222 Pizza Express struggles, cuts staff, postpones new menu

September 16, 2003

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Struggling with debt and slow sales, 222 Pizza Express CEO Sarbjeet Mandair wrote in a recent investor release that his company is pursuing…

Japanese cook named Naples' best pizza maker

September 16, 2003

NAPLES, Italy -- A Japanese man took this year's title of best pizza maker at an annual pizza festival held here.

Shoe-mounted address locators for pizza delivery to be tested by Domino's UK

September 15, 2003

Hoping to reduce delivery times and errors, Domino's UK & Ireland will test shoe-mounted directional assistance devices before year's end.

Papa Gino's pizza chain kicks off Tailgate Meal for football season

September 15, 2003

DEDHAM, Mass. -- Papa Gino's is kicking off the football season with its new "Tailgate Meal."

2Q, half-year Pizza Hut sales rise in Australia, New Zealand

September 15, 2003

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Fast-food franchisor Restaurant Brands reported sales at its 138 Pizza Hut stores were up strongly in the first half of the year.

Fox's Pizza Den's 9/11 special raises $9,800 for firefighters

September 15, 2003

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- To commemorate the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., Fox's Pizza Den franchisee Scott Anthony…

$17 million settlement ends ''97 pizza delivery driver murder turmoil

September 14, 2003

NEWTON, N.J. -- The families of two pizza delivery drivers killed in a 1997 ambush have settled lawsuits against the pair's killers, burglar alarm companies…

Nick-N-Willy's pizza offers wheel deal to boost franchise sales

September 14, 2003

LONE TREE, Colo. -- Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza is offering its area developers a wheel deal in hopes of boosting franchise sales.

Papa John's seeks master franchisee in Thailand

September 14, 2003

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Papa John's is searching for a master franchisee in Thailand, where it plans to have 50 to 75 outlets operating within five to seven years.

Raw Deals

Sales of take-and-bake pizza might not seem impressive now, but operators believe its time is coming.

Papa Murphy's and Blockbuster pair up in Indiana

September 11, 2003

CROWN POINT, Ind. -- Family entertainment doesn't come any simpler than grabbing a carryout pizza and a video -- unless you can get both under one roof.

Morrell has no regrets as five-year run with Papa Murphy's winds down

September 11, 2003

Tom Morrell will leave the president's post at Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza on May 1. Where he goes from there is a mystery even to him, and he's in no…

Little Caesars' sales rise 11% in first half of ''02

September 11, 2003

DETROIT -- Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. is reporting that sales at its Little Caesars pizza outlets increased 11 percent for the first half of 2002. The…

Papa Murphy's to add 'Deeper Dish' pizza in Oct.

September 11, 2003

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza plans to offer its new Deeper Dish take-and-bake pie beginning Oct. 1.

Little Caesars is 'optimistic' Kmart will survive

September 11, 2003

DETROIT -- Weeks after contracts between Troy. Mich.-based Kmart and Detroit-based Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., expired, the Michigan firms say talks to…

Little Caesars to open Michigan Pizza Kit plant

September 11, 2003

HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A Little Caesar's Pizza Kits plant is expected to be operating in Huron Township, Mich., in six to 12 months.

Papa Murphy's take-and-bake pizza plans to roll out new stores

September 11, 2003

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The world's largest take-and-bake pizza chain, Papa Murphy's International, plans to roll out 100 new stores in 2003.

Take-and-bake pizza brands move eastward in 2003

September 11, 2003

Some Eastern U.S. operators believe adding take-and-bake pizza to traditional pizzeria menus may help them battle an influx of new competitors.

Kmart closures to slice 101 Little Caesars pizza stations

September 11, 2003

DETROIT -- Little Caesars likely will lose 101 of its pizza stations located inside 326 Kmart stores slated to close this year.

Laramie named president at Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza

September 11, 2003

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's International, the nation's largest take-and-bake pizza franchise company, has named Mark Laramie its new president.