Pie Five gets bigger ... pie-wise

December 21, 2017

Pie Five evidently knows that if there's anything better than a big ol' pizza pie, it's a bigger ol' pizza pie. The chain is now adding a larger, very…

What really rocks 'em in food-centric social media? These top 7 2017 campaigns give clues

From Wendy's to Coke, check out seven foodservice companies that won the internet this year.

Domino's makes big changes to international, marketing leadership

December 18, 2017

Domino's Pizza has promoted U.S. CMO Joe Jordan to executive vice president of international. He'll oversee the brand's leadership teams in Europe, the Middle…

A pizza social media manager's guide to 'taming the online beast'

Social media management may be this century's true school of hard knocks, but those who oversee this task at three fast casual brands had some great pointers…

A.Y. Technologies Partners with SpeedLine POS to Deliver Restaurant Ordering Mobile Apps

Local software developer A.Y. Technologies announced the launch of its mobile app development platform, Craver, for restaurants running SpeedLine pizza and…

Hungry Howie's stuffed crust LTO is 'heavy,' man

December 13, 2017

Hungry Howie’s Pizza has announced that it's now offering the "world’s first stuffed, flavored-crust pizza." The LTO, which will run through March 25, adds six…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Chuck E. Cheese: Where a parent can (finally) be a parent

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, 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…

KFC Ad Director's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation keynote keys in on 'keepin' it fresh'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, 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…

Aloha-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…

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.

Your 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…

Domino'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…

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…

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…

Fresh 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…

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.