Commodities: Prices down, for now

Cheese, wheat and gas prices are all down. 

Domino’s UK tests 'Basil Burst' pizza base

October 24, 2010

Domino's Pizza UK is testing out a Basil Burst Double Decadence pizza base, according to a UK-based pizza news site. The base option consists of pesto…

Pizza Hut Franchise Disclosure Documents available for purchase

October 24, 2010

Dublin-based research firm Research and Markets is selling the 2010 Pizza Hut Franchise Disclosure Documents that include the terms and conditions that apply…

'Wisconsin cheese' new top pizza chain trend?

October 21, 2010

Domino's Wisconsin Six Cheese Pizza has only debuted this month, but even James Robson, CEO of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, has high hopes that it could…

Q&A: Pizza Patron’s Andrew Gamm on new frozen pizza packaging

Latin pizza chain Pizza Patron has just announced its foray into the frozen pizza retail market at Texas grocery chains, with plans to enter other southwestern…

FDA finds significant improvements in QSR, full-service restaurant compliance

October 21, 2010

The FDA has released its Retail Risk Factor Survey and 2010 Trends Report, a study produced every five years to assess 10 years worth of food safety at…

Domino's runs pizza costume promo

October 20, 2010

Halloween is one of the busiest days for limited service restaurant pizza: Domino's estimates it will deliver more than 1 million pizzas to trick-or-treating…

New concept from Pizza Patron founder

October 20, 2010

Antonio Swad, founder of Latin pizza brand Pizza Patron, is debuting another concept at the American Airlines Center: PIRA.

NRA forms FoodCalc alliance

October 20, 2010

The National Restaurant Association has formed an official partnership with web-based nutrition analysis solutions provider FoodCALC, endorsing the company's…

Marco's secures $9 million for franchisee funding 'buckets'

October 19, 2010

Adding to its expansive menu of financing options for new franchisees, Marco's Pizza announced today that it has been approved for a new national franchisee…

Pizza Patron debuts frozen pizza in Texas

October 19, 2010

Pizza Patrón has announced the launch of a new line of frozen pizzas as part of its multichannel growth strategy that now includes brand extensions through…

LaVoie: Supply chain trends for 2011

By Steven LaVoie

Little Caesars teams up with new electronic processing company

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October 18, 2010

The Independent Organization of Little Caesars Franchisees (IOLCF) has employed Heartland Payment Systems, one of the largest payments processors in the…

Fed survey substantiates small business loan cutbacks

October 18, 2010

If your prospective franchisee pool is still dry, at least The Fed can help substantiate how little funds they’re able to borrow.

Domino's 12 percent sales growth driven by top-in-class marketing

Third quarter 2010 earnings see possibly the most gains from transparent-themed TV spots started in 2009. 

Commodities: Yum! Stock reaches all-time high

Pizza Hut parent's good momentum aided by favorable earnings report. 

New product offers high pressure pasteurization

October 17, 2010

The Safe Pac Corporation has started to offer USDA and FDA-approved High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP) to packers, food processors and manufacturers on a…

Setting boundaries for social networking in the workplace

by Carolyn Richmond — Partner, Fox Rothschild

With each passing day, social networking becomes further ingrained in our personal and work lives. The benefits of social networking in the workplace can be…

Marketing Pizza to Kids

by Ed Zimmerman — President, pizza.com

Marketing pizza to kids requires PR thinking

Technomic: Dessert has been recession proof

October 14, 2010

Technomic's newest study finds that for the past three years more consumers have consistently eaten  dessert. Occupying the smallest portion of most restaurant…