Pizza Executive Summit leaders call for speakers

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December 21, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Directors of the Pizza Executive Summit, the premiere collaborative and education-based event for top-level pizza executives, is calling for…

Best and worst of 2009

The pizza industry's saving graces hailed from unexpected places in '09, and so did the year's loser.

Pizzerias have healthy showing on fast-growth concept list

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December 21, 2009

RestaurantChains.net has just published its list of November 2009's Top 20 Fastest Growing Concepts, for the research period from July 21 to Oct. 20. Five of…

'Development agent' could help Pizza Fusion expand

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December 21, 2009

Larry Feldman, "development agent" for over 1,000 Washington, D.C. Subway locations, has taken an interest in Fort Lauderdale organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion…

Yum! chief exec among Harvard Business Review's top CEOs in world

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December 21, 2009

David C. Novak, chairman, president and CEO of Yum! Brands Inc., has made the list of the Best Performing CEOS in the World, according to the Harvard Business…

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: marketing boon?

December 20, 2009

Little Caesars pizza franchisees are hoping the inaugural Little Caesars Pizza Bowl will be a marketing boon, according to Crain's Detroit Business. The Dec.

The Loop Pizza Grill adds calamari to menu

December 20, 2009

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Loop Pizza Grill is debuting calamari as an appetizer starting Jan. 15. The rings are lightly seasoned and breaded, and served…

NRA says Senate health care bill is better for restaurant industry

December 20, 2009

The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement on the health care reform package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). CEO Dawn…

Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches go with online gift cards

December 20, 2009

CashStar, an interactive gift card and incentives company, announced that Papa Gino's, Inc. has selected its online gift card and incentives platform for its…

Commodities update -- Week of Dec. 21, 2009

December 20, 2009

Cheese   Block cheese closed at $1.70 every day for the second time in a row last week. Prices are up 30 cents, or 21 percent, compared with this time last…

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: marketing boon?

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December 20, 2009

Little Caesars pizza franchisees are hoping the inaugural Little Caesars Pizza Bowl will be a marketing boon, according to Crain's Detroit Business. The Dec.

The Loop Pizza Grill adds calamari to menu

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December 20, 2009

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Loop Pizza Grill is debuting calamari as an appetizer starting Jan. 15. The rings are lightly seasoned and breaded, and served…

NRA says Senate health care bill is better for restaurant industry

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December 20, 2009

The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement on the health care reform package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). CEO Dawn…

Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches go with online gift cards

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December 20, 2009

CashStar, an interactive gift card and incentives company, announced that Papa Gino's, Inc. has selected its online gift card and incentives platform for its…

Commodities update -- Week of Dec. 21, 2009

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December 20, 2009

Cheese   Block cheese closed at $1.70 every day for the second time in a row last week. Prices are up 30 cents, or 21 percent, compared with this time last…

Papa John's stock climbs after 2010 projections

December 17, 2009

Shares of Papa John's International have climbed since Monday when the pizza company outlined its 2010 overview, according to Ockham Research via…

Yum! Brands leads as part of UN World Food Programme

December 17, 2009

Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands' World Hunger Relief effort with multi-Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera as the campaign's global spokesperson has created…

Coleman Natural Foods forms distribution partnership with Sysco

December 17, 2009

Coleman Natural Foods, the country's leading processor of fresh and prepared, natural and organic, free-range poultry, beef and pork products, has entered into…

Five keys to the foodservice industry in 2010

The focus will remain on customer engagement and brand transformation as we move into a new year.

Papa John's stock climbs after 2010 projections

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December 17, 2009

Shares of Papa John's International have climbed since Monday when the pizza company outlined its 2010 overview, according to Ockham Research via…