NRA's Kids LiveWell healthy eating initiative triples membership

February 10, 2012

The number of restaurant companies participating in the National Restaurant Association/Healthy Dining's Kids LiveWell program has tripled since its launch in…

Domino's Pizza UK tablet, mobile sales up to 13 percent

February 9, 2012

Domino's Pizza U.K. just added a Windows 7 version of its mobile app, the seventh channel available for its mobile program, according to econsultancy.com.

Pizza Inn profits drop on Pie Five investment

February 9, 2012

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, including a decrease in net income – from $0.3 million to $0.1 million …

NRA announces Kitchen Innovation award winners

February 9, 2012

The National Restaurant Association has named the recipients of its 2012 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award, which recognizes cutting-edge kitchen equipment in the…

Food fight: Combat rising costs with smarter hourly hiring

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

The restaurant industry is expected to grow this year, but realizing big profits will be a tall order in the face of rising food and labor costs.

Pizza Patron debuts double drive-thru model

February 8, 2012

Pizza Patron celebrated the opening of its seventh store in San Antonio on Monday. The store, on South Flores Street, is the company's newly developed double…

Five ways to improve customer experience

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Corporate trainer outlines how great service can make up for mediocre food.

Yum! Brands to continue bullish growth after posting 30% profit

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands has found its sweet spot in China, posting 19 percent same-store sales growth in that country in 2011. The company reported…

Energy efficiency project launched in California restaurants

February 7, 2012

A pilot project has been launched in California to promote energy and water efficiency at restaurants.

I Love Velvet intros restaurant solution

February 6, 2012

I Love Velvet, a hardware and software provider for the point of sale, announced its first product for the hospitality industry in the U.S. The first…

New Domino's campaign asks for customer feedback

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

February 6, 2012

New Parmesan Bread Bites the brainchild of Ohio franchisee.

Chuck E. Cheese's fundraiser benefits children's foundation

February 6, 2012

Chuck E. Cheese's is donating a portion of its profits from participating Washington-area stores to benefit Mary Bridge Children's Foundation. The Mary Bridge…

Pizza stocks lifted by stronger market

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Natural gas prices dropped 9 percent in 2011.

Tips on how to use Facebook as a business promotion tool

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Owner of ice cream shop discusses how to boost rankings and customer interaction.

Domino's Pizza selects service to bump SEO value

February 3, 2012

Domino's Pizza has added the services of Quick SEO Results, a wholly owned company by Canadian-based Clicking Labs.

Papa John's fans bet on 'heads' for Super Bowl coin toss

February 3, 2012

A majority – 60 percent – of the millions of fans enrolled in Papa John's Rewards program predicted that Super Bowl XLVI's opening coin toss will land on…

Fresh Brothers launches Fresh Knots with giveaway promo

February 2, 2012

Last weekend, Los Angeles-based Fresh Brothers gave out 10,000 free samples of "Fresh Knots" to guests who ordered an entrée, in celebration of the new…

Pizza Patron planning three new Hispanic campaigns

February 2, 2012

Five years after igniting controversy with the launch of its Pizza por Pesos promotion, Pizza Patron announced that it is planning three new campaigns for 201…

CiCi's Pizza outlines numerous 2012 initiatives

February 1, 2012

Texas-based CiCi's Pizza has announced its 2012 growth plans to support its continuing 10-year "Build the Brand" initiative to add 500 new restaurants by 2020.

Domino's Pizza's St. Jude fundraiser nets $2.4 million

February 1, 2012

Domino's Pizza raised more than $2.4 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during its 2011 St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign. This year's…