Despite shaky performance, Telepizza remains in Ibex

March 24, 2002

MADRID -- Shares of Spanish pizza delivery giant Telepizza rose 4.4 percent on Dec. 12 after the Spanish Ibex committee adjusted share weightings and left the…

Fat Flee

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 24, 2002

Some customers are leaving the calories and fat behind and trying veggie, low-fat and fat-free cheeses on their pizzas

Papa John's posts top marks in Consumer Reports test

March 24, 2002

ATLANTA -- If you ask the taste testers at Consumer Reports, Louisville, Ky.-based Papa John's International has the highest-quality pepperoni pizza served by…

Papa John's November U.S. comp sales drop 5.4 percent

March 24, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International, Inc. announced a domestic systemwide comparable sales decline of 5.4 percent for the four weeks ended Nov. 25.

Domino's, K-B Toys launch massive co-marketing effort

March 24, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has partnered with K-B Toys for a huge Christmastime co-marketing venture.

Theaters selling pizzas from vending machines

March 24, 2002

NEW YORK -- The phrase "pizza and a movie" has a different ring to it these days, now that select United Artists Theaters in the U.S. are selling Tombstone…

Pizza Hut to add 75 U.K. outlets in '02

March 24, 2002

LONDON -- Pizza Hut stated today its plans to open a combined 75 new dine-in and delivery outlets throughout the United Kingdom in 2002. The company expects…

Pizza Hut BOOK IT! enrollment nears 21 million

March 24, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Enrollment in the 2001-02 Pizza Hut BOOK IT! National Reading Incentive Program has increased 24 percent in Southern California. The number of…

Manager is 'boxed in' when boss discovers stolen pizzas

March 24, 2002

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Police in Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland, say a manager at a Donatos pizzeria stole dozens of pizzas in an attempt to be recognized in the…

Sales slide at Pizza Hut continues in November

March 24, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., parent company of Pizza Hut, reported today that the pizza category leader's sales dropped 6 percent in…

Pizza and pasta pay for daughters' college education

March 24, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- For 28 years, seven days a week, Ursula Russo has run Tony's Pizza in the Los Angeles Farmers Market.

Seeing Red

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Pizzeria operators perceive delivery redlining as a safety policy, but it often angers customers who sometimes see it as discrimination.

Media Darlings

March 24, 2002

Generating press attention for a pizzeria takes a blend of showmanship, altruism and persistence.

Friends Make Fine Franchisees

March 24, 2002

A trio of former Pizza Hut executives sign on to open 100 Cici's Pizza stores in Colorado.

Chicago Pizza & Brewery appoints Nakhunst COO

March 24, 2002

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. announced March 25 that it appointed Michael Nakhunst its new COO.

Restaurant Brands NZ scoops up 51 Pizza Huts

March 21, 2002

AUCKLAND -- Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd, the country's largest fast-food operator, purchased 51 Pizza Hut stores for $12 million (NZ) March 19. The…

Ask proud to tell of its '01 performance

March 21, 2002

LONDON -- Pizza and pasta restaurant company Ask Central posted strong results for 2001.

Delivery driver kidnappers get prison time

March 21, 2002

CLARION, Pa. -- A botched kidnapping and ransom scheme involving a pizza delivery driver will send a Clarion woman and man to jail for two to six years.

Mobile wood-fired pizza oven puts meals on wheels

March 20, 2002

With the ability to cook pizzas in three minutes -- at any place, any time -- the Solo Pizza Cart, say its patent holders, will be a hit with operations…

Tricon signs multi-brand partnership with two burger chains

March 20, 2002

Yorkshire Global Restaurants and Back Yard Burgers, Inc., have entered into development agreements with Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.