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Chuck E. Cheese's plans marketing makeover to reverse slipping sales
May 4, 2012
CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's, reported its Q1 financial results Thursday, which included a drop in revenues and profit.
read nowYum! Brands to present at two conferences
May 4, 2012
Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that it will present at Baird's 2012 Growth Stock Conference on May 8 in Chicago at approximately 1:25 p.m. Central time.
read nowStevi B's Pizza adding two Virginia units
May 4, 2012
Stevi B's Pizza has announced the signing of an agreement to develop two additional locations in the greater Richmond, Va., area with franchisee Rick Collins…
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Naked Pizza sponsors Foggy Awards for gluten-free leaders
May 3, 2012
Find Me Gluten Free, a gluten-free restaurant and business finder smartphone app, has announced the winners of the inaugural Foggy Awards – honoring leaders in…
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Papa John's finds success in local store marketing efforts
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
During its Q1 earnings call, the company reiterated its premium positioning amidst a highly competitive, deep discounting segment.
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Top 5 things we didn't know we should be afraid of - Part II
by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc
Researchers have found no consistent relationship between participants' driving distance to QSR joints and their weight over a 30-year span
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Upselling customers and getting the most out of advanced messaging
by Shawn Chute — COO, Sutus
When your phone line is busy, or your staff too busy to do more than take orders, you will miss out on opportunities to upsell customers.
read nowChuck E. Cheese's reportedly agrees to $10 prize limit in Calif.
May 2, 2012
A story published in a newsletter titled The Redemption Report claims that CEC Entertainment Inc., Chuck E. Cheese's parent company, has agreed to help…
read nowPizza Inn opens new Houston unit
May 2, 2012
Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. is expanding in Houston with its newest addition now open.
read nowFranchise owners, corporate employees form American Pizza Community
May 2, 2012
America's leading pizza companies, their small business franchise owners and other groups that comprise the pizza industry announced Tuesday the formation of…
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CiCi's Pizza introduces new pizza, tagline
May 2, 2012
CiCi's Pizza has introduced the newest pizza on its buffet, The Meltdown, made with Parmesan, Romano and mozzarella cheeses, a signature Italiano sauce and…
read nowVendor Safe webinar to focus on PCI Compliance
May 1, 2012
A new webinar from FastCasual.com and VendorSafe Technologies will focus on the financial implications restaurant operators could face by not maintaining PCI…
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Domino's international division surpasses domestic footprint
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Company's Q1 promotional focus was on side items, driving tickets and store profits.
read nowNutrition information display kiosks to show up at NRA show
May 1, 2012
QA Graphics, an Iowa-based interactive design firm, announced today that the company will demonstrate its nutrition information kiosk solution at the National…
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Boulder, Colo.: Epicenter of food innovation
by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting
One of the ways Naturally Boulder Products contributes to the food innovation culture is by forcing participants to pitch new ideas every other year to proven…
read nowYum! Brands names new president and CFO
May 1, 2012
Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the promotion of Rick Carucci, 54, to president, reporting to chairman and CEO David C. Novak.
read nowWest Virginia pizzeria crowdsources for new name
May 1, 2012
A Fayetteville, W. Va., pizzeria is hosting a contest to come up with a new name as it plans for expansion.
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You want to franchise your restaurant: Now what?
by Harold Kestenbaum — Partner, Gordon & Rees, LLP
In my last blog, we discussed why your restaurant should be franchised. I will assume that you have listened to what I said and you have now made the decision…
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Three organizational challenges that hinder innovation (and the solutions to resolve them)
by Rob Connelly
There are three main challenges that hinder innovation: Playing catch up, ambiguity and underdevelopment of employees.
read nowRestaurant industry turns in strongest post-recession quarter
April 30, 2012
Driven by solid same-store sales and traffic results and an increasingly bullish outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's…
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