Commodities update – Feb. 25, 2008

February 24, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to climb during the shortened trading week, averaging $2.06 per pound for the week…

Domino's raises record amount for children's hospital

February 21, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza raised more than $1.35 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the 2007 Thanks and Giving campaign. The…

Fox's Pizza Den preps for flour shortages

February 21, 2008

WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh): Jim Fox, the founder of Fox's Pizza Den, has ordered 20 truckloads of buns and dough balls as a hedge against rising flour prices.

GE Capital Solutions finances Papa John's purchase

February 20, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance provided more than $30 million in financing for the Washington, D.C.-based Halifax Group's purchase…

NAPICS tops attendance record

Pizza-focused trade show offers a wealth of new products, ideas.

Wheat shortage pinches pizzeria profits

February 20, 2008

Newsday: Pizzeria and bagel shop owners have seen flour prices skyrocket due to fluctuations in the wheat market. Many U.S. wheat farmers have switched to…

Subway intros pizza in Pittsburgh-area restaurants

February 20, 2008

PITTSBURGH — Subway restaurants in the Pittsburgh area have expanded their menu to include pizza. Customers create personal-sized, customized pizzas from a…

Profits at Australian Domino's up 75 percent

February 20, 2008

Sydney Morning Herald: The Australian-owned Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. booked a 76 percent jump in net profit for the six-month period ended Dec. 31. The…

Chuck E. Cheese runs Q4 loss

February 19, 2008

IRVING, Texas — Comparable-store sales at Chuck E. Cheese restaurants declined 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, according to parent company CEC…

Fox's Pizza Den adds new state

February 19, 2008

News Democrat & Leader: Murraysville, Pa.-based Fox's Pizza Den is opening a restaurant in Russellville, Ky., in mid-May. Fox's operates locations in 3…

January sales at CiCi's up nearly 6%

February 18, 2008

COPPELL, Texas — Sales at pizza buffet chain CiCi's Pizza increased 5.7 percent in January 2008 compared with the same month last year, the company has…

Domino's sets annual meeting

February 18, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza Inc. has scheduled its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders for April 17 at Domino's Pizza World Resource Center in Ann Arbor…

Beef recall largest in U.S. history

February 18, 2008

Los Angeles Times: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the largest beef recall in its history Feb. 17, calling for the destruction of 143 million…

Georgia Papa John's feels cheese price pinch

February 18, 2008

RedandBlack.com (Athens, Ga.): The Papa John's outlet near the University of Georgia has raised the price on its Tuesday special from $4.99 to $5.99. The…

DiFara's Pizza now N.Y.'s costliest slice

February 18, 2008

New York Post: Brooklyn's legendary Di Fara's Pizza has raised the price of a regular slice from $3 to $4, making it the most expensive pizzeria in the city…

Happy's Pizza continues expansion drive

February 18, 2008

The Flint Journal (Michigan): Detroit-based Happy's Pizza plans to open three locations in Genesee County. Mich., by this summer, the company has…

Garcia's back on track after bankruptcy

February 17, 2008

The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.): At its peak, Garcia's Pizza operated 18 locations, but hard times led to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 1998. After…

Commodities update – Feb. 18, 2008

February 17, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to creep upward last week, averaging $2.00 per pound for the week ended Feb. 16, up…

51-unit Little Caesars franchisee sold

February 14, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY — Sizzling Platter LLC, a multi-concept operating company with 37 restaurants, is acquiring a Salt Lake City-based 51 unit Little Caesars Pizza…

California Pizza Kitchen net up 30 percent

February 14, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Comparable-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, 2007, the company announced.