Marco's Pizza names manager, vendor of year

July 30, 2008

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza presented awards for Manager of the Year and Vendor of the Year at its 30th annual franchise conference in June.   Manager of…

Papa John's launches mobile Web ordering

July 30, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has launched mobile Web ordering, a system that enables customers to set up an account or place an order from their mobile…

Hungry Howie's taps Revention for online ordering

July 15, 2008

HOUSTON -- Hungry Howie's Pizza has partnered with point-of-sale system provider Revention Inc. to adopt Revention's HungerRush Online Ordering solution. …

Marco's recognized for franchisee satisfaction

July 6, 2008

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Pizza has been honored by Franchise Business Review, a national franchise market research firm, as one of the top 50 chains in North…

Commodities update – Week of July 7, 2008

July 6, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stayed relatively stable, averaging slightly above $1.92 per pound for the shortened trading…

Papa John's Web site features Mummy trailer

June 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the weekend of June 21, the Papa John's Web site will serve as the exclusive online destination for fans and consumers looking to view…

America's Incredible Pizza to stage opening celebration

June 12, 2008

MESQUITE, Texas — America's Incredible Pizza will open its 15th location June 18, 2008, to the general public. The doors will open at 11 a.m.   Clowns, face…

IBM, Self-Service World announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'

June 10, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…

Pizza Hut rolls out gamer giveaway

June 3, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut is giving gamers an opportunity to play their favorite video games in style with the "Gamer Fantasy Package" from Pizza Hut and GameFly.com.

SpeedLine partners with Big Holler

June 1, 2008

LYNDEN, Wash. — Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has entered into a strategic-technology partnership with Parsippany, N.J.-based…

Papa John's taps ONOSYS for Canadian market

May 21, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International has signed with Cleveland-based ONOSYS Online Ordering for online ordering services in Canada, the company has…

Papa John's launches desktop widgets

May 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's has launched 'myPapa,' a set of computer desktop widgets that streams exclusive discounts, personalized favorites and incentives…

Pizza Hut launches desktop ordering app

May 19, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has introduced a new downloadable application that allows customers to place pizza orders directly from their computer desktops. The widget…

Selling pizzas by e-mail

E-mail databases can be an inexpensive marketing tool.

Pizza Hut to close call center

May 13, 2008

Dallas Morning News: Pizza Hut will close its only company-owned telephone call center, located in Overland Park, Kan., on June 30. The company will lay off…

Papa John's net off 35 percent

May 6, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Domestic systemwide comparable-store sales for Papa John's International Inc. restaurants increased 1.7 percent for the 2008 first quarter…

Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pastas a success

April 29, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pastas have become one of the most successful new product launches in Pizza Hut history, the company says, selling more than two…

FireFly partners with TakeOut Technologies

April 24, 2008

HILLSBORO, Ore. — FireFly Technologies and TakeOut Technologies, a Mission Viejo, Calif.-based online-ordering integrator, have integrated Firefly's Phoenix…

Pizza Hut launches ‘virtual waiter'

April 23, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has announced the launch of its new online-ordering technology dubbed the "virtual waiter."   The "virtual waiter" technology gathers data…

Borriello Bros. taps Stellar for order processing

April 3, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Stellar Restaurant Solutions, provider of call-center and online-ordering services, has signed a contract with Borriello Brothers, a…