NEW YORK McDonald’s Corp. senior vice president and chief information officer, will receive a Distinguished Career Achievement award Feb. 6 during the International Foodservice Technology Exposition, or FS/TEC, in Orlando, Fla. ...
ORLANDO Fla. —“Keeping Cool When the Heat is On” will be the theme of the 2009 International Foodservice Technology Exposition here Feb. 4-7, and organizers of FS/TEC’s educational program say its advisory board’s input represents “ICE...
ORLANDO Fla. —Career advice from the chief information officers of two of the world’s largest foodservice organizations and operator insight into successful online ordering technologies are just two...
ATLANTA With the kick-off of the football season, some restaurant chains are scrambling for yardage with new menu items aimed at patrons who want to watch a game while they eat. Hooters, for instance, hit the field yesterday with four bargain...
The nation’s leading pizza chains have always competed on product and price, but the use of new technology as a marketing channel is becoming just as important as the latest meal deal or promotional item.Interactive campaigns, mobile coupons and...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. reported a 34-percent plunge in first quarter net income on a $5.2 million loss related to its franchisee-owned cheese purchasing company. For the first quarter ended March 30, Papa John's...
DALLAS Pizza Hut this week expanded its delivery menu to include pasta, making the segment leader the first of the pizza sector’s largest brands to do so. —Amid sluggish sales and sharply...
DALLAS Pizza Hut said it would start delivering family-sized servings of pasta entrees systemwide on April 6. Two delivery pasta choices will be offered: creamy chicken alfredo and meat marinara. Each is priced at $11.95, which is the same...
Even as the economy continues to produce dour news, restaurant executives are starting to seek the silver lining, using the downturn to best position their brands for the inevitable return to more prosperous times.In February, reports that...
BIRMINGHAM Ala. The largest franchisee of Papa John’s International Inc. is planning to expand after a management-led buyout late last year. The Halifax Group, a private-equity firm in Washington, D.C., and the management of PJ United Inc...
