How outdoor seating can increase your revenues by 30%

What is it about outdoor seating that has such a large effect on your customer base? There are many factors involved, most of which revolve around comfort.

Hungry Howie’s on ‘re-igniting’ brand image

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Change is constant. That's true in the pizza business as it is anywhere. Hungry Howie's Pizza saw the need to change to remain competitive and did so by…

Regents Pizzeria unveils bigger restaurant design, beer garden

December 18, 2014

Regents Pizzeria has opened a new 4,100-square-foot restaurant in the Southern California coastal town of La Jolla. The restaurant features a new design…

RedBrick Pizza extends presence to the Bluegrass State

December 18, 2014

RedBrick Pizza announced its first Kentucky restaurant will open this holiday season at Mall St. Matthews in Louisville. This new location is the first of…

Little Caesars expanding headquarters in Downtown Detroit

December 11, 2014

Twenty-five years after moving its headquarters from the suburbs to Detroit's Fox Office Center, Little Caesars announced it is building a new…

California Pizza Kitchen unveils new design, menu in Florida

December 10, 2014

California Pizza Kitchen's newly reimagined menu is now available at its Wellington and Naples, Florida, locations. Both locations also feature the brand's…

Mellow Mushroom plants flag in Columbus suburb

December 9, 2014

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is now open in the Columbus, Ohio, suburb of New Albany, at 260 Market St. Suite A. The new restaurant is owned by Colby and Jon…

RedBrick Pizza plans Missouri entry

December 4, 2014

RedBrick Pizza plans to make its debut in Missouri this month with a new location at Joplin's Northpark Mall. The food court location will feature the brand's…

Carmela's Pizzeria plans drive-thru location

December 3, 2014

Carmela's Pizzeria parent company, Greenfield Farms Food Inc., has announced the completion of plans for a new drive-thru location. The drive-thru concept will…

Secrets to successful restaurant site selection

Tour prospective sites in order from worst to best, which will allow you to become more confident, ask better questions and be more in control of the leasing…

Pitfire Artisan Pizza founder plans expansion, snack and coffee concept

November 11, 2014

Paul Hibler, founder of Pitfire Artisan Pizza and the American Gonzo Food Corporation restaurants, has announced that Pitfire's eighth location will open in…

New Mellow Mushroom opens near Va. Tech

November 6, 2014

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is now open in Blacksburg, Virginia, at 207 South Main Street. This Mellow's design features Southwestern Virginian historical…

Four reasons digital screens are more than menu boards

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

Engaging digital signage can be a key differentiator in the customer experience by educating guests about menu items, driving craving, reducing perceived wait…

‘Artisan fast’ pizza and salad concept plans franchise expansion

October 30, 2014

St. Louis-based Crushed Red Urban Bake and Chop Shop, which recently introduced its "Artisan Fast” concept to franchisees, will open six new restaurants within…

Mellow Mushroom gets bigger in Texas

October 29, 2014

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is now open in Flower Mound, Texas, at 2450 Cross Timbers Road. This Mellow incorporates external and patio features into the…

RedBrick Pizza plans debut in four states

October 29, 2014

RedBrick Pizza announced plans expand by more than 50 locations in four states throughout the next three years.

Boston Pizza unveils new urban store design in Vancouver

October 16, 2014

Boston Pizza International Inc. has opened its 61st location in British Columbia at 808 Beatty St. in downtown Vancouver. The new restaurant is Boston Pizza's…

Tiny stores make me happy: Tracking revenue per square foot

by Noah Glass — CEO, Olo

Leading restaurant brands are growing their top line with off-premise sales while shrinking real estate costs – resulting in better revenue per square foot and…

Villa Italian Kitchen acquires 34 mall locations

October 9, 2014

Villa Enterprises announced it has opened 34 Villa Italian Kitchen restaurants in regional malls throughout the US. The units were acquired in April from…

Mellow Mushroom opens new Georgia location

October 7, 2014

Mellow Mushroom's newest restaurant has opened in Valdosta, Georgia, at 1526 Baytree Road, under the ownership of Bo Chambliss and Bill Stembler.