5 basic innovation ideation principles

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Rank and file company employees of a food company may say "We're not Apple Computer!" We can't generate the innovative ideas that Apple does!" We are doomed to…

NRA opens early bird registration for annual Hotel-Motel Show

September 12, 2011

The National Restaurant Association has opened attendee registration for its 2012 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event…

Naked Pizza readies for NYC debut

September 12, 2011

Naked Pizza will open its first New York City area outlet next week, according to an email from Robbie Vitrano, one of the chain's founders.

Tropical storms push natural gas prices up last week

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Cheese, wheat prices remain steady.

Domino's Pizza Australia names new media buying partner

September 11, 2011

Domino's Pizza Australia and New Zealand, the largest pizza chain in those two markets, has assigned its media strategy to Maxus, effective Nov. 1.

Pizza Hut's media account goes to Optimedia

September 11, 2011

Yum! Brands' Pizza Hut has handed its $217 million U.S. media account to Publicis Groupe's Optimedia after a review that began in June.

Straw Hat Pizza adds chicken wings to menu

September 8, 2011

California-based Straw Hat Pizza has added chicken wings to its menu just in time to kick-off football season. The new wings are available in five flavors…

New N.C. Mellow Mushroom sets opening record

September 8, 2011

Less than two weeks after opening the doors of its Fayetteville, N.C., restaurant Aug. 29, Capital Food Group, the franchisee of three Mellow Mushrooms in…

Expanding into foreign markets requires flexibility

Chains should look within densely populated, economically-stable areas where the brand is able to make meaningful connections with consumers via marketing and…

Straw Hat Pizza joins No Kid Hungry cause

September 7, 2011

California-based Straw Hat Pizza announced it will raise "dough-nations," for Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign.

Food truck segment speeding up

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

September 7, 2011

The food truck has been gaining momentum since 2008, with some predicting a short-lived heyday. That has certainly not been the case, as new research by the…

UK's Prezzo posts nearly 20 percent lift in profits

September 6, 2011

Prezzo, a 172-unit pizza chain in the United Kingdom, has reported a 17 percent lift in profits for the first half of the year.

Do your customers really buy price?

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Everyone is running promotions, discounts, coupons and group-buying programs, all in search of the consumer whose only point of reference today is how much…

Philosophically Speaking

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

On occasion, I enjoy listening to the words of philosophers like Aristotle and Socrates or theologians such as Wesley or Spurgeon. But, hands down, the deep…

Flooding affects wheat prices

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Weather, Labor Day holiday push gas prices up.

5 new ways Google Analytics tracks customer engagment

Reports significantly expand restaurant owners' ability to see how consumers came to their sites.

Eagle Boys goes on a hiring spree

September 5, 2011

Eagle Boys Pizza, Australia's second largest pizza chain, is going on a hiring spree ahead of the biggest-selling time of the year in the country.

HomeMade Pizza Co. names new CEO

September 5, 2011

Chicago-based take-and-bake concept HomeMade Pizza Co. has named board member Allan Hickok as its new CEO.

Pizza Hut, Papa Murphy's, CPKI earn spots on Zagat's 2011 list

September 5, 2011

McDonald's, Subway and Wendy's were big winners in this year's Zagat's National Fast Food Restaurant Survey, released today.

Social media monitoring becoming a necessity

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Customers are posting about brands more than ever, and they're expecting real-time responses.