Boston Pizza comps up nearly 7 percent

May 10, 2007

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Comparable-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Boston Pizza International Inc. increased 6.6 percent for the first quarter ended…

Michigan delivery driver kills would-be robber

May 10, 2007

The Saginaw News: Brian Williams, a Little Caesars delivery driver in Flint, Mich., shot and killed a man who attacked him with a wrench while Williams was…

National Restaurant Association promotes two

May 10, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association announced today that Kelly Benedetti has been promoted to vice president of State and Industry…

NRA show to highlight hottest menu trends

May 10, 2007

The 2007 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, to be held May 19-22 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will set the stage for future food…

NRA Show blows into Windy City

Hotel-Motel Show offers trends, insights and more.  

Papa John's eyeing UK expansion

May 9, 2007

The Franchise Magazine: Papa John's plans to expand the number of restaurants it operates in the United Kingdom to 100 by the end of the year, according to…

Pizza donors fulfill condemned man's last wish

May 9, 2007

The Tennessean: A death row inmate's request to have a pizza delivered to a homeless person in lieu of his last meal was fulfilled by numerous donors from…

Papa John's, Pizza Hut in pizza dough blowout

May 9, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's says there is no toss-up when it comes to the best hand-tossed pizza, replying to a recent ad campaign by Pizza Hut touting a…

Illinois restaurant to test pizza-flavored beer

May 9, 2007

Kane County Chronicle (Illinois): Walter Payton's Roadhouse, a restaurant in Aurora, Ill., is testing customers' reaction to pizza-flavored beer. An Illinois…

Pizza Mann introduces Deluxe pizzas

May 9, 2007

TRAUN, Austria — The 24-unit Pizza Mann, Austria's largest pizza chain, has introduced a new Pizza Mann Deluxe line of pizzas. The oval-shaped pizzas include…

Figaro's franchisee plans Alabama expansion

May 9, 2007

Birmingham Business Journal: An Alabama franchisee of Figaro's Pizza plans to open 12 locations in the Birmingham area by 2010 and 75 in Alabama by 2017. The…

Food-ordering gets big bite of NACStech

May 9, 2007

C-store tech show grows as industry relies more heavily on self-service to meet customer demand.

Papa John's net off 18 percent

May 8, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Domestic system-wide same-store sales for Papa John's International Inc. increased 0.2 percent in the first quarter ended April 1, the…

Domino's crowns 'World's Fastest Pizza Maker'

May 8, 2007

LAS VEGAS — Domino's Pizza Inc. has named Dennis Tran, a Domino's Team Washington regional director from Silver Spring, Md., the 2007 World's Fastest Pizza…

Pizza Inn reports 2nd consecutive positive quarter

May 8, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — Domestic comparable-store sales at Pizza Inn Inc. decreased 2 percent in the company's third quarter ended March 25, while comparable…

Death row inmate offers pizza to homeless

May 8, 2007

CNN: A Tennessee death row prisoner slated to be executed for killing a police officer requested that the prison deliver a pizza to a homeless person in lieu…

Digital Signage Today publishes guide on measurement and analysis

May 8, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Digital Signage Today, a daily news and information portal devoted to the burgeoning digital signage industry, announced the publication of…

Noble Roman's revenues up 26 percent

May 7, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS — Net income at Noble Roman's Inc., the franchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs, rose 74 percent for the company's…

Domino's tests all-electric delivery vehicle

May 7, 2007

LAS VEGAS — As part of the company's Worldwide Rally in Las Vegas this week, Domino's Pizza Inc. tested delivering its pizzas using ZAP (zero air pollution…

Fourth hepatitis A case traced to pizzeria

May 7, 2007

WCCO-TV (Slayton, Minn.): Another employee of a Pizza Ranch restaurant in southwestern Minnesota has tested positive for hepatitis A, health officials said. …