5 little missteps that are killing your kitchen

Here are a few missteps you are likely to make that hinder you from maximizing your weekly cooking efforts.

How to deal with renovations, construction

Before completing any renovations or repairs to the property yourself, it’s vital for restaurateurs to understand that landlords often reserve the right to…

Kitchen innovation guru to share foodservice strategies at Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit

February 22, 2016

Attendees will learn five specific ways to improve back-of-house operations.

How to use your restaurant design to tell your 'real food story'

by Steve Starr — Chief, starrdesign

Incorporating your use of real ingredients and cooking processes into your design is vital.

What is your restaurant's carbon footprint?

Countries and companies across the globe are making climate change high on their agenda.

Hungry Howie's opens new store in Scottsdale

January 14, 2016

Hungry Howie's Pizza opened its newest location yesterday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Celebrating your food story: The transition of cooked-to-order

by Steve Starr — Chief, starrdesign

Hormone-free, GMO-free and all-natural have become commonplace terms — simply because customers demand it.

Cicis to return to Killeen, Texas

December 16, 2015

Cicis announced that tomorrow it will re-open the doors of its restaurant in Killeen, Texas.

Franchising and growth: Expanding into non-traditional spaces

When entering into non-traditional restaurant formats like food courts, universities & airports, re-developing a concept to fit these new operational…

Franco’s Best Pizza expands to sit-down restaurant

November 6, 2015

Franco’s Best Pizza in Lawrenceville, Georgia, announced it has expanded its location to offer dine-in service.

The perfect pitch: 3 restaurant concepts

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Entrepreneurs from Burgers n’ Fries Forever, Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez and Pincho Factory pitched concepts to a panel of distinguished investors…

Cicis unveils new logo, brand positioning, prototype design

November 5, 2015

Cicis is going "Beyond Pizza" with a refreshed brand identity. The chain unveiled its new branding along with its newly identified core brand positioning of…

FCES15: Why design is key to customer engagement

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

Design is a key aspect for the customer experience and plays directly into the "corporate soul" and building a relationship with customers.

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…