Former Pizza Inn CEO to head up Wingstop

June 13, 2012

The Wingstop Board of Directors has announced that Charles Morrison has been named president and CEO of the company. Morrison replaces James Flynn who becomes…

Russo's targets New York, New Jersey for growth

June 13, 2012

Chef Anthony Russo, founder of Texas-based Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, has announced that he is returning the company to…

Fresh Brothers secures funding from Sketchers co-founder for growth

June 13, 2012

Fresh Brothers, a six-unit chain of pizzerias located in Southern California, has received an equity investment from Michael Greenberg, co-founder and…

Pizza trends of 2012 (so far)

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gluten-free, artisan make it into the mainstream.

Southern California Domino's franchisee receives financing for growth

June 12, 2012

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided a $7.1 million credit facility to Hishmeh Enterprises, a Domino's Pizza franchisee. The funding includes a $5.…

Pizza Patrón gives away 120K pizzas for Spanish language promotion

June 11, 2012

Pizza Patrón's controversial "Pizza, por favor" promotion, held June 5, exceeded the company's expectations by about 40,000 pizzas.

Domino's hits $1 billion in digital sales in one year

June 11, 2012

Domino's Pizza is thanking its fans by offering 50 percent off all pizzas ordered online at menu price. The promotion is in celebration of the chain's $…

Wheat surplus yields lower prices

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gas prices and cheese prices are both down slightly.

Let's Pizza vending machine ready for U.S. debut

Machine creates fresh pizzas in 2.5 minutes.

Top That! Pizza's new Mexican Pizza features local ingredients

June 8, 2012

Fast casual pizza franchise Top That! Pizza is introducing a new El Pollo Chorizo Mexican Pizza for a limited time at all locations starting June 11. 

Yum! Brands to double Pizza Hut, KFC units in Thailand

June 8, 2012

Yum! Brands announced that it is planning on doubling its KFC and Pizza Hut footprints in Thailand to 1,000 by 2020.

The QR Code – A cheap, green, effective marketing tool for pizza operators

by Jennifer Wright — CFO, Ecovention, LLC

There is a plethora of websites that produce QR codes for URLs quickly, easily and at no cost.

Pizza Inn CEO steps down

June 7, 2012

Charlie Morrison has stepped down as CEO of Pizza Inn Holdings Inc., parent company of the Pizza Inn and Pie Five Pizza Co. concepts. He is pursuing another…

Papa John's part of location-based eGift card launch

June 7, 2012

Shopkick, a location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers simply for walking into stores and interacting with products, has selected Giftango as a key…

Slice: The Pizza Challenge event set for July

June 6, 2012

Slice: The Pizza Challenge will make its debut in Los Angeles July 28 and 29.

Mild winter lifts U.S. restaurant visits

June 6, 2012

Motivated by mild winter weather, consumers increased their visits to restaurants and other commercial foodservice outlets by 1 percent in the first quarter of…

Commentary: NYC restaurants have long fight ahead with soda ban proposal

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

One analyst estimates that 5 percent of McDonald's sales come from soft drinks.

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten

by Marla Topliff — President, Rosati's Pizza

Learning an important marketing lesson at the age of 7.

Toppers Pizza eyes core markets for aggressive growth

June 4, 2012

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza plans to more than triple its footprint by the end of 2015. The 41-unit pizza chain is eyeing core markets such as Wisconsin, as…

Pizza Hut partners with author Jeff Kinney for Book It!

June 4, 2012

Book It!, a national reading incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut, has announced that it has joined with author Jeff Kinney and his book series Diary of a…