Mellow Mushroom opens prototype in Atlanta area

December 4, 2024

Mellow Mushroom has opened a prototype location at The Boulevard at Grant Park along the Atlanta Beltline. The prototype was created in conjunction with The…

Round Table Pizza opens 5th Reno-area unit

December 4, 2024

Round Table Pizza has opened its fifth location in Reno, Nevada, according to a press release.

Pizza Hut pilots restaurant design in Texas

December 3, 2024

Pizza Hut has introduced its most innovative restaurant design concept to date in Plano Texas. The restaurant offers an elevated, modern, more connected…

SynergySuite Secures Spot at #37 in Deloitte 2024 Technology Fast 50 Awards

SynergySuite is thrilled to announce its inclusion at number 37 in the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, marking another milestone in the company’s…

Home Run Inn Pizza enters O'Hare International Airport

December 2, 2024

Home Run Inn has entered O'Hare International Airport. The pizza brand opened three locations at the airport in Terminal 2's Concourse E, Terminal 1's…

Manny & Olga's Pizza serves up pizza to homeless this Thanksgiving

November 25, 2024

This Thanksgiving, Washington D.C.-based Manny & Olga's Pizza is donating more than 60 fresh made pizzas to a local homeless shelter, according to a press…

How tech can streamline restaurant operations

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Technology can help restaurants in many ways, but it plays an especially impactful role in operations. With the right tech stack, restaurants can reduce wait…

Stoner's Pizza Joint burns bright as it grows

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Stoner's Pizza Joint has 50 units and will build another 15 next year. With its systems and franchising down, owner John Stetson expects the brand to excel as…

Pizza Nova raises more than $16K for breast cancer research

November 22, 2024

Toronto-based Pizza Nova partnered with CHIN Radio/TV International to support The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation in October. For the second consecutive…

Networld Media Group launches Restaurant Marketing Workshop

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

This digital marketing workshop, co-hosted by FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler and Rev Ciancio, co-founder/CMO of Handcraft Burgers & Brew, Salad House CMO…

Pizza Marketplace's Top 100 Movers & Shakers nominations now open for 2025

November 20, 2024

This special report from Pizza Marketplace will shine a spotlight on the pizza brands and executives of pizza brands that are shaping the future of the pizza…

Hunt brothers talk launching their brand Via 313, rise of Detroit-style pizza

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Brothers Zane and Brandon Hunt opened Via 313, a Detroit-style pizza brand in Texas. Via 313 now operates 16 full-service restaurants and two permanently…

Fired Pie files for bankruptcy protection

November 19, 2024

Phoenix-based Fired Pie, a regional fast casual chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Arizona, according to an AZFamily…

Three emerging gift card trends driving popularity and revenue

As gift cards increasingly become part of the operational strategy, here are three trends emerging in the gift card market that will shape the path forward.

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Preventing restaurant legal landmines

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

A panel at the Fast Casual Executive Summit, held in Denver examined how restaurants can avoid legal landmines.

Chuck E. Cheese to launch Adventure Zones in 2025

November 18, 2024

Chuck E. Cheese has unveiled Adventure Zones, a play concept that combines trampolines and its Ninja Run obstacle courses as part of a separately ticketed…

International Foodservice Manufacturers Association reveals new identity

November 18, 2024

The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has revealed a new identity for the 72-year-old organization, now branded IFMA The Food Away from Home…

How restaurants can stay ahead of the tech curve

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Brand leaders discussed the utilization of tech in their restaurants at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Denver.

Pizza Hut teams up with box supplier to increase pizza box recycling

November 14, 2024

Pizza Hut has partnered with pizza box supplier Smurfit Westrock to raise awareness with customers in Louisville, Kentucky, that pizza boxes can be recycled…

Dough Boy Pizza: a chef-driven, tech-enabled pizza powerhouse

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Classically trained chef Erica Barrett went from Southern cooking to fast casual pizza when she opened Dough Boy Pizza. The brand is slated to have 10 units by…