Commodities: Good news and bad news

Pizza stocks are gaining, but so are wheat prices, which almost hit $8 last close.

Papa John's breaks with top 3 chains' comps momentum

Papa John's has announced its Q3 2010 earnings for the period ended Sept. 26, with a less-than-lustrous same store domestic sales decrease of almost 1 percent.

Pizza Hut’s price-oriented ads best in category for Oct.

Domino's may have led the pizza segment in same-store sales growth for its Q3 2010, but for the month of October, it was Pizza Hut's most recent spots, “We…

Commodities: Natural gas prices tumble

An abundant natural gas supply has pushed prices down.

Anatomy of fast casual drive-thru pizza

Home Run Inn, Chicago's casual pizza dining institution, has a frozen pizza product that outsells national brands and a new retailed wine brand that's taking…

Top That! pizza tackles build-your-own model

How BBI plans to build a pizza empire based on the operational strategies of Subway and Quiznos.

Commodities: Prices down, for now

Cheese, wheat and gas prices are all down. 

Q&A: Pizza Patron’s Andrew Gamm on new frozen pizza packaging

Latin pizza chain Pizza Patron has just announced its foray into the frozen pizza retail market at Texas grocery chains, with plans to enter other southwestern…

LaVoie: Supply chain trends for 2011

By Steven LaVoie

Domino's 12 percent sales growth driven by top-in-class marketing

Third quarter 2010 earnings see possibly the most gains from transparent-themed TV spots started in 2009. 

Commodities: Yum! Stock reaches all-time high

Pizza Hut parent's good momentum aided by favorable earnings report. 

15 minutes with Donatos CEO Tom Krouse

New leader of Donatos pizza dishes on its wildly successful retail distribution arm, Jane's Dough Foods.  

FoodParc: Pizza's digital signage prototype?

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Some digital signage company heads will tell you, in confidence, that QSR pizza restaurants are less likely to use digital menu boards and signage than their…

Commodities: Gas gives small scare

Prices are up 9 cents in the last week after weeks of relatively stable or no increases.

Yum! comps finally all up in Q3 2010

Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands has reported same store gains in its U.S., China and International divisions, driven partially by Pizza Hut's 8 percent…

How to apply for a liquor license

Serving drinks will boost your restaurant profits, but before you apply, note that different agencies regulate the process in different states.

QSR giants granted insurance benefits waivers

National Restaurant Association spokesperson believes progress means more restaurant insurance companies could successfully apply for waivers.

Commodities: Cheese up 25 percent this year

Cheese up; wheat falls below September's highs.

Peek inside Straw Hat Pizza's new pizza-and-yogurt prototype

When the first co-branded Straw Hat Pizza and Tower 27 debuts October 7 in Walnut Creek, Calif., customers will experience the company's new build-your-own…

Survey: Restaurants get raw deal with Groupon

A recent study from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University concluded that restaurant businesses fare the worst of all…