Figaro's Pizza launches NY-style pizza

December 29, 2008

SALEM, Ore. -- Figaro's Pizza debuts its newest menu offering – NY Style Pizza – on Jan. 1.   According to Dave Schy, Figaro's director of new concepts and…

Former Moe's exec launches pizza concept

December 29, 2008

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Matt Andrew, former president of the Moe's Southwest Grill burrito chain, is opening a made-to-order pizza concept called…

Yum! Brands to offer online fitness program

December 29, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, is launching a free online…

Nashville metro legal endorses menu-labeling regulation

December 29, 2008

Nashville City Paper: A proposed menu-labeling regulation under consideration by the Nashville, Tenn., Metro Board of Health received a positive review from…

Top pizza trends for 2009

The economy will be the main factor affecting operators this year.

Girl gets arm stuck in dough machine

December 28, 2008

Sydney Morning Herald: A girl was injured after her arm became stuck in a pizza dough machine in western Sydney, according to authorities in the Australian…

Ice storm helps snap pizza sales record

December 28, 2008

Foster's Daily Democrat (New Hampshire): Hungry and without power, pizza lovers from all over the Seacoast showed up at the Bratskellar in Portsmouth, N.H., on…

Round Table Pizza taps Y&R for ad duties

December 28, 2008

Adweek: Round Table Pizza has selected the San Francisco office of Young & Rubicam to handle creative duties on its ad account, according to the company's…

Commodities update - Week of Dec. 29, 2008

December 28, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their decline during the shortened trading week last week, averaging $1.28 per…

Domino's takes on Subway in sandwich survey

December 28, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Oven Baked Sandwiches from Domino's Pizza are preferred by consumers over sandwiches from Subway by a 2-to-1 margin, according…

Pizza Fusion reflects on year of growth

December 23, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Pizza Fusion is concluding 2008 with 16 restaurants open in eight states across the country. The chain, which started 2008 with only…

Tony Palombino to open Boombozz Pizza & Tap House

December 23, 2008

Louisville, Ky. — Tony Boombozz has announced it will officially open its newest Boombozz restaurant in March of 2009 in Louisville, Ky. The new prototype…

Pizza Inn: Our 2008 Chain of the Year

The resilient company rebounded after an era of adversity.

HoodMart intros new ventless exhaust hood system

December 22, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — HoodMart has announced the release of its new Ventless Exhaust Hood System. Its state-of-the-art design features innovative triple filters…

Dunkin' Donuts eager for Nigel Travis to take reins

December 22, 2008

Chain Leader: Dunkin' Donuts chairman and CEO Jon Luther said he wanted to make sure the company found a new CEO who was experienced and results oriented to…

Little Caesars gift cards available at Wal-Mart

December 22, 2008

DETROIT -- Little Caesars has announced it is now offering gift cards at Wal-Mart.   Little Caesars gift cards are available at Wal-Mart locations in 2…

Truitt Bros. opens new plant in Kentucky

December 22, 2008

EAST BERNSTADT, Ky. — Truitt Bros. Inc. celebrated its expansion into the eastern United States with the grand opening of a new food processing plant in East…

Long-time Pizza Hut franchisee shares his insight

December 21, 2008

Ohio.com: In 1968, Tony Szambecki managed the first Pizza Hut in Northeast Ohio. Today, he's the chief executive of Hallrich Inc., which operates 81 Pizza…

Domino's preps for New Year's rush

December 21, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- New Year's Eve and New Year's Day rank in the top five busiest days for Domino's Pizza delivery in the United States, the company said.

Delivery driver recovering from machete attack

December 21, 2008

First Coast News (Jacksonville, Fla.): A Pizza Hut delivery driver is recovering after being attacked by two men, one of whom was wielding a machete. The…