LYNDEN, Wash. -- POS maker SpeedLine has been selected as a preferred POS provider for the 100 corporate and franchise stores of Hull, Iowa-based The Pizza Ranch, Inc. According to a release, Pizza …
THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZI) reported on Jan. 23, that earnings per share (EPS) and net income were up in the last half of 2002 (the first half of the company's fiscal year …
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Robert J. "Bob" Fortel, founder of Fortel's Pizza Den, died of a heart attack on Jan. 21. He was 53. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Fortel and wife Janet bought the Pizza …
NEW YORK -- A federal judge dismissed on Jan. 20, a class-action lawsuit filed last summer on behalf of New York children claiming McDonald's food caused them health problems, including diabetes …
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- B.C. Ferries is seeking a major pizza chain for a partnership that would serve its pies on its Queen of Coquitlam ship. According to a release, when the ship returns to …
PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Hoping to drive credit-card usage at Pizza Hut restaurants, MasterCard International and the pizza chain are offering consumers a chance at a grand prize of $25,000 in gold coins …
The results from PizzaMarketplace's first-ever reader survey continue to roll in. As of Jan. 21, 18 percent of our subscribers to our e-mail news alerts responded to the survey, which provided a …
TIANJIN, China -- Pizza Hut said it does not plan to franchise any of its China stores despite strong demand for more units. According to China Daily, J. Samuel Su, president of Tricon Greater China …
ATLANTA -- Bob "Rocky" Russo, the colorful and sometimes controversial owner of Rocky's Brick Oven Italian Restaurant in Atlanta's Buckhead suburb, died Jan. 20. According to the Atlanta Business …
WICHITA, Kan. -- Vince Collier, president of Pizza Hut of Harvey County, was named co-op president of the year for 2002 at Pizza Hut's annual marketing meeting in Dallas, where the chain is …
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Point-of-sale supplier Breakaway International, Inc., announced it has signed Cork, Ireland-based Ecocom Limited as a Breakaway Enterprise Partner. According to a release, Ecocom …
More than 14,000 pizzeria, restaurant and foodservice operators are expected to attend the 11th-annual Mid-America Restaurant, Soft Serve & Pizza Show, set for Feb. 23-24, in Columbus, Ohio's …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) has realigned its field management structure over its domestic company-owned stores. According to a news release, the new structure …
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) is predicting several evolving trends will move the cheese market a touch off its traditional cheddar-mozzarella center in 2003 to more …
BULOWSVE, Denmark -- An advancement in packaging developed by researchers at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Bulowsve may effectively triple the shelf-life of cheese from three …
LONDON -- Shares of PizzaExpress tumbled in early trading on the FTSE after the 300-store chain released a disappointing same-store sales report for its second quarter of fiscal 2003. According to …
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. (Nasdaq:CHGO) reported on Jan. 15, that revenues increased 25.6 percent to a record $21 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28, 2002 …
WICHITA, Kan. -- Wichita-based American Restaurant Partners (XXMUT.PK:OTC), a franchisee of more than 100 Pizza Hut stores, posted third-quarter 2002 sales of $16.9 million, up 5.9 percent compared …
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Lubbock Police are searching for a man who held up a local Pizza Hut with a fake bomb on Jan. 12. According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, the employee who was robbed called …
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