Pizza

How Toppers Pizza turns social media into menu items

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 19, 2016

Toppers Pizza mined its social feedback to come up with a riff on its signature breadsticks. The result is 3-Cheese Garlicstix—initially offered only with online orders.

Financing

Chuck E. Cheese's feels the heat from trampoline parks

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 28, 2018

The chain tests a new payment system to fend off competition.

Is fast-casual pizza hitting a wall?

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 09, 2016

Rave Restaurant Group's Pie Five entrant is falling far behind the company's conventional QSR pizza brand in financial performance.

Technology

Domino’s testing artificial intelligence for phone orders

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2018

The system uses voice recognition to take orders and answer questions.

Pie Five Pizza pulls out of Chicago market

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 22, 2017

The fast-casual pizza chain also closed its locations in Denver and Minneapolis.

Leadership

Papa John’s names Joe Smith CFO

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 26, 2018

The finance veteran has been with the chain since 2000.

Operations

Mod Pizza honored as 2017 Pacesetter Award winner

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 12, 2017

The rapidly growing fast casual was honored for a 220% increase in systemwide sales.

Food

Pizza Inn adds all-day buffet

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 31, 2017

Originally only available at certain times during the day, the buffet at Pizza Inn will now be offered around the clock.

Food

Toppers debuts new pizza LTO

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 11, 2017

The Ragin’ Pepperoni Pizza will be on menus until mid-April.

Leadership

Patrick Doyle to Chipotle? Forget it

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2018

The outgoing Domino’s CEO doesn’t plan to retire, but says that all “conspiracy theories” about his plans are wrong.

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