High unemployment affecting Hispanic Americans' restaurant visits

April 25, 2013

Although total U.S. restaurant visits were up 1 percent in 2012, visits by the fastest growing demographic were down by 86 million, or 1 percent. According to…

Good news: Restaurant sales, unit growth, financing up

Total unit growth for the Top 100 restaurant chains was 1.8 percent in 2012, the highest since 2007.

Tofutti Brands enters pizza market with dairy-free mozzarella

April 23, 2013

Tofutti Brands has rolled out a new dairy-free mozzarella cheese. With this launch, Tofutti Brands plans to enter into the pizza marketplace with an offering…

How will the pizza industry adopt digital signage and digital menu boards?

April 22, 2013

PizzaMarketplace.com sister site DigitalSignageToday.com is preparing this year's edition of its "Digital Signage Future Trends" report, and needs your input…

Flatbread options driving strong pizza sales

April 22, 2013

The pizza segment turned in strong sales in Q1 2013, driven in large part by expanded flatbread offerings. GuestMetrics pulled numbers from its POS database…

Restaurants brace for busy Mother's Day

April 18, 2013

Restaurant operators had best show their 'A game' on May 12. A new Technomic poll found that more than half of consumers plan to take their moms out to eat…

Study: Restaurants the most searched industry on mobile devices

April 17, 2013

Subway, Papa John's ads resonate with Millennials, Gen Xers

April 17, 2013

New data released today by Nielsen shows that the top restaurant ads for Millennials in the first quarter were from Subway, Taco Bell and Sonic.

Franchising industry experiences growth for third consecutive month

April 17, 2013

The Franchise Business Index (FBI), an index of the economic health of the franchising industry, increased by 0.3 percent in March, boosted by modest…

The problem with marketing to social media 'influencers'

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

Everyone wants to be a social media influencer these days, right? Can you imagine how excited I was when received this email message from Klout and the brand…

What every restaurant should know about going gluten-free [Infographic]

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Gluten-free has proven to be no passing trend; operators can either watch it continue to grow or join in and truly offer something for everyone.

Adult-only restaurant visits up for the first time in four years

April 9, 2013

According to new research from The NPD Group, adult-only restaurant visits increased by 1 percent in 2012, the first time in four years this category grew.

IFA: Lending to franchises reaches highest level since recession

April 9, 2013

Lending to America's franchise businesses will reach its highest level since the recession, providing $23.9 billion in lending to support 59,300 unit…

Can innovation ever hurt your business?

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

"Single dose" technology innovation has huge opportunities for application to the restaurant industry — and it will save costs.

Research shows restaurants dominate social media conversations

April 8, 2013

New PQ Media/uberVU Research shows that social network ad spending grew 42.1 percent in 2012, to $7.94 billion. Beverage and technology brands dominated global…

Study examines consumers' tipping habits

April 4, 2013

A new survey from CouponCabin.com reveals that many U.S. consumers (26 percent) who use coupons or daily deals tip on the discounted total. This results in a…

Survey: 64 percent of U.S. adults have visited a QSR in the past month

April 3, 2013

According to a recent survey by The Harris Poll, Americans dine out a lot. The data was pulled from nearly 2,500 adults in February by Harris Interactive.

Consumers rate Papa Murphy's as top overall restaurant chain

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The take-and-bake pizza chain ranked high for check and payment handling, cleanliness, order accuracy, value, convenience and takeout attributes and more.

NRA: RPI falls below 100, but operators 'remain optimistic about sales growth'

March 29, 2013

Due in large part to softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) slipped…

Has the pizza segment responded to demand for healthier options?

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Launches during Q1 feature unique veggie toppings and 'health-halo' descriptors.