Traders gave a little early 'thanks' for pizza brands last week

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

All but one publicly traded U.S. pizza brand got some gratitude a week early last week when investors worked helped raise the value of three of the nation's…

Papa John's price passes $60 for 1st time in 19 months after leadership changes

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

Traders voted with their wallets last week after a major shakeup in Papa John's leadership team. The stock not only closed up, but passed the $60 mark for the…

Pizza Hut parent gets one last 'boo' out of Halloween week

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

The ghosts and ghouls weren't the only ones moaning last week as Halloween week wrapped up the month of October. They had company from the folks at Pizza Hut…

Domino's, Papa John's 'treated,' Pizza Hut ... not so much

On the stock market last week, investors were in a 'tricky' mood when it came to Pizza Hut parent, Yum Brands, though they morphed into little darlings with…

Pizza Hut's new plant-based pie box 'cuts corners'

October 23, 2019

Pizza Hut is ushering in a curvier look beginning today for a limited time with the use of round take-out and delivery boxes on its test of a plant-based pizza…

Domino's UK 4-nation expansion pulls back, Pizza Hut UK vegan fare pushes forward

October 18, 2019

Pizza action in the U.K. this week, includes some pullback from European expansion by Domino's in the U.K. and extra vegan offerings at its rival, Pizza Hut…

Domino's, Pizza Hut + cheese prices all up

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

This week's pizza commodity report reveals a relative oddity in the pizza brand stock values report, while cheese prices trend up, but gas prices show signs of…

200+ unit Pizza Hut operator names CEO, acquires 27 Arby's

October 2, 2019

Pizza Hut store owner/operator, Quality Restaurant Group, has named former marketing and communications company executive Matthew Slaine as its new CEO, while…

Pizza players see hefty hikes in cheese, wheat, gas prices

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

Last week was harder to swallow than most on the markets for pizza brands, with only moderate gains in some pizza brand values, but steeply higher wheat…

Circles gets squared when Pizza Hut pies morph into giant Cheez-Its

September 17, 2019

Pizza Hut has partnered with longtime snacking favorite, Cheez-It to introduce the globe's first and only giant-sized version of the cheesy crackers, only…

As cheese prices surge, gas price spike set to also strike delivery-centric pizza biz

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

After weekend drone attacks sliced Saudi oil output in half, the delivery-centered pizza business may soon get a one-two punch from both higher gas prices, and…

Domino's, Pizza Hut parent see nice stock price hikes

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

As gas prices show signs of starting to stabilize, most of the major pizza players enjoyed higher stock prices last week.

Blaze Pizza owner confirms brand’s plans to go public within 3 years

September 6, 2019

Blaze Pizza has confirmed that it has the final elements in place to go public, a key step that brand leadership sees toward beginning to take a run at pizza's…

Pizza Hut all 'a-Twitter' over Year No. 2 as NFL Pizza Sponsor

September 4, 2019

Pizza Hut is quite literally all 'a-Twitter' with a new campaign going on through tomorrow on Twitter to promote its second year as Official NFL Pizza Sponsor.

August 2019 bids adieu to pizza brands ... with a kiss, especially for Papa John's

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

The final week of August was a relatively glorious one for most pizza brands, with all major pizza restaurant commodity prices on the wane, while stock values…

Falling gas prices this fall could be boon to pizza brands' balance sheets

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

Okay, so the majority of publicly traded pizza brands took a bit of a bath on the stock market last week, but not all is lost. Falling gas prices -- with more…

Domino's takes a dive as gas demand soars to all-time high

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

National gasoline demand hit an all-time high last week, while Domino's stock value hit close to an annual low.

KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut parent names new CEO

The triple-brand powerhouse, Yum Brands, will see a changing of the guard in 2020 after the company announced its current CEO Greg Creed will retire.

(Lucky) dog days of August: Pizza stocks up, commodities down

As the oft-referred to 'dog days of August' wrapped up last week, pizza restaurateurs got a bone in the form of lower overall commodity prices and higher stock…

At 60, Pizza Hut makes 500-store move to become delivery-devoted brand

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

During Yum Brands' Q2 financial report conference call this week, the multi-brand company set off something of a pizza industry bomb when CEO Greg Creed…