Biggest Chinese delivery provider launches national charity for riders'/drivers' children

July 17, 2019

The biggest foodservice delivery provider in the world's biggest restaurant delivery market of China is doing something pretty big for its so-called "delivery…

Pizzeria digital signage: Great content makes the pies fly

What's it take to make your pizza brands pies fly off the shelves? When it comes to the digital signage sell, great content is key.

4 ways to put a doorstop in your pizzeria's 'revolving door'

by Andrew Rosenbloom — Director of Marketing, Consolidated Concepts

The latest numbers are also the highest numbers we've ever seen for restaurant worker turnover rates, and it's become one of the industry's most vexing…

Little Caesars partners with Inkling for mobile training

June 27, 2019

Little Caesars will use mobile learning platform, Inkling, to train its employees, a news release said. The service allows the pizza chain's management to…

NRA philanthropy's EVP to take president's role

June 24, 2019

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, or NRAEF, promoted its executive vice president to president, effective July 1.  The NRA's…

Live webinar: Boosting the employee experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Retail, restaurant and service employees play a critical part in a rewarding customer experience and that's why the employee experience must be as fulfilling…

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza adds to leadership team

June 4, 2019

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza has added four leaders to its executive team, according to a company press release.

Webinar to uncover tax credits restaurateurs, retailers often overlook

June 4, 2019

For future-minded restaurant operators working in one of the most competitive businesses in existence today, amidst one of the tightest labor markets in this…

7shifts debuts Engage dashboard for restaurants

May 31, 2019

7shifts, a labor management platform, is debuting an all-in-one employee engagement dashboard geared for the restaurant industry.   The dashboard provides…

Jack in the Box beefs up board, adding Birch, Gainor

May 29, 2019

Jack in the Box has grown its board by two members this week with the additions of two longtime restaurant industry veterans, Jean Birch, former Papa John's…

Are your interview questions breaking the law?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A pair of legal experts summarize what employers can and cannot ask job applicants, along with other changes related to employer/employee relations.

Ask and ye shall receive: Tapping into the game-changing power of ALL employees' ideas

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

Does your brand's leadership work to pull solutions to business problems from all employees? If not, you're bypassing your restaurant's biggest and best source…

KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr workers striking in New Zealand

May 17, 2019

In New Zealand, hundreds of KFC, Carl's Jr. and Pizza Hut frontline workers are striking this weekend through 2 a.m. local time. The workers are employees of…

National Restaurant Association seeking CEO as Sweeney announces departure

May 17, 2019

National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and CEO Dawn Sweeney said she will leave the post when her…

Toast introduces payroll and management solution

May 15, 2019

Toast Inc., a restaurant management platform, has introduced Toast Payroll & Team Management, a solution that simplifies payroll and employee management…

The labor issues that make restaurant leaders labor most

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

For pizza operators, labor is an issue that lives up to its name. From dealing with worker shortages, culture and generational issues and the daily need to…

Marco's names restaurant financial veteran, growth guru as CFO

May 7, 2019

Marco's Pizza said it has named former Granite City Food & Brewery CFO Jeffery Rager as chief financial officer for the expanding pizza chain as part of…

Nation's 5th biggest restaurant operator shifts payroll, other key functions to cloud

May 1, 2019

The world's biggest Pizza Hut and Wendy's franchisee, NPC International, is rolling out a new digital multi-function payroll and HR management program that…

Eatsa names former Starbucks leader to CEO role

April 30, 2019

Restaurant tech provider, Eatsa, has named former Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman as its CEO. Tim Young, the chain's co-founder who had been…

Capturing that elusive 'earned media': A reporter's 6 pointers for pizza brands

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

You might call earned media the "snow leapard" of restaurant marketing -- elusive, hard to capture, but potentially invaluable when you can land it for your…