Marco's Pizza chooses Pepsi

September 28, 2009

Marco's Pizza has signed a deal designating Pepsi as its exclusive beverage provider, the company has announced.   Under the terms of the agreement, Marco's…

N.C. Domino's hit by YouTube prank shuts down

September 27, 2009

The Domino's restaurant where two former employees filmed themselves tampering with food has closed, according to a story in the Charlotte Observer.   The…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 28, 2009

September 27, 2009

Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to their highest levels in nearly 10 months last week, averaging slightly above $1.39 per pound…

Pizza fan to eat his way though New York

September 24, 2009

A Brooklyn man is on a quest to eat a slice of pizza from every pizza joint in New York, according to a story in the New York Daily News.   The man, who is…

Domino's franchisee turns drivers into millionaires

Dave Melton's N.Y. restaurants operate with nearly zero turnover.

Pizza chains succeed in slow economy, study finds

September 23, 2009

Despite flat sales in 2008 and into 2009 throughout most of the limited-service pizza industry, some chain operators are finding success through a strategy of…

Executive Summit Keynote Presentation (Slides)

Fast Casual Executive Summit Keynote Address. Download the slides from presentations given by: Paul Barron, Publisher and Founder FastCasual.com/ Dean…

Presented by Fast Casual Executive Summit

Learning the New Financial Business Model (Slides)

Industry leaders share ways to capitalize on financial business models. Download the slides from presentations given by: Louis J. Basile Jr., Wildflower…

Presented by Fast Casual Executive Summit

Round Table intros Barbeque Chicken Pizza

September 22, 2009

Round Table Pizza has debuted its latest creation, the Barbeque Chicken Pizza.   The pizza features barbeque sauce, grilled white meat chicken, bacon, freshly…

NPD: Lingering unemployment will delay restaurant industry recovery

September 21, 2009

Current economic indicators point to recovery, but persistent high unemployment will continue to plague the restaurant industry several months after the…

Restaurant Magic, Heartland Payment Systems partner

September 20, 2009

Payments processor Heartland Payment Systems has partnered with Restaurant Magic Software to provide regional and national chains with a variety of operational…

Part II: NRA outlines industry imperatives

The association's new strategic plan tackles issues from food safety to profitability and sustainability.

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 21, 2009

September 20, 2009

Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly above $1.29 per pound last week, up 2 cents from the previous week.   Block cheese…

Fuzio Universal Bistro partners with Share Our Strength in grill giveaway

September 17, 2009

Fuzio Universal Bistro is working to extinguish childhood hunger with a fire-grilled pizza promotion designed to support the non-profit organization Share Our…

NRA outlines strategy for implementing imperatives

The organization seeks to strengthen communication and improve its core products.

Kraft Group invests in NAKEDpizza

September 16, 2009

The Kraft Group, owners of the National Football League's three-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots and Major League Soccer's New England Revolution…

Pizzeria owner takes on creditor over interest rate hike

September 16, 2009

Jim Tuckwell, who owns Pizza Gourmet Express in San Diego, has fought back against a rise in the interest rate on his credit line with Capital One, according…

Barone's goes fast casual

September 15, 2009

Father-and-son team Mike and Stephan Monteleone have acquired the rights to use the family recipes of Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant of Sherman Oaks…

PizzaVito announces Sopranos star as celebrity spokesman

September 15, 2009

Gainesville, Fla., pizza chain PizzaVito has tapped Federico Castelluccio, famous for his role as Furio Giunta in the HBO series "The Sopranos" as the official…

SpeedLine intros restaurant management automation tools

September 15, 2009

Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has announced the addition of a range of management automation tools to the SpeedLine POS software.