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.

Marco’s finds footing in by-the-slice sales

June 5, 2014

Marco’s Pizza locations in Denver are capitalizing on their by-the-slice sales. The company said the Denver market is ripe for such sales, with heavy walk-in…

Sbarro to get a fresh start in new Ohio home

June 4, 2014

Sbarro announced this week that it is moving its headquarters from Melville, N.Y., to Columbus, Ohio, as it emerges from bankruptcy protection. The pizza chain…

Seattle passes $15 minimum wage; franchisees sue

June 3, 2014

Seattle’s City Council unanimously approved a minimum wage increase Monday, to $15 an hour. Mayor Ed Murray is expected to sign its passage today, which would…

Mobile: bringing instincts back to hiring

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

Snagajob tests video applications to enable quicker connections and hires.

Wheat down nearly 80 cents from last month

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices inch up as pumps start switching to summer blends.

Giordano’s expands food truck service to weddings

June 2, 2014

The Giordano’s Famous Stuffed Pizza food truck is now serving weddings. According to an email sent from the company, the truck can serve more than 400 pizzas…

Restaurant traffic continues on a positive trajectory

June 2, 2014

Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic and a positive outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant…

Papa John’s Founder: Delivery drivers make closer to $20 an hour than $10

June 2, 2014

John Schnatter, founder, chairman, CEO and president of Papa John’s, told Inc. last week that his company’s drivers make “way closer to 20 bucks an hour than…

Keeping your restaurant guests 'hoppy'

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

Learn from an insider what the craft beer business can do for your restaurant brand.

Restaurant marketers: Fear of failure kills creativity

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

In order for a marketing strategy to be successful, the operations team has to execute.

LRS launches Table Tracker system to expedite orders

May 29, 2014

Long Range Systems has launched Table Tracker 3.0, a table location system that identifies where guests are sitting so restaurants can deliver food faster.

Are you ready to add off-premise catering to your business?

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Catering should never be an afterthought; it's a lot of work and it reflects your reputation and brand.