Third-Party Delivery Sales Have Lifted Nearly 50 Percent in the Past 12 Months Two and a half years ago, Papa John’s made the call to solidify a third-party national relationship to DoorDash to bolster its delivery capabilities. It was a period in which the pizza concept’s same-store sales fell in the mid-single digits, year-over-year, as… read more
Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism by Tom Peters (Networlding Publishing and un/teaching, 2021) Tom Peters is an older man in a hurry. In his short new volume, he tells us things he’s told us in his many previous books, and he insists we need to run out and do every one of them right now. He tends… read more
A group of researchers analyzed different food chain products and found plasticizer compounds that can cause cancer, infertility, and asthma. This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. The George Washington University conducted a study in which they found alarming information about the food offered by various fast food restaurants…. read more
KCL, the industry leader in foodservice design technologies, announces 22 new manufacturing partners who now host their equipment content– PDFs, CAD blocks, Revit families, and supporting images, and documents– on KCL software. Designers, consultants, and dealers around the world appreciate the convenience of KCL’s best-in-class design tools. KCL software is used in 174 countries and… read more
Subway announced Tuesday that it signed a deal to open more than 2,000 stores across South Asia, a move the fast-food chain called one of the “largest master franchise agreements in quick-service restaurant history.” The sandwich concept will work with Everstone Group, a South Asia-focused private investment firm, to open the locations in India, Sri… read more
Younger consumers apparently don’t like using paper coupons and its value-heavy approach hasn’t worked to generate sales . . . . RBI’s Burger King Moves Away from Paper Coupons Burger King is cutting coupons. Specifically, the fast-food chain has been reducing the frequency with which it uses paper coupons to get customers in the door…. read more
There are more than a few big challenges facing pizza brands, but Blaze Pizza, given its strength and willingness to succeed, is facing the hurdles head-on. Blaze Pizza President and CEO Mandy Shaw share how her company is getting creative on finding interim solutions and meeting consumers’ demand for convenience and comfort food. Every brand… read more
Looking past the pandemic bump in the road, Xperience Restaurant Group is pushing forward with growth for its Sol Mexican Cocina and sister Solita Tacos & Margaritas brands, as well as the legacy Chevys Fresh Mex. The Cypress, Calif.-based multi-concept group’s parent Z Capital Partners LLC acquired the four Sol and two Loita restaurants in… read more
Team hailing from Rudy’s Bar-B-Q and Mighty Fine Burgers of K&N Management join to bring a fresher barbecue experience to Smokey Mo’s fans alongside rebrand. Smokey Mo’s TX BBQ, an authentic Texas barbeque chain with 16 locations throughout Central Texas and 21 years of successful corporate operations, announced new members of its leadership team. They… read more
The increase in safety work also signals that multi-unit operators are more actively assigning and enforcing the completion of this work as opposed to just assuming that it will get done. The restaurant industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been, in a word, impressive. Tough decisions have been made, new business strategies rolled out,… read more