Vending machine micromarket hot trend: QSR branded products?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Micromarkets can provide benefits such as accessibility, flexibility and profitability for brands willing to adopt them.

Pizza Pizza passes $1M milestone for Children's Miracle Network

January 21, 2013

Toronto-based Pizza Pizza announced that its charitable program, Slices for Smiles, has raised more than $1 million in funds since its inception in 2007. This…

Restaurants with engaged employees rank high in customer satisfaction

January 21, 2013

Restaurants with the most engaged employees experience exponentially righer customer satisfaction ratings, according to research from management consulting…

Fast casual pizza concept Project Pie set to expand in seven markets

January 21, 2013

Project Pie founder and CEO James Markham has announced plans to expand his fast casual pizza concept into multiple new markets within the next year, starting…

Domino's: Survival of the fittest means going global

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company is planning a Responsive Web Design initiative that provides a consistent customer experience across digital channels.

Noble Roman's signs deals for more take-n-bake models

January 18, 2013

Noble Roman's Inc. has announced further expansion of its take-n-bake (TNB) concept.

Yelp to include restaurant health inspection scores

January 18, 2013

San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, chairman of the US Conference of Mayors Technology and Innovation Task Force, and Yelp CEO and co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman…

Domino's manager recognized for improved metrics and efficiency

January 17, 2013

Domino's Pizza recently named Jaron Garza as Puget-Sound (Wash.) Area Manager of the Year during the company's regional awards ceremony in Seattle. This award…

Patxi's Pizza responds to settlement over health care law

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Company accounting records show 4-percent surcharge was collected for employee health care costs only.

PayPal brings digital wallet to NCR's restaurant merchants

This deal is of particular importance for PayPal because of the scope of NCR's point-of-sale footprint across the restaurant industry.

California Pizza Kitchen yields utility savings with energy management partnership

January 15, 2013

Ecova, a total energy and sustainability management company, announced that California Pizza Kitchen has reduced its electricity usage by 4.3 percent in one…

Yum! Brands rebounds after apologizing for China supply chain 'shortcomings'

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices are on a slight upswing.

Papa John's rebukes study showing drop in consumer perception

January 14, 2013

Papa John's today released the statement it received from YouGov regarding YouGov's Nov. 30, 2012, media comments concerning Papa John's "BuzzIndex" score.

Napoli Pizza & Restaurant adds delivery service throughout Las Vegas

January 14, 2013

Napoli Pizza & Restaurant has introduced new delivery areas to its existing locations in the Las Vegas market. The restaurant now delivers to North Las…

Distributed marketing empowers franchisees and sustains brand integrity

With a distributed marketing model, the local QSR has access to designs created by corporate marketers, and have a greater ability to customize these pieces to…

Study: Restaurants avoiding menu price increases

January 11, 2013

Chain restaurants, tasked with navigating both value-hungry customers and rising commodity prices, are showing little interest in significant menu price…

What is the No. 1 reason for food truck failures?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

A business plan will force you to plan ahead, think about the competition, formulate a marketing strategy, define your management structure and plan your…

Sbarro introduces 'skinny' pizza, plans freestanding units

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

January 10, 2013

Sbarro has introduced a new, 270-calorie "Skinny Slice" offering. The trademarked Skinny Slice features roasted red and green bell peppers, Portobello…

Domino's UK offering deals to combat winter blues

January 10, 2013

Domino's Pizza UK is offering promotions throughout the month to help customers beat the "January gloom."

Former SVP of Morton's buys Go Roma

January 10, 2013

Ron DiNella, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Morton's restaurants, has acquired Go Roma, a chain of six Italian restaurants based…