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Pizza delivery driver robbed when lured to vacant house
OKLAHOMA CITY—In four years working as pizza delivery driver, Thomas Long had never been robbed on the job until the night of April 13. According to KFOR.com, he was lured to a vacant house by … -
OPERATIONS: In the pizza business, your telephone line is your lifeline
As Jim Moran writes, you treat customers right when you greet 'em right on the telephone. -
Store closures signal trouble at Paradise Pizza
MODESTO, Calif.—Paradise Pizza, a 23-unit operation formed seven months ago from a group of Round Table Pizza restaurants, has closed at least three units. (See "Round Table Pizza franchisee … -
Will 2004 be the year the pizza industry finally raises prices?
As Senior Editor Steve Coomes reports, many operators are countering high cheese and gas costs by raising pizza prices. -
British Pizza Hut cancels deliveries to 'problem' neighborhood
LONDON—Drivers for a Pizza Hut here have refused to deliver the Boundary Way neighborhood because they say it's too dangerous. According to the Watford Observer, area residents are angry Pizza … -
Thinking 'round the box
It's clearly innovative, but is there a need in the pizza industry for the Presseal round pizza box? -
UPDATE: Teen charged in murder of Philly pizza delivery driver
PHILADEPHIA—Homicide detectives charged a 16-year-old boy on April 1 with murder in the March 29 shooting death and robbery of pizza delivery driver Abraham Cisse. According to the Philadelphia … -
Pizzerias not alone in refusing delivery to Muncie neighborhood
MUNCIE, Ind.—Denise Dollison can't get pizza delivered to her home in the Parkview Apartments public housing complex in Muncie. And according to the Star Press, other Parkview residents say … -
JU$TCHEX adds one-click customer refund function for pizza operations
OXNARD, Calif.—JUSTCHEX, LLC, a provider of Web-based electronic check recovery processing for returned checks, announced the addition of customer refund functionality to its JU$TCHEX product … -
Stick up! Thief pinches $1,000 during pizza workers' bank drop
CLAIREMONT, Calif.—A man stole about $1,000 from two Domino's Pizza employees as they attempted a bank drop at around midnight on March 30. According to the San Diego Tribune, the employees … -
NEWS OF THE WEIRD: Pizzeria robbed once, but owner nails second thief
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.—The old saying of going to the well one too many times proved true for at least one thief, who broke into the Pro Pizza and Grill restaurant on March 29. According … -
PIZZA EXPO COVERAGE: Attendees sing the cheese price blues
Despite the pizza industry's current rebound, skyrocketing cheese prices are the talk of the town at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. -
UPDATE: Pizza delivery driver dies from gunshot wound
PHILADELPHIA—Abraham Cisse, a 26-year-old pizza delivery driver for Papa's Perfect Pizza, died on March 29, after being shot in the head by at least one gunman the night before. According to … -
Ambush! Philly pizza delivery driver shot in the head, robbed
PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia police are looking for two gunmen who called for pizza delivery and ambushed and shot the driver in the head when he arrived. According to the Philadelphia Enquirer … -
Incredible Pizza swallows up 96,000 square-foot abandoned Kmart
TULSA, Okla.—Springfield, Mo.-based eatertainment outlet, Incredible Pizza Company, is turning a former Kmart store here into its second outlet—using all 96,000 square feet available … -
Pizza delivery driver knifed in Montreal
MONTREAL—Montreal police are investigating a March 22 robbery that left a pizza delivery driver hospitalized with stab wounds. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, police said … -
Pizza Pizza offering trans fat-free and whole-wheat pizza menu
TORONTO—Pizza Pizza, a 450-unit chain based here, announced it has eliminated trans fats from all its pizza dough and soon will roll out a new whole-wheat pizza crust. According to a news … -
Gunned down! Pizza delivery driver hospitalized after shooting
GREENSBORO, N.C.--A Domino's Pizza delivery driver was shot during an apparent robbery on March 18. According to the Greensboro News Record, the unidentified driver was transported to the hospital … -
Pizza profits to get a pounding as cheese price may exceed $2
In only nine trading days, the block cheese market rocketed an astonishing 32 cents, and at least one analyst believes it will exceed $2 before turning around. -
Thailand's The Pizza Company expanding to China, Vietnam
BANGKOK, Thailand--Minor Food Group's The Pizza Company said plans to expand into Vietnam and China, where it wants five restaurants by the end of 2004. According to The Nation, Minor Chairman …
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