LONDON -- After Pizza Express warned on June 24 that comparable store sales for the second half of 2002 likely will decline 1 percent, the stock's value dropped 16.3 percent. Shares closed trading at …
DUBAI, UAE -- A 13-year-old boy emerged victorious from a field of 20 competitors fighting for pizza-eating supremacy during the Dubai Summer Surprises eating competition. According to Gulf News, the …
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Three juveniles who clubbed a pizza delivery driver and stole his car on June 18 are expected to be charged with capital murder. According to The Huntsville Times, the Papa John's …
NEW YORK -- Goodfella's Old World Brick Oven Pizza will play up its Italian heritage as it rolls out its franchise plan. The Staten Island-based company has hired Philadelphia advertising agency D4 …
DELAND, Fla. -- Florida-based Captain Tony's Pizza Inc. is expanding into the Western Pacific with a franchisee in Saipan, part of the Northern Mariana Islands. Captain Tony's launched an aggressive …
NEW DELHI -- A Pizza Hut waiter is behind bars after serving up the wrong order. Vasant Vihar was jailed June 21 for allegedly serving a vegetarian customer a dish with chicken, according to The …
LONDON -- PizzaExpress PLC expects like-for-like sales to fall 1 percent for the second half of the year, ending June 30. The company blames tough trading conditions in London and poor sales growth …
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Three Huntsville juveniles have been arrested after bludgeoning a Papa John's pizza delivery driver with a baseball bat and stealing his car. According to The Huntsville Times …
AJ's Place in Overton, Texas, has used just one line for phone orders since it opened 15 years ago. And even in a town of about 2,300, owner Phillip Sikes knows some of his customers get busy signals …
SAN FRANCISCO -- A national study conducted on the Internet by Food.com, a provider of online ordering systems for restaurants, found consumer desire to order restaurant meals online is higher than …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) reported that U.S. same-store sales at its Pizza Hut chain dropped 1 percent during period six (the four weeks ended June 15) and 3 percent for the …
RICHMOND, British Columbia -- Boston Pizza International Inc., announced on June 19 it signed its first franchise agreement in Mexico. This marks the second international venture for the company; it …
LYNDEN, Wis. -- According to the USDA's most recent milk numbers, production ran 3.2 percent higher than last year, which virtually ensures cheese prices will remain low for some time to come. The …
Sooner or later, every business owner leaves the grind behind and escapes to a place void of cell phones, e-mail and balance sheets. Pete Picurro, owner of five-store Picurro Pizzeria, in Tucson …
According to William Millett, Ph.D., restaurant owners are one of two types of people. "Either you're an operations person or a marketing person -- but you can't be both," said Millett, an instructor …
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a 6-3 decision on June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Internal Revenue Service can hold restaurant owners responsible for FICA taxes not paid on underreported tips …
SYDNEY, Australia -- Fel Bevacqua, managing director of Domino's Pizza Australia Pty Ltd., predicts the company will post double-digit earnings driven by new store openings in fiscal 2003. As …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a June 16 shooting of a Nashville pizza delivery driver. According to WKRN.com, the driver told police he was shot while attempting to deliver an order to …
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Donatos Pizza will open its first international store in Munich this fall. According to a report on Foodservicetoday.com, two more stores are expected in late 2002 or early '03. The …
