Chuck E. Cheese's jumps into retail yogurt space

June 10, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's is extending its brand offerings with a new line of squeezable yogurt products available in four flavors at more than 2,200 U.S. Supercenter…

Survey explains why chains are increasing prices

SpenDifference's Brad Moore shares the results of the company's survey that polled restaurant chains about their price increases.

Beating the marketing monkeys

by Chris Luo — VP of Marketing, FiveStars

In his best-selling personal finance book arguing that investors can't consistently beat the market, economist Burton Malkiel says that "a blindfolded monkey…

After less than a year, Pizza Fusion and Unique Pizza part ways

June 7, 2013

Pizza Fusion announced that it has terminated its Definitive Agreement with Unique Pizza & Subs Corporation (UPZS) providing for the acquisition of Pizza…

Pizza Hut drops large pizza price to $5.55 for anniversary

June 6, 2013

Pizza Hut just made a big move in the big pizza chain deep discounting battle. The company has introduced a $5.55 large pizza with one topping promotion in…

California Pizza Kitchen joins American Pizza Community

June 6, 2013

The American Pizza Community has announced that California Pizza Kitchen has joined the coalition. The APC was formed in 2010 to advocate for policies…

USDA announces Food Waste Challenge

June 6, 2013

On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe to announce the U.S.

Former Groupon VP joins Front Flip

June 6, 2013

Former Groupon executive Kevin Petry has been named Front Flip's new VP of local sales, according to a company press release. Petry is now responsible for…

Consumers driving the need for restaurants to adopt mobile solutions

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Some experts predict mobile payments to reach critical mass in three to five years.

China restaurant revenue up 17% in 2012 led by Yum! Brands

June 5, 2013

A new report from the China Cuisine Association shows that revenue from the largest restaurant chains in that country was up 16.5 percent in 2012. Yum! Brands…

Restaurants join Round It Up America program for relief efforts

June 5, 2013

When deadly tornadoes hit Oklahoma recently, Round It Up America already had funds reserved before a warning siren was ever sounded. Round It Up America, which…

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza expanding to Georgia

June 5, 2013

North Carolina-based Brixx Wood Fired Pizza will debut in Georgia this fall with three initial locations. Two of the units will be in the Atlanta suburbs of…

Hungry Howie's recognized again for military vet franchise opportunities

June 5, 2013

Less than a month after being recognized as a top military friendly franchise by Victory Media, Hungry Howie's has been named to the Military Times EDGE Best…

Menu product development takes patience, collaboration

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

You can create a great product but without marketing, it won't budge.

How to navigate back-office technology options

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Technology can't predict the bus full of customers that just pulled up; you have to train your staff to be aware of what's going on outside of the data.

Domino's hits 52-week high for 5th straight week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Average wheat prices are slowly rising.

Boombozz Pizza expanding in Louisville market

June 3, 2013

Boombozz Pizza & Taphouse will open a new restaurant late this summer in the Louisville, Ky., suburb of Jeffersonville, Ind. The 195-seat capacity…

Pizza Hut plans expansion of standalone WingStreet concept

June 3, 2013

Pizza Hut recently closed its test standalone WingStreet location in Denton, Texas, but not because of underperformance. According to the Dallas Business…

Top That! Pizza named Top 50 fast casual concept

June 3, 2013

FastCasual.com, sister site of PizzaMarketplace.com, has announced its annual list of the top Movers and Shakers in the fast casual segment. This year's list…

Chuck E. Cheese's joins Oklahoma tornado relief efforts

June 3, 2013

Chuck E. Cheese's has organized a statewide effort to assist families in Oklahoma after tornados ravaged the area last month. On June 4, all Oklahoma Chuck E.