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Emerging Brands

Pizzerias face growing competition from convenience stores

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 20, 2023

Wawa and Casey’s are upping their pizza games, threatening to take share from other pizza players.

Financing

Another pizza franchisee is hit with a driver lawsuit

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 20, 2023

A Pizza Hut operator in the Midwest was sued in a federal court after allegedly underpaying delivery drivers for the use of their personal cars. Such lawsuits are remarkably common.

Food

Pizza Hut jumps on 'hot' hot honey trend with new menu items

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 18, 2023

Hot Honey Pizza and Hot Honey Wings launch in two markets for a limited time.

Financing

Domino's Uber Eats deal acknowledges the reality of the third-party marketplace

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2023

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain believes it can generate billions in global pizza sales by jumping on third-party aggregators’ marketplaces. In so doing, it acknowledges that the business has become a key sales tool for restaurants.

Financing

How innovation and nostalgia are working for Pizza Hut

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 21, 2023

A Deeper Dive: David Graves, president of Pizza Hut U.S., joins the restaurant finance podcast to talk about the chain’s comeback efforts, including its Melts sandwiches and customers' nostalgia for the brand.

Financing

The largest pizza chains in the U.S. in 2022

Jun. 20, 2023

These are the pizza chains that generated the most sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Technology

Domino's will let you get pizza delivered nearly anywhere

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 16, 2023

The pizza giant is adding “pinpoint delivery,” enabling customers to get their food delivered to locations without a typical address.

Financing

Would Domino's ever work with third-party delivery? Maybe

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 15, 2023

The pizza delivery giant is keeping the door open regarding aggregators such as DoorDash and Uber Eats. The company uses a simple, risk-reward calculation in evaluating whether it makes sense to be on those apps.

Operations

Blaze Pizza sues Blaze BBQ for trademark infringement

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 14, 2023

The fast-casual pizza chain is seeking an injunction and monetary damages, saying the Mediterranean concept willfully copied elements of graphics and interior design.

Emerging Brands

Peter Piper changes its model to grow outside its core markets

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 13, 2023

Parent company CEC Entertainment recently opened a fast-casual version, Peter Piper Pizzeria, in a bid to differentiate itself from sister chain Chuck E. Cheese.

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