Pizza Hut franchisees donate $1.5 million to Wichita Boys and Girls Club

July 17, 2006

DALLAS — In honor of Pizza Hut's history and tradition in Wichita, 11 area Pizza Hut franchisee groups announced they will make a $1.5 million contribution to…

NRA joins Healthy Dining to promote healthful menu choices

July 17, 2006

WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association and the California-based Healthy Dining Program are launching a groundbreaking Web site designed to help…

Papa John's Pizza hires U.K. managing director

July 17, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International has hired Ian Saunders as its managing director of its United Kingdom operations.

Damage control

When a foodborne illness outbreak occurs at your restaurant, do you have a plan to handle it?

Inner-city pizzeria offers job training

July 16, 2006

Cincinnati Business Courier: The Venice on Vine pizzeria is a good place to get great pizza, but its real mission is to provide job skills to inner-city…

India's Pizza Corner wants 80 units by 2007

July 16, 2006

The Financial Express: Chennai, India-based Global Franchisee Architects said it wants to open about 40 Pizza Corner units across the subcontinent by the end…

Paradise Tomato Kitchens launches new line of hot sauce

July 16, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paradise Tomato Kitchens launched the new Ragin Red hot sauce line of products for restaurants in need of custom manufacturing.   According…

Pizza Pizza, Premier Fitness team up to promo healthy lifestyles

July 12, 2006

TORONTO — To promote sensible eating and active lifestyles, Pizza Pizza is offering customers who purchase any salad a free, one-month trial membership at…

Who's who: Vic Cassano

Running Cassano's Pizza King has never been easy for Vic Cassano, Jr., but he said the struggle has made him, his family and his faith stronger.

2Q comps rise 4.8% at California Pizza Kitchen

July 11, 2006

LOS ANGELES — Second quarter comparable-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen rose 4.8 percent for the period ended July 2, 2006. The 194-unit chain posted…

Aggressive Domino's staff takes battle to Pizza Hut parking lot

July 11, 2006

Sunshine Coast Daily: Franchisees of a Pizza Hut in Currimundi, Australia, say employees of a Domino's Pizza store are massing regularly outside the Pizza Hut…

Peter Piper Pizza cofounder dies at 83

July 10, 2006

The Arizona Republic: Tony Cavolo, the popular TV pitchman who co-founded Peter Piper Pizza, died July 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 83. Cavolo was a…

World Cup kicks up pizza sales in India

July 10, 2006

The Financial Express: International broadcasts of the 2006 World Cup sent pizza sales soaring around the world — as much as 50 percent in India alone. Pizza…

Pizza competitors aren't just 'winging' it

Serious competition for pizzerias is coming from multiple restaurant segments, and they're delivering, too.

Villa Pizza opens unit near Naples, Italy

July 9, 2006

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Villa Enterprises opened a Villa Pizza unit on May 26 in Giugliano, Italy, a suburb near Naples.

PETA: Domino's Pizza uses chickens killed inhumanely

July 9, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently purchased 150 shares of Domino's Pizza stock in an attempt to move the No. …

India Pizza Huts get 'Indianized' menu, call centers

July 9, 2006

IBNLive.com: Pizza Hut customers in India soon will enjoy more ingredients on their pizzas that reflect traditional Indian foods. The chain also is ramping up…

Burke Corp. appoints new EVP

July 6, 2006

NEVADA, Iowa — Burke Corp., a manufacturer of fully cooked meat toppings and fillings, has promoted David J. Weber, its vice president of operations, to…

Pizza Inn gets new interim CFO

July 6, 2006

THE COLONY, Texas — Clinton J. Coleman was appointed interim chief financial officer at Pizza Inn while the chain searches for someone to fill the post…

California ABC running alcohol sting ops in restaurants

July 6, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An item in the California Restaurant Association's (CRA) Quick Bites newsletter revealed that the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC…