RBC Capital Markets has raised its price target for Louisville-based Papa John's International Inc. and Los Angeles-based California Pizza Kitchen. RBC's original target price for Papa John's was $29 …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tricon Global Restaurants' CEO David Novak believes his company's acquisition of Yorkshire Global Restaurants will more than double its multibrand opportunities in the U.S. and …

MONTREAL -- Saputo Inc. announced on March 11 that it acquired the assets of the ConAgra Foods' Whitehall, Pennsylvania, cheese facility. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The plant, which …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food Restaurants from Yorkshire Global Restaurants for $320 …

Some stock traders are smiling on pizza stocks, while others are wearing concerned frowns. Fahnestock & Co., a Des Moines, Iowa, brokerage, gave Los Angeles-based California Pizza Kitchen a buy …

U.S. Magistrate Judge James D. Moyer has recommended that Pizza Magia be found in civil contempt regarding its pretrial conduct in an ongoing trademark violation suit filed by Papa John's. The March …

DALLAS -- TurboChef Technologies, Inc., announced it will sell 115 of its high-speed C-3 ovens to 100 Subway franchises in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Subway Island Development, the chain's Puerto …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- On March 5, Papa John's International, Inc. confirmed domestic systemwide comparable sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 24, declined 3.4 percent (composed of a 3.9 percent …

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. reported strong revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2001. Total fourth quarter revenues were $16,722,000, an increase …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza announced record results for fiscal year and fourth quarter 2001 (ended Dec. 30). Included in the company's performance were record earnings and strong same-store …

Dallas-based Cici's Pizza plans to open as many as 100 low-priced buffet pizza stores in Colorado over the next decade. According to the Denver Business Journal, leading the effort will be former …

Comparable store sales at Domino's Pizza U.K. & IRL grew 20 percent last year, the company reported Feb. 15. According to Citywire, CEO, Stephen Hemsley was especially pleased with Domino's …

The Bangkok Post reported March 1 that Pizza Hut will reduce expansion in Thailand in 2002, to focus on growing same-store sales. Last year, 67 Pizza Huts opened there, while this year the plan is to …

Suprema Specialties West, a cheese-making plant in Lathrop, Calif., closed abruptly on Feb. 28, taking with it some 160 jobs and leaving multiple dairies without a buyer for their milk. The closure …

A Papa John's International investor conference call on Feb. 27 revealed that leadership at the Louisville, Ky., firm is working to correct a flat-to-negative sales trend that began last fall …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. said blended U.S. estimated same-store sales at Pizza Hut company restaurants were up 6 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 23. For the same period …

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian firm KFC Holdings, Bhd, reported Feb. 26 that it will buy two Singapore firms which hold Malaysia's franchise licenses for the Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut fast-food …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International, Inc. announced Feb. 26 it had record revenues of $971.2 million for fiscal 2001, which ended Dec. 30. The 2.8 percent increase is notable given that the …

Several pizza companies were on hand at the National Association of Convenience Stores show in Las Vegas last month, exhibiting their non-traditional c-store concepts.

Hard lessons in business changed the diet of Pizza Hut founder, Frank Carney, from humble pie back to pizza pie.