NRA names new SVP of ServSafe

February 27, 2014

The National Restaurant Association announced the appointment of Sherman Brown as senior vice president of business and financial strategy for its ServSafe…

Easy Ice enters strategic sales and service partnership

February 26, 2014

Easy Ice LLC announced an expanded sales and service partnership with Ecolab's Equipment Care Division. Under the terms of the partnership, Ecolab will offer…

Domino's sales now equal from phone and digital orders

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

CEO: It took 38 years to hit $3B in global retail sales, but just over 5 years to hit this number in digital sales.

PizzaRev adds three to executive team

February 25, 2014

PizzaRev has announced three new hires as the company prepares for nationwide expansion.

Restaurant CEOs: You must spend more to make more

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The first three months in business can determine the next three years of sales; training is critical.

Warmer temperatures bring higher gas prices

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese prices stabilize after weeks on the rise.

NRA soliciting operator information about food waste

February 24, 2014

The National Restaurant Association is calling on restaurant operators to participate in an online survey regarding how much unused food is donated, composted…

Obamacare delays lessen impact on restaurant operators

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The NRA's EVP of Policy and Government Affairs provides an update, including an impending ruling on the FTE definition.

Technomic, IFDA set to host webinar series

February 21, 2014

The International Foodservice Distributors Association and market research firm Technomic Inc. have teamed up to create a new webinar series for foodservice…

Sbarro betting on closures for turnaround effort

February 20, 2014

After a tumultuous few years that included bankruptcy and a dwindling mall crowd, Sbarro has decided to close 155 of its North American locations.

NRA names new VP of member strategy

February 20, 2014

The National Restaurant Association has named Thomas Wojno as its new vice president of member value and strategy.

Competition, consumers driving the open-kitchen trend

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Showing customers your ingredients and preparation processes provides a better connection with them, experts say.

US Foods, Sysco merger hits FTC speed bump

February 19, 2014

US Foods announced that it received a request from the Federal Trade Commission for additional information and documentary materials in connection with its…

Top 5 reasons restaurant chains won't innovate in 2014

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

The most innovation in the food industry over the past five years has been in packaging, beverages and dairy products.

Position-specific assessments added to WykeWyre hiring tool

February 18, 2014

WyckWyre and Criteria Corp have announced the integration of Criteria Corp's HireSelect assessments into WyckWyre's food and hospitality online hiring systems.

Why now is the right time to sell your restaurant

Restaurant transactions increased last year because of an uptick in the economic recovery and improved lending options.

Pizza stocks ride Wall Street's rebound

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese price averages finally show some relief.

Dubai pizzeria pushes UAE into the Bitcoin space

February 17, 2014

A pizza concept in Dubai claims to be the first restaurant in the United Arab Emirates to accept bitcoins as a payment option. According to The National, The…

Chuck E. Cheese's sale to private firm finalized

February 17, 2014

An affiliate of Apollo Global Management LLC and Chuck E. Cheese's parent company, CEC Entertainment Inc., announced on Friday the completion of the investment…

Technomic, IRI create joint data analysis venture

February 14, 2014

Information Resources Inc. and Technomic announced a joint service offering aimed at providing a holistic view of the food industry.