Operations News & Media
CiCi's names real estate leader to help with nontraditional growth
October 8, 2013
CiCi's Pizza has announced the hiring of Rick Hoying as the brand's new senior manager of Real Estate. With more than 25 years of franchising, Hoying will…
read nowRestaurant SmartBrief relaunches with NRA partnership
October 8, 2013
The National Restaurant Association has announced a partnership with digital publisher SmartBrief Inc. to relaunch the daily Restaurant SmartBrief e-newsletter.
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Lower gas prices partly attributed to government shutdown
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
After weeks on the decline, wheat prices jump back up.
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Project Pie founder finds a niche in fast casual pizza
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
James Markham doesn't predict a fast casual pizza bubble, but expects many concepts to struggle operationally in the long term.
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Mobile ordering: Changing the Gold Standard
by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo
A recent study indicating that a 90-percent order accuracy rate is considered to be best in class when it comes to drive-thru operations surprised me…
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Delivering more than pizza
by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com
With the holidays around the corner, think creatively about using delivery to achieve something great.
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What the government shutdown means for the restaurant industry
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Federal loans and food safety are two areas that will be affected.
read nowCalifornia pizzeria named Zagat's best in the U.S.
October 1, 2013
Michael's Pizzeria in Long Beach, Calif., has been named the "Best Pizzeria" in the U.S., according to Zagat. Michael's was also named Los Angeles' "Best…
read nowThe Pizza Studio plans Midwest debut
October 1, 2013
Los Angeles-based The Pizza Studio has announced a multi-unit franchise agreement with PS Midwest Development LLC, a BRICK Restaurant Group-managed company.
read nowDespite higher sales, restaurant operators' optimism fading
October 1, 2013
Due to a softer outlook among restaurant operators for sales growth and the economy, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index…
read nowLeaf secures $20M to advance mobile pay platform
October 1, 2013
Leaf, creator of the LeafPresenter, a tablet designed for commerce, today announced it has closed $20 million in its first round of funding from Heartland…
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Solving the fake online review problem through mobile customer engagement
by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh
New York regulators have had enough of fake online customer reviews. Last week, Eric Schneiderman, the state’s attorney general, slapped 19 companies with…
read nowPizza Hut, KFC Brazil franchisee going private
September 30, 2013
Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second largest QSR chain in Brazil with 1,057 units, has announced its entry into a definitive merger agreement. The proposal is…
read nowTennessee pizza concept signs first franchisee
September 30, 2013
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Hard Knox Pizzeria, owned by Dean and Jill Bastian, has signed its first franchisee.
read nowWomen's Foodservice Forum creates fund in honor of late CEO
September 30, 2013
The Women's Foodservice Forum has announced the creation of a fund in honor of its late President and CEO, Fritzi Woods, who passed away unexpectedly two weeks…
read nowWomen's Foodservice Forum seeks top leadership candidates
September 26, 2013
The Women's Foodservice Forum is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Leadership and Trailblazer awards. These awards are given annually to members of the…
read nowCalifornia commits to $10 minimum wage
September 26, 2013
On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law increasing the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour, the highest in the country. The increase…
read nowRestaurant cash advance loan company launches
September 26, 2013
A new company, RestaurantCashAdvanceLoans.com, has launched with an objective of making credit availability faster and easier for restaurant operators.
read nowHunt Brothers joins American Pizza Community
September 25, 2013
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hunt Brothers Pizza has joined The American Pizza Community, a coalition of companies, operators, franchisees, vendors, suppliers and…
read nowSwipely manages $1B in annual sales
September 25, 2013
Swipely is now managing more than $1 billion in annual sales for merchants across 29 states, just one year since entering the payments space, according to a…
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