Pizza employee charged with drive-thru drug sales

February 19, 2009

MSNBC: A Frankfort, Ky., man has been charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, a class C felony, after allegedly using the drive-thru…

Accused credit card skimmer enters guilty plea

February 19, 2009

The Times Herald (Montgomery County, Pa.): A Philadelphia woman accused of skimming credit card accounts while she worked at a California Pizza Kitchen…

World Pizza Champions story debuts in bookstores

February 19, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- The story of Tony Gemignani, eight-time world pizza-tossing champion, and the World Pizza Champions, has been documented in the children's…

Orkin University Online offers free training resources

February 19, 2009

ATLANTA -- To better equip business owners and operators for the fight against pests, Orkin Commercial Services offers free training materials via an online…

NRA announces 2009 Kitchen Innovations Award recipients

February 19, 2009

CHICAGO -- The National Restaurant Association has announced the recipients of its prestigious Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards for 2009. All the KI products…

Va. passes smoking ban in most restaurants

February 19, 2009

The Washington Post: The Virginia General Assembly has voted to approve a measure that prohibits smoking in most of the state's bars and restaurants, and the…

FS/TEC: Plum Reward promos loyalty device

Customers enter information while paying for their order. After providing their cell phone number, customers become part of the store's mobile marketing…

CiCi's conference to auction dinner with Donny Deutsch

February 18, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- A two-night, three-day stay in New York and exclusive opportunity to dine one-on-one with Donny Deutsch, CNBC host and chairman of Deutsch…

Papa Bello's opens first international restaurant

February 18, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has announced the opening of the company's first international franchised unit in Shanghai, China.   The restaurant…

Customers mourn murdered pizzeria owner

February 18, 2009

WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pa.): Police are searching for the killer of a man who owned a popular pizza shop in Montgomery County, Pa. Antonio Lombardo, 60, was found…

SpeedLine releases new POS software

February 18, 2009

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Point-of-sale provider SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has released SpeedLine POS 6.0, the company has announced.   The new software includes 4…

Ask the Experts: Pizzerias and PCI

Do operators really understand what PCI means?

New Web site focuses search on top menu items

February 17, 2009

BOSTON -- An innovative technological twist is adding some new flavor to the online restaurant search engine market. FoodieBytes.com is a uniquely-niched…

Court upholds NYC menu labeling law

February 17, 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the New York City Board of Health's menu labeling law, rejecting the New York Restaurant Association's challenge to the…

Papa John's opens its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic

February 17, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International opened its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic, the company has announced. The restaurant is located in the…

NPC International closes acquisition deal

February 17, 2009

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- NPC International Inc. has announced that it has closed a previously announced asset sale agreement with Pizza Hut Inc. in which NPC…

Domino's announces earnings webcast

February 17, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. --Domino's Pizza Inc. will hold a webcast to discuss the company's fourth quarter and full year 2008 results on Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. Eastern…

Domino's in Europe, NZ, Australia see boost from economic downturn

February 17, 2009

The National Business Review (New Zealand): Same-store sales at Domino's restaurants in Europe increased 8.8 percent last year, the company has announced…

CEC comps off 1.5 percent in Q4

February 17, 2009

IRVING, Texas – Comparable-store sales at CEC Entertainment Inc, operator of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, fell 1.5 percent for the 2008 fourth quarter ended…

Kentucky to consider calorie counts for restaurant chains

February 16, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky has joined the list of states and cities considering regulations regarding menu labeling. The recently filed legislation…