will be netting Super Bowl Sunday. That's why Mt. Hood…
read nowPilot Flying J, Papa Murphy's give free pizza for the road or home oven
January 25, 2019
Not everyone will be spending Super Bowl Sunday next weekend sitting in front of a TV, and for those who have to hit the road Sunday, Pilot Flying J is…
read nowCPK revamps, improves rewards program
January 24, 2019
California Pizza Kitchen today said it will launch an enhanced rewards program on Jan. 29 featuring more rewards, including free entrées, early access to new…
read nowPizza Hut pulls out all the stops for Super Bowl
January 23, 2019
Pizza Hut is taking advantage of its status as NFL sponsor to offer Hut Rewards deals on Super Bowl gameday gear, which the brand said in a news release is the…
read nowCicis partners with 'Turtles' to prompt families out of their winter shells
January 22, 2019
This Tuesday, Jan. 22, is the beginning of weekly Rise of the Turtles Tuesdays at Cicis. The buffet pizza brand is partnering with Nickelodeon's Rise of the…
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Taking a chopped salad QSR on the road: Chop Stop CEO talks brand expansion
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Can a meat-and-potatoes guy’s chopped salad QSR survive outside of Southern California? Podcast spotlight interviewee Mark Kulkis is convinced of that fact as…
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What the Trump Clemson feast teaches brands about riding a politically charge media wave
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
How best can a brand capitalize on a potentially media event, like the Trump-Clemson White House feast this week, without getting blasted for the wrong…
read nowBlind can't access Domino's online, court rules that has to change
January 17, 2019
The world's largest pizza chain is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because its website cannot be read by screen-reading software for the…
read nowMod Pizza snags Chipotle's former marketing director
January 16, 2019
Mod Pizza has appointed Chipotle's former executive director of marketing as its CMO. Mark Shambura will lead the Seattle-based fast casual's marketing…
read nowThe 'friendly skies': Canadian air controllers send unpaid US colleagues some pizza love
January 16, 2019
Pizza is keeping the friendly skies not only friendly, but maybe even safer, thanks to some real pizza love demonstrated this National Pizza Week by Canadian…
read nowPizza Rev gives diners something they have to 'halve'
January 15, 2019
Ah, January. That month when most consumers are left with half the cash they had in November, as well as half the daylight they'd get other months of the year…
read nowBlaze jumps on value train
January 4, 2019
Lunch and carryout diners are getting a value break from Blaze Pizza this year through the chain's $5 Lunch Hack and $10 carryout deal, a news release said.
read nowPizza Inn puts a little "Philly" in its pies
January 4, 2019
Pizza Inn has introduced a Philly Cheesesteak Pizza as an addition to its All Day Buffet, a news release said. The new offering includes steak, onions, green…
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How 'ancient grains' help pizza operators roll in the dough
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Teff, amaranth and other ancient grains have been going strong in the restaurant world for several years. But pizza restaurateurs stand to gain more than most…
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Top 10 2018 blogs show industry's interest in delivery is on fire
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
When it comes to top subjects of interest for blogs on Pizza Marketplace this past year, delivery delivered. Our site's many bloggers covered the topic "like a…
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Commodities: Gas prices under $2 in 9 states
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There was plenty to be jolly about in last week's commodity prices for pizza operators, including under-$2 gas in nine states. But that same cheer failed to…
read nowFired Pie wedges in 'cheesy' LTO
December 26, 2018
Though we're almost dead in the middle of one of the biggest holiday periods of the year, surely most pizza operators are also gearing up for that other…
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Top 10 2018 Pizza Marketplace 'reads': Predictions, problems plus Papa John's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Innovative approaches to pizza brand problems, pie flavor trends and, of course, the ubiquitous soap opera-in-a-pizza-box, Papa John's, were the leading…
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