Panago launches new pizzas

December 4, 2007

VANCOUVER, British Columbia —  Canadian pizza chain Panago Pizza has launched two new southern-inspired pizzas, a Southwestern Chipotle Chicken pizza and…

Round Table Pizza names marketing partner

December 3, 2007

NEW YORK — Round Table Pizza has selected ID Media to manage direct response and promotional media for the pizza chain. The account will be handled out of ID…

Driver wins partial victory in shooting cases

December 3, 2007

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The Milwaukee pizza delivery driver who shot two would-be robbers in seven months was allowed to reclaim one of the pistols police…

Driver wins partial victory in shooting cases

December 3, 2007

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The Milwaukee pizza delivery driver who shot two would-be robbers in seven months was allowed to reclaim one of the pistols police…

Pizza shops in fight over name likenesses

December 3, 2007

MyFox Philadelphia: The owner of Grottino, a small Delaware pizzeria, could be facing legal trouble over the name of his shop. Lawyers for the 19-unit Grotto…

Round Table Pizza names marketing partner

December 3, 2007

NEW YORK — Round Table Pizza has selected ID Media to manage direct response and promotional media for the pizza chain. The account will be handled out of ID…

Korean pizzerias battle skyrocketing cheese costs

December 2, 2007

Chosun Ilbo: Soaring demand for dairy products in China has the price of cheese skyrocketing in Korea, forcing several small operators to close. Prices rose 4…

Delivery driver arrested in hit-and-run

December 2, 2007

Maine Today: A Papa John's delivery driver in Portland, Maine, was arrested after allegedly hitting a pedestrian with his car and then leaving the crash…

Paper offers virtual tour of N.Y. pizzerias

December 2, 2007

New York Daily News: Hundreds of online readers wrote to the Daily News to vote for their favorite pizzeria. The paper compiled a slideshow tour of…

Detroit police break door to catch pizza thief

November 29, 2007

Associated Press: Police used a battering ram to break down an apartment door and arrest a woman who grabbed food from a pizza delivery man and slammed the…

Pizza Hut marketer jumps to Papa John's

November 29, 2007

Marketing Week: Simon Wallis, the former director of retail marketing for Pizza Hut in the U.K., has left the company to join rival Papa John's. The company…

Using the POS to control inventory

November 29, 2007

The restaurant POS system has emerged as the main weapon in the battle against high food costs.

Domino's delivers Xbox prizes for the holidays

November 28, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza and Xbox are teaming up this holiday season to deliver the "XII Days of Xbox."   Every day from Dec. 1 through Dec. 12…

Farelli's Pizza owner rescues two in plane crash

November 28, 2007

News-Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.): John Farrell, owner of the Farrelli's Pizza restaurant chain, was entertaining guests on his 46-foot yacht when a plane crashed…

Meals by mobile

Text messaging could be the ordering avenue of the future.

Make and Take Gourmet, Old Forge Pizza partner

November 28, 2007

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Make and Take Gourmet, a 23-location meal preparation franchise, has signed a nationwide licensing and marketing agreement with Old Forge…

Cell phone helps nab Domino's robbers

November 28, 2007

WTVF-TV (Nashville, Tenn.):  Four people robbed a Domino's Pizza in Greenbrier, Tenn., making off with pizzas and hot wings along with several customers…

Technomic report highlights Hispanic foodservice trends

November 27, 2007

CHICAGO — Technomic Information Services has launched its new Hispanic Foodservice Report, which canvases the Hispanic foodservice market and provides detailed…

Missing furniture masterpiece found in pizzeria

November 27, 2007

London Telegraph: The missing section of a 17th century cabinet, estimated to be worth £1 million (nearly $2 million U.S.) has been discovered in a pizzeria…

Survey: 75% of consumers likely to buy holiday gift cards

November 27, 2007

Denver Business Journal: Three out of four consumers said they were likely to buy gift cards this holiday season, according to a survey by First Data Corp.