April restaurant sales best in nearly 3 years

May 17, 2018

For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…

Hepatitis A in restaurant industry: Scary, inaction is scarier

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

Hepatitis A is raising a harrowing spectre over the restaurant industry thanks to its rapid spread and high number of cases, particularly in the eastern half…

Free webinar: How Buffalo Wild Wings uses technology to optimize supply chain

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A free webinar explores how state-of-the-art technology can help restaurants maximize the quality and efficiency of their supply chain.

Kotipizza's success driving growth of 5 more brands

May 10, 2018

The largest pizza chain in Europe's Nordic nations, Finland-based Kotipizza, said it is reassigning some employees as part of an overall strategy to grow a…

Commodities: Cheese, wheat, auto fuel get pricier

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

Most pizza stocks monitored by this site took hits last week during trading, though one brand did get some love from Wall Street.

Boston Pizza to deploy ConnectSmart Kitchen and DineTime platforms from QSR Automation

May 2, 2018

Boston Pizza, Canada's largest casual dining restaurant chain, has decided to upgrade back-of-house and front-of-house technology with ConnectSmart Kitchen and…

Commodities: Domino's, Papa Murphy's win big

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

It was a storybook ending last week on the stock market for Domino's and Papa Murphy's.

Pizza Patrón: 'Edgy' brand seeks to expand

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

The time may never be better for Pizza Patrón with its mission to promote what it sees as the true "spice of life" -- an edgy multi-cultural take on pizza.

Domino's puts AI on the phone

April 23, 2018

Phone orders and breaking-edge technology aren't often used in the same sentence these days, but that is exactly where Domino's is putting its latest…

Compostable pizza box promises restaurateurs cost savings

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

It's round, like the pies it is designed to hold, costs more than cardboard boxes and is made of something that's usually thrown away. But PizzaRound may just…

Commodities: An 'up-and-down' week for pizza stocks, commodities

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

Last week's commodities and brand trading results formed a hilly path of ups and downs across the board.

Pizza franchisors, meet your new competition - Jersey Mike's

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

Pizza franchisors, heads up! Seems there is a new player in the pizza game —one that's eyeing pizza operators willing to venture into a little…

Restaurant staff wins big with tip regs as budget is signed

March 23, 2018

Restaurant servers and other on-site staff scored a victory today when President Trump signed the budget into law along with a provision that keeps tips in…

The perks for pizza operators in intelligent checklists

The pizza operator's indispensable checklist gets intelligent and brings big perks along for the ride.

Pizza executive takes operations lead at Jimboy's Tacos

March 13, 2018

Former Chicago Fire Pizza Operations Vice President Todd Swiderski will fill the operations director post at Jimboy's Tacos, bringing more than 25 years of…

Commodities: Clocks not the only things 'springing ahead'

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

Just as we reset all our clocks to "spring forward" over the weekend, pizza stocks also spent the last trading week moving up in value.

Woodstock's Pizza deploys ID tech to spot under-age drinkers

March 1, 2018

California pizza chain, Woodstock's Pizza. has enlisted new tech to control underage drinking at its locations, choosing Intellicheck's Age ID to prevent…

Pizza Hut U.K. offers new way to order, pay

February 27, 2018

Pizza Hut is offering customers in the U.K. a new way to order and pay that is designed to eliminate some of the common hassles experienced when ordering by…

Pizza delivery brands: Prepare now for possible DOL delivery pay audit later

by Brian Schaaf — Founder, Mileage Scout

Increasingly, U.S. Department of Labor audits are uncovering restaurateurs' problems with mileage reimbursement. Is your business prepared because it could…

Audiologist, deaf pizzeria owners wage war on diners' No. 1 in-restaurant complaint

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

Noise and an inability to hear comprise the No. 1 complaint from diners about their in-restaurant experiences. One audiologist has created a tool to help…