Webinar to focus on specialty beverage trends

December 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nestle Professional and FastCasual.com have announced the free webinar, "Specialty beverages: The trends driving the industry." The webinar…

Punch Pizza opens seventh location in Minnesota

December 14, 2009

Thirteen-year-old Neapolitan chain Punch Pizza has opened its seventh location in its Minneapolis home near the University of Minnesota, according to…

Pizza Inns are populating Chihuahua

December 14, 2009

Dallas-based Pizza Inn Inc. is making deep ripples in the Mexican state of Chihuahua: The first location, Pizza Inn Vallarta, opened Nov. 23 at Calle Zaragoza…

Boston's shakes up top-level lineup

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December 14, 2009

Boston Pizza Restaurants LP has named Mike Best, its former chief financial officer, to the role of chief operating officer, founder Jim Treliving announced.

Papa John's outlines 2010 forecast

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December 14, 2009

Papa John's International Inc. projects earnings per share in the range of $1.70 to $1.90 for 2010, excluding the impact from the consolidation of the results…

Papa Bello continues Alabama expansion

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December 14, 2009

Papa Bello Enterprises announced that the company has expanded its franchise business in Alabama with the planned opening of an additional Papa Bello Pizza…

Punch Pizza opens seventh location in Minnesota

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December 14, 2009

Thirteen-year-old Neapolitan chain Punch Pizza has opened its seventh location in its Minneapolis home near the University of Minnesota, according to…

Pizza Inns are populating Chihuahua

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December 14, 2009

Dallas-based Pizza Inn Inc. is making deep ripples in the Mexican state of Chihuahua: The first location, Pizza Inn Vallarta, opened Nov. 23 at Calle Zaragoza…

Restaurant industry comeback scheduled for late 2010, NPD says

December 13, 2009

After five consecutive quarters of traffic declines through September 2009, the industry will remain weak at least through the first half of 2010, according to…

Miami Subs expands in New York

December 13, 2009

Miami Subs Pizza & Grill is pleased to announce the grand opening of its latest New York City location in Yonkers. The Yonkers Miami Subs Pizza & Grill…

Wood-fired pizzeria accuses Brixx of ‘false advertising'

December 13, 2009

Knoxville wood-fired pizzeria Hard Knox is going after Charlotte, N.C.-based Brixx pizzeria for what it calls false advertising that hurts Knox's business…

Commodities update -- Week of Dec. 14, 2009

December 13, 2009

Cheese   Block cheese closed at $1.70 every day last week. Prices are up 2 cents, or 1 percent, compared with this time last year, when block cheese averaged…

A blueprint for the killer (ordering) app

Mobile ordering is still in its infancy, but there are guidelines operators can follow to unlock its power.

Restaurant industry comeback scheduled for late 2010, NPD says

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December 13, 2009

After five consecutive quarters of traffic declines through September 2009, the industry will remain weak at least through the first half of 2010, according to…

Miami Subs expands in New York

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December 13, 2009

Miami Subs Pizza & Grill is pleased to announce the grand opening of its latest New York City location in Yonkers. The Yonkers Miami Subs Pizza & Grill…

Wood-fired pizzeria accuses Brixx of ‘false advertising'

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December 13, 2009

Knoxville wood-fired pizzeria Hard Knox is going after Charlotte, N.C.-based Brixx pizzeria for what it calls false advertising that hurts Knox's business…

Commodities update -- Week of Dec. 14, 2009

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December 13, 2009

Cheese   Block cheese closed at $1.70 every day last week. Prices are up 2 cents, or 1 percent, compared with this time last year, when block cheese averaged…

A blueprint for the killer (ordering) app

Mobile ordering is still in its infancy, but there are guidelines operators can follow to unlock its power.

Blizzard pizza delivery a boon for Mason City pizzerias

December 10, 2009

Mason City, Iowa, pizzerias that continued delivery service during a blizzard earlier this week reported healthy sales increases.   An area Pizza Hut that…

N.J. Senate approves menu labeling

December 10, 2009

Local and state legislators continue to push menu labeling regulations even as the U.S. House and Senate work on health-care reform legislation that include…