Sbarro abandons old recipe for Neopolitan-style pizza

October 10, 2012

As part of its turnaround initiatives, Sbarro today introduced a new Neapolitan-style pizza. The Italian-inspired pizza will replace the chain's longstanding…

Restaurant industry adds 16K jobs in September

October 8, 2012

New analysis by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) shows that the restaurant industry has continued to post solid job growth at more than double the…

QSRs leading American employment opportunities

October 4, 2012

Despite a stagnant overall U.S. jobs environment, the restaurant industry is poised to turn in its strongest year of job growth since 2004, according to the…

Yum! Brands launches employee volunteer program

October 4, 2012

Yum! Brands, parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has launched a global initiative aimed at empowering the company's more than 1.4 million associates to…

Detroit Style Pizza Co. introduces catering

September 28, 2012

Detroit Style Pizza Co. has introduced its new catering service, which lets clients serve the chain's award-winning pizza and more at events in the greater…

Yum! Brands awarded for leadership training program

September 27, 2012

Yum! Brands Inc.'s "Taking People With You" employee leadership training program has received a "Gold Award for Excellence" in the category of custom content…

Pizza Ranch named one of Iowa's top workplaces

September 26, 2012

Iowa-based Pizza Ranch has been named as one of the state's Top Workforces for 2012 by the Des Moines Register.

Why my employees won't steal from me: 5 myths

Studies on workplace behavior, criminal investigations on employee fraud, and anecdotal stories have proven that the workplace environment must be controlled…

Restaurants offer silver lining to today’s economy

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

More than a quarter of new jobs — 29.2 percent — are in foodservice.

Report: Food industry franchising profitability on the rise

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

More than 70 percent of franchisees surveyed said they would recommend their brand to other candidates – a strong indicator of job satisfaction.

Sutus launches LiveCoach order taking technology

September 13, 2012

SUTUS Inc., a technology specialist for the pizza franchise industry, has announced the launch of LiveCoach, a new technology feature that gives pizza delivery…

NRA to share food safety tips online, FCES

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

NRA's William Weichelt will speak about food safety at Fast Casual Executive Summit; free training materials are available at the organization's…

Top restaurant execs to meet in San Diego for FCES

August 29, 2012

CEOs and other leaders from the fastest-growing segment of the restaurant industry will gather Oct. 21-23 at San Diego's US Grant Hotel for the seventh annual…

It’s not a chicken-and-egg scenario: quality comes before sales

by Jason Hamilton — VP of Marketing, Snagajob

By assessing applicants for their behavioral preferences, you can find out if an applicant has the energy to work the drive-thru, the customer service for the…

How to fight for more social media resources in your company

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Paradox: In an age of technology advances being gobbled like Pez, marketing and customer service are somehow getting more labor-intensive, not less.

Sbarro names new chief people officer

August 22, 2012

Sbarro has named Angela Hornsby as its new chief people officer.

AllergyEats to debut food allergy conference for restaurateurs

August 21, 2012

AllergyEats will host the inaugural "Food Allergy Conference for Restaurateurs: What Every Restaurant Should Know About Food Allergies To Ensure Safety &…

Compeat introduces restaurant labor management solution

August 16, 2012

Compeat Restaurant Management Systems has launched Compeat Workforce, a complete labor management solution that delivers time and attendance, forecasting and…

Preventing the Spread of Norovirus Outbreaks in Restaurants

Simple measures can stave off industry’s most common illness.

KFC, Pizza Hut managers receive death threats in Nepal

August 15, 2012

All four of the KFC and Pizza Hut units in Nepal have been closed because their branch managers have received death threats from employees.