Congress votes to bring 'full-time' definition back to 40 hours

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

April 3, 2014

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today in favor of H.R. 2575, AKA the Save American Workers Act, which would bring the definition of a full-time…

Granbury, pcAmerica offering expanded online, mobile ordering options

April 3, 2014

Restaurant technology providers pcAmerica and Granbury Solutions have expanded their partnership to provide restaurants with more online and mobile ordering…

Menu labeling final regulations on hold: What's the beef?

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

The legislation has been at a standstill since last year, while the FDA reviews comments and determines the best way forward.

Hungry Howie's launches $5 lunch menu

April 2, 2014

Hungry Howie's Pizza has launched a new Ready to Go Lunch menu, with all items priced at $5.

Sbarro's Pizza Cucinova concept opens second location

April 2, 2014

Pizza Cucinova, a new concept from parent company Sbarro LLC, has opened its second location and will celebrate with a free pizza day on April 9. The new…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza sets its sight on New York

April 1, 2014

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that it will soon enter New York with three locations set to open throughout the next nine months. The company's first…

Spring refinery maintenance leads to higher gas prices

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The average cost of fuel is 10 cents more than it was a month ago.

February restaurant sales up despite challenging weather

March 31, 2014

Although challenging weather conditions in many parts of the country continued to impact customer traffic in February, the National Restaurant Association's…

WFF 2014: A view from the top

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Get a look at what happened at the 2014 WFF's Leadership Conference.

Pizza Patron: Si, se puede! to La Ch!#gona

March 28, 2014

Pizza Patrón has come under heavy fire for the name of its latest LTO pizza, La Ch!#gona. Despite public outcry from critics, resistance from some franchise…

NRA: Tipped employees among highest-paid in restaurants

March 27, 2014

In response to President Obama's call for a higher minimum wage for tipped employees, the National Restaurant Association said "tipped employees are among the…

NY Domino's franchisees settle wage theft suit

March 27, 2014

A group of New York Domino's franchisees will pay $448,000 to settle a wage theft suit brought forth by delivery workers who claimed they were paid below the…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza spreading to Louisville

March 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced it is expanding to Louisville, Ky., with a scheduled opening this spring.

Your Pie leverages popular promotion to improve operations

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The 18-unit concept stocks and staffs in preparation of the one-day event, which nets a 300-percent sales jump.

Villa Enterprises takes over food court ops at Virginia outlets

March 26, 2014

Villa Enterprises announced it is assuming the management, operations and brand placement in the food court at Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets in Leesburg, Va.

Dunkin', Church's Chicken, McDonald's execs honored by WFF

March 26, 2014

The Women's Foodservice Forum has named five people to its second annual Women Making Their Mark list, sponsored by Brinker International.

Gatti's Pizza testing new employee incentive software

March 25, 2014

Gatti's Pizza has partnered with YouEarnedIt, an employee recognition software provider, to retain its best employees and encourage a positive company culture…

A new vision for restaurant catering

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

By simply pursuing traditional restaurant sales channels, we are not getting our consumers to spend more money with our community.

Are your employees lying to you?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Certain verbal cues and body language behaviors can give away liars.

Cheese prices continue to climb

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

After weeks on the rise, wheat prices fall a bit.