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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 … |
 | 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 … |
 | Pie Five Pizza Co., sister chain to the 55-year old Pizza Inn, first opened in June 2011. The fast casual concept offers made-to-order, customized individual pizzas baked in less than five minutes. Recent deals were just signed to expand the Pie … |
 | 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 … |
| The Kansas City, Mo., area will soon welcome its first Pie Five Pizza Co. restaurant through a 10-unit franchise agreement with former Applebee's president and CEO Dave Goebel. Goebel, a restaurant veteran who served as an executive at Applebee's … | |
 | 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 … |
 | 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 … |
 | Cheese prices took an abrupt turn upwards last week after dropping to its lowest average in nearly a year. Prices were $1.57 earlier this month. They now average $1.65. Stubborn winter-like weather across much of the nation has also kept natural gas … |
 | The NCAA basketball tournament is typically one of the busiest times of the year for the pizza business. Plenty of brands anticipate a rush again this year, as they introduce promotions to attract hoops fans ahead of the men's tournament tip off … |
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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
