Pizza Executive Summit: These photos say it all

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Take a photo tour of some of Chicago's most popular pizza restaurants.

It pays to be loyal to CPK

July 6, 2011

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. announced today that Southern California resident Susan Williams has won the $100,000-grand prize in the restaurant chain's…

Domino’s UK pushing online ordering with free ice cream

July 6, 2011

Domino's U.K. is trying to entice customers to order online with free ice cream. When they spend more than £20 ($28 U.S.) online on Fridays they will receive…

Rico's Pizza opens third location

July 5, 2011

Rico's Pizza New York Style has opened a third location in Bath, N.Y., according to the Star Gazette.

NRA files menu labeling comments

July 5, 2011

The National Restaurant Association filed comments Tuesday regarding the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft menu labeling regulations. The Association…

Chuck E. Cheese’s launches new recipe

July 5, 2011

Redesigning its recipe worked for Domino's, so why not Chuck E. Cheese's? For more than 30 years, Chuck E. Cheese's has specialized in family entertainment…

5 common mistakes made with safes

We work hard in the restaurant business to provide our customers the food they desire. With efficient operations, we have enough inventory to convert raw…

Several pizza chains hit 52-week highs

Wheat prices are still dropping.

Flash Market expands Pizza Inn's presence

July 4, 2011

Arkansas-based Flash Market Inc. has opened a fifth Pizza Inn delivery/carryout location in Springdale, Ark.

Connecting with community sells more pizzas (video)

The owner of Pizza Gallery & Grill shares some marekting insight at the Pizza Executive Summit.

Menu labeling doesn't have to be difficult (video)

PizzaMarketPlace Editor Cherryh Butler interviews Betsy Craig, owner of MenuTrinFo, about the importance of menu labeling.

Rudy Miick's Summit highlights

The restaurant consultant talks about what he learned at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

A Big Apple surprise – restaurateur shows concern for food allergies

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

I jumped out of the cab and just stood there taking it all in – the smell of roasted peanuts, the constant honking of taxis and the bright lights of hundreds…

Duncan Hines Amazing Glazes -- old technology in new packaging

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

What makes Duncan Hines' new Amazing Glazes so "amazing?" Does it represent new technology? Or do the glazes represent a new application of an old technology?

Pizza Executive Summit: 'It's hip to be Foursquare'

Social media was a hot topic this week at the Pizza Executive Summit in Chicago, where operators heard from a variety of professionals who use it to help grow…

SpeedLine delivering new blog to pizza pros

June 30, 2011

Pizza and delivery point of sale vendor SpeedLine Solutions Inc., has introduced a new restaurant point-of-sale blog called On Point. The new feature is an…

Pizza Patrón debuts chorizo topping

June 30, 2011

After two years of development, Pizza Patrón has officially rolled out its chorizo topping.

Flippin' Pizza testing mobile wallet

June 30, 2011

United States restaurants may be another step closer to allowing customers to pay with their mobile phones. MobilePayUSA, a division of Irvine, Calif.-based…

NRA: Restaurant industry optimism, sales take a hit in May

June 30, 2011

As a result of softer same-store sales and traffic levels and fading optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for the restaurant industry softened in…

Papa Gino’s one-day deal yields 10 percent sales boost

June 30, 2011

Sister chains Papa Gino's and D'Angelo's recent one-day, 50-percent off online deal, facilitated through the ONOSYS Online Ordering system, boosted ticket…