Pizza summit to spotlight Web marketing

Recent events show the power of taking your message online.

American owner of Russian pizza chain detained

April 21, 2009

Moscow Times: A U.S. businessman who operates the New York Pizza chain in the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been detained on suspicion of tax evasion. If…

Murdered delivery driver's dying words played in court

April 21, 2009

Chicago Tribune: The dying words of a woman who was being beaten to death with a hammer while delivering pizzas were played in court this week via a 90-second…

Domino's franchisee shares hiring, retention secrets

April 21, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Domino's Pizza franchisee Dave Melton, who owns four restaurants in New York, shares the secrets of his hiring and retention success in a…

Hungry Howie's works the edge

Flavored crust chain finds its niche in 'the bones.'

Marco's Pizza expands into California

April 20, 2009

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza will open its first California store on April 24, the company has announced. Marco's now operates in 17 states.   The new store…

Domino's launches pasta line

April 20, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has rolled out pasta nationwide.   The company had been testing the pastas in Southern California and other markets for…

No charges to be filed against driver who shot would-be robber

April 20, 2009

Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: Police in Richmond County, Ga., say a pizza delivery man will not be charged after he shot a man who tried to rob him. According to a…

Orkin University Online: Interior Waste

The scent from food in a trash can will often attract pests. This training video from Orkin can help you and your staff learn the ABCs of pest habitat…

Pizza Patron continues winning streak

April 19, 2009

DALLAS -- Comparable-store sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patr0n increased 6.4 percent in March, the company has announced. Comps had increased 7.9 percent…

Pizza Hut advertises for Twintern

April 19, 2009

New York Times: Pizza Hut is seeking a summer intern who uses Twitter to work at its corporate headquarters. The successful candidate will serve as the…

Pizzeria Bianco chef featured in 'Martha Stewart Living'

April 19, 2009

The Arizona Republic: Pizzeria Bianco chef Chris Bianco is featured in an eight-page spread in the May issue of "Martha Stewart Living." The story features…

Domino's crisis response garners praise

April 19, 2009

Detroit Free Press: Domino's is getting high marks from social-networking and crisis-management gurus about its response to a YouTube video that shows…

CiCi's incident offers another lesson in the power of video

April 19, 2009

WTKR-TV (Norfolk, Va.): An incident at a CiCi's Pizza serves as another demonstration on the power of video to inflict harm on a company's brand. Employees at…

Commodities update - Week of April 20, 2009

April 19, 2009

CHICAGO – Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell again last week, averaging $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended April 17, off …

NRA Show to highlight sustainability practices, trends

April 19, 2009

CHICAGO -- The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 16-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will provide attendees with the…

Nunzio's Pizzeria

Scott Anthony interviews Steve Johncola of Nunzio's Pizza in Johnstown, Pa., about the restaurant's annual Thanksgiving event.

Papa Murphy's appoints VP of product development

April 16, 2009

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Take & bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's International has appointed Carron Harris to the post of vice president of product development…

Uno GM national finalist for NRA's Faces of Diversity award

April 16, 2009

BOSTON -- Arvik Babahkanlou-Ozcan, general manager of Uno Chicago Grill's Dedham, Mass., restaurant, has been named a national finalist for the third annual…

NEXTEP integrates self-order kiosks with SpeedLine POS

April 16, 2009

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Restaurant point of sale developer SpeedLine announced integration between its SpeedLine POS software and touch screen kiosk solutions by…