Curbside enthusiasm

Casual dining restaurants are using curbside pickup increasingly, and pizza restaurants are beginning to do the same.

Rock Bottom Restaurants considering IPO

June 27, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Rock Bottom Restaurants, parent company of pizza, pasta and microbrew-centered Old Chicago Pasta and Pizza, has hired investment banker…

America's Incredible Pizza Company signs 20-store agreement for Mexico

June 27, 2006

TULSA, Okla. — America's Incredible Pizza Company (AIPC) has sold franchising rights to build 20 new stores in Mexico starting in 2007.

Online applications for hourly jobs skyrocket

June 27, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. — What once was recommended for gaining a competitive edge in the war for talent has become a competitive necessity. The Internet is now the…

History Channel to focus on U.S. pizza industry

June 26, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — "American Eats," a multisegment, food-focused TV show airing this summer on the History Channel, will examine the U.S. pizza industry on…

NRA says restaurant industry accounts for 440,000 summer jobs

June 26, 2006

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association projects that the nation's 925,000 restaurant-and-foodservice outlets will add 409,500 jobs during the 200…

Ripe for increase: Pizza sauce prices to rise by 25%

The price of pizza sauce is expected to rise significantly in 2007. Read more to learn where other commodities prices are headed.

Donatos Pizza to be sold at Bengals games

June 25, 2006

Columbus Business First: Donatos Pizza will serve pizza at Paul Brown Stadium and become the official sponsor of the Cincinnati Bengals when football starts…

Papa Gino's to run Triple Play promo with Boston Red Sox

June 25, 2006

DEDHAM, Mass. — Papa Gino's is launching a Triple Play promotion in partnership with the Boston Red Sox. According to a news release, Papa Gino's will offer…

Hatab appointed to Papa John's board

June 22, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's appointed John Hatab to the pizza chain's board of directors.

Japan to restart U.S. beef imports

June 22, 2006

HONG KONG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said an agreement has been reached with Japan to restart U.S. beef exports, pending planned inspections of…

Pizza Hut launches major Pan Pizza ad campaign

June 22, 2006

BRANDWEEK: Pizza Hut will break a series of TV spots the weekend of June 24-25 to support its Pan Pizza offerings. The campaign, dubbed, "Pan Confessions,…

Pizza driver brutally beaten during delivery to darkened house

June 21, 2006

The Southeast Missourian: A 29-year-old Domino's Pizza driver was beaten during a midnight delivery to an unlighted home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The driver was…

America's Incredible Pizza Co. names new executives

June 21, 2006

TULSA, Okla. — America's Incredible Pizza Company has expanded its executive staff.

Pizza Hut sales slip 9% in June

June 21, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands, parent of Dallas-based Pizza Hut, reported comparable-store sales at the 1,800 corporate units dropped 9 percent for the four…

Senator introduces Menu Labeling Bill

June 21, 2006

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., have introduced identical legislation in the Senate and House that would require chain…

Web ordering: From computer to makeline

Pizza operators pursuing online ordering options see it less as a means of replacing phone orders, and more as a way to grow ticket averages.

New store design now the focus of Donatos Pizza

June 20, 2006

Columbus Business Journal: Donatos Pizza didn't close seven Philadelphia-area stores in May because they weren't profitable. Rather, the 173-unit chain wants…

NRA applauds Senate rejection of big minimum wage hike

June 20, 2006

WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association praised the Senate for voting down an amendment to S. 2766, the Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Authorization…

Papa John's opens 50th pizzeria in South Korea

June 20, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's announced the opening of unit No. 50 in South Korea.