WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite predicting the economy will remain soft in 2003, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) believes the industry overall will grow as much as 4.5 percent next year …
NAPLES, Fla. -- The combination of high temperatures and saturating rains in south Florida this fall has hurt the state's hand-harvested fresh tomato crop. According to the Naples Daily News …
LONDON -- PizzaExpress confirmed in a statement it has received approaches about purchases of the 300-store pizza and pasta company, including one from its executive directors. Amid rumors of new …
NORTH ROAD, England -- A racist gang is suspected of attacking a pizza shop staff and defacing the property. According to the Evening Chronicle, the Algerian owner of Munchees and his Libyan and Kurd …
NORFOLK, Va. -- An official at 34-store Chanello's Pizza said the chain is re-emphasizing driver safety in the wake of a Nov. 29 delivery accident that killed two 5-year-old girls. According to a …
SAN DIEGO -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is suing the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) over cheese promotion advertisements it claims are deceptive. According to PETA's …
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Scientists have developed a machine combining computerized optical scanners and fuzzy logic to build mathematically perfect pizzas. According to a report in the Times of India, the …
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jeffrey Rogers, former CEO of Pizza Inn, based in The Colony, Texas, has pledged 2.9 million shares of Pizza Inn common stock as collateral on a multi-million-dollar loan from …
CHICAGO -- Multiple media outlets are reporting that 29-year-old delivery driver Eduardo Flores was murdered while delivering pizza on the night of Dec. 10. Flores, who worked for Guy's Pizza, was …
LONE TREE, Colo. -- Lone Tree-based Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza has signed an area development agreement to open up to 20 stores in Utah over the next seven years. According to the …
MILLVILLE, N.J. -- An unlocked door at a Millville Pizza Hut helped two armed robbers steal $1,200 from the store on Dec. 9. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the robbers forced one employee …
DALLAS -- In order to improve customer service and streamline order fulfillment, Rockland Technology Group, Inc., announced that it has split its Technical Support Department into two new departments …
* Some seasonal tunes sung 'round the boardroom tables of some publicly held restaurant companies: Jingle BellsEarnings smellOur stock laid an eggInvestors squeal, "My money's real"Now someone's got …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand fast-food operator Restaurant Brands Ltd. (A.RSB), reported Dec. 10 that third quarter (the 12 weeks ended Dec. 2, 2002) sales at its Pizza Hut New Zealand …
DENVER -- Multifoods Distribution Group, based in Denver, has changed its name to Vistar Corp. According to the Denver Business Journal, Vistar will operate under the name Vistar/VSA, employ 2,500 …
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A Pizza Hut franchisee is claiming he was forced to close his Buffalo store as a result of strong-arm tactics applied by an official of Laborers Local 91, who is also a state …
DALLAS, Texas -- Pizza Inn (NASDAQ:PZZI) announced on Dec. 9 that it has received full payment for a note receivable owed to the company by its former CEO, Jeff Rogers. According to a filing with the …
BUENOS AIRES -- Since the owners of Empire Pizzeria abandoned ship last October, its employees have kept the 32-year-old institution afloat amid a heavy debt load. According to the Associated Press …
HITCHCOCK, Texas -- Paula Matranga finally has won her battle to have pizza delivered to her neighborhood. According to the Daily News, Matranga protested repeatedly that a La Marque, Texas, Domino's …
MUNCIE, Ind. -- For the third time in as many weeks, Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizzeria has shuttered more stores. On Dec. 5, the company closed one in Muncie and another in New Castle, Ind. Those …
