No Kid Hungry spreads awareness

August 29, 2018

No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America, is coming together with more than 15,000 restaurants and their guests to help the one in…

Domino's extends pothole program after 137,000-plus requests

August 29, 2018

Domino's is expanding its Paving for Pizza program after having been steamrolled over by the pleas of more than 137,000 Americans across 15,275 zip codes in 5…

Report: Consumers using 'near me' searches on smartphones to choose restaurants

August 28, 2018

Google "near me" searches are up 200 percent, according to an Uberall report that surveyed more than 1,000 smartphone users across the US to understand their…

Restaurants and Gen Z: 'And now for something completely different'

Just about the time restaurateurs were getting millennials' buying behaviors down, the next wave of consumers has crashed onto the restaurant shores. Welcome…

Pizza Hut partners with Rams, Chargers

August 24, 2018

Pizza Hut has added the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams to its roster of local team partnerships for the 2018 NFL season, a news release said.  

Papa John's founder launches own ad campaign

Papa John's founder John Schnatter launched his own ad campaign this week to take another "go" at wrestling the company he founded away from its current…

Pizza biz revenue-redoubling plan: Office networks

Lest anyone doubt it, even the top brass of the biggest companies like a great pizza for lunch now and then. That could mean a great new source of revenue for…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza partners with Punchh for mobile app launch

August 22, 2018

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has enlisted marketing automation platform, Punchh, for its customer engagement and loyalty app, according to a press release. 

Your Pie names former steakhouse exec to top marketing spot

August 22, 2018

A former marketing professional with Outback and Longhorn steakhouses, Chick-fil-A and ESPN is taking the marketing reins at Your Pie. Hassiba "Hassy" Braggs…

Your Pie LTO combines 2 late summer favorites in 1 pie

August 16, 2018

Your Pie is tapping into the late summer early fall favorites of barbecue and macaroni and cheese for its latest LTO, the BBQ Mac 'N Cheese Pie, available…

Pizza Ranch exec on making a buffet brand soar

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

Pizza Ranch Director of Operations Al Pottebaum talks to Pizza Marketplace Editor Shelly Whitehead about the pizza buffet approach and winning best pizza brand…

Food Network's former marketing maven offers best branding strategies at October Fast Casual Executive Summit

As the former marketing and branding executive for food media powerhouses like Food Network and the Cooking Channel, Susie Fogelson has a lot to share with…

Boston's Pizza Restaurant powers up small bites for big football action

August 13, 2018

Football and pizza season is about to be upon us and brands, including Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, are gearing up with new menu items that…

Papa John’s: 'Actions of 1 person' could cost brand $50 million this year

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

Leadership at Papa John’s took on the woeful task last night of talking to investors about the brand’s devastating second quarter financials, vowing not to let…

Schnatter's name coming off Purdue center

August 6, 2018

Purdue University is removing Papa John's founder John Schnatter's name from its economic research building and has offered to return Schnatter's $8 million…

Papa John's pays dividend, wins back Texas Rangers

August 2, 2018

Papa John's — which is scheduled to release its financial results next Tuesday — said that it will pay out its quarterly dividend rate of $0.225 per common…

GrubHub acquires LevelUp

July 25, 2018

GrubHub dropped a bit of a news bomb amidst its Q2 financial results, announcing that it had signed an agreement to acquire Boston-based mobile diner…

Restaurant leaders discuss 3 digital categories turning industry on its head

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

Digital signage, online ordering and loyalty apps are collectively transforming the restaurant business as we've known it for most of the past several decades.

Russo's adds 5 summer pizzas

July 23, 2018

Russo's New York Pizzeria is ushering in five new menu items to showcase fresh, high-quality ingredients with new tastes, a news release said. The new…

Papa John's-Wendy's merger?

July 19, 2018

The No. 3 pizza brand and No. 3 burger brand have reportedly begun preliminary talks about the possibility of a merger, according to the Wall Street Journal.