CPK opens third Japan location

April 28, 2008

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has opened its third location in Japan, the company has announced. Franchisee partner WDI Corp. opened a…

Domino's comps down, profit up

April 28, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Comparable-store sales at domestic Domino's restaurants fell 5.2 percent in the first quarter ended March 23, the company announced. Comps…

Two busted in pizza scam

April 28, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico): Two men have been charged with using forged checks to buy pizzas from a Las Cruces Domino's. The men then allegedly donned…

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Added amenities can help boost repeat business.

Domino's to give away prizes to triplets

April 27, 2008

ANN ARBOR , Mich. —  In honor of Domino's new 444 Deal, the company will give four sets of triplets turning four in April or May of 2008, $1,000 in pizza…

People Report announces record member growth

April 27, 2008

DALLAS — People Report has announced that 19 leading restaurant chains and five independent operators have joined the People Report member-company consortium…

Chick-fil-A founder gets into pizza business

April 27, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Truett Cathy, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chick-fil-A, is opening a pizzeria in Atlanta. The 87-year-old…

Commodities update – Week of April 28, 2008

April 27, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their upward trend last week, averaging $1.94 per pound, up 5 cents from an average…

Papa John's intros six new specialty pizzas

April 27, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's has added six new specialty pizzas to its permanent menu. Joining the eight specialty pizzas already on the menu, the…

Woman gets 20 years in driver holdups

April 24, 2008

Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa): A Clinton, Iowa, woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to committing two robberies of pizza…

‘The Move' earns Little Caesars employee top honors

April 24, 2008

San Diego Union-Tribune: Judges in the Little Caesars National Shaker Board Competition named Justin Kester the nation's top shaker board dancer for the second…

FireFly partners with TakeOut Technologies

April 24, 2008

HILLSBORO, Ore. — FireFly Technologies and TakeOut Technologies, a Mission Viejo, Calif.-based online-ordering integrator, have integrated Firefly's Phoenix…

Web site launches small business marketplace

April 24, 2008

NEW YORK, N.Y. — BizTrader.com has announced the launch of an online global marketplace for buying or selling a company, valuing a business and finding a…

Self-service makes crowded counter lines a thing of the past

by Patrick Avery — Associate Editor, IT Business Edge

April 24, 2008

Deli Express cuts wait times for grocery customers.

S.C. kills ‘Chuck E. Cheese' bill

April 23, 2008

WCBD-TV (Charleston, S.C.): A proposed law that came to be known as the "Chuck E. Cheese" bill was killed by the South Carolina legislature over concerns that…

Owner charged in pizzeria fire

April 23, 2008

NJ.com: The owner of a West Caldwell, N.J., pizzeria was charged with staging a robbery and setting a fire at his business in order to collect insurance money.

Pizza Hut launches ‘virtual waiter'

April 23, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has announced the launch of its new online-ordering technology dubbed the "virtual waiter."   The "virtual waiter" technology gathers data…

CEC comps up nearly 4%

April 22, 2008

IRVING, Texas — Comparable-store sales at CEC Entertainment Inc.'s Chuck E. Cheese restaurants increased 3.6 percent for the 2008 first quarter ended March 30…

Middleby buys Italian oven maker

April 22, 2008

ELGIN, Ill. — The Middleby Corp., a maker of cooking equipment including high-speed pizza ovens, has acquired Florence, Italy-based Giga Grandi Cucine S.r.l.

Domino's to present at investor event

April 22, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza Inc. will make a presentation at the Lehman Brothers 11th Annual Retail and Restaurant Conference in New York on April 30 at…