The most recent Consumer Reports survey results on the Best and Worst Fast Food Restaurants in America ranked Toledo-based Marco’s Pizza the third best pizza chain nationwide—this is first time Marco’s Pizza has appeared on the list. This Consumer Reports survey was last conducted in 2011. Marco’s Pizza is the fastest-growing pizza company in the […]

Away We Dough, Inc. is hosting the Grand Opening today of Utah’s first PizzaRev – abuild-your-own artisanal pizza concept that has earned a loyal following of Southern California fans for its fresh take on an American favorite. The new West Valley restaurant is the first of five franchise locations planned to open in Utah in the next six months. […]

Dinova LLC unveiled an enhanced mobile application for Android and iPhone smartphones, making it easier for the business travelers they serve to locate Dinova network restaurants and facilitating patronage of the 10,000-plus dining establishments in the Dinova network. Following national trends, employees of Dinova’s corporate clients are downloading the enhanced app with increasing frequency, raising […]

Granbury Solutions, a leading provider of restaurant and specialty retail point-of-sale technology, announced today that it will host a live, complimentary webinar titled, “5 Easy Steps to Profit-Maximized Online & Mobile Ordering,” on Wednesday, July 23, at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM Central Time.  Moderated by Granbury Solutions Vice President Fred Dilkes, the webinar will […]

Franchiser SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans to open three company-owned locations in the Dallas area — its first company-owned restaurants outside its home market — between November 2014 and May 2015. Honored with numerous awards for its fresh artisan food and business concept, SPIN! ® will open its first Dallas area location in Southlake, followed by Richardson, and the Las […]

 Project Pie, the fast-growing build-your-own-pizza franchise, has named two experienced restaurant executives to its leadership team, bolstering the brand’s stature among fast-casual pizza franchises nationwide.   Brian Watkins now serves as Project Pie’s Director of Operations. Watkins has worked more than 25 years in the restaurant industry, the past 12 of which were spent at […]

Domino's Pizza, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is celebrating the launch of its new iPad app by giving customers a chance to win free pizza for an entire year. When customers complete an order on the app now through Sept. 30, they will automatically be entered for a chance to win. Domino’s will randomly select […]

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is turning up the heat and has introduced the Up In Smoke menu for the summer season. A selection of new, limited-edition signature dishes and specialty cocktails draws inspiration from the bold, smoky flavors of chipotle and poblano peppers. The Up In Smoke menu will be available nationwide from now through July 27th. New menu items include: Fully Blazed […]

In a major advance for restaurants, TouchTunes subsidiary Tanjarine has started rolling out the market’s first integrated, tabletop ordering, entertainment and pay-at-the-table solution to combine tablets with server handhelds that expedite service and checkout. The platform features 10” tabletop tablets that provide guests with menu and entertainment options, portability that eliminates the constraints of one-tablet-per-table installations, and […]

The “Uncharted Waters” Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its newest addition, PLANK III. As the third offering of the PLANK series, this limited summer release will be available from July to August in all 18 states where Heavy Seas Beer is distributed.  In 2011, we began the PLANK project. In brief, the […]

On July 11, 12, & 13, Odell Brewing will celebrate the release of its latest Cellar Series beer, Fifty Niner. Named for the Colorado gold rush of 1859, Fifty Niner is lustrous golden ale conditioned with Brettanomyces, a yeast as wild as the new frontier. “This is a complex and fun beer,” Odell Brewing’s QA/QC manager […]

Ridgewood, New Jersey’s premiere authentic Neapolitan  trattoria A Mano, is pleased to announce its summer specials which will be available beginning this holiday weekend. Celebrating ingredients of the season, the roster of rotating dishes feature produce sourced from local purveyors, housemade-daily mozzarella and charcuterie imported from Italy.  Guests can enjoy the flavors of summer while […]

 Pizza Patrón, the premier Mexican pizza chain, has opened a new location at 240 Patton Street in Houston, Texas. This is the fourteenth location in Houston for the Mexican pizza chain.  The new restaurant will operate under the leadership of Bravo Pizzas, who now own a total of seven Pizza Patrón locations. “Pizza Patrón traffic […]

Hungry Howie’s Pizza reveals its latest limited time offer, BBQ Chip flavored pizza crust. The guest favorite comes just in time for fans to stop by and grab their favorite pizza before heading off to enjoy the warm summer nights. Barbeque and pizza enthusiasts will no longer be forced to choose between their favorite foods […]

Earlier today, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s B&B Hospitality Group signed a lease on a space on Boston’s Fan Pier and got one step closer to realizing a long anticipated Boston location. Construction will begin within the next few weeks; the restaurant will open in winter 2014. Unlike B&BHG's New York City flagship, Babbo Ristorante, Babbo Pizzeria […]

Custom Fuel Pizza & Salads, where diners can design their own pizzas from a wide selection of specialty ingredients that range from the traditional to the artisanal, is now open in Dupont Circle. Already wildly successful in the neighborhoods of Foggy Bottom and Howard University, this is Custom Fuel’s third Washington, D.C. location and the second […]

Driven by stronger sales and traffic levels and an increasingly optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) rose to its highest level in more than two years.  The RPI – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry – stood at 102.1 in May, up […]

Atalanta is ready to celebrate the Summer Fancy Food Show with award-winning specialties and exciting new brands. Here are some highlights of the featured products:  Snowdonia Cheese Company:  Combining contemporary cheeses with Welsh tradition, Snowdonia Cheese Company has been producing unique products bursting with flavor since 2001. Dedicated to creating rich, vivacious cheeses, each piece […]

In 2013, Domino’s Pizza increased the amount of social media volume it handled by 128% over the previous year. The key to this dramatic improvement in customer interaction is Astute SRM, a social media management tool from Astute Solutions. Real-time Interaction brings Customer Praise “Astute SRM makes it much easier to find and engage with […]

Pizza Patrón has opened its second corporate-owned store at 526 E. Pipeline Road in Hurst, Texas. The carryout location is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to midnight. “We are experiencing double-digit comp sales this year and expanding our footprint in key growth markets,” said Victor Vazquez, business development manager […]

American-brewed sour beers have become one of the most exciting segments of today’s brewing scene, with craft brewers and homebrewers alike adapting traditional European techniques to create some of the world’s most distinctive and experimental styles. Brewers Publications is pleased to announce the release of American Sour Beers: Innovative Techniques for Mixed Fermentations, by Michael Tonsmeire, which provides a […]