Pizza Hut shuts down in Lebanon

May 24, 2021

Pizza Hut is closing its Lebanese locations as the Middle Eastern nation's situation deteriorates due to continued clashes between Israelis and Palestinians.

How Lee's Famous Recipe overcame hiring crisis with Conversational AI

Although many QSRs have reported that drive-thru traffic is now making up 80% of business thanks to the pandemic, unemployment packages have made it…

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Panda Express named winner of FastCasual's Excellence in Food Safety award

May 19, 2021

Panda Express, which has over 2,000 locations, is the winner of the 2021 Excellence in Food Safety Award, presented Wednesday by FastCasual.com and Steritech.

Customers ready to dine at mobile-savvy restaurants

May 19, 2021

About 71% of U.S. diners are ready to eat out again and 42% feel comfortable being seated indoors, according to a study published Wednesday by Oracle Food and…

Multi-Unit Restaurant Brands Save Time and Money with Network Standardization

Networks are the backbone of the modern restaurant, and keeping them resilient and consistent can be easier with the services of an expert.

Your Pie moves to Atlanta

May 17, 2021

Your Pie, which has been based in Athens, Georgia since its 2008 founding, has relocated its headquarters to the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta in Georgia this…

National infrastructure issues wreak havoc with wheat, gas prices

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

A bridge crack in Tennessee and a major Eastern gas pipeline infrastructure attack last week are hitting pizzeria owners in the pocketbook this week, as vital…

Hotdog joint invests in Cartwheel

May 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform for restaurants and retailers, has raised a $1 million seed round led by TenOneTen…

Chicken shortage sends prices upward

May 6, 2021

Chicken prices have more than doubled year to date, and wing prices have set new records on account of a shortage, according to Urner Barry, a market research…

Q3 results for Pizza Inn, Pie Five parent show some gains

May 6, 2021

The Dallas-based parent company of the Pie Five and Pizza Inn restaurant brands, Rave Restaurant Group Inc., is making headway since struggles that last year…

Ohio City Pizzeria: Hope for homeless, pizza for Cleveland

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

May 6, 2021

The problem of homelessness and the business of pizza would seem to have little or nothing to do with each other. A pizza shop on Cleveland's west side is…

Rebounding on steroids: Lessons learned from former Yum! CEO

While restaurateurs have had their share of setbacks over the last year or more, how brands fare going forward depends very much on how each company executes…

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Domino’s looking to hire 4,000 team members in Florida

April 30, 2021

Domino's franchise-owned locations are looking to hire nearly 4,000 team members in 400 stores in the state of Florida. The positions range from delivery…

Domino's Q1 retail sales up 16.7%, but revenues miss estimates

April 29, 2021

U.S. franchise same-store sales growth and international retail sales growth helped Domino's delivery a pretty healthy first-quarter financial report this…

SpotOn partners with US Small Business Administration to streamline restaurant fund application

April 29, 2021

SpotOn, a restaurant management systems provider, is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist restaurants in gaining funds from the…

Marco's Pizza signs 88 franchise agreements

April 29, 2021

Marco's Pizza, based in Toledo, Ohio, has signed 88 franchise agreements since the beginning of 2021 as part of its strategy to grow its 1,000-unit footprint…

Restaurant Revitalization Fund application process opening Monday

April 27, 2021

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which provides $28.6 billion in relief funds to restaurants and other hard-hit food establishments that have experienced…

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut parent to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

April 26, 2021

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grille parent, Yum Brands, will decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 in partnership with its…

CEC raises $650M

April 23, 2021

After announcing that it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza…

7 ways to lower restaurant labor costs

by David Scott Peters

David Scott Peters, an author, restaurant coach and speaker who teaches restaurant operators how to take control of their businesses, shares best ways to cut…