Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza eyes 15 new Ohio stores

April 19, 2005

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza announced it wants to open at least 15 new stores in Ohio in 2005.

Pizza publicity pile-on

April 18, 2005

It took 98 of pizza's 100 years in America for the humble pie to find its way onto the media radar. Now multiple books and a feature-length movie are being…

CiCi's Pizza celebrates 20th B-day with Italian vacation drawing

April 18, 2005

COPPELL, Texas — In celebration of its 20th anniversary, CiCi's Pizza is offering customers the chance to win an all-expenses-paid family vacation to Naples…

Can high gas prices help the pizza industry?

April 17, 2005

Has our senior editor, Steve Coomes, lost his mind? Believe it or not, he sees the current gas price crisis as an opportunity for the pizza industry to change…

Pizza Express expected to go public again

April 17, 2005

The Sunday Times: Pizza Express is interviewing investment banks in anticipation of a return to the public market as early as this fall.

Pizza Magia streamlines operations, focuses on India

April 17, 2005

Business First of Louisville: Twenty-four unit, Louisville, Ky.-based Pizza Magia is outsourcing its commissary operations and accounting arm as part of a…

Shop owner invents 'handy' pizza tray

April 14, 2005

Flushing Times-Ledger: VIPizza owner Franco Oddo hopes to revolutionize the pizza business with a new serving tray. The cardboard serving platform has handles…

Pizza driver hurt in shootout with thief

April 14, 2005

Domino's Pizza delivering on bikes in London

April 13, 2005

BikeBiz.com: Domino's Pizza has rolled out a bicycle pizza delivery scheme in its new City of London store. The program is modeled on the bike delivery service…

Pizza Hut franchisee settles 'scalding' suit

April 13, 2005

The Billings Gazette: A 6-year-old girl who reportedly burned her chin on scalding hot pizza and cheese at the Pizza Hut in Watertown, N.Y., has won a $4,50…

Pizzeria owner profits from 'open book' management style

April 12, 2005

Chicago Tribune: Everyone who works at Nick Sarillo's restaurant knows everything about the place, including how much Sarillo pays himself, his cheese costs…

Eagle Boys Pizza seeks to feather nest with expansion capital

April 12, 2005

BRISBANE, Australia — Eagle Boys Pizza is seeking expansion capital to further its presence in Australia.

Domino's Pizza Australia files IPO prospectus

April 12, 2005

BRISBANE, Australia — It's official: Domino's Pizza Australia will go public on May 16.

Westshore Pizza co-owners nabbed for loan-sharking

April 11, 2005

Tampa Tribune: Tampa police and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested two co-owners of the Westshore Pizza chain on April 11 and charged them with…

An unparalleled pizza PR coup

April 10, 2005

Domino's Pizza made history by becoming a key player in a recent episode of "The Apprentice," but Papa John's efforts to "trump" its rival won't soon be…

Brandon credits hip image with boosting Domino's Pizza

April 10, 2005

Detroit Free Press: According to David Brandon, chief executive and chairman at Domino's Pizza Inc., the key to doing battle in a crowded pizza marketplace is…

Pizzeria's business slow long after health scare

April 10, 2005

The Arizona Republic: On a recent March day, Mark Messner had only $17 in his cash register.

Cheese prices: Steady as she goes, analyst says

April 10, 2005

CHICAGO — Modest trading activity at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange throughout early April has cheese prices slipping lower — but not terribly low.

Teen wrestles pizza burglar in surprise attack

April 7, 2005

WLBZ Channel 2: A high school wrestler used a basic move he learned on the mat to foil a burglary in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, April 5. The young man took down a…

Domino's Brandon to speak at CMU ceremony

April 7, 2005

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — David Brandon, chairman and chief executive of Domino's Pizza and a former Central Michigan University trustee, will be a commencement…