Marco’s Pizza Breaks Ground on Project Dubbed ‘Performance Engine’ for Entire System
In the midst of a year with more than 80 restaurants targeted to open, Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza started construction on a 14,000-square-foot Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Orlando, Florida. The growing chain described the facility as an extension of the...
Implications of Pizza Hut Franchisee’s $100 Million Lawsuit Over Delivery System
A top-performing Pizza Hut franchisee filed a $100-million lawsuit against the brand last month, alleging the brand’s mandated rollout of an artificial-intelligence-powered delivery system tanked off-premises sales and eroded customer relationships. According to a...
Bad Ass Coffee Fuels Growth with Nontraditional Units
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is saddled up for an era of expansion, having opened its 47th and 48th locations last week, with another 16 on the way by year’s end. Brand executives say that growth is only beginning, and a keen interest in nontraditional units is key to...
Toast Seeks Operator to Test Tech, Open Restaurant
Restaurant and retail technology platform Toast has garnered more than 170,000 partners since its launch in 2012 by developing products such as point-of-sale systems and loyalty solutions to revamp tech stacks. This summer, however, it seeks an operator with ambitions...
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