Minimum wage increase takes effect

July 23, 2007

Washington Post: Minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade.   The increase ends the longest span without a federal…

Pizza Patron debuts phone card

July 22, 2007

DALLAS — Pizza Patron has been named as the premier distributor for the initial launch of BlagCard, an unlimited calling card to Mexico. The chain will begin…

Bad weather boosts sales at UK Domino's

July 22, 2007

Guardian Unlimited: Sales at Domino's UK operations were up by almost 15 percent for the first six months of 2007 compared with the previous year, with…

Pizzeria owner bakes wedding pizza

July 22, 2007

Zanesville Time-Recorder (Ohio): Karen McMillen, owner of East of Chicago Pizza in Coshocton, Ohio, baked a test version of a wedding pizza last week in…

Savona Foods merges with Stavola

July 19, 2007

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Foodservice distributors Savona Foods and Stavola Foodservice have merged to form Savona-Stavola, servicing New Jersey, Delaware and…

Sales climb at Pizza Patron

July 19, 2007

DALLAS — Comparable-store sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patron increased 27.2 percent for the second quarter, the company announced. The increase is the…

Utah Little Caesars fined for labor violations

July 19, 2007

KUTV(Salt Lake City): Little Caesars franchisee Caesars Utah has been fined more than $110,000 by the Department of Labor. The company's restaurant in Sandy…

Domino's founder unveils town, Catholic university

July 19, 2007

Detroit Free Press: Ave Maria University, the university founded by Domino's founder Tom Monaghan, is moving to Florida this week. The town Monaghan founded…

DC Madam called Papa John's

July 19, 2007

WHAS11.com (Louisville, Ky.): Deborah Jean Palfrey, who has been charged with running a prostitution ring in Washington, D.C., made two calls from her Sprint…

Pizza man fitted for collar bomb, warrant says

July 18, 2007

Centre Daily Times (Central Pennsylvania): Brian Wells, the pizza deliveryman who was killed when the collar bomb he was wearing exploded after he robbed a…

Marco's Pizza signs Florida development agreement

July 18, 2007

TAMPA, Fla.— Toledo, Ohio-based Marco's Pizza has signed an agreement with Dough Developers Inc. to open more than 200 units throughout Florida over the next…

Geppetto's Pizza launches online ordering

July 18, 2007

CLEVELAND — Geppetto's Pizza and Ribs, in conjunction with Onosys and Roberts Advertising, launched a new Geppetto's Web site and a promotional campaign…

Public defender turns to pizza for college loan help

July 18, 2007

Louisville Courier Journal: Barren County, Ky., public defender Adam Greenway delivers pizza several nights a week to help pay a $130,000 student loan.

Taking rodents off the menu

Controlling rodents requires taking a hard look at your operation.

Three new Shakey's on tap for Alabama, Georgia

July 17, 2007

ALHAMBRA, Calif. — Shakey's USA has signed an area agreement with restaurant veteran Bert Hunter for three new stores in eastern Alabama and western Georgia…

Noble Roman's signs California area development agreement

July 17, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS — Pizza chain operator Noble Roman's Inc. has signed an area development agreement for 19 units of the company's dual-branded concepts, Noble…

Group calls for boycott of New Zealand pizza chain

July 17, 2007

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An organization calling itself Family First New Zealand is calling for a boycott of the Hell Pizza chain because of the company's…

National Restaurant Association names new CEO

July 16, 2007

WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association today announced the selection of Dawn Sweeney as the president and chief executive officer of the…

Papa John's signs UK franchising deal

July 16, 2007

CatererSearch: Papa John's International Inc. has signed a deal with former Burger King franchisee Geoff Parsons to open 10 Papa John's outlets in the west of…

Pizzeria Uno patron puts out restaurant fire

July 16, 2007

Journal-Inquirer (North Central Connecticut): An unidentified customer at a Pizzeria Uno in Manchester, Conn., used a garden hose to help extinguish a mulch…