Gatti's Pizza delivers online ordering in Austin

February 1, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — Gatti's Pizza announced its customers in Austin can order its pies for delivery or pickup online at gattispizza.com.   "Austin is one of the…

Pizza Hut adds Spanish to online ordering portal

January 22, 2007

DALLAS — Pizza Hut announced it has developed Spanish online-ordering capabilities for its Internet ordering portal. The service is available at all Pizza Hut…

Online ordering increasing among pizza chains and independents

January 21, 2007

Ann Arbor News: Pizza chain success with online ordering is leading smaller companies to jump on the technology bandwagon. The cost of an online ordering…

Welcome to the foodservice future

Restaurant tech whiz Jim Melvin envisions a future filled with revenue-boosting, customer-operated purchase devices.

2006: A Year in Review

Following is a look at the serious and funny events transpiring last year in the pizza industry.

Gift cards boost profits

Huge sales prove customers love gift cards.

Visa USA Pledges $20MM to protect cardholder data

December 11, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa USA announced it will offer $20 million in financial incentives and create new sanctions in an effort to further merchant compliance with…

NAPICS preview

December 10, 2006

Operators can taste a few good pies and lick the best ice cream and gelato at the 2007 North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show, where 4,500 pizza makers and…

Manny & Olga's Pizza launch ONOSYS online ordering system

December 5, 2006

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Seven-unit Manny & Olga's Pizza, based in Washington D.C., has selected ONOSYS to provide online ordering capabilities to all of its…

Mangia Pizza shipping stuffed pizzas online and nationwide

November 30, 2006

Austin Business Journal: Six-unit Mangia Pizza is now selling its stuffed pizza online and shipping it nationwide — overnight, if customers desire.   Read more

Mr. Jim's Pizza adds online ordering

November 27, 2006

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Mr. Jim's Pizza is providing online ordering at all franchisee locations. According to a news release, Mr. Jim's operates 74 units. …

Papa John's and Blockbuster partner on movie-gift card promo

November 26, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Users of www.papajohns.com can get unmatched access to movies for a free 14-day trial period through a new alliance with Blockbuster and…

NEXTEP SYSTEMS launches Pizza Builder for online ordering

November 21, 2006

TROY, Mich. — NEXTEP SYSTEMS announced the launch of Release 3.0, its dynamic Online Ordering application for quick-service, fast-casual and pizza operations.

Papa John's Pizza signs title sponsorship of Papajohns.com Bowl

November 16, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papajohns.com, the online ordering site of Papa John's Pizza, signed a multiyear agreement as the title sponsor of the inaugural…

Papa John's Pizza rolls out holiday gift cards

November 13, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hoping to reduce customer holiday stress, Papa John's is selling gift cards.   According to a news release, the cards are sold in $…

O-Web changes eOrderManager online ordering software to ONOSYS

November 9, 2006

CLEVELAND — O-Web Technologies, designers of the eOrderManager online ordering software package, announced that it has changed the software's name to ONOSYS.

Restaurants drive Wi-Fi growth in North America

November 5, 2006

Wireless Week: North America and Europe are expected to lead the Wi-Fi hot spot charge, according to new findings from ABI Research. The firm predicts…

CiCi's Pizza launches online educational games

October 23, 2006

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza is launching two new online interactive games, Numberzerk and Kaplink, at cicispizza.com.   According to a news release, both…

U.K. pizza association forms alliance with orderTalk

October 11, 2006

IRVING, Texas — orderTalk Inc. and the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association (PAPA) in the United Kingdom have entered into a strategic alliance for the…

Papa John's Pizza intros Web ordering in Spanish

October 4, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's Pizza has added Spanish text to its online ordering site (papajohns.com) to better serve Hispanic consumers.   According to a…