Crime-time weather

As the weather warms and summer approaches, armed robberies of restaurants and pizza drivers increase as well. Follow these experts' tips for keeping your…

Pizza Hut May sales plummet 7%

May 24, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Yum! Brands, parent of Dallas-based Pizza Hut, reported comparable-store sales at the chain's nearly 1,760 domestic corporate units fell …

NZ's Hell Pizza to open London shop in June

May 23, 2006

Stuff.co: The New Zealand-based Hell Pizza chain plans to open 20 stores in England, starting with a London unit in June. Managing director Stuart McMullin…

Unreasonable dismissal nets pizza driver $7,500

May 23, 2006

The Daily Record: An East Kilbride, England, delivery driver fired for smoking at the back door of a Domino's Pizza shop was awarded £4,000 (U.S. $7,500) when…

Pizza maker caters parties with rolling wood-fired oven

May 23, 2006

New York Times: Douglas Coffin caters custom pizza parties by hauling his wood-fired oven aboard a truck to the site of clients' parties. The truck contains…

Nick-N-Willy's Builds to use Rewards Network

May 23, 2006

CHICAGO—Lone Tree, Colo.-based Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza is partnering with Rewards Network, a leading provider of marketing services and…

Donatos Pizza franchisee revamping 15 stores with modern look

May 23, 2006

Dayton Business Journal: Todd Rogers, president of Viking Group, the country's largest Donatos Pizza franchise operation, will spend between $75,000 and…

Fox's Pizza operator donates sales to hospital

May 22, 2006

The Journal-Star: A Lincoln Nebraska franchisee of two Fox's Pizza units donated a large chunk of his May 20 sales to the hospital where his premature…

Cassano's Pizza King to add 4 Ohio stores

May 22, 2006

Dayton Business Journal: Cassano's Pizza King, Dayton's largest pizza chain wants to open four pizzerias this year to bring its total unit count to 38. The…

FBI eyeing new suspect in 'pizza bomber' case

May 22, 2006

JETTV.com: The FBI believes it may have solid leads that point to a suspect in what has become known as the "pizza bomber" case. Delivery driver Brian Wells…

Dell launches new POS

May 22, 2006

CHICAGO — Dell announced a point-of-sale (POS) system using Restaurant Pro Express software that allows restaurants to simplify ordertaking and easily track…

President Bush speaks at NRA Show

President George Bush was greeted warmly when he spoke at the the National Restaurant Association Hotel & Motel Show on May 22. As expected, he touched on the…

Debonairs Pizza enters Dubai market

May 20, 2006

AMEInfo.com: Debonairs Pizza announced it opened its first outlet in Dubai on May 20. Through its franchisee, Next Generation Fast Food, the 200-unit…

Pizza staff caught falsifying theft charges

May 20, 2006

Macon Herald Review: Macon County, Ga., prosecutors filed charges on May 19 against four staffers at a local Domino's Pizza store for faking a robbery of…

From raft to riches

by Steve Coomes — freelance writer, Words to Chew On

Cuban émigré Ramon Rodriguez came to America with nothing. Now he's preparing to turn over his $11 million-a-year pizza company to son Raymond.

MICROS and VeriFone form alliance

May 18, 2006

CHICAGO -- MICROS Systems Inc. and VeriFone Holdings announced a strategic alliance to arm the North American restaurant industry with an integrated…

Papa John's wants 75 New Zealand pizza stores

May 18, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Papa John's wants to open 75 pizza stores in New Zealand within five to seven years. The company considered opening in Australia, but said it…

The emperor's new pizzeria

by Steve Coomes — freelance writer, Words to Chew On

After a quarter century as an independent, Rey's Pizza in Miami is set for expansion, and now 'the king' is courting licensees.

Must see products at the 2006 NRA Show

May 17, 2006

Editor's note: This is the final story in an eight-part series leading up to the NRA Show.   CHICAGO — Navigating the 2,100-plus exhibits and thousands of…

Police sting nets pizza driver robber

May 16, 2006

Boston Herald: A gun-toting robber wanted for a slew of fast-food stickups got more than he ordered yesterday when a pizza delivery man carrying two Italian…