Papa John's, Donatos Pizzeria and Pizza Inn are testing take-and-bake pizza. Will the move help or hinder their businesses?

DUBLIN, Ohio—Donatos Pizzeria joined the take-and-bake battle in April by opening a kiosk in a Kroger grocery store. According to the Columbus Post-Dispatch, the 181-unit company has branded …

As Senior Editor Steve Coomes reports, many operators are countering high cheese and gas costs by raising pizza prices.

CONCORD, Ontario—Restaurant POS software developer, PixelPoint Technologies, announced that Button Pizza Company, a Midwestern franchisee of Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza units, has rolled …

VILLA PARK, Calif.—A quarterly syndicated Quick-Track(R) research program conducted by Sandelman & Associates asked 62,205 fast-food users across 61 U.S. markets during 2003 which chains …

VANCOUVER, Wash.—Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza announced it will open its 800th location on Feb. 18. According to a news release, the site is in Hanover Park, Ill. The chain also said it …

The answer to the 'diet of the moment' craze isn't always new product development.

VANCOUVER, Wash.—Seeking to satisfy diet-conscious customers, Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza will launch a new line of Thin Crust deLITE pizzas on Feb. 1. According to a news release, the …

PizzaMarketplace's editor reviews five significant events that occurred in the pizza industry in 2003, and makes five predictions for 2004.

Sluggish sales amid a sputtering economy didn't stop the pizza industry from delivering a year full of highs and lows in 2002

Several pizza franchisors say that, just as it has in the past, the pizza industry will bounce back when the economy does.

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza was chosen the best pizza chain in America in a recent nationwide restaurant guest survey dubbed the Choice in Chains Guest Satisfaction Award …

Laramie, Papa Murphy's new president, believes take-and-bake pizza can redefine the pizza industry.

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's International, the nation's largest take-and-bake pizza franchise company, has named Mark Laramie its new president. According to a release, Laramie has served as …

Some Eastern U.S. operators believe adding take-and-bake pizza to traditional pizzeria menus may help them battle an influx of new competitors.

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The world's largest take-and-bake pizza chain, Papa Murphy's International, plans to roll out 100 new stores in 2003. The 729-store franchise is targeting the Midwest for its next …

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza plans to offer its new Deeper Dish take-and-bake pie beginning Oct. 1. According to the Portland Business Journal, the company's chief executive …

Tom Morrell will leave the president's post at Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza on May 1. Where he goes from there is a mystery even to him, and he's in no hurry for answers.

CROWN POINT, Ind. -- Family entertainment doesn't come any simpler than grabbing a carryout pizza and a video -- unless you can get both under one roof. The Burrell Group, a Blockbuster Video store …

Sales of take-and-bake pizza might not seem impressive now, but operators believe its time is coming.