Peter Piper Pizza invigorated by menu makeover, emphasis on games

July 17, 2005

The Arizona Republic: A revamped menu, facility makeovers and an emphasis on family-centered fun are key components behind a new strategy designed to…

NetWorld Alliance acquires media properties QSRweb.com and FastCasual.com

July 17, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Web publisher NetWorld Alliance announced the June 1 acquisition of Oklahoma City-based QSRweb.com and FastCasual.com from a private trust…

Is Little Caesars truly rising again?

Little Caesars' sales may be surging as the company claims, but it offers few clues to prove it.

Want success? Systematize your pizza business

July 16, 2005

You always can open new units and grow your business. But as several experts tell Senior Editor Steve Coomes, without a proven, easy-to-duplicate system, the…

Little Caesar's 2,000 pizza units are half the number claimed in 1999

July 14, 2005

Crain's Detroit Business: Michael Atwell, vice president of real estate for Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., told a crowd during a July 13 presentation at a…

Geraldo Rivera investigates 'pizza bomber' case

July 14, 2005

WJETTV.com: The Fox News Channel is putting together a special for the second anniversary of the death of pizza delivery driver Brian Wells, better known as…

Take-and-bake pizza program cooking at Breadeaux Pisa

July 14, 2005

Moberly Monitor-Index: Three months ago, Breadeaux Pisa, Inc. began testing a take-and-bake program in its corporate units. The test was rolled out to nine…

Pizza chains do a little dance, make a little dough

July 12, 2005

The Journal Gazette: Two Ft. Wayne, Ind., pizza stores are drawing customers by having staffers dance curbside in front of their buildings.

Wood Stone wins award from Carrabba's Italian Grill

July 12, 2005

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Oven manufacturer Wood Stone Corp. has received Carrabba's Italian Grill's Purveyor of the Year Award for 2004.

Pizza Hut comps slide 2% in period 7

July 12, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands reported in a regulatory filing that comparable-store sales for its 1,760 U.S. company-owned pizza units dropped…

Papa John's offering free BlackBerries — but not on pizza

July 11, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is running a limited-time promotion offering customers a chance to get a free BlackBerry 7100g wireless handheld device if their…

Pizza driver union push fails at Mich. Domino's store

July 11, 2005

News Business Reporter: A recent effort to unionize pizza drivers at a Domino's Pizza unit in Muskegon, Mich., ended in a "no" vote.

Papa John's opening unit No. 3,000 in New York City

July 11, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is celebrating the opening of unit No. 3,000 in New York City on July 13.

California Pizza Kitchen comps jump 8.6% in 2Q

July 11, 2005

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen announced comparable-store sales for its second quarter ended July 3, 2005, rose approximately 8.6 percent, compared to…

MARKETING: Marketing with music

A well-crafted jingle gets in the ears and minds of customers more quickly and permanently than any other form of advertising. Having one tailored for your…

20-unit Sal's Pizza expanding from north to Deep South

July 10, 2005

Boston Business Journal: Sal's Pizza, a 20-unit pizza chain in Salem, N.H., is stretching its successful business system well below the Mason-Dixon line en…

Two arrested in D.C.-area pizza driver murder

July 10, 2005

WTOP.com: Two men have been arrested and charged with the July 7 murder of pizza delivery driver Shia Hwang. The pair stands accused of shooting Hwang, robbing…

Nick-N-Willy's pizza entering Houston market

July 10, 2005

HOUSTON — Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza will open the first of as many as 50 expected outlets in the Houston market on July 18.

Pizza Delight to acquire Scores BBQ-ribs eateries

July 7, 2005

Canadian Press: Pizza Delight Corp Ltd. has inked a deal to buy Scores Rotisserie BBQ and Ribs Inc., a Quebec-based restaurant chain, for about $32 million in…

Marco's Pizza to enter Phoenix market

July 7, 2005

PHOENIX — Marco's Pizza, the 27-year-old, 136-store chain headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, plans to open its first two stores in Phoenix in August.