Pizza Corner adding more than 50 stores in 2006

May 9, 2006

NewKerala.com: Bangalore, India-based Pizza Corner announced plans to add about 50 pizzerias to its present 28 by the end of 2006.   Read more

Nick-N-Willy's rolls take-and-bake pizza into Canada

May 9, 2006

The Chronicle-Herald: Sean Carson is set to open the first Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza in Canada. The new franchisee expects his Halifax…

The Loop Pizza Grill serving up new Coffee Milkshake

May 8, 2006

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Coffee lovers can get their afternoon pick-me-up at The Loop Pizza Grill thanks to a new hand-dipped, coffee-flavored milkshake dubbed the…

PizzaMarketplace.com gets fresh look, faster page loads

May 8, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—PizzaMarketplace.com, a trade media site covering the pizza industry since 2001, has been redesigned with a new look, improved navigation, new…

To Focus Group, Or Not To Focus Group?

May 8, 2006

Getting honest answers from your consumers is crucial.  Focus groups can make it happen but you must know when to use them.

Survival of the Fittest

May 8, 2006

What makes companies thrive in todays massive, ever-changing business world?  Will yours be one of those left standing?

Montforte Gorgonzola wins Best of Class at cheese championship

May 7, 2006

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Montforte Gorgonzola was honored with the prestigious Best of Class award at the 2006 World Championship Cheese Contest. According to a news…

Higher gas yielding more pizza delivery charges

May 7, 2006

LocalNews8.com: One pizza operator said gas for deliveries can cost him up to $80 a night. So now he's considering charging for delivery like many others…

3Q revenue and profit fall at Pizza Inn

May 7, 2006

THE COLONY, Texas—A slight lift in comparable-store sales couldn't keep revenue and profit from falling during Pizza Inn's fiscal third quarter.

Restaurants to reap Mother's Day sales

May 7, 2006

WALTHAM, Mass. — The average Mother's Day customer will spend more than $50 this year, an e-marketing company said. According to Constant Contact, a good…

Panera Bread to enter Canada, launch new pizza

May 7, 2006

ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread plans to enter Canada with its first international locations and launch a product targeting evening customers.   The company told…

Rustic Pizza goes system-wide at Papa Gino's

May 7, 2006

DEDHAM, Mass.—Last fall's limited-market test of Papa Gino's Rustic Pizza has turned into a system-wide, 170-store rollout of what the chain calls a "grown-up…

Learn about self-service technology at the NRA Show

May 7, 2006

Editor's note: This is the fifth story in an eight-part series about the NRA Show.   Are you considering deploying self-service machines in the near future?

Go to class at the NRA Show

May 4, 2006

Editor's note: This is the fourth story in an eight-part series previewing the 2006 NRA Show.   At this year's National Restaurant Association Hotel, Motel…

First quarter comps up 5.4% at Pizza Pizza

May 4, 2006

TORONTO—Pizza Pizza saw its comparable-store sales rise 5.4 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The company did not report revenue or profit for the…

Burke Corp. intros NaturaSelect pizza topping line

May 4, 2006

NEVADA, Iowa—Toppings manufacturer Burke Corp. announced the launch of its NaturaSelect line of four fully cooked meat toppings: Italian sausage, seasoned…

Hungry Howie's aims for 60 new units in '06

May 4, 2006

Detroit Free Press: Hungry Howie's Pizza, a 533-unit chain in Madison Heights, Mich., plans to ad 60 units in 2006, 10 of which will go in the highly…

Gelato: sweet, profitable and unknown

Though gelato remains an unknown quantity in the frozen dessert world, many pizza operators believe it will play a vital role in differentiating their…

CiCi's Pizza truck driver pockets $5,000 for safe driving

May 3, 2006

COPPELL, Texas—Dave Clark, a truck driver for 600-unit CiCi's Pizza's JMC Restaurant Distribution Company was awarded $5,000 for driving 1 million…

Strange news: Pizza driver alert leads police to ammo cache

May 3, 2006

KFOXTV.com: When a pizza customer came to the door with a gun tucked under his arm, a delivery driver alerted her boss, who called police. A military ammo…