Dickey's Barbecue celebrates 500th opening milestone in Wisconsin

March 31, 2015

Fast casual chain Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. announced the opening of its 500th location slated for Thursday, April 2 at 11 a.m. in Wauwatosa…

Your Pie Pi(e) Day promotion breaks sales records

March 31, 2015

Your Pie, an Athens, Georgia-based fast casual pizza concept, celebrated their annual Pi(e) Day tradition for the 7th time in the company's history on March…

Mellow Mushroom expands in Iowa

March 31, 2015

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers announced the opening of its newest location at 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue, in the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville, Iowa.

Evolution of oven technology drives fast casual pizza segment

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

You can now walk into any fast casual pizza joint and ask for a pizza (not a slice) topped with whatever you want and receive it either at the register or…

Blaze Pizza expands in San Francisco

March 27, 2015

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced the grand opening of a new San Francisco restaurant at Stonestown Galleria on Saturday, March 28.

Tropical Smoothie targeting North Carolina for expansion

March 27, 2015

The sandwich and smoothie franchise expects to open 20 locations throughout Greater Charlotte within the next five years.

Extra! Extra! How the odd pairing of newspapers and pizza built a successful brand for Pizza Press

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Read about how two seemingly unrelated concepts - pizza and newspapers - have merged together to create a brand experience at…

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit rolls out Easter Feast

March 27, 2015

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit launched their twist on the traditional Easter Feast this month.

Coconut’s Fish Cafe celebrates opening of new Plano restaurant with Founder’s Party

March 27, 2015

Coconut’s Fish Café hosted a Founder’s Party for their second Dallas-Fort Worth location to welcome new customers.

Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina set to expand in 2015

March 27, 2015

Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina is looking to outpace results from its successful 2014 as the brand expands throughout the U.S.

California Pizza Kitchen Turns 30

March 27, 2015

​California Pizza Kitchen will celebrate its 30th anniversary on March 27.

Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Hut take home Harris Poll 'Brand of the Year' award

March 26, 2015

Brands with the highest scores for equity receive the Harris Poll EquiTrend "Brand of the Year" award for their category.

Hot off the press: Pizza Press's 2nd opening

March 26, 2015

The Pizza Press, a fast-casual, build-your-own pizza restaurant, announced the grand opening celebration of its second location at 155 North Glassell in Old…

Top single-unit restaurants with more than $1M in annual revenue released

March 26, 2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the High Volume Independent Restaurants database to its line of research products.

11% mortality rate of cage-free hens not solely due to cage-free housing, WAP says

March 26, 2015

By going cage-free, food businesses can also stay at the forefront of market trends, since several major corporations – including Burger King, Starbucks…

Building loyalty with mobile: Where to start?

Eric Buckner, Senior Product Manager - Mobile for Sears Holdings, discusses where to start when considering a mobile loyalty program.

It's something personal: tips for building loyal locals and establishing community roots

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

Technology and social media outlets provide opportunities to personalize messages, but showing the locals you care about their community is proving to be an…

BURGERFI announces first international development agreement

March 26, 2015

BURGERFI has announced its first international development agreement. In a deal with EFIT SA DE CV, 40 restaurants are planned for Mexico City and the…

8 things restaurants should do before building a website

Not sure where to begin? Here are eight things eateries should consider before starting the website building process.

Uncle Maddio’s signs largest multi-unit deal to date

March 26, 2015

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint announced today the signing of its largest franchise deal to date.