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.

Veteran achieves dream of owning a restaurant with new Dickey's Barbecue Pit

March 26, 2015

On Friday, March 27, the US Air Force Veteran, Brian Patnett, will open Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Brandywine.

San Francisco Soup Company executive discusses the restaurant's use of BLE beacons

Clayton Chan, COO for San Francisco Soup Company, discusses the restaurant chain's use of BLE beacons.

McDonald's is who's on first, Starbucks runs to second, Technomic report says

March 25, 2015

Starbucks surpassed Subway to become the No. 2 restaurant chain in U.S. sales with McDonald's coming in second, according to USA Today's article on Technomic's…

Peet’s Coffee introduces Javiva

March 25, 2015

Peet’s Coffee today introduced Javiva Blended, a new blended iced coffee beverage now available in all Peet’s stores nationwide.

March Madness drives up chicken wing prices 63%

March 25, 2015

Restaurant operators are paying higher prices this year during March Madness for bone-in wings, spending 63 percent more than in 2014.

Granbury releases new online ordering system at Las Vegas Pizza Expo

March 24, 2015

Granbury Solutions announced the unveiling of a new online ordering system, Thr!ve Online at the 2015 Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

Bigger not always better, Technomic study says

March 24, 2015

Technomic released results regarding the 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States, which found that the restaurants accelerated their cumulative…

Jersey Mike's donating 100% percent of sales to local charities on March 25th

March 24, 2015

Jersey Mikes, a fast casual sub shop, is gearing up for its "Day of Giving" promotion, which deems 100% of sales at participating Jersey Mike's Subs nationwide…

Persona slated to open 3 locations in southeast

Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria has inked a development agreement for three restaurants in the Southeastern United States, including South Carolina, North Carolina…

Crisis communications agency devoted to foodservice opens doors in Atlanta

March 24, 2015

Blink, a crisis communications agency serving food channels, opened its doors today, with locations in Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco.