NRA announces new partnerships to help restaurant operators

May 16, 2013

Just ahead of its annual show this weekend in Chicago, the National Restaurant Association has announced multiple new partnerships designed to help restaurant…

Hungry Howie's Pizza named a military friendly franchise

May 15, 2013

Hungry Howie's Pizza has been named one of the 2013 Military Friendly Franchises as compiled by Victory Media. A complete list of winners will be published in…

Domino's UK recognizes top employees

May 15, 2013

Domino's UK has recognized various employees within the system at the company's recent event in Liverpool, England. Among them was franchisee Joggy Dhillon…

QSR employee strikes spread to Milwaukee

May 14, 2013

Just days after employees from a variety of quick-service brands walked off the job in Detroit and St. Louis, workers in Milwaukee followed suit today.

Tourists are coming: Is your restaurant ready to accommodate?

Since most foreign tourists won't have access to a PC during their trip, it's critical to offer mobile-based feedback mechanisms featuring short…

NRA adds members to leadership team

May 14, 2013

The National Restaurant Association has named Phil Kafarakis as its new chief innovation and member advancement officer. He will report directly to CEO Dawn…

Improving hiring through social platforms

Social hiring sites offer cheap, and sometimes free, opportunities to find candidates who have more extensive profiles that provide not only resumes, but a…

Gas prices boomerang back up

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The average cost of wheat has increased nearly 75 cents in the past month.

CiCi's Pizza creates program to help franchise financing

May 13, 2013

CiCi's Pizza has created an "equity partnership" with its franchisees through the launch of its 2013 Franchisee Partner Investment program.

Toppers Pizza same-store sales up nearly 14 percent

May 13, 2013

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza turned in a 13.59 percent same-store sales increase in the first quarter of 2013.

Noble Roman's expanding through take-and-bake channel

May 13, 2013

Indianapolis-based Noble Roman's Inc. has announced results for the quarterly period ended March 31, which included a 15.5 percent jump in revenue. Net income…

Domino's names VP of Product Managment

May 10, 2013

Domino's Pizza announced today that Robert A. VanRenterghem will join the company as vice president of Product Management in its Supply Chain Services Division…

NRA's Scott DeFife named 'Top Lobbyist'

May 10, 2013

National Restaurant Association's Scott DeFife, EVP of policy and government affairs, has been named a "Top Lobbyist" by Washington-based news publication CEO…

Applying Van Halen’s M&M Candy Test to loss prevention

Many of us may be familiar with the peculiar peccadillos of rock bands and divas for specified products in their dressing rooms. We've heard of demands for…

Spin! Pizza: Will bike for charity

May 9, 2013

Kansas City-based SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza will not only sponsor free supervised bike rides for all ages and experience levels this summer, but the fast casual…

Connecting with franchisees and frontline employees to catalyze innovation

Creating more connections with managers, employees and franchise owners who work with customers on a regular basis will inject new perspective into the…

Solving the social media recruitment puzzle

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Although social media hasn't radically changed how restaurants recruit employees yet, it has added a new dynamic that many businesses are not fully equipped to…

Papa John's Q1 sales up 8.2 percent internationally

May 8, 2013

Papa John's International announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, including a systemwide comp sales increase of 1.6 percent for North…

Cocktail prices on the rise at independent restaurants

May 8, 2013

Restaurant Sciences LLC, an independent firm that tracks food and beverage product sales in North America, has reported a significant increase in average…

The new reality of a world dairy market

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

The years of low stable cheese cost are over; pizza operators need to accept this and price to account for permanently higher costs.