zpizza to open in Memphis market

April 10, 2006

Memphis Business Journal: Forty-unit zpizza wants to open the first of five total units in the Memphis, Tenn., market in June. The gourmet, quick-casual chain…

Papa John's serves up '1040' tax time pizza special

April 10, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Pizza lovers pushing the deadline to file their taxes minute can grab a Papa John's "1040" special from April 11-17.

Overcoming an identity crisis

The conversion of five Pizza Magia stores into Snappy Tomato Pizza units was confusing for customers. But after nearly eight months, a lot have learned the…

A positive spin on pizza

April 9, 2006

A great review from a food critic is typically a blessing for the pizzeria owner whose business soars following the report. But such good press went nearly for…

Put a finger on security

April 9, 2006

For most of the last century, workers "punched in" at an actual time clock to track payroll, but clocks have been replaced gradually by streamlined electronic…

Taming your toppings use

April 9, 2006

If you think portion controls aren't important, ask customers if it bothers them to get a heavily topped pizza one day and a scantily topped one the next.

Invasion of the blog

Web logs, known as "blogs," aren't new to the Internet, but pizzerias and restaurants are starting to understand their potentially positive influence on sales.

SpeedLine POS opens customer call center

April 9, 2006

LYNDEN, Wash.—Pizza point-of-sale provider SpeedLine announced the opening of a new customer service call center to meet the needs of its growing customer base.

Papa John's adds 'Pizza Preview' graphics to Web ordering service

April 9, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's announced the addition of consumer-friendly graphics to accompany menu choices on the chain's online ordering site, papajohns.com.

Fresh Pizza wins $15K Revention POS system

April 9, 2006

HOUSTON—Ted Alonzo, owner of Fresh Pizza in Lorenzo, Calif., won a $15,000 Revention POS system during International Pizza Expo held in March.

Mapping out a marketing plan

April 9, 2006

The investment into any POS system is significant, so operators should learn quickly how to make the machine pay for itself. A solid POS database marketing…

Pizza driver robbed, then fired for breaking protocol

April 9, 2006

The Star: A Domino's Pizza delivery driver in Shelby, N.C. was fired for breaking company rules on April 5 after he was attacked and robbed by four youths.

Growth: A capital idea

April 7, 2006

You want to take your small but successful pizza company to the next level, but lack growth capital. Take heart, because private investment in the restaurant…

Sbarro turns a tidy profit in 2005

April 7, 2006

MELVILLE, N.Y.—A modest comparable-store sales gain of 2.8 percent helped Sbarro post a 2005 profit of $1.3 million versus a loss of $4.3 million in 2004.

Domino's Pizza launches Chicken Kickers in Australia

April 6, 2006

BRISBANE, Australia—Domino's Pizza Australia and New Zealand is launching a Chicken Kickers side item made from 100 percent chicken breast meat, breaded and…

World Pizza Champions take team acrobatic gold in Italy

April 6, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The World Pizza Champions team garnered the first-ever team gold medal for the United States in the acrobatic dough tossing competition at the…

Only a Slice: The Editor's Blog — Determined to spread the word

April 5, 2006

Bill Gatti's got pizza passion, but can the Snappy Tomato Pizza franchisee turn it into profits?

CORRECTION: Gelato Di Roma signs large development agreement

April 5, 2006

ROYAL OAK, Mich.—Rhonda Morin has signed a large development agreement to roll out pizza-and-gelato stores for the Gelato di Roma brand.

Villa Pizza, Cozzoli's Pizzeria get corporate R&D chef

April 5, 2006

MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Villa Enterprises, franchisor of multiple restaurant concepts including Villa Pizza and Cozzoli's Pizzeria, has hired Certified Executive Chef…

Ailing Aussie Pizza Hut stores to be sold to franchisees

April 5, 2006

Newswire.co.nz: Restaurant Brands said it will take a pre-tax write-down of AUS $7 million (U.S. $9.6 million) in selling its struggling Australian Pizza Hut…