N.Y. town approves conditional game room license for Chuck E. Cheese

August 4, 2009

The town board of Amherst, N.Y., has voted 5-1 to grant a local Chuck E. Cheese restaurant a game room license, according to a story in the Buffalo News.   The…

Pizza Fusion co-founder appointed to Green Living Task Force

August 4, 2009

Vaughan Lazar, co-founder of organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion, has been appointed to the Green Living Task Force for the city of Boca Raton, Fla. Lazar was one…

Papa John's net up 87 percent

August 4, 2009

Domestic systemwide comparable sales at Papa John's restaurants increased 0.1 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 28, comprised of a 0.…

Study finds children know which foods are healthy

August 4, 2009

A new study by foodservice consultant Technomic and kid-focused brand marketing agency C3 has found that nearly nine out of 10 kids surveyed say that fresh…

Yum! Brands recognized for Earth Week program

August 4, 2009

Yum! Brands Inc., parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, has received the "Innovative Program Award" from the…

Coca-Cola moves forward with fountain of the future

Company's new Freestyle self-service drink dispenser allows consumers to choose from more than 100 branded drinks. 

Handwashing: A Crucial Way to Prevent Foodborne Illness in a Restaurant

A foodborne illness outbreak can severely damage a restaurant's reputation and profits, and leave the restaurant owner liable for lawsuits. Handwashing is a…

Pizza Pizza intros new low-sodium crust

August 3, 2009

Canadian chain Pizza Pizza has introduced a new, whole wheat multi-grain (WWM) crust that has 25 percent less sodium than the original "Classic" crust and 1…

Ask the Experts: Automated scheduling applications

August 3, 2009

Today's scheduling applications can help business operators easily project future staffing neds based on past trends.   We spoke with Kara Barker, director of…

Ask the Experts: Workforce management solutions

August 3, 2009

Business operators must comply with a host of rules and regulations regarding employee scheduling, particularly where minors are concerned.    We spoke with…

Kentucky coach John Calipari teams up with Papa John's

August 3, 2009

More than half-million Twitter and Facebook followers and CoachCal.com members of University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari will be able to…

Competitive eaters take a stab at Detroit pizza

August 3, 2009

Competitive eater Pat Bertoletti has posted a video on his blog of him and a friend visiting an unnamed pizza place in the Detroit area and devouring a…

Ask the Experts: Implementing a hiring solution

August 3, 2009

Online hiring solutions can help restaurant operators to better screen job applicants and ultimately make better hiring decisions.   We spoke with Kara Barker…

Ask the Experts: Streamlining the hiring process

August 3, 2009

A workforce management solution can enable business operators better manage the process of recruiting, interviewing and hiring employees.     We spoke with…

Pizza Hut's iPhone app surpasses 100,000 downloads

August 2, 2009

Pizza Hut's ordering application for the iPhone has surpassed 100,000 downloads since it was introduced two weeks ago, the company has announced. The…

Domino's introduces Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes

August 2, 2009

Domino's Pizza has introduced its new Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes, oven-baked chocolate cakes that are crunchy on the outside with warm chocolate fudge inside.

Stevi B's names director of field operations

August 2, 2009

Buffet concept Stevi B's Pizza has named Brent Hobbs as director of field operations. Hobbs will focus on building restaurant sales and franchisee…

Brixx Pizza drives traffic with mobile coupons

August 2, 2009

Brixx Pizza is seeing a spike in sales and increased customer traffic from mobile offers during the normally slow Monday-through-Thursday period, according to…

Commodities update - Week of Aug. 3, 2009

August 2, 2009

Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.23 per pound for the trading week ended July 31, up six cents from the previous week. …

Pizza sauce no longer staked on tomatoes

As with everything else related to pizza, the sauce is limited only by the chef's imagination.