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OPERATIONS: POS system: Time saver, money maker
Time slaving becomes time savings with an electronic point-of-sale system.
read nowIs Little Caesars truly rising again?
Little Caesars' sales may be surging as the company claims, but it offers few clues to prove it.
read nowMARKETING: Marketing with music
A well-crafted jingle gets in the ears and minds of customers more quickly and permanently than any other form of advertising. Having one tailored for your…
read nowOven-baked advances
Efficiency is the word to best describe the latest ovens on display at the 2005 National Restaurant Show in Chicago.
read nowNew Pizza Inn CEO eager to start turnaround
Hitting singles and doubles, not home runs, will restore and reinvigorate Pizza Inn, says new CEO Tim Taft.
read nowIn the raw
Despite advances in the quality of fully cooked toppings, some pizza operators still insist on using raw meat toppings.
read nowCard sharks
Credit card fees can take a deep bite out of pizza operators' profits. Having an ATM onsite, however, may encourage customers to take the cash option, starve…
read nowPizza Inn fights back
After a two-year tussle with CEO Ronald Parker, Pizza Inn not only has fired him, it is suing him for attempting to enrich himself while imperiling the chain.
read nowPROFILE: Jim Grote
After building Donatos Pizzeria and selling it to McDonald's Corp. for a king's ransom, Jim Grote bought it back. He now shares the tough but beneficial…
read nowThe rising artisan pizza movement
Artisan bread making and brewing changed the U.S. culinary landscape in the 1980s, and artisan pizza making is preparing to do the same.
read now2004 NAPICS ROUND-UP: First-ever North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show draws 4,000 attendees
A combined 7,285 attendees and exhibitors filled the aisles of the Columbus Convention Center for NAPICS, 2004's first pizza show.
read now2005 PREVIEW: Content is king at '05 North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show
At February's second coming of NAPICS, pizza operators will enjoy unrivaled business-building content and networking.
read nowPizza pugilists
In May Little Caesars broke a long truce with its franchisees by suing 40 operators it says are using sub-par pizza ingredients. Franchisees deny the claim and…
read nowFishing for franchisees
Many potential pizza franchisees roam the aisles at the 85th-annual National Restaurant Association show, but operators say finding the good ones takes skill…
read nowJacmar Corp., franchisee of Shakey's Pizza, moves to acquire Shakey's Inc.
Jacmar Corp., a 19-store Shakey's Pizza franchisee, is negotiating to buy the beleaguered pizza chain.
read nowThinking 'round the box
It's clearly innovative, but is there a need in the pizza industry for the Presseal round pizza box?
read nowProxy battle underway at Pizza Inn
It's time for Pizza Inn's shareholders to decide whether they trust its current board of directors, or whether they will vote for a slate of directors…
read now''Circular' reasoning dogs defendant in Shakey's Pizza lawsuit
An outdated and incomplete uniform franchise offering circular emerges as the centerpiece of a fraud and misrepresentation lawsuit filed against Shakey's by…
read nowTime to order online
Ordering online from a distributor is simple and convenient, but few distributors and pizza operators are using such services.
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