Papa John's Schnatter inducted into J.A. Business Hall of Fame

February 19, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — John Schnatter, founder and executive chairman of Papa John's International, has been inducted into the Junior Achievement Business…

Kansas, Tennessee legislatures intro Fair Franchise bills

February 19, 2007

BlueMauMau: Newly introduced legislation in Tennessee and Kansas has organizations such as the National Franchisee Association reacting to the proposed…

Toppers Pizza corporate picks Intura Vision POS

February 18, 2007

ARLINGTON, Texas — Intura Solutions, a supplier of POS and business-management software for quick-service, fast-casual and delivery restaurant concepts…

NRA reacts to House bill, wants small biz breaks

February 18, 2007

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Feb. 16 passage of the U.S. House of Representative's small business tax package offers a tax credit provision that will help…

Lost pizza driver shot by pedestrian

February 18, 2007

Ventura County Star: A Ventura, Calif., pizza delivery driver was hospitalized in stable condition on Feb. 16 after he was shot in the head by an unknown…

Papa John's opens 50th China unit

February 18, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International announced the opening of its 50th restaurant in China.   According to a news release, the new Shanghai restaurant…

Half-year profits plummet at Domino's Pizza Australia

February 18, 2007

Sydney Morning Herald: Domino's Pizza Enterprises, the Brisbane, Australia-based franchisee of more than 600 stores, reported a 46.2 percent decline in net…

Don't miss 'record-breaking' NAPICS tradeshow, Feb. 25-26!

February 18, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Records are made to be broken, and several will fall during the North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show (NAPICS), Feb. 25-26, in Columbus…

Domino's Pizza raises $1.3 million for St. Jude Hospital

February 15, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza announced it raised more than $1.34 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during its 2006 Thanks and Giving…

Legendary Hideaway Pizza turns 50

February 15, 2007

The Daily O'Collegian: Local restaurant legend Hideaway Pizza turned 50 this month. In the 46 years it's been owned by Richard and Marti Dermer, the couple…

California Pizza Kitchen inks franchise deal for Mexico

February 15, 2007

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen signed an agreement with Grupo Calpik, S.A. de C.V. of Mexico to open a minimum of 15 CPK locations throughout Mexico…

Marco's Pizza signs 100-unit franchise deal in Florida

February 15, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. — Glenn Ajmo, a franchise area developer and chairman of the franchisee advisory council for Desert Moon Fresh Mexican Grille in New Jersey, has…

All 100 slots filled for '07 Pizza Pizzazz battle at NAPICS

February 15, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the first time in its history, all 100 competitor slots for the 2007 North America Pizza Pizzazz Competition have been filled. The two-day…

California Pizza Kitchen comps, revenue increase

February 15, 2007

LOS ANGELES — Same-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 6.9 percent for the 2006 fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. For fiscal year 2006, comps…

Earth Alive intros eco-friendly cleaning solution

February 15, 2007

MONTREAL, Quebec — Earth Alive has launched into the North American market a new patented microbial cleaning solution, RapidAll.   Formulated as an…

Mitchell promoted to VP of domestic ops at Papa John's Pizza

February 14, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International promoted Bill Mitchell to the position of senior vice president of domestic operations. He most recently served as…

Giordano's, Me 'n Ed's top pizza category in Quick-Track survey

February 14, 2007

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Extensive research conducted by Sandelman & Associates ranked Giordano's Pizza and Me 'n Ed's Pizza tops in annual Quick-Track…

Minimum wage, maximum impact

With the Senate passing its own version of a bill to increase minimum wage, where the issue will land is anybody's guess.

Pizza operators take slice of Internet pie

February 14, 2007

With Internet transactions exceeding $84 billion, pizza operators look to online ordering for sales boost.

$4,200 Valentine's pizza includes gold, caviar and lobster

February 13, 2007

TheWest.com: A Scottish chef has flown to Rome to create the world's most expensive pizza for a Valentine's Day meal valued at $4,200. The pizza's toppings…