India to be the next pizza battleground

September 24, 2007

CNNMoney: Pizza Hut has 134 locations across India while Domino's has 149, and each company is adding about 50 new stores each year. Pizza Hut claims its…

Valentino's Pizza taps SpeedLine

September 24, 2007

LINCOLN, Neb. — Valentino's Pizza has selected Lynden, Wash.-based SpeedLine Solutions Inc. as its new point-of-sale solution provider, the company announced.

Landmark Beverly Hills pizzeria on the move

September 23, 2007

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jacopo's Pizzeria, one of Beverly Hills' oldest restaurants, is moving locations next month. The new Jacopo's will be open by Oct. 21…

Paris and the pizza boy

September 23, 2007

Cleveland Leader: In a scenario that sounds like the plot of a bad adult film, hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been dating a Los Angeles pizza delivery boy.

Domino's adds Coca-Cola Zero

September 23, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has partnered with Coca-Cola to make the calorie-free Coca-Cola Zero available in all Domino's locations.   Additionally…

NRA responds to restaurant depreciation legislation

September 20, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has praised the introduction of a House bill aiming to address the tax code's unfairness toward…

Pizza Inn comps up in Q4

September 20, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — Domestic chain-wide comparable sales at Pizza Inn restaurants increased 1.1 percent in the company's fourth quarter ended June 24, the…

Pizza Hut names chief marketing officer

September 20, 2007

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has named Brian Niccol as its new chief marketing officer. Niccol replaces Bill Ogle, who left the company to pursue outside opportunities…

Driver precautions highlight safety fears

September 20, 2007

Boston Globe: When delivery driver Carlos Pena delivers pizza to certain areas of Boston, he calls the customer and has them meet him at his car. Pena is…

Papa Murphy's manager accused of embezzlement

September 20, 2007

KTVZ.com (Oregon): A Redmond, Ore., woman is accused of embezzling $70,000 to $80,000 from a Papa Murphy's pizzeria where she worked as manager and assistant…

FPI releases 2007 market research study

September 20, 2007

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has announced that it has published its "Market Research Study on Foodservice Packaging…

Shakey's selects e*Restaurant as enterprise solutions provider

September 19, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shakey's USA Inc. has announced the selection of Altametrics' e*Restaurant Food Management Solutions to support the launch and…

Chemero returns to Figaro's as VP of franchise development

September 19, 2007

SALEM, Ore. — Bill Chemero has joined Figaro's Pizza as the company's vice president of franchise development.   Chemero formerly was a member of the company's…

Straw Hat Pizza opens in Nevada

September 19, 2007

SPARKS, Nev. — Straw Hat Pizza has opened its newest location in Sparks, Nev., owned and operated by Larry and Lori Lancelle.   The new restaurant is the first…

Pizza Fusion: From green to black

Operators try to prove that green business practices can translate into black ink.

Pizzeria to serve first beer in 100 years

September 18, 2007

Michigan Live: Vitale's Pizza in Zeeland, Mich., will be the first restaurant to serve beer and wine in the city in nearly 100 years. Voters overturned a ban…

Pizza Shuttle dropped from Marquette debit program

September 18, 2007

Marquette (Wis.) Tribune: Popular Milwaukee pizzeria Pizza Shuttle has been dropped from the MarquetteCASH program after a student allegedly bought alcohol at…

Zpizza signs multi-unit franchise deal

September 18, 2007

Newport Beach, Calif. — Southern California-based gourmet pizza chain zpizza recently signed a franchise agreement for two stores in the Redlands and…

Domino's shuffles top management

September 17, 2007

Michigan Live: Domino's Pizza Inc. president David Brandon plans to stay with the company as its chief executive officer, he recently told employees and…

Pizza Pan rolls out online ordering

September 17, 2007

CLEVELAND — Pizza Pan has launched the Onosys online-ordering system in more than 50 of its restaurants in northern Ohio, the company announced.   Orange…