Pizza Inn opens new Houston unit

May 2, 2012

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. is expanding in Houston with its newest addition now open.

Franchise owners, corporate employees form American Pizza Community

May 2, 2012

America's leading pizza companies, their small business franchise owners and other groups that comprise the pizza industry announced Tuesday the formation of…

CiCi's Pizza introduces new pizza, tagline

May 2, 2012

CiCi's Pizza has introduced the newest pizza on its buffet, The Meltdown, made with Parmesan, Romano and mozzarella cheeses, a signature Italiano sauce and…

Vendor Safe webinar to focus on PCI Compliance

May 1, 2012

A new webinar from FastCasual.com and VendorSafe Technologies will focus on the financial implications restaurant operators could face by not maintaining PCI…

Domino's international division surpasses domestic footprint

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Company's Q1 promotional focus was on side items, driving tickets and store profits.

Nutrition information display kiosks to show up at NRA show

May 1, 2012

QA Graphics, an Iowa-based interactive design firm, announced today that the company will demonstrate its nutrition information kiosk solution at the National…

Boulder, Colo.: Epicenter of food innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

One of the ways Naturally Boulder Products contributes to the food innovation culture is by forcing participants to pitch new ideas every other year to proven…

Yum! Brands names new president and CFO

May 1, 2012

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the promotion of Rick Carucci, 54, to president, reporting to chairman and CEO David C. Novak.

West Virginia pizzeria crowdsources for new name

May 1, 2012

A Fayetteville, W. Va., pizzeria is hosting a contest to come up with a new name as it plans for expansion.

You want to franchise your restaurant: Now what?

by Harold Kestenbaum — Partner, Gordon & Rees, LLP

In my last blog, we discussed why your restaurant should be franchised. I will assume that you have listened to what I said and you have now made the decision…

Three organizational challenges that hinder innovation (and the solutions to resolve them)

by Rob Connelly

There are three main challenges that hinder innovation: Playing catch up, ambiguity and underdevelopment of employees.

Restaurant industry turns in strongest post-recession quarter

April 30, 2012

Driven by solid same-store sales and traffic results and an increasingly bullish outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's…

Uno's offering discounts throughout May

April 30, 2012

Throughout May, Uno's is hosting a celebration each week to honor local heroes. The celebrations will include a 15-percent discount.

Cost of wheat drops 50 cents in two weeks

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas drops more than a dime from last month.

Pizza Hut India introduces iPan Pizzas

April 27, 2012

Pizza Hut Delivery (PHD) in India promoted its new iPan pizzas with a Bhook Patrol bus and flash mob in Gurgaon this week.

Mapping solution launched for pizza segment

April 27, 2012

Revention has introduced an upgraded version of its mapping solution, NavPoint. NavPoint 2.0 is geared toward the pizza segment, helping delivery drivers…

Chuck E. Cheese's settles suit over injured child

April 27, 2012

Texas-based Chuck E. Cheese will pay $6,500 to a family whose daughter was injured while playing on a ride at a restaurant.

The one left off the list: hourly employees' influence on consumer decisions

by Amanda Richardson — Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, Snagajob

While trend lists may not identify employees as a critical factor, the quality of a restaurant's front-line staff has a significant influence on the features…

The concept of 'Reverse Innovation' in the food industry

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Multinational corporations have forecasted that developing countries will account for 70 percent of their growth a decade from now.

Healthy beverage trend comes full circle

Frugality and a return to real, natural ingredients are leading consumers back to high-quality tea, coffee, sodas and lemonade offerings that deliver the…