Cheese and wheat prices tumble

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Papa John's hits a new 52-week high.

Top CEOs join Fast Casual Exec Summit's experts panel

Attendees will have the opportunity to grill industry leaders on what it takes to run a successful fast casual restaurant.

10 tax tips to save restaurateurs money

The best guarantee of consistently low tax bills this year, next year and so-on down the road is tax planning now. Don't wait until the end of the year.

5 ways mobile apps can increase revenue

by Jess Taylor — CEO, Blue Rocket

People are choosing smartphones over using their desktop to research menus, get directions and find nearby restaurants. In 2012. more than 1 billion…

New food truck rental website launched

August 21, 2013

FoodTruckRental.com has been launched, with an objective of connecting food truck owners and renters worldwide.

Commentary: Pizzerias need customer feedback to earn market share

Corporate and franchisee teams should turn to social intelligence to examine their brand reputation and operational performance by location.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza targets Detroit for growth

August 20, 2013

California-based Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that its franchisee, Blaze Midwest Inc., will open a location in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, Mich., in…

Domino's new store design hits New Orleans market

August 20, 2013

RPM Pizza, a New Orleans-based Domino's franchisee for the past 32 years, has debuted a new Domino's Pizza store location in Marrero, the first in the West…

Restaurant Association's Educational Foundation names new VP

August 20, 2013

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced that Steven Kramer has been named vice president of Communications. Kramer brings…

Mobile marketing not a tech toy, it’s the height of CRM

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Many of us at Punchh once worked at Siebel Systems, a pioneer in the Customer Relationship Management market. Convincing large enterprises like banks and…

QSR employees call for national day of strikes over wages

August 19, 2013

The minimum-wage protests that have been bubbling under the surface throughout the quick-service restaurant industry for nearly a year now may soon come to a…

Mazzio's, Hungry Howie's deploy management software suite

August 19, 2013

Mazzio's Italian Eatery and Hungry Howie's Pizza have begun using ShiftNote's web-based management software suite to improve shift management at the store…

NRA conference to cover restaurant technology trends

August 19, 2013

The National Restaurant Association's new Restaurant Innovation Summit is set for Oct. 23 and 24 in Denver, and will explore emerging technology and the…

New top-your-own pizza concept marks its debut in Phoenix

August 19, 2013

The newest top-your-own pizza concept, Fired Pie, has planted a flag in the Phoenix market, at Deer Valley Towne Center.

CiCi's names director of franchise development to lead expansion

August 19, 2013

CiCi's Pizza has named Michael Iglesias as the brand's new director of franchise development. With more than 25 years of franchising, restaurant development…

Yum! Brands stock prices on the mend

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices down 14 cents in the past month.

4 characteristics of organizational catering alignment

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

To increase sales, catering will need to have share of mind internally as well as proper budgetary support from every department within your organization.

Unique Pizza and Subs converts 96% of debt

August 16, 2013

Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, has announced it has come to an agreement to convert 96 percent of all its debt into restricted…

Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo ready to kick off

August 16, 2013

Thousands of restaurant and foodservice industry professionals are expected to attend the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo at the Los Angeles…

Hungry Howie's plants flag in Louisiana college town

August 16, 2013

Hungry Howie's Pizza has opened its first location in Lafayette, La. The newest location offers delivery service until 4 a.m. to the entire University of…