Pinch serves pizza by the inch

April 12, 2004

NEW YORK—The pizza premise at Pinch is a bit of a stretch: sometimes short, other times long.

Police probe suspicious pizza delivery driver robbery

April 12, 2004

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Police continue to investigate the possible armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver in Ypsilanti Township on the night of April 8.

Store closures signal trouble at Paradise Pizza

April 12, 2004

MODESTO, Calif.—Paradise Pizza, a 23-unit operation formed seven months ago from a group of Round Table Pizza restaurants, has closed at least three units.

Q1 '04 comp-sales jump 7.7% at Chicago Pizza & Brewery

April 11, 2004

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. announced that comparable-restaurant sales for its BJ's restaurants increased approximately 7.…

Papa John takes a pay cut, and shares it with his staff

April 8, 2004

The decision by John Schnatter, CEO of Papa John's, to cut his 2003 base pay and share it with the company's rank and file is laudable in an era of corporate…

Will 2004 be the year the pizza industry finally raises prices?

April 6, 2004

As Senior Editor Steve Coomes reports, many operators are countering high cheese and gas costs by raising pizza prices.

March sales drop 3.7% at U.S. Papa John's, Q1 '04 comes in flat

April 6, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced that domestic systemwide comparable sales for the five weeks ended March 28, 2004, decreased 3.…

Thinking 'round the box

It's clearly innovative, but is there a need in the pizza industry for the Presseal round pizza box?

British Pizza Hut cancels deliveries to 'problem' neighborhood

April 5, 2004

LONDON—Drivers for a Pizza Hut here have refused to deliver the Boundary Way neighborhood because they say it's too dangerous.

Looming financial woes threaten Inno-Pacific, Shakey's pizza parent

April 5, 2004

SINGAPORE—Auditors of Inno-Pacific Holdings say current and potential financial crises threaten the company's viability as a going concern.

Sbarro pizza chain loses $17 M in '03, yet family gets bonuses

April 4, 2004

MELVILLE, N.Y.—Quick-casual pizza and Italian chain, Sbarro, reported a loss of $17.2 million for the full year ended Dec. 28, 2003, compared to a profit of…

Pa. pizza drivers more wary following robberies

April 4, 2004

UHRICHSVILLE, Pa.—In the wake of recent delivery driver robberies, some pizza places here are increasing safety awareness.

Two Boynton pizza delivery drivers robbed within an hour

April 4, 2004

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Within a single hour on the night of April 2, two Papa John's pizza delivery drivers were robbed at sites less than three miles apart.

Straw Hat Pizza no longer sweet on sourdough

April 4, 2004

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Declining sales of its Sourdough Crust Pizza have pushed Straw Hat Pizza to drop it from its menu.

Menu price boost helps '03 comp-sales at Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria

April 4, 2004

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.—A menu price increase of 2.1 percent helped 2003 comparable-store sales rise 4.1 percent at 89-unit Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria.

PIZZA EXPO COVERAGE: Show floor activity signals a pizza industry rebound

April 3, 2004

An estimated 5,000 attendees were on hand for education, tasting and networking at the 20th-annual International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

Pizzerias not alone in refusing delivery to Muncie neighborhood

April 1, 2004

MUNCIE, Ind.—Denise Dollison can't get pizza delivered to her home in the Parkview Apartments public housing complex in Muncie. And according to the Star…

QSR Brands adding 16 Pizza Huts to Malaysia market in '04

April 1, 2004

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—QSR Brands Bhd will invest RM12 million (U.S. $3.2 million) to open 16 Pizza Hut outlets this year.

UPDATE: Teen charged in murder of Philly pizza delivery driver

April 1, 2004

PHILADEPHIA—Homicide detectives charged a 16-year-old boy on April 1 with murder in the March 29 shooting death and robbery of pizza delivery driver Abraham…

Stick up! Thief pinches $1,000 during pizza workers' bank drop

March 31, 2004

CLAIREMONT, Calif.—A man stole about $1,000 from two Domino's Pizza employees as they attempted a bank drop at around midnight on March 30.