Operations News & Media
Boston restaurants temporarily closed after Marathon bombings
April 16, 2013
The typically bustling Boylston Street in Boston is filled with restaurants and shops, both national and local. Today, most of those businesses remain closed…
read nowNPD Group launches monthly foodservice sales tracking service
April 16, 2013
NPD Group announced it will launch SupplyTrack this summer. The new service will track foodservice distributors and manufacturers' market performance by…
read nowHungry Howie's expands Mississippi presence
April 16, 2013
Hungry Howie's Pizza recently opened a new store in Clinton, Miss., at 105 Highway 80 East. This is the third store for a multi-unit franchise pizza agreement…
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Don't let hackers scare off your customers
by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies
When you think about electronic security, what comes to mind? Do you consider how vulnerable your customer credit cards are, or how easily someone can break…
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Pie Five CEO: Fast casual pizza category fills a void
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
By finding the right equipment, the brand has combined individualized, customized and fast.
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Gas prices continue to drop
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Pizza Inn hits a fresh 52-week high after announcing a new franchising agreement.
read nowPatxi's Pizza opens 8th Bay-Area location
April 15, 2013
Patxi's Pizza, based out of the San Francisco Bay area, opened its second East Bay location today in Livermore, Calif.
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The secret to word of mouth marketing: No one person behind the curtain can do it all
by Jitendra Gupta — Mobile CRM Director, Punchh
In 1939, few movie characters were scarier than the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion were terrified by the specter of the…
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Counting calories? Remember portion control
by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com
Over-serving adds to food costs, cuts profit margins, and contributes to obesity and food waste.
read nowPerky's Pizza adding 15 new Middle East locations
April 12, 2013
Majed Al-Hokair, vice chairman of the board for the Al-Hokair Group, and Jim Howell, president of Perky's Pizza, have signed an agreement to further develop…
read nowYum! Canada among best workplaces
April 12, 2013
Yum! Canada, the franchisor of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named as one of this year's 50 Best Workplaces in Canada.
read nowHunt Brothers launches two new NASCAR promotions
April 12, 2013
Hunt Brothers Pizza introduced two auto racing-themed contests this week as part of its primary partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR).
read nowRestaurant industry groups support renewable fuel standard reform
April 11, 2013
Four Congressmen introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act this week, bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing food costs by eliminating the…
read nowChuck E. Cheese adds job applicant solution
April 11, 2013
Chuck E. Cheese's has deployed SkillSurvey Inc.'s Pre-Hire 360 solution, an online reference-checking solution.
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Yum! Brands social responsibility report focuses on nutrition, sustainability
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
The company is currently working to synchronize its animal welfare program and policies throughout all of its global markets.
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The problem with marketing to social media 'influencers'
by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group
Everyone wants to be a social media influencer these days, right? Can you imagine how excited I was when received this email message from Klout and the brand…
read nowChili's Grill & Bar jumps into the competitive pizza space
April 10, 2013
For the first time in the brand's 38-year history, Chili's Grill & Bar is offering pizza. The menu item is available at participating restaurants for lunch…
read nowRevention adds dual pay rate feature for delivery drivers
April 10, 2013
Revention's new dual driver pay rate feature provides the ability to monitor and review delivery drivers' hours worked in-store versus hours worked on the road…
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How hiking is like running a business
by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com
We are conditioned to keep going forward, but a careful retreat or horizontal strategy sometimes is the best way to make faster uphill progress.
read nowFormer Applebee's CEO signs on as Pie Five franchisee
April 9, 2013
The Kansas City, Mo., area will soon welcome its first Pie Five Pizza Co. restaurant through a 10-unit franchise agreement with former Applebee's president and…
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