[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: Converting to Curbside and Delivery: How to Make the Shift and Thrive

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants across the country have been impacted by unprecedented circumstances and the closure of on-premise dining.

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Oath Pizza campaign benefits Boston-based LGBTQ nonprofit in Pride Month

May 26, 2020

June is celebrated every year as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, or LGBTQ Pride Month and Oath Pizza is taking note of that fact by donating 10…

MVP Group introduces touchless hand sanitizer dispenser

May 26, 2020

MVP Group, a Miami based foodservice equipment supplier that has a medical supply division that provides personal protective equipment, has introduced a…

Cheese, wheat, gas prices climb, as year's top pizza stocks fall

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

All the staple ingredients that pizza restaurant companies depend on were trending up in price last week, indicating the industry's increasing pace forward on…

DoorDash unveils location-tracking feature for to-go orders

May 20, 2020

DoorDash, one of the nation's largest mobile delivery platforms, has launched a feature to make restaurant to-go orders more efficient for merchants and…

Solving a pungent pizzeria problem: The unwanted whiff of weed

by Andy Piucci — Vice President of Sales North America, Fragrance Delivery Technologies

Recreational marijuana is a fact of life in 11 states and Washington, D.C. and that's not necessarily good news to some pizzeria customers who find the scent…

Yum Brands announces 47-cent dividend

May 15, 2020

Yum! Brands, Inc. board of directors declared a dividend of 47 cents per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be distributed June 12 to…

Improving Margins with Advanced Reporting

Data is a difference-maker if, of course, it’s used effectively.

Pie Five's new practices designed to safeguard dine-in

May 13, 2020

As Pie Five Pizza begins opening dining rooms nationwide, it has instituted a series of new practices to keep customers safe inside restaurants, a news release…

Marco's Pizza president mulls what stays, what goes in restaurant world's 'new reality'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

In a pandemic-ridden restaurant world, people will be keenly aware of what they touch and how close they are situated to others. Those are just two reasons…

Restaurant transactions on the rise

May 11, 2020

Lingering tailwinds from government relief payments and the lifting of dine-in restrictions in states like Georgia, Florida, and Texas helped improve U.S.

Webinar to explore ways to improve customer experience by shifting focus

May 8, 2020

Brad Brooks Restaurant operators face a neverending quest to boost the customer experience. To assist in this all-important challenge, a panel of…

Restaurant SSS drop 55% in April: Time for comeback?

May 8, 2020

April was the first month truly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic's stay-at-home guidelines, and declines in restaurant sales clearly illustrate the damage.

How to Thrive After Reopening by Harnessing Your Back of House

Are you still managing inventory with spreadsheets? Or scheduling shifts based on half-remembered conversations? This guide talks about why taking full…

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Papa John's Q1 results reveal turnaround, despite pandemic

May 7, 2020

Despite the many business pressures caused by COVID-19, Papa John's has nearly rebounded from the troubles that beset the company in recent years when it was…

&pizza: Employee engagement key to tripling off-premise 'overnight'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Should a pizza chain give its employees help with everything from down-time fun and fitness, to purpose in their work and mental health support? &pizza thinks…

Webinar to explore how restaurants can succeed in uncertain times, develop a recovery plan

May 6, 2020

Restaurants that have survived the coronavirus thus far have experienced a crash course in flexibility and have learned to adjust their business models to…

As states return to dine-in, slight improvement noted in restaurant sales

May 4, 2020

U.S. restaurant chain transactions showed improvement for the second week in a row in the week ending April 26 with total industry customer transactions down…

Boston's opens for dine-in in 3 states

May 4, 2020

Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar said it will re-open locations in West Fargo, North Dakota along with Great Falls, Montana and Irving, Texas for…

10 reasons Fast Casual's Top 100 will be 'the virtual event of the year'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

The 2020 Fast Casual Top 100 winners will be revealed during a live, virtual gala May 15.