Restaurant tech whiz Jim Melvin envisions a future filled with revenue-boosting, customer-operated purchase devices.

Following is a look at the serious and funny events transpiring last year in the pizza industry.

Huge sales prove customers love gift cards.

Columnist: Anti-trans-fat research doesn't warrant bans.

PizzaMarketplace looks at four chains to watch in 2007.

Papa John's overcame challenges and returned to industry leadership.

Here's how PizzaMarketplace chose its first-ever Chain of the Year.

Pizzeria Bianco's owner says pizza making is never boring.

The NLRB questions why a Domino's Pizza driver was fired.

Whole-grain and high-fiber make pizza healthful.

The founder of Papa John's Pizza talks about its turnaround.

Caioti Pizza Cafe owner Ed LaDou locates Los Angeles's best pizzas.

Minimum wage hikes coming after Democrats take House and Senate.

Direct-mail condom promo proves Hell Pizza lacks taste.

Be the ingredients organic or natural, pizza eaters are showing an increased desire for more healthful offerings.

Pizza operators looking for equipment can save big bucks buying through online auctions such as eBay. But as with any sight-unseen transaction, buyer beware.

A well-developed exit strategy can't be assembled overnight, even over a weekend. Experts advise a plan to sell a pizza business be laid out over several years to ensure a smooth handoff.

  The World Pizza Champions team is making marketing fun, and in the process, their businesses are booming.

As a teen, Diana Coutu's grandfather said she was natural entrepreneur. Now she wants to grow Diana's Gourmet Pizza to a 100-store chain in the U.S. and Canada.

Lowering energy consumption is helping profits and gaining public recognition for pizza operators.