Dallas Stars, Mavericks, American Airlines partner up with Pizza Hut

October 6, 2015

The Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks professional sports teams and American Airlines Center have made Pizza Hut an official partner.

Yum! Brands launches World Hunger Relief effort with spokesperson Christina Aguilera

October 2, 2015

Christina Aguilera spotlights her recent United Nations World Food Program humanitarian trip to Ecuador to raise awareness and funds for 795 million hungry…

Restaurants receive Franchising Gives Back Awards

September 30, 2015

Several restaurant chains received Franchising Gives Back Awards

Domino's to deliver fire-safety messages during Fire Prevention Week

September 30, 2015

Participating Domino's stores may deliver free pizza to customers with functioning smoke alarms.

Hungry Howie's celebrates annual 'Love, Hope & Pizza' campaign for breast cancer awareness

September 24, 2015

Hungry Howie's will honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month through fundraising and social media efforts.

Domino's customer returns $1,300 found in delivery box

September 23, 2015

Domino's customer Mike Vegas will receive free pizza for a year for returning $1,300 a delivery driver had accidentally left in a box delivered to Vegas' home.

Why giving back should be part of your business strategy

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

There are "dos" and "don’ts" to most any effort, including charitable giving or involvement by restaurants.

Restaurants working toward ending child hunger

One in five children in America lives in a household without adequate access to food, according to the USDA, and this September several restaurants are…

Papa John's helping military families

September 10, 2015

Papa John's has partnered with the new 15 to 1: Jermaine Kearse Foundation to help youth in military families. As part of the partnership, Papa John's has…

Pie Five to open 2 new units

September 8, 2015

Pie Five Pizza will open new stores in Indiana and Tennessee, while also honoring community efforts.

CiCi’s Pizza CEO surprises college student with $10K scholarship

September 8, 2015

Playing the part of a reporter, CiCi’s Pizza CEO Darin Harris surprised University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota) student Austin Otto with a $10,00…

Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects celebrates 25 years of fundraising

August 31, 2015

Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects is celebrating its 25th anniversary of fundraising this year and a $5 donation can help Canadian children.

All-deaf pizzeria is all-good: Human communication is more than words

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Melody and Russell Stein, owners of a pizzeria with an all-deaf staff, are now able to share their story with the world thanks to a new project created by…

Papa Murphy's to open 4 Jacksonville stores

August 25, 2015

In addition to opening four Jacksonville-area stores, Papa Murphy's will be giving back to the local community.

Blast 825° Pizza celebrating success with free food event

August 17, 2015

Blast 825° Pizza plans to celebrate its success by matching all donations to local charities as well.

Papa Murphy's continues Knoxville expansion

August 17, 2015

Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza opened four new stores in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area on Aug. 13, helping a senior nutrition program as part of the…

Cyndi Lauper's True Colors responds to pizza controversy with #pizza4equality challenge

April 13, 2015

In response to the Walkerton, Indiana, Memories Pizza controversy, Cyndi Lauper's True Color's fund has started national campaign to end LGBTQ youth…

Yum! Brands raises more than $600M for hunger since 2007

February 19, 2015

Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, announced its World Hunger Relief effort raised $600 million in cash and food donations since 2007.

Tech, choice among driving consumer trends for 2015, says NRA

February 3, 2015

It's not surprising that today's restaurant consumer expects restaurants to offer technologies which make the dining experience as frictionless as possible…

Chipotle on Cargill: Don't stop at group housing for sows

January 29, 2015

Cargill, one of the largest pork producers in the U.S., has completed conversion of all its company-owned farms to group housing for sows. It's a step in the…