Rizzo's Fine Pizza debuts full-service restaurant after 55 years in business

January 13, 2014

Family owned and operated Rizzo's Fine Pizza Co., established in 1959 in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., has opened its first full-service dine-in restaurant on the…

How to grow restaurant-catering sales from a franchisee’s perspective

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

If employees at the restaurant level are not trained around your designed catering culture, that culture will cease to exist and your catering program will…

Pie Five plants flag in Florida

January 10, 2014

The first of 25 planned Florida locations of Pie Five Pizza is set to open Jan. 13 at the Gateway Center in Port Orange, under the leadership of local…

Factors driving interchange rates down

Competition is offering merchants new ways to accept payments and this will lower fees over time.

Is a sale looming for Chuck E. Cheese's?

January 9, 2014

Will the rock-and-roll Chuck E. mouse soon be owned by a private equity firm? According to Reuters, potentially.

Pizza Patrón suspends franchising program indefinitely

January 9, 2014

After 10 years of franchising, Pizza Patrón announced today that it is suspending its franchise program indefinitely. The company will continue development…

Papa John's launches new development incentive program

January 9, 2014

Papa John's has announced a package of incentives as part of its 2014 Development Incentive Program. According to a news release, franchisees signing…

NRA names Metro Pizza founder 2014 convention chair

January 9, 2014

Sam Facchini, co-founder and co-owner of Metro Pizza, has been named by the National Restaurant Association as its convention chair for the 2014 National…

CIC Partners adds Pizza Hut Co-op exec as operating partner

January 8, 2014

CIC Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has added Sam Khoury to its team as an operating partner in residence.

Pizza Hut U.S. names new president

January 8, 2014

Yum! Brands Inc. has appointed David Gibbs, 50, as president of its Pizza Hut business in the U.S., effective immediately. According to a news release, Gibbs…

Chuck E. Cheese's announces four new openings

January 8, 2014

Chuck E. Cheese's announced it opened four new restaurants across the country on Dec. 30. According to a news release, the restaurants add a total of 61,00…

United Fresh launches new quarterly report, webinar series

January 7, 2014

United Fresh Produce Association has launched "Fresh Insights for Foodservice," a new quarterly report showcasing the latest trends in fresh produce use in…

zpizza introduces Take N Bake line

January 7, 2014

In celebration of National Pizza Week, Jan. 8 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., zpizza will be giving away 2,000 Take N Bake pizzas to the first 25 customers at each…

Flippin' Pizza enters Middle East market

January 7, 2014

San Diego-based Flippin' Pizza has signed a master franchise agreement for more than 25 locations across various countries in the Middle East. The brand's…

New Year starts off strong for Papa John's, Domino's investors

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The cost of wheat continues to tumble.

Pizza: Make it thinner! Cook it faster! Fatten profits!

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Cooking a pizza faster enables marketers to promote their pizzas to new customer dayparts and customers with less time on their hands.

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint heading to Texas

January 6, 2014

Stewart Geyer, an aerospace engineer and Rhodes Scholar, has signed on to become the first Uncle Maddio's franchise operator in Texas. He joins Janie and Emily…

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza plans 30 units in three new states

January 6, 2014

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza announced that Millennial Restaurant Group, a partnership between franchise veterans Junior Bridgeman and Jim Patterson, has signed an…

Boston Pizza adds 12 restaurants to the royalty pool

January 3, 2014

Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund and Boston Pizza International Inc. announced that effective immediately, the fund's royalty pool has been adjusted to…

Survey shows small business optimism for 2014

January 3, 2014

ShopKeep POS, a provider of cloud-based business management software for the retail and restaurant industries, recently surveyed more than 640 small businesses…