Pizza Patron comps rise 34% in Q4 '06

January 22, 2007

DALLAS — Pizza Patron announced fourth quarter same-store sales rose 34.5 percent over the previous year. In a news release, the 60-unit chain did not report…

Veteran pizza driver smiles through 12-hour shifts

January 21, 2007

Independent Post: Mardocheo Garcia has delivered pizza for 14 years, works 12-hour shifts and drives a car with 650,000 miles on it. Yet the easygoing…

Domino's Pizza Enterprises opens 101st store in France

January 21, 2007

BRISBANE, Australia — Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (DPE) announced it opened its 101st store in France. The unit is the 11th opened since the group…

Online ordering increasing among pizza chains and independents

January 21, 2007

Ann Arbor News: Pizza chain success with online ordering is leading smaller companies to jump on the technology bandwagon. The cost of an online ordering…

Pizza makers vie for more than $11,000 cash in '07 Pizza Pizzazz

January 21, 2007

Pizza competitors from around the nation will meet in Columbus to wrangle for the industry's top prize.

Garlic Jim's Pizza inks 25-unit Denver deal

January 18, 2007

EVERETT, Wash. — Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza announced it signed a sub-franchise agreement to open 25 stores in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo., by…

Pizza Inn opens buffet-game room unit in Florida

January 18, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn announced the opening of a new unit in St. Augustine, Fla., that reflects the chain's dramatically updated buffet-centered…

NRA commends Senate for tax relief tied to wage increases

January 17, 2007

WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association commended the Senate Finance Committee for penning legislation that includes tax relief for restaurants…

Entrepreneur ranks Domino's Pizza top pizza franchise

January 17, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Entrepreneur magazine ranked Domino's Pizza its No. 6 overall franchise choice in its annual Franchise 500 list for 2007. The chain also…

More disposable income could benefit restaurants

January 17, 2007

Associated Press: A Thursday report showing moderating consumer prices, coupled with falling gas bills, could put more money in consumers' pockets, leading to…

Pizza franchisors seeking autoworkers, military veterans

Pizza franchisors want disciplined, systems-savvy franchisees, so they've targeted furloughed autoworkers and military veterans.

Emerging chains featured in new Technomic Top 100 report

January 16, 2007

CHICAGO — Technomic has issued its 2007 Top 100 Emerging Chain Concept Report, which features 100 up-and-coming operators that exhibit a strong trend toward…

STRANGE NEWS: Customer clocks pizza driver for late delivery

January 16, 2007

Daily News Journal: A pizza delivery driver was punched in the face by an angry customer who said his order arrived late. Police later arrested the…

Glamour calls Domino's Vegi Pizza Feast healthful

January 16, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — An article in the January issue of Glamour magazine called eating two slices of Domino's Pizza's 12-inch classic hand-tossed Vegi Pizza…

Marco's Pizza enters Wisconsin market

January 15, 2007

WESTON, Wis. — Marco's Pizza announced it will add the state of Wisconsin to its list of territories when Mike Reynolds opens a unit in the town of Wausau…

'Connie' DeGrazia of Connie's Pizza, dead at 91

January 15, 2007

Chicago Sun-Times: Concetta "Connie" DeGrazia, wife of Connie's Pizza founder, Raymond DeGrazia, died Jan. 13 at age 91. She is credited with making the…

Peso acceptance boosts business at Pizza Patrón

January 15, 2007

DailyBreeze.com: A week into the controversial acceptance of pesos for payment at Pizza Patron, at least one franchisee said business is up at his California…

McAlister's Deli co-founder partners with Brixx Pizza in franchise company

January 14, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brixx Wood Fired Pizza has teamed with Neil Newcomb, co-founder of McAlister's Deli, to form Brixx Franchise Systems LLC, and expand its…

10 x 10 deal promises pizza in 10 seconds

January 14, 2007

HILO, Ha. — To celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Big Island Pizza, Jim and Joy King launched a 10 x 10 deal which includes a pizza served in…

Figaro's Pizza expands to Middle East and Mexico

January 14, 2007

SALEM, Ore. — Figaro's Pizza announced Sense Gourmet, a subsidiary of Abu-Dhabi-based Foodco Holding, signed an exclusive master franchising agreement to open…