Research firm releases customer-service survey results

July 23, 2008

FINDLAY, Ohio -- Papa Murphy's Take 'n' Bake Pizza, CiCi's Pizza and Papa John's topped the 2008 second quarter rankings of the quarterly customer-service…

Minn. key to cracking salmonella source

July 23, 2008

Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul): While the FDA was focused on tomatoes and bogged down by its reliance on local health departments in its investigation, in…

Minimum wage hike kicks in

July 23, 2008

CNN: The second of three increases to the national minimum wage took effect July 24, increasing the minimum by 70 cents to $6.55 per hour. The third and final…

Chuck E. Cheese comps up nearly 6 percent

July 22, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- Comparable-store sales at CEC Restaurants Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese, increased 5.7 percent for the second quarter ended June 29…

Experts to offer pizza certifications

July 22, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli, one of the longest running pizza schools in Italy, is offering a 5-day course leading to a certification in…

Pizzeria holding its own presidential election

July 22, 2008

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. -- Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville is offering its own version of the presidential election by tracking sales of the restaurants two new…

Hell is all business, director says

July 22, 2008

Stuff.co.nz: Riding a wave of controversial advertising campaigns, Hell Pizza has grown from four units to 66 over the past four years and is expanding into…

Salmonella found on jalapeno, tomatoes cleared

July 21, 2008

Government inspectors have found the same bacteria linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper that was handled by…

Domino's domestic comps off 5.4 percent

July 21, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. –- Same-store sales at Domino's Pizza Inc.'s domestic locations fell 5.4 percent in the 2008 second quarter ended June 15, 2008, the company…

Marketing pizza by mobile

Operators have high hopes for mobile coupons, but the jury is still out.

N.M. teen makes dough with own pizza business

July 20, 2008

Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News: When Great American Pizza shut its doors, a former employee, 19-year-old Carla Deemer, asked her father for a loan to buy the shop.

Pizzeria sign lands owner in hot water

July 20, 2008

Daily Local (Philadelphia): A Chester Springs, Pa., businessman has been inundated with complaints about his outdoor sign. Critics say the sign, which reads…

UK Domino's sees sales, profit climb

July 20, 2008

London Times: Profits at Domino's UK operations rose nearly 33 percent for the first six months of the year, the company has announced. Comparable-store sales…

Commodities update – Week of July 21, 2008

July 20, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended upward last week, averaging slightly above $1.95 per pound for the trading week ended…

FDA clears tomatoes, investigation ongoing

July 17, 2008

Google/Associated Press: The FDA has lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes, but continues to ask those at risk of salmonella — including the elderly and…

Papa Bello expands into South Carolina

July 17, 2008

LAS VEGAS -- Papa Bello Enterprises has expanded its franchise business into South Carolina with the sale of an area rep agreement to businessman Nazir Moosa.

Eagle Boys buys Pizza Haven Australia

July 17, 2008

BRISBANE, Australia -- Australian pizza maker Eagle Boys Pizza has acquired Pizza Haven Australia, the nation's fourth largest pizza chain.   The move will…

Papa John's warns of coupon scam

July 17, 2008

The Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.): Counterfeit coupons offering free Papa John's pizzas are circulating in Greenville and other towns in the region…

Unique Pizza and Subs partners with The Dream Factory

July 16, 2008

PITTSBURGH -- Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. has partnered with The Dream Factory Inc. to assist 30 Latino families in raising the necessary capital to open their…

Pizza Hut franchisee to settle suit over missed breaks

July 16, 2008

Bakersfield Californian: The owner of five Pizza Hut restaurants in Bakersfield, Calif., has tentatively agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over missed…