Russian pizza company introduces drone delivery

June 24, 2014

DoDo Pizza, located in Syktyvkarsk in the Komi republic of Russia, has introduced pizza delivery via drones. According to the IB Times, the service launched…

Pizzeria Toro ready for grand reopening after fire

June 24, 2014

Pizzeria Toro, located at Five Points in Durham, N.C., is ready for its grand reopening in July following a fire in November. Co-owner Jay Owens said the…

QSR Automations adds new features to software platform

June 24, 2014

QSR Automations has released version 2.5.111 of DineTime Host, a guest management software tool that provides waitlist management, reservations, a guestbook…

Auntie Anne’s franchisee develops pizza concept

June 24, 2014

Auntie Anne’s largest franchisee has created a new pizza concept called Rise Pies Handcrafted Pizzas. According to Brandenton.com, the concept will debut…

Reliable transportation: What does that mean for hourly workers?

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

If you’re located in a bike-friendly city, make sure to let seekers know and you may attract new faces.

Carmela’s Pizzeria focused on Florida for expansion

June 23, 2014

Greenfield Farms Food announced that it has initiated a search for prospective franchisee candidates in the Florida region for its wholly-owned subsidiary…

800 Degrees earns its VPN certification

June 20, 2014

800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria was recently awarded with the title of “true Neapolitan pizza” by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana for its Westwood…

PizzaRev launches catering program

June 20, 2014

PizzaRev has launched a new catering program, and has appointed Bibiana Deaver as the new catering sales manager to build to channel. Deaver will lead…

Patxi’s Pizza names new culinary chief

June 20, 2014

Patxi’s Pizza has named a new chief culinary officer, as well as a new director of supply chain, to support the company’s growth.

Café Rio exec named as Pieology Pizzeria president

June 18, 2014

Pieology Pizzeria has named Bob Baker as its new president. Baker will join CEO and Founder Carl Chang in managing the growth of Pieology.

Cheese prices rise sharply week over week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices inch higher as summer approaches.

Papa John’s adds Boeing executive to the board

June 11, 2014

Papa John’s International this week added Laurette Koellner to its board directors. Koellner most recently served as executive chairman of International Lease…

A look at Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza

Blaze Pizza opened this week in Louisville, Ky., and hopes to be a national contender in the top-your-own pizza segment by appealing to Millennials and busy…

Casey’s General Stores continues to gain traction in pizza delivery business

June 10, 2014

Casey’s General Stores reported its annual results, which included a same-store sales increase of 11.8 percent in its prepared food and fountain category…

Blaze Pizza plans to become a national player by targeting Millennials

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The new Louisville, Ky., location will be ‘overstaffed’ to ensure guests are taken care of ‘no matter what.’

Wheat prices fall below $7 mark

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese prices rise sharply to close out last week.

The breakfast wars

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Pizza operators have everything they need to dive into the morning daypart, except eggs.

Domino’s creates stabilizing device to avoid #deliveryfails

June 6, 2014

Domino’s Pizza in Brazil has created a “pizza stabilizing” device that is mounted on the back of delivery bikes to avoid the shifting of pizzas en route.

UK franchisee crowned as Domino’s fastest pizza maker

June 6, 2014

Pali Grewal, a Domino’s Pizza franchise owner from the United Kingdom, has been crowned as the company’s 2014 World's Fastest Pizza Maker. According to a news…

Inclement weather boosts delivery food orders

June 5, 2014

The extreme weather in Q1 2014 yielded good and bad news for the U.S. restaurant industry — total visits dipped, but delivery got a boost.