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4 growth guidelines globetrotting pizza brands need to know

by Bill Edwards — CEO, Edwards Global Services, Inc.

Global expansion is no longer only the domain of the pizza brand behemoths. Lots of smaller chains are hitting the worldwide market, and leaders at those which…

Removing friction in digital ordering, delivery discovery

by Jackie Berg — mArketing director, olo

Digital presence is everything today, but too many brands are unwittingly diverting sales to third-parties thanks to a cluttered digital path that drags the…

Clicking with Customers: Exceeding Expectations Through Better Digital Experiences

It’s not enough for a restaurant to add technology solutions such as online ordering and self-service kiosks. Those solutions must work together to create a…

California Pizza Kitchen launches nationwide 'take-and-bake' pies

August 1, 2019

California Pizza Kitchen or CPK said it's launching take-and-bake takeout and delivery pizzas across the country, greatly expanding the West Coast brand's…

Like toppings on pizza, pictures portray your brand's personality on social media

by Ashley Davidson — Senior Director, Media & Industry Relations, Fish Consulting

While pizza toppings may tell a lot about a diner's personality, great images and video can serve the same purpose for pizzerias on social media. Follow these…

Domino's cashless store test underway in Australia

July 12, 2019

Domino's Australia is testing a new "Tap & Take" payment model at five of its stores, which Domino's will take most other forms of payments, aside from…

Online ordering in an age of 'pie-high' expectations for pizza brands

by Elizabeth Kelly — Marketing Specialist, https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/590905/

Increasing demand for delivery and decreasing customer tolerance for waiting mean that pizza brands must absolutely have an online ordering portal today and…

Playing a powerful pizza game in an Amazon-Uber-fied world

Pizzerias have long been players in the delivery game, but Amazon's model of how that delivery happens, along with Uber's model of who does it, has changed the…

Square for Restaurants wipes out 'tablet farms' with DoorDash, PostMates, Chowly integration

June 7, 2019

Square for Restaurants has launched a set of order management integrations that allows orders from Postmates, DoorDash and the POS integration solution…

OpenTable, Upserve partner to connect the diner data dots

June 5, 2019

Online restaurant reservation provider, OpenTable, has connected with restaurant management platform, Upserve, in what a news release said is an…

Mountain Mike's opens in Newman, California

May 23, 2019

California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened in Newman, California, near Main Street downtown. The Stanislaus County features the full menu in a…

Slutty Vegan creator Pinky Cole on brand's soaring popularity as it pushes the plusses of healthy eating

With an Impossible Burger base for its massively "Instagrammed" sloppy burgers, Slutty Vegan has risen  from a largely unknown solo food truck, to hugely…

Processing Payments at the Door: How to Increase Credit Card Security

In today’s world, restaurant operators face the challenge of providing customers with the payment options they want, while still keeping costs under control.

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What in the world is blockchain?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin: These terms can often be highly confusing to those not in some level of the IT industry. Ray Wiley, CEO and co-founder of…

Why Domino's 'offensive game' may be big winner Super Bowl Sunday

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

How does a pizza brand really use Super Bowl Sunday pizza orders to break into a cache of new customers? Domino's offensive game this Sunday appears to be a…

CPK revamps, improves rewards program

January 24, 2019

California Pizza Kitchen today said it will launch an enhanced rewards program on Jan. 29 featuring more rewards, including free entrées, early access to new…

Positive pizza guest engagement? It's all how (when, where) you ask the questions

by Robert Whitehead — Director Retail & Hospitality Technology, Softtek Integrations

Customer insight makes the restaurant world go 'round because it gives pizza brands a critical competitive advantage. And while many brand leaders may think…

Keeping customers comin' back: A personal, cross-functional, incremental challenge

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Repeat visits are top of mind for every brand but few may realize how critical the fourth customer visit is and why it requires a specific strategy. That's…

When pizza takes on the planet: Russo's founder on going global with finesse

If world domination -- a.k.a. going international -- is in the plans for your brand, Russo's founder, Anthony Russo, has some tips to take on the road to help…