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DoorDash partners with Cellex on COVID-19 testing kit effort

February 10, 2021

DoorDash and Cellex, which specializes in point-of-care testing, are teaming up to help restaurant employees get faster access to COVID-19 testing kits at a…

On the cusp of Pizza Day, Valentine's Day, love for the pie is high

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

Despite the pizza commodities "Grinch" of ever-escalating gas prices, last week was a pretty good one for the country's leading publicly traded pizza companies.

RESTAURANTS Act back on the table

February 5, 2021

A $120 billion revitalization fund, known as the RESTAURANTS Act of 2021, to help independent restaurants and small franchisees facing COVID-19 challenges is…

Q2 sales drop at Pie Five, Pizza Inn

February 5, 2021

Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group Inc., reported Friday that the pandemic severely hurt the brands' Q2 sales, which ended Dec. 27.

Taco Bell helps Yum Brands beat analysts' Q4 estimates

February 4, 2021

The fourth quarter of 2020 worked out pretty well for Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands, which beat analysts' estimates thanks to Taco Bell, which recorded…

Independent Restaurants Running on Toast’s All-in-One Platform Outperform Peers by up to 30% During Pandemic

Investments in digital ordering and contactless payments technology allowed Toast to significantly grow their customer community and increase recurring revenue…

Study: Higher menu prices = lower ratings

We've suspected that increasing menu prices might have a less than glowing effect on restaurant ratings, but now we have proof.

Domino's readies its players for Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2021

COVID may put a crimp on the crowds, but Super Bowl food remains for lots of smaller gatherings and that is what Domino's is hoping will illicit orders galore…

GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program

February 1, 2021

Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…

Digital ordering, drive-thru and carry-out help drive growth for restaurant industry

January 27, 2021

Throughout 2020, U.S. restaurants demonstrated resiliency against a variety of issues and rose from a 35% traffic decline in April to a 11% visit decrease in…

DoorDash restaurant grant program open to applicants

January 27, 2021

Restaurants in select U.S. states and Canada provinces, seeking relief due to the devastating business impact of COVID-19, can now apply to DoorDash's…

Papa John’s pays dividend

January 27, 2021

The board for Papa John's International Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of just over 22 cents, a news release said.

CiCi's Pizza parent files for bankruptcy

January 27, 2021

Irving, Texas-based CiCi's Holdings Inc, parent company of the pizza buffet chain, filed for bankruptcy this week in its home-base state. The company, which…

Hot Rocks debuts stone-conveyor oven focused on maintenance, ease of use.

January 22, 2021

Hot Rocks, a spin-off of Picard Ovens and dedicated to the pizza industry, has created the GEN3 — a stone-conveyor oven focused on two key elements …

National Restaurant Association supporting Biden's immigration changes

January 21, 2021

On day one of his presidency, Joe Biden signed six memorandums and proclamations dealing with immigration, prompting the National Restaurant Association…

Revel Systems adds eCard Systems to integrated partner program

January 20, 2021

Revel Systems, a cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform, has partnered with eCard Systems, a gift card, loyalty and prepaid card supplier…

Mountain Mike’s racks up record 2020 sales

January 20, 2021

Mountain Mike's ended its fiscal year 2020 with total system sales up 13.3%, while same-store sales grew 7.3% over what they had been in 2019. All despite its…

PPP program opens to all lenders

January 19, 2021

After re-opening the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration is now opening the program to all lenders.

Restaurant sales, traffic drop to July numbers

December's month full of holidays failed to bring much cheer to restaurateurs in most cases, since sales and traffic were both off markedly.