Operations News & Media
NRA board elects Jack Crawford as chair
January 7, 2015
Crawford, president and CEO of Ground Round Independent Owners Cooperative (IOC), has been a member of the NRA board of directors since 2003.
read nowDomino's Pizza sponsors small business podcast
January 5, 2015
Domino's Pizza will continue to sponsor "Small Talk with Mark S. Lee," which focuses on small-business development.
read nowMenuTrinfo hosting menu labeling webinar for pizza operators
December 30, 2014
On the heels of the FDA's final menu labeling regulations, issued last month, MenuTrinfo is hosting a free webinar with information on how these rules will…
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Gas, cheese, wheat prices all fall to close out the year
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Gas prices have fallen 50 cents in the past month and are more than $1 lower than they were this time last year.
read nowFranchisee trades in Papa John's business for fast casual Mexican concept
December 23, 2014
A Kansas-based 10-unit Papa John's franchisee, Terry Newman, has sold his Papa John's Wichita holdings business to focus on a new, yet-to-be-named…
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Christmas arrives at the gas pump
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Fuel experiences its longest streak of declining prices on record, according to AAA.
read nowNTN Buzztime names new chief financial officer
December 22, 2014
Allen Wolff, among other responsibilities, will assume the principal accounting duties and report directly to CEO Ram Krishnan.
read nowNLRB issues complaints against McDonald's as joint employer
December 22, 2014
The joint-employer model is expected to have a significant impact on franchised restaurant businesses.
read nowMinimum wage employees in 21 states to get a raise in the New Year
December 19, 2014
Twenty-one states are positioned to raise their minimum wages on Jan. 1. According to a news release from the Employment Policies Institute, other cities and…
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Debunking McDonald's service time criticism
by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting
Customers and investors prefer innovation and quality over short wait times.
read nowOrderUp adds AOL veteran to executive team
December 18, 2014
Baltimore-based OrderUp has hired former AOL SVP of Corporate Development Michael Smith as its new VP of Corporate and Business Development.
read nowKey themes for '15: Food quality, customization, customer-facing technology
December 18, 2014
Fitch Ratings released its 2015 Outlook for the US Restaurant industry, predicting an improvement in sales trends, the easing of commodities pressures and…
read nowAgreement enables Paytronix Rewards, NCR Aloha POS integration
December 17, 2014
The new Cloud Connect integration will enable Paytronix to integrate, maintain and deploy its solution across NCR’s install base of more than 100,00…
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The pace of fast casual pizza accelerates in 2014
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Despite a number of headwinds such as high cheese and beef prices and labor pressures, many operators remain optimistic for 2015.
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Low gas prices saving Americans about $200M per day versus 2013
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
The average cost of fuel is nearly 70 cents lower per gallon than it was last year at this time, and has dropped below the $2 mark in 13 states.
read nowProject Pie selects real estate firm to secure new market sites
December 15, 2014
Project Pie has announced a partnership with commercial real estate firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank to help franchisees introduce the fast casual pizza concept…
read nowCiCi's Pizza hires Sonic exec as CFO
December 12, 2014
CiCi's Pizza has named Jim Lebs as its new chief financial officer Jim Lebs.
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What it takes to build long-term vision
by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia
Write down where you want to be in one year, three years or five years as a way to better understand where you are headed and how you are going to get there.
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Competition for talent among hot trends for employers in 2015
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
The upswing in the economy means competition for talent will heat up in 2015. That means employers need to up their game when it comes to attracting and…
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Restaurant industry hurdles expected to continue in 2015
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
On top of record-high commodities prices, labor inflation, technology costs and health care/menu labeling logistics, there is also intensified competition in…
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