Menu labeling bill OK'd by Calif. appropriations committee

August 30, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Assembly Appropriations Committee has passed SB 120 (Padilla), legislation that requires fast-food and chain…

Chuck E. Cheese celebrates 30th anniversary

August 30, 2007

IRVING, Texas — Chuck E. Cheese is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with deals and coupons that can be downloaded at the company's Web site. Chuck E. Cheese…

Restaurant Performance Index dropped in July

August 30, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry softened somewhat in July, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Korean, Japanese pizza offerings get kudos for inventiveness

August 29, 2007

Slice: Pizza blog Slice has posted several video clips showing Pizza Hut offerings in Asia and Korea. Observe the rapture on the faces of Korean customers as…

California Pizza Kitchen rated as 'outperform'

August 29, 2007

Forbes: Shares of California Pizza Kitchen Inc. rose Wednesday after an analyst gave the company's stock an "outperform" rating.   Baird analyst David E.

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Pizza Hut among companies expanding in Vietnam

August 29, 2007

People's Daily Online: Pizza Hut is expected to have 20 restaurants open in Vietnam within the next three years, while KFC will boost its restaurant count to…

Domino's intros Oreo dessert pizza

August 28, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has introduced an Oreo Dessert Pizza, available nationwide for a limited time.   The Oreo Dessert Pizza features a thin…

Noble Roman's signs California development deal

August 28, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS — Noble Roman's Inc. has signed a 15-unit area-development agreement for its dual-branded concepts, Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian…

Iraq Pizza Hut worker loses leg, eye in attack

August 28, 2007

Reuters: Constantine Rodriguez, an employee of a Pizza Hut restaurant at Taji, one of the main U.S. air bases in Iraq, is in a hospital recovering from…

Pizza Hut parent spends $550K on lobbying efforts

August 28, 2007

Forbes: Yum Brands Inc., parent company of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands, spent more than $550,000 in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal…

A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour marks second year

August 27, 2007

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour, a guided bus tour, is celebrating its second year showing off some of the borough's pizzerias as well as the…

Noble Roman's rises from the ashes

August 27, 2007

Indianapolis Business Journal: Noble Roman's Inc.'s stock, once delisted from the NASDAQ exchange, is up 83 percent this year. The company now operates more…

Papa John's, founder donate to U of L stadium expansion

August 27, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal: Louisville, Ky.-based pizza chain Papa John's, along with the company's founder and his wife, are collectively donating $1…

Mid-Atlantic, IFA partner for franchise seminar

August 27, 2007

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage & Lodging Expo has announced a partnership agreement with the International Franchise Association to bring…

Fast Casual releases hiring and retention report

August 27, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The editors of Fast Casual magazine, PizzaMarketplace.com and QSRWeb.com have released the special report "Hiring and Retention: How to…

Woman gets five years for robbing pizza workers

August 26, 2007

Green Bay Press-Gazette: A Suring, Wis., woman pleaded no contest last week to armed robbery charges for allegedly robbing two pizzeria workers at knifepoint…

California Pizza Kitchen to open Nashville location

August 26, 2007

MSNMoney: California Pizza Kitchen will open a location in the Nashville suburb of Green Hills on Sept. 1. The restaurant, which will seat 220 people, offers…

Domino's plans India expansion

August 26, 2007

Economic Times (India): Ajay Kaul, the CEO of Domino's Pizza India, plans to have 500 restaurants in operation in that country by 2011, he announced this…

Papa John's gift cards reloadable online

August 26, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's gift cards, known as Papa Cards, now can be reloaded online via the company's Web site in $5 increments up to a balance of $200.