Stevi B's Pizza names senior director of franchise operations

April 26, 2009

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Scott Knight has joined Stevi B's Pizza as senior director of franchise operations, the company has announced. Knight will focus on building…

Focus on value keeps Little Caesars cooking

April 26, 2009

Crain's Detroit Business: In 1997, pizza chain Little Caesars introduced a promotion: a one-day sale in which customers could get a large pepperoni pizza for…

Man gets 60 years in Pizza Patron robbery

April 26, 2009

Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle: An illegal immigrant has received a 60-year prison sentence after being convicted of robbing a Pizza Patron restaurant in…

Recession impacting teen spending

April 26, 2009

Advertising Age: Typicallly during a recession, teens can usually be counted on to keep spending. But research from Piper Jaffray finds that teens are spending…

N.C. Domino's take a sales hit over video

April 26, 2009

MSNBC: Some Domino's restaurants in the Charlotte, N.C., area have seen sales slide by as much as 50 percent in the wake of a YouTube video that showed…

HotBox Pizza opens first Texas location

April 26, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- HotBox Pizza will open a franchise in Denton, Texas, the company has announced. HotBox, whose slogan is "Hot, but not Skanky," began a…

Commodities update - Week of April 27, 2009

April 26, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese price activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was relatively quiet last week, with prices averaging just under $1.18 per pound for…

ECO Inc's 'Green Box' pizza box

Environmentally Conscious Organization Inc. is a design, licensing and manufacturing firm dedicated to improving outmoded, outdated and wasteful food…

Yum! crafts plan to boost brands' U.S. sales

April 23, 2009

CNN Money: Yum! Brands Inc. revealed a variety of initiatives aimed at taking on the competition, driving sales and managing costs during its first quarter…

U.S. owner of Russian pizza chain out on bail

April 23, 2009

The Moscow Times: The American owner of a chain of pizza restaurants in Russia who was charged with tax evasion has been freed on bail by a Russian court. New…

Pa. Pizza Hut threatened by sinkhole

April 23, 2009

The Pittsburgh Channel: A Pizza Hut restaurant in East Rochester, Beaver County, has filed a lawsuit against a neighboring property owner over a giant sinkhole…

Online marketers critique Pizza Hut's Twinternship

April 23, 2009

Online Marketing Blog: Was Pizza Hut's search for an intern to handle Twitter chores really just a public relations stunt? The authors of the Online Marketing…

Calzone beating victim files new lawsuit

April 23, 2009

Flagler County (Fla.) News: Jack Kilburne Jr. has filed a new lawsuit against the mobster-turned-federal-witness who is accused of attacking him after he…

PizzaVito announces franchise development deals

April 23, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Pizzeria chain PizzaVito has announced a series of franchise development deals which have cleared the way for the company's expansion into…

Domino's reponse to food tampering incident

Domino's USA president Patrick Doyle recorded this response to a video, posted on YouTube, that showed employees tampering with food.

Yum! Brands Q1 net falls 14%

April 22, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, has reported that same store sales were up only slightly and net income…

Papa John's names president, Schnatter to continue as CEO

April 22, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International Inc. has announced the appointment of Joseph Jude Thompson as president and chief operating officer. Thompson has…

Domino's announces earnings webcast

April 22, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza will hold its first quarter 2009 earnings webcast and conference call on April 30 at 11 a.m. eastern time, the company has…

Gemignani to read from Pizza Champions book

April 22, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle: Pyzano's Pizzeria operator Tony Gemignani, team captain and president of the World Pizza Champions, will read from his children's…

Texas looks at menu labeling, Md. repeals soda fountain fee

April 22, 2009

KEYE TV (Austin, Texas): The Texas legislature is considering a bill that could require restaurants with at least 20 locations in Texas to post calorie counts…