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Gas prices boomerang back up
The average cost of wheat has increased nearly 75 cents in the past month.
 | Cheese prices jumped again and are up 20 cents from the beginning of April. Wheat prices also climbed nearly a quarter in a week and are up about 60 cents in the past month. Public pizza companies had a great week, with many riding positive earnings … |
 | Economists predict that lower gas prices should contribute to higher consumer spending in the months ahead. Gas prices have steadily declined since the beginning of the year and are lower than this time last year. Many expect gas prices to continue … |
 | By now, most in the restaurant industry are aware of the hit Yum! Brands took when there were issues with the chicken supply chain in China. Because China is such a large portfolio for Yum, particularly for its KFC brand, the company limped along … |
 | Wallets got a little thinner this week as average wheat and cheese prices both jumped. Natural gas prices also experienced moderate increases, and after weeks on the decline gas prices were stagnant week-over-week. Cheese Average block cheese prices … |
 | Cheese and wheat prices both inched back up last week, while gas prices continued to slide. Pizza Inn hit a fresh 52-week-high after announcing a new franchising agreement to expand the chain's new fast casual pizza concept, Pie Five, to the Kansas … |
| Yum! Canada, the franchisor of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named as one of this year's 50 Best Workplaces in Canada. The Vaughan, Ontario-based Great Place to Work Institute compiles the list based on two criteria: two-thirds of the total … | |
 | Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has released its online Corporate Social Responsibility Report titled: "Serving the World." For the first time, the CSR report focuses on four pillars — food, people, community … |
 | Wheat prices fell far below $8 last week, just the second time that's happened since prior to the drought of 2012. Gas prices also continued to drop and are down 33 cents from last month. Cheese Average block cheese prices averaged $1.71 last week … |
 | Pizza Hut has introduced what it's calling one of it's most anticipated new products ever – Crazy Cheesy Crust. The crust includes 16 dough pockets as the outer edge, each filled with a blend of five Italian cheeses. "At Pizza Hut, food … |
 | Natural gas spot and futures prices reached 18-month record highs during the last month of March. Also, Chuck E. Cheese's parent company hit a new 52-year high on the stock market; its first in about a year. The boost comes on the heels of the … |
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Online ordering is on the rise
Online ordering is a fast-growing part of the pizza business. Advances in technology and a generation that has grown up with computers all make online ordering easier than ever. For small pizzerias …Type: White PaperSource: PizzaMarketplace.com -
Pizza Marketplace 2012 Top 100 Movers & Shakers
PizzaMarketplace.com's inaugural review of the restaurant segment's Top 100 movers and shakers takes a look at the brands, people and trends leading the industry.Type: Special ReportSource: PizzaMarketplace.com
