Dos and Don'ts of green restaurant marketing

by Chris Moyer — Manager, Conserve, National Restaurant Association

Restaurant sustainability requires reevaluating your operations to find ways to conserve resources and be more efficient. Convey this to customers.

Pizza Hut closed another 52-week high

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Yum! Brands ahead of hunger relief goal

September 19, 2010

Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, A&W and Taco Bell, has announced that it's on track to beat its hunger relief…

Domino’s franchisee intros 24-hour model

September 19, 2010

A University of Dayton-area Domino's Pizza franchisee is experimenting with a 24-hour model that it started a month ago, according to the Associated Press. It…

CiCi's Pizza targets 500-unit expansion

September 15, 2010

CiCi's Pizza has made public its plans to add 500 restaurants to its growing portfolio throughout the next eight to 10 years.

15 minutes with NPC International's Jim Schwartz

CEO of the nation's largest fast food franchisee, NPC International, spills the secrets to his company’s success.

Slideshow: Peek inside Naked Pizza's second franchised store

On the eve of their second franchise opening, in Pizza Chain, USA (Louisville, Ky.), Naked Pizza debuted its systemwide store prototype for the second time to…

Wheat steadily inching up

The commodity's future prices ascend to new highs.

Pizza Fusion adds Larry Zwain to its board

September 8, 2010

Pizza Fusion has added Larry Zwain to its board of directors. Zwain is the former president of PepsiCo Restaurants Intl (dba Yum! Brands, International…

Stocks all up

Though wheat prices continue their climb, pizza stocks were all up well over $1 this holiday weekend.

Pizza Hut 'most trusted brand' in India

September 2, 2010

The Economic Times' (India) Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands 2010 annual survey has named Pizza Hut the "Most Trusted Food Service Brand" in India for the…

Naked Pizza opens in Louisville, challenges "Papa" John Schnatter

August 31, 2010

New Orleans-based better-for-you pizza chain Naked Pizza recently opened its first franchised location in South Beach. Now Louisville, Ky., will be the next…

New report explores the ROI of self-service in restaurants

August 30, 2010

NetWorld Alliance, publishers of Fast Casual, QSR Web, Pizza Marketplace and other leading B2B online portals, announced the publication of its new report…

Wheat back up after last week's dip

Wheat prices climb back into the solid $7 range not seen in the past couple of years.

Domino's-ACI union to allow pizza company to take new payment forms

August 25, 2010

ACI Worldwide Inc, a leading international provider of electronic payments software and solutions, has announced a partnership with Domino's Pizza to…

Commodities prices bear better news

Stocks are up, gas prices hold steady, and wheat starts to normalize a bit.

Most Toilets Flush in E Flat

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

This was the statement my son greeted me with as I came home from work one Friday afternoon. Most dads would expect a familiar word like “Hello” or the ever…

Domino’s promotes Lawton to CFO

August 19, 2010

Domino's Pizza has named Michael Lawton as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Lawton, 51, is an 11-year veteran of Domino's Pizza…

Little Caesers allegedly raises eyebrow at Detroit restaurant item

August 18, 2010

A member of the family that owns Little Caesar's who dined at a Detroit-area restaurant with a special called “Pizza Pizza Pizza” threatened infringement…

Toppers Pizza creates new pizza through ‘crowdsourcing’

August 17, 2010

The pizza industry has been banking on some colorful tags lately, including Domino’s successful "Oh Yes We Did" mantra. Now expanding Midwestern chain Toppers…