zpizza to open five units in Florida

September 14, 2006

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — zpizza signed a multiunit franchise agreement with Dan DeLong and Gary Sherman to open five units in Florida. According to a news release…

Japanese pizzaiolo best in Naples for second time

September 14, 2006

ANSA: A Japanese pizza-maker beat the best of Naples to claim the title of world's top pizzaiolo for the second time in three years.   Makoto Onishi, 31…

Big Bill's Pizza raises $22K in honor of 9/11

September 13, 2006

CBSDenver.com: A Centennial, Colo., pizzeria owner raised $22,000 by trading free food for charitable donations to a local children's center. Owner Bille…

Intura Solutions launches Enterprise R2 for POS

September 13, 2006

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

Hell Pizza may buy Aussie Pizza Huts

September 13, 2006

New Zealand Herald: Though Burger King is said to be completing its due diligence to buy Hell Pizza, the pizza chain itself may have plans of its own to…

Wings lift pizza sales in fall

Sales at pizzerias already are strong in the fall, but sales of wings send them flying. So popular are wings in the U.S., they've evolved into a restaurant…

Gino's East selling 'pop-up' pizzas in groceries

September 12, 2006

The Chicago Sun-Times: Gino's East of Chicago is tapping turkey-baking technology in a rollout of its classic deep-dish pizzas to groceries. The company said…

zpizza to add 3 Phoenix stores

September 12, 2006

PHOENIX — zpizza reported it signed a multiunit franchise agreement with Arizona residents Ken and Kathryn Hughes to open three units near Phoenix over the…

Marco's Pizza to add 10 Michigan units

September 12, 2006

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Pizza said it is nearly halfway to its goal of adding 10 Michigan units in 2006.   According to a news release, the chain has 29 units…

SpeedLine POS intros OrderLink Gateway at pizza show

September 12, 2006

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — SpeedLine Solutions announced the rollout of its OrderLink Gateway addition to its core POS software product at the Northeast Pizza…

Yum purchase of Pizza Hut U.K. complete

September 12, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands has completed the purchase of the remaining 50 percent interest in 541 Pizza Hut units in the United Kingdom from Whitbread PLC…

Panera Bread launches six varieties of pizza

September 12, 2006

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread is rolling out six varieties of the Crispani, a handcrafted, made-to-order pizza with select all-natural toppings. With…

Hypercom rolls out new payment system

September 12, 2006

WESTBURY, N.Y. — IRN Payment Systems (IRN) announced that it has selected and Class A certified Hypercom Corp.'s Optimum T4100 multi-application card payment…

SpeedLine to showcase release 5.6 at pizza show

September 11, 2006

LYNDEN, Wash. — Operational efficiency and ease of use are the focus of POS maker SpeedLine's latest release, version 5.6.   According to a news release, the…

Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza turns 25, nears 1,000 units

September 11, 2006

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza is celebrating its 25th anniversary in a year it opened its first international unit and is approaching…

Analyst sees cheese prices back to $2.20 by Jan. '08

September 10, 2006

If analyst Peter Ullrich is right, these are salad days for cheese prices, pizza operators. Speaking at the eDairy Inc. Outlook Conference, held Aug. 28-29…

Commentary: Restaurant operators can help a fallen soldier's family

Food donations to families of fallen soldiers not only meets a need, it boosts admiration for your brand.

J.M. Garret intros Buffalo Chicken and Fajita meats

September 7, 2006

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — J.M. Garret Foods is introducing two new meat products: Buffalo Chicken strips and Steak Fajita meats, which can be used on pizzas…

Ex-pizza store operator charged with $1 million tax fraud

September 7, 2006

Star-Telegram: A former Papa John's Pizza store owner in Nashville, Tenn., has been indicted on charges of tax evasion in what authorities are calling the…

Cutting through the complexity of POS systems at the Mid-Atlantic EXPO

September 7, 2006

Operators can go directly to the source on the show floor