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Dynamic Duo: Vistar and Roma join forces to create $3 billion distribution firm
DENVER — Vistar Corporation and Roma Food Enterprises, Inc. announced the merger of their foodservice distribution businesses. According to a news release, the deal should be consummated by the … -
Marco's Pizza chooses MapInfo for location intelligence
TROY, N.Y. — MapInfo Corporation, a provider of location intelligence solutions, announced that Marco's Franchising will use its Smart Site Solutions technology to provide market and real … -
Three Pizza Hut-WingStreet cobrand shops open in Chicago
Daily Southtown: Pizza Hut hopes its WingStreet chicken wing concept will take off in Chicago. The chain has opened three WingStreet-Pizza Hut co-branded sites on the south side of the Windy City … -
Buonamici adds new pizza-focused distributor partners
RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International has added four Italian-, pizzeria- and Mediterranean-focused distributors to its national network. According to a news release, the new partners include … -
Blue Sage Capital buys Mr. Gatti's pizza chain
AUSTIN, Texas — Blue Sage Capital has purchased the 150-unit Mr. Gatti's Inc. from longtime owner L.D. Brinkman According to a news release, Mr. Gatti's owns, operates and franchises … -
Newcastle gains control of Pizza Inn board
A shareholder proxy gave Pizza Inn's largest shareholder control of its board of directors. -
A marriage of necessity
A pizza operator and a distributor are a lot like a married couple: Each relies on the other daily and they largely get along. But occasionally someone miscommunicates or forgets a commitment, an … -
Keep track of the details with a POS
Even operators with a finger on the pulse of their operations can oversee only so much at once. When food production, customer service and marketing consume lots of time, important particulars such … -
Eatza Pizza inks development agreements
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Twenty-five unit Eatza Pizza has signed two multi-store operating agreements to open up to 10 new restaurants in southern Arizona and Utah. According to a news release … -
Drivers vote against union at Pizza Hut
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A fledgling national union for pizza drivers has failed in another attempt to establish a union shop. Drivers for a Pizza Hut in Sunbury voted 9-3 against unionization Nov … -
Pizza: The other Thanksgiving tradition
The Flint Journal: On the night before Thanksgiving, when the oven is busy roasting turkey and fixings and the cook is swamped with preparations, a family still has to eat. That's given birth to yet … -
Pizzeria staff and customers robbed at gunpoint
The Monterey Herald: Two armed robbers dressed in black forced a half dozen employees and customers of a Salinas, Calif., pizza parlor onto the floor Monday night while they rifled through the cash … -
Wings take flight at Papa John's Pizza
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is officially rolling out its new Papa's Wings nationwide. According to a news release, the new side item comes in two flavors: Spicy Buffalo and Mild Chipotle … -
John's Incredible Pizza to hire 300 workers '— for one unit
The Daily Bulletin: Seeking to hire more than 300 people for full and part-time jobs, John's Incredible Pizza Co. is hosting two job fairs. The company operates five enormous buffet and entertainment … -
Seeing red, avoiding the blues
Redlining — restricting delivery areas by marking off a map with red lines — is always a contentious and controversial topic in the pizza industry. Operators often base refusals to …- James Bickers -
Yum sales up at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
Forbes: Yum Brands Inc. said Thursday that combined same-store sales at U.S. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants rose 2 percent in October, despite lower sales at the fried chicken chain. Same … -
Papa John's reports slight 3Q increase in comp-store sales
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. reported a 1.2 percent increase in domestic comp-sales in the third quarter 2004 ended Sept. 26 compared to the same period last year. According … -
Papa John's adds wings, seeks a lift
The Courier-Journal: Better ingredients might make better pizza, but Papa John's has come to realize it "don't mean a thing if you ain't got that wing." Using a play on the 1930s Duke Ellington hit … -
U.S. Restaurant Properties announces December common stock dividend of 11 cents per share
DALLAS — U.S. Restaurant Properties Inc.'s (NYSE:USV) board of directors approved a December monthly common stock dividend of 11 cents per share (which equates to an annual rate of $1.32 per … -
Domino's launches double-decker pizza in the U.K.
MILTON KEYNES, England — Domino's Pizza has launched the United Kingdom's first double-decker pizza, according to a press release. The launch of Double Decadence is the latest innovation from …
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