Core launches Summer of Hope campaign to help foodservice employees

July 14, 2021

Core, a national non-profit, is launching a month-long Summer of Hope campaign to raise $50,000 to help food and beverage employees who have children.

Ohio City Pizzeria: Hope for homeless, pizza for Cleveland

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

May 6, 2021

The problem of homelessness and the business of pizza would seem to have little or nothing to do with each other. A pizza shop on Cleveland's west side is…

From autism to Arbor Day, pizza brands show their community-mindedness

April 2, 2021

Pizza brands nationwide are nose to the grindstone in their commitment to community, supporting everything from autism awareness to the absolute necessity to…

Restaurant operators: 'Not the right time for wage boost'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

February 16, 2021

Leaders of Dickey's Barbecue, Firehouse Subs, Mooyah, Famous Toastery and Teriyaki Madness discuss when and if it's time to raise the federal minimum wage to…

Papa John's CEO joins racial equity group committee

October 7, 2020

Papa John's President and CEO Rob Lynch has joined the governing committee of the newly launched CEO Action for Racial Equity fellowship, which puts chief…

Papa Gino's fights fire with info, awareness

October 7, 2020

Aside from Pizza Month, October is also Fire Safety, which Papa Gino's has been taking to heart through its annual fire safety program since 1993. During the…

Midwest-based brand pushes pizza as bully-buster

October 5, 2020

All 47 Snappy Tomato Pizza locations are supporting National Bullying Prevention Month and celebrating National Pizza Month this October by partnering with the…

Hungry Howie's 'pinks up' pizza boxes to fight breast cancer

September 30, 2020

Hungry Howie's is raising funds and awareness in October for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. through its annual "Love, Hope & Pizza" campaign.

Pizza Hut CEO joins First Book board

September 30, 2020

Pizza Hut CEO Artie Starrs has joined the board of directors of Washington, D.C.-based First Book, a national nonprofit social enterprise focused on equal…

Recycle that pizza box? Domino's will show you the way

September 28, 2020

Domino's — which said it is the planet's biggest pizza company — is hoping to prod customers to recycle some of their pizza boxes by launching a zip code…

Grimaldi's Pizzeria joins US fight against childhood hunger

August 28, 2020

Grimaldi's Pizzeria is helping raise funds in September to feed hungry kids at a time when COVID-19 has left one in four kids living in food-insecure homes…

Pizza Hut launching classroom antiracism resources

August 19, 2020

Pizza Hut and First Book — a nonprofit providing educational resources and essentials to educators serving children in need — are launching the "Empowering…

Domino's franchisees gives $1M to workers in need

August 5, 2020

The Domino's Franchisee Association is donating more than $1 million to the Domino's Partners Foundation to assist employees in need, a news release said. More…

Discover commits $5M to support Black-owned restaurants

July 6, 2020

Discover Financial Services has committed $5 million to provide assistance to Black-owned restaurants in the U.S. in the form of $25,000 grants for…

Pizza Hut launches virtual reading camp

June 23, 2020

Pizza Hut is changing the format for its Book It program from one where teachers sign their classrooms up to a free "virtual summer camp" brought directly to…

&pizza COO breaks down the business-building power of activism

On the unofficial national holiday of Juneteenth — commemorating the proclamation of the freeing of slaves in Texas, final remaining U.S. state to do so —  the…

&Pizza urging employees to vote, offering PTO on Nov 3

June 12, 2020

In an effort to encourage its employees and communities to vote in this year's presidential election, &pizza won't open locations on Nov. 3. CEO Michael…

Uber Eats to offer no fee delivery for black-owned restaurants

June 8, 2020

Uber Eats last week announced a plan to promote black-owned restaurants by dropping delivery fees in the U.S. and Canada for the rest of the year.

Oath Pizza campaign benefits Boston-based LGBTQ nonprofit in Pride Month

May 26, 2020

June is celebrated every year as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, or LGBTQ Pride Month and Oath Pizza is taking note of that fact by donating 10…

Pathspot raises $6.5M in financing

May 22, 2020

PathSpot, a creator of a hand hygiene management system, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Valor Siren Ventures I L.P., bringing the company's…