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.

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.

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.