Marketing News & Media
World Heritage status for a pizza? It's done and the Neapolitan won
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Two million Italians can't be wrong. That's how many people signed the petition to add their prized Neapolitan pizza to UNESCO's list of the world's cultural…
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4 paths to data breach prevention
by Howard Finch — VP Sales, Ingenico
To prevent data breaches and strengthen payment security, restaurants should consider several key technologies on the market, including the latest developments…
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Domino’s starts baby registry 9 months after wedding registry
November 29, 2017
Domino's is launching its own baby registry Wednesday, where parents-to-be can select pizza gifts before the sleepless nights begin. A news release said the…
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Pieology CEO on the art of experimenting with live-action customer experience
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Data drives today's restaurateur, and Pieology has taken that idea to a new and lively level at its R&D location in California.
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Chuck E. Cheese: Where a parent can (finally) be a parent
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Fast Casual Editor Cherryh Cansler — aka Lincoln's mom — heads to the brand new Chuck E. Cheese in Kansas City to find things have really changed ... and for…
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KFC Ad Director's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation keynote keys in on 'keepin' it fresh'
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Keeping marketing efforts of all kinds fresh for every age of consumer is critical to brand success, but not an easy thing to accomplish. This year's keynote…
read nowAloha-Monkey integration boosts catering, delivery, takeout
November 17, 2017
NCR Corp. has integrated MonkeyMedia Software for delivery with the NCR Aloha POS system. With the integrated system, orders are injected directly into Aloha…
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Your pizza POS: The argument for renting
by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce
The positives to consider when considering whether to rent or own your POS.
read nowYour Pie proves 'squashed' pizza can be pretty darn tasty
November 6, 2017
Your Pie will introduce its newest seasonal Craft Series offering, the Roasted Butternut Squash Pie, on Wednesday. The item will be available through Jan. 2, a…
read nowDomino's Slack app gives new meaning to 'Cut me some Slack'
November 6, 2017
Between the chat over a deadline and the banter about the weekend’s escapades, that ubiquitous office messaging system known as Slack is now offering Domino's…
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Commodities: Yes, Papa John's took a hit
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Last week’s commodities trading was a mixed bag of good and bad news, with minor wins for pizza operators on cheese and natural gas prices. But, in trading on…
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Gen Z spends most their cash on restaurants: 4 ways pizza operators can get it
November 3, 2017
Generation Z— that millennial cohort born between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s — is the subject of a lot of restaurateurs' attention these days. After all, this…
read nowFresh Brothers brings ‘whiteout’ to Southern Cal
November 2, 2017
Southern California pizza brand Fresh Brothers is blanketing its patrons with snowy white for the holidays with the debut of a White Pizza this week. The pie…
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Media 'pile-on' shows Papa John's CEO really stepped in it this time
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Papa John's CEO John Schnatter learns (hopefully) the hard lesson of playing the blame game, especially when it comes to race issues and football in the U.S.
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Halloween: Rant, rave or review the night that was with us
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Share your wins, losses and laughs with us this Hallow's eve for a story on the challenges of meeting tonight's epic pizza demands and how operators meet them…
read nowPizza Inn buffet goes all day
October 31, 2017
Under the heading of "Customers Know Best," Pizza Inn recently surveyed its customers and discovered not only that they love the pizza, salad, pasta and…
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Millennials: 'Give us big discounts, cut the small talk'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
One of the more eye-opening sessions at this Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville this month was a quick, question-filled hour-long chat with a varied…
read nowPie Five makeover continues online
October 26, 2017
Pie Five Pizza has upgraded its website to include food imagery along with an integrated ordering and loyalty platform, a news release said. "When we rolled…
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Digital menus: Do you fear something you already know?
by Scott Sharon — President, Vertigo Group USA
Editor's Note: A version of this blog original appeared on Pizza Marketplace's sister site, Digital Signage Today.
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Give up coffee for a year? Yes, said 33 percent, for a year's free pizza
October 10, 2017
California Pizza Kitchen commissioned a national Harris Poll asking nearly 2,300 Americans that eternal question:
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