EU grants Neapolitan pizza Traditional Specialty Guaranteed label

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December 8, 2009

After 25 years of interested parties' lobbying, the European Union's quality food board is finally granting Neapolitan pizza the Traditional Specialty…

Index cracks code on word-of-mouth advertising

California Pizza Kitchen cited among most personally recommended restaurant brands in new Recommendation Index.

Domino's pulls ads from MTV show

December 7, 2009

Domino's pizza withdrew sponsorship from new MTV reality series "Jersey Shore" Friday, after the pizza chain received complaints from UNICO about its portrayal…

Puget Sound-area Papa John's to benefit officers' families

December 7, 2009

Today and tomorrow, Papa John's stores in the Puget Sound area are donating 100 percent of their profits to benefit the families of four Lakewood Police…

Atlanta Pizza Fusion gets LEED certification

December 7, 2009

Pizza Fusion was recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for…

Domino's pulls ads from MTV show

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December 7, 2009

Domino's pizza withdrew sponsorship from new MTV reality series "Jersey Shore" Friday, after the pizza chain received complaints from UNICO about its portrayal…

Puget Sound-area Papa John's to benefit officers' families

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December 7, 2009

Today and tomorrow, Papa John's stores in the Puget Sound area are donating 100 percent of their profits to benefit the families of four Lakewood Police…

Atlanta Pizza Fusion gets LEED certification

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December 7, 2009

Pizza Fusion was recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for…

Commodities update -- Week of Dec. 7, 2009

December 6, 2009

Cheese   Block cheese closed at $1.66 Monday, $1.67 Tuesday and $1.72 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Prices are off 9 cents, or 5 percent, compared with this…

Pizza Hut's former 'Twintern' gets official job title

December 6, 2009

For more than a month, Alexa Robinson -- Pizza Hut's former summer "Twintern" who was hired as an intern to keep up with Pizza Hut fans through @pizzahut on…

Tony's pizza gives away vouchers to Strike Ten

December 6, 2009

Tony's frozen pizza is offering a free bowling program for consumers. The bowling program provides tens of millions of coupons on the packages of Tony's pizzas…

Marketing VP leaves Pizza Hut

December 6, 2009

Former Pizza Hut VP of marketing communications Bob Kraut has left the company to "pursue other opportunities," according to AdAge.com. Kraut, former…

Pizza Hut chooses new ad agency

December 6, 2009

Pizza Hut has chosen a new ad agency of record after roughly four months of deliberations between a handful of major agencies -- and settled with New York's…

If you can't beat 'em …

A return to home eating prompts pizzerias to adopt total foodservice strategies.

Commodities update -- Week of Dec. 7, 2009

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December 6, 2009

Cheese   Block cheese closed at $1.66 Monday, $1.67 Tuesday and $1.72 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Prices are off 9 cents, or 5 percent, compared with this…

Pizza Hut's former 'Twintern' gets official job title

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December 6, 2009

For more than a month, Alexa Robinson -- Pizza Hut's former summer "Twintern" who was hired as an intern to keep up with Pizza Hut fans through @pizzahut on…

Tony's pizza gives away vouchers to Strike Ten

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December 6, 2009

Tony's frozen pizza is offering a free bowling program for consumers. The bowling program provides tens of millions of coupons on the packages of Tony's pizzas…

Marketing VP leaves Pizza Hut

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December 6, 2009

Former Pizza Hut VP of marketing communications Bob Kraut has left the company to "pursue other opportunities," according to AdAge.com. Kraut, former…

Pizza Hut chooses new ad agency

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December 6, 2009

Pizza Hut has chosen a new ad agency of record after roughly four months of deliberations between a handful of major agencies -- and settled with New York's…

If you can't beat 'em …

A return to home eating prompts pizzerias to adopt total foodservice strategies.