Russo's New York Pizzeria plans international franchise growth

June 24, 2013

On the heels of its first set of international locations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first half of 2013, Russo's Restaurants announced plans for…

'Here Be Dragons'

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

During the Age of Exploration, brave people climbed aboard wooden ships to set sail for faraway lands.

5 things mobile payments vendors don't want you to ask

The man behind the Starbucks mobile payments implementation tells restaurant owners what they need to ask their mobile payments vendors.

National Restaurant Association to host inaugural Innovation Summit

June 21, 2013

The National Restaurant Association will host the inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit this fall as a way to offer restaurant operators ideas to better…

CiCi's Pizza plans to debut internationally in 2015

June 21, 2013

For the first time in its 28-year history, CiCi's Pizza is extending its franchise opportunity abroad. Executives with the Coppell, Texas-based company have…

Chain restaurant group asks for repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard

June 20, 2013

The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) today launched "Feed Food Fairness: Take RFS Off the Menu," a new grassroots campaign focused on repealing the…

American Pizza Community provides list of priorities to Capitol Hill

June 20, 2013

Members of The American Pizza Community were recently on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers for its second annual fly-in.

Pizza Hut franchisee acquires more Wendy's restaurants

June 20, 2013

A week after announcing a plan to acquire 24 Wendy's restaurants in the Kansas City, Mo., market, NPC International is adding even more to its portfolio.

Restaurant chains capitalize on increase in SBA lending

June 20, 2013

A new report released at the start of the International Franchise Expo in New York City shows that U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending to…

Idiot-proof restaurant equipment innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Equipment innovation is innovative when it solves a technical problem and adds shareholder value.

Big and little data : A gold mine

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of speaking on the Restaurant Technology panel at the 33rd Annual Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference at the New York…

PizzaRev spreading to Burbank

June 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based PizzaRev has announced plans to build a flagship location in the heart of Burbank, Calif.

Former Applebee's CEO bringing Pie Five to Kansas City

June 19, 2013

Pie Five Pizza Co. will expand its presence to the Kansas City, Mo., market this summer. The newest location will be franchised by Dave Goebel, who is the…

Everyone is a millennial, and engaging them is not an option!

by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh

Phew! I can't believe it's almost a month since this year's NRA Show (yeah, that one!) and the Marketing Executives Group meeting in Chicago. I love both…

New solution helps control labor, inventory costs

WhentoManage has launched a new platform to help control inventory and labor costs, said Walker Thompson, VP of sales and marketing. The solution connects the…

Report: Limited-service restaurants fighting harder for customers

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

According to a new report from the National Restaurant Association, concepts are adding off-peak hours, off-premise business and retail options as…

Wheat prices drop a dime in a week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Three more 52-week highs turned in last week.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza adds three Midwestern states to portfolio

June 17, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that two multiunit franchise groups have signed agreements to develop eight stores in Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich.…

NRA launches grassroots campaign calling for immigration reform

June 17, 2013

The National Restaurant Association last week reiterated its support for immigration reform that addresses restaurant-industry priorities as restaurateurs and…

Food delivery business launches in Southeast Asia

June 17, 2013

DealGuru Holdings, an independent e-commerce operator in Singapore and Malaysia, has spun out its food delivery subsidiary to form "Food Runner," a food…