Magazine names Papa Murphy's top pizza chain

July 30, 2007

VANCOUVER, Wash. —Restaurants & Institutions magazine released the results of its annual Consumers' Choice in Chains survey, naming Papa Murphy's…

Gainesville Domino's halts pizza donations

July 29, 2007

Gainesville Sun: Domino's restaurants in Gainesville, Fla., plan to turn down requests for pizza donations beginning in August. According to a franchisee who…

Two arrested in pizza driver slaying

July 29, 2007

Houston Chronicle: Authorities in Kendall County, Texas, have arrested two suspects in the robbery and stabbing death of a pizza deliveryman. The suspects…

Home care operator offers jobs to exploited pizza workers

July 29, 2007

Evening Telegraph (United Kingdom): A woman who runs a home care service in Derby, England, has offered jobs to eight Hungarian workers who were terminated…

Veteran opens first Little Caesars location

July 29, 2007

FT. MYERS, Fla. — Military veteran Martin Lorenz opened his first Little Caesars location last week as part of the company's Little Caesars Veterans Program.

Pizza Hut's Japan-only pizza packs calories

July 26, 2007

Gizmodo: Pizza Hut's Double Roll pizza, served only in Japan, weighs in at 646 calories per slice. The pie includes bacon-wrapped sausages and mini hamburger…

Ethanol not to blame for cheese prices, trade group says

July 26, 2007

OMAHA, Neb. — The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council, an ethanol industry trade association, issued a statement July 26 in response to reports that…

NASDAQ, NRA to host food- and restaurant-industry forum

July 26, 2007

NEW YORK — The NASDAQ Stock Market will host a food- and restaurant-industry forum Aug. 1, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to discuss the state of the…

Garlic Jim's named to fastest-growing list

July 26, 2007

EVERETT, Wash. — Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza has been named one of the Top Ten Fastest Growing Concepts for July on restaurant-industry research Web…

Radiant Systems reports 2Q results

July 26, 2007

ATLANTA — Radiant Systems Inc., technology provider for the hospitality and retail industries, has announced financial results for the second quarter and six…

Boston's The Gourmet Pizza unveils $500K renovation

July 25, 2007

IRVING, Texas — Dallas-based Boston's The Gourmet Pizza will re-open its Irving, Texas, location following a $500,000 makeover.   The Irving store, which…

UK Domino's franchisee under investigation

July 25, 2007

The Mirror: Union lawyers are investigating Domino's Pizza outlets in Britain operated by franchisee Surinder Kandola. East European workers at the outlets…

Cheese prices ease slightly

July 25, 2007

CHICAGO — Pizzeria owners are getting some small relief from the skyrocketing cheese prices that have put a damper on profits.   The price of block cheese on…

Pizza crusts cross flavor edge

Hungry Howie's finds success in flavored-crust niche.  

Chuck E. Cheese comps off 1.6 percent

July 24, 2007

IRVING, Texas — Same-store sales for CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of the Chuck E. Cheese brand, declined nearly 2 percent for the second quarter…

Pizza Pizza completes Pizza 73 acquisition

July 24, 2007

TORONTO — Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund and Pizza Pizza Limited have completed the previously-announced acquisition of Flying Pizza 73 Inc.   The Pizza…

Investigators seek clues in delivery driver death

July 24, 2007

KSAT (San Antonio, Texas): Officials with the Kendall County, Texas, sheriff's office are searching for clues into the stabbing death of a pizza delivery…

Domino's net off 91 percent on recap charges

July 23, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domestic comparable-store sales at No. 2 pizza chain Domino's Pizza Inc. rose 2.1 percent for the second quarter ended June 17, compared…

Eureka Pizza wins competition with PB&J wings

July 23, 2007

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Eureka Pizza won the "Most Exotic" category at Northwest Arkansas Mall's "Wing Fest 2007" Father's Day competition. The winning item was…

Ohio teens charged in driver slaying

July 23, 2007

Columbus Dispatch: Matthew Quintana, 16, and Kali Armstrong, 17, both of Newark, Ohio, have been charged in the July 10 shooting death of pizza delivery…