Developer debuts Web-based loyalty club solution

September 15, 2009

Customer-retention solutions developer LoyaltySoft has introduced a new online solution designed to enable restaurants, coffee shops and other small businesses…

New NRA partnership encourages restaurants to reduce food waste

September 14, 2009

The National Restaurant Association is strengthening its support of food-donation programs with a new partnership with the Food Donation Connection (FDC), an…

B.C. Pizza adds to franchise support team

September 13, 2009

B.C. Pizza Inc. has expanded its franchise support team, the company has announced. Darren Burke will be heading up the company's southern Michigan franchise…

Pizza Inn selects SpeedLine POS

September 13, 2009

Pizza Inn Inc. has selected Speedline POS as the recommended point of sale system for all company-owned and franchised Pizza Inn restaurants, the company has…

Pizzeria ordered to pay for employee's weight-loss surgery

September 13, 2009

An Indiana court has ruled that an Indianapolis pizzeria must pay for an employee's weight-loss surgery to ensure the success of another operation for a back…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 14, 2009

September 13, 2009

Block cheese price trends on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held steady during the shortened trading week ended Sept. 11, closing at $1.27 per pound each day…

National Restaurant Association names new board officers

September 13, 2009

The National Restaurant Association has announced the election of its new officers during the association's September board meeting in the nation's capital. …

NRA outlines industry imperatives

The association focuses on strengthening the industry and its services as it implements its five-year strategic plan.

ChefTec Software adds Allergen Alerts solution

September 10, 2009

Culinary Software Services Inc., provider of back-of-house technology for the foodservice industry, has announced the addition of Allergen Alerts to its…

Collar-bomb suspect ruled competent

September 9, 2009

A judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a woman accused of masterminding an elaborate bank robbery that ended in the death of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells is…

Green Seal develops national standard for restaurants

September 9, 2009

Green Seal Inc. has announced that the Green Seal Environmental Standard for Restaurants and Food Services, GS-46, has been approved by the American National…

CiCi's earns environmental award

September 8, 2009

The Sustainability & Environmental Services Department in Plano, Texas, has awarded CiCi's Pizza the Environmental Star of Excellence, recognizing…

Papa Bello hires expansion advisor

September 8, 2009

Papa Bello Enterprises has hired Baltimore-based Pastore Food Corp. to assist the company in its corporate planning and growth process. Pastore will assist in…

Just Enjoy debuts menu management mobile app

September 8, 2009

Just Enjoy LLC, a new start-up based in Orange County, Calif., has launched a new mobile device dining application and service that combines an interactive…

Growing number of restaurants join Healthy Dining initiative

September 8, 2009

Leading the largest-ever restaurant nutrition initiative, www.healthydiningfinder.com has announced the addition of several new restaurants to its selection of…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 7, 2009

September 7, 2009

Block cheese price trends on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reversed course last week, averaging just above $1.31 per pound for the trading week ended Sept.

SpeedLine releases software update

September 7, 2009

SpeedLine Solutions has released version 6.1 of its point-of-sale software, the company has announced. SpeedLine v6.1 offers improved reporting and analysis…

FDA launches Reportable Food Registry portal for foodservice industry

September 7, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched the Reportable Food Registry (RFR), a new electronic portal designed to head off potential cases of…

Pizza Fusion opens first L.A.-area location

September 3, 2009

Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion will open a restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sept. 12, the company has announced. The restaurant is located at 290…

Youthful operator opens fifth pizzeria

September 2, 2009

Tony King, 27, has opened his fifth Tony's Pizza and Subs location, in the town of Mauldin, S.C., according to a story in the Greenville News.   King opened…