Domino's wraps up 99 quarters of worldwide, same-store sales gains

October 16, 2018

Domino's Pizza's  Q3 financial results showed strong growth in same-store sales, global store counts and earnings per share. Domestic same-store sales grew 6.…

Commodities: Fuel prices fire up, most stocks slide down

Fuel continued to push up in value, while most pizza brands tracked on this site trended down.

American Pizza Community brands help 'build' community

October 5, 2018

The American Pizza Community is celebrating National Pizza Month with a charitable-giving campaign serving up pizzas and feeding Habitat for Humanity…

Commodities: 3 brands get National Pizza Month gifts from investors

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

While commodity trading was a mixed bag last week, pizza investors were in a good mood and plunged some of their cash into three of the four brands monitored…

Domino's fire prevention campaign launching next week

October 1, 2018

Domino's for the 11th year is hooking up with the National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week to drive home the message that "fire can…

Commodities: Investors do a U-turn from last week in favored brands

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The tables turned this week in pizza stock trading as investors shifted their confidence in Papa John's from a week earlier to the three other publicly traded…

Commodities: Down, down, down ... unless you're Papa John's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Pizza operators got a break from most commodity prices last week, which turns out to be a particularly good thing since three of the four brands monitored here…

Commodities: Big smiles at Domino's, little grins at Papa John's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

At the closing bell last Friday, the leadership behind two pizza stocks that have had very different stories this year were both likely going out for a…

Commodities: Yum, Papa John's slide, but so do commodity prices

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Papa John's and Pizza Hut parent, Yum Brands slid in trading last week, but mostly lower commodity prices took some of the sting out of those losses.

Commodities: Cheese, wheat, auto fuel get pricier

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Most pizza stocks monitored by this site took hits last week during trading, though one brand did get some love from Wall Street.

Commodities: Domino's, Papa Murphy's win big

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

It was a storybook ending last week on the stock market for Domino's and Papa Murphy's.

Commodities: Pizza stocks see declines

While prices for commodities were mixed this past week, it was rough for pizza trading. Prices for each of the four brands monitored by this site — Pizza Hut…

Commodities: Prices begin to rise, along with temperatures

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The annual changing of the seasons is beginning; for proof, look no further than the price of commodities.

Domino's, Ford take self-driving delivery tests to Miami metro

February 28, 2018

Domino's Pizza and Ford have begun a two-month second round of testing on a self-driving delivery vehicle in Miami, according to a news release. These tests…

Commodities: A little bit of everything over week's trading activity

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

All players were heading in their own directions in commodity and brand trading last week.

Domino's misses mark on year-end financials

February 20, 2018

The world's top-selling pizza chain, Domino's, released its Q4 and FY17 financials this week showing that the brand aimed high and performed well but fell…

Commodities: Good news in gas prices, not-so-good news in stock prices

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

It was a "bad news, good news" kind of week for most pizza restaurateurs, with some encouragement from gas prices which appear to be finally leveling out over…

Commodities: Heart-dropping pre-Valentine's Day losses for pizza brands in Wall Street sell-off

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

There wasn't a lot of love being shown toward pizza operators in either Wall Street or commodities trading last week. A largely business-hostile stock market…

Commodities: Patriots aren't the only ones licking their wounds today

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The end-of-week stock market plummet Friday took no prisoners, capturing pizza brands as well in its value-depleting trend.

Domino's does digital ordering 15 ways on Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2018

Domino's is hoping to dominate Super Bowl fans' ordering preferences by giving customers a total of 15 different way to order digitally.