Yum! comps slip on Pizza Hut decline

July 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Comparable-store sales at U.S. restaurants operated by Yum! Brands Inc. declined 1 percent in the second quarter ended June 13, the company…

Four Steps for Protecting Pizza Delivery Services

Reckless drivers and dangerous customers can leave a restaurant owner feeling vulnerable. One accident by a delivery driver or a dangerous customer can leave…

Ruth Madoff clipping California Pizza Kitchen coupons

July 13, 2009

NY Post: Ruth Madoff, the wife of convicted financier Bernie Madoff, became upset when dining at a California Pizza Kitchen in Manhattan this week after her…

Jet's expanding to Dayton

July 13, 2009

Dayton Daily News: Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Jet's Pizza will open a restaurant in Dayton, Ohio, in September. The chain specializes in Sicilian-style…

NakedPizza to host Twitter seminar

July 13, 2009

NEW ORLEANS -- NakedPizza is hosting a free Twitter seminar on July 18 at Loyola University in New Orleans. A free pizza lunch will be provided. RSVP is…

N.Y. Mag's handbook to the city's pizza

July 12, 2009

New York Magazine: This week's magazine features a package of articles under the heading "The Great New York Neoclassical Neapolitan Pizza Revolution." Stories…

A day in the life of a pizza driver

July 12, 2009

Cleveland Plain Dealer: A reporter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recently spent an evening with a driver from Danny Boy's Italian Eatery. Bob Davies has been…

Commodities update - Week of July 13, 2009

July 12, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices slipped again this week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with prices averaging $1.11 per pound for the trading week ended…

Pizzeria menu trends all over the map

Locally sourced ingredients and artisan cheeses are some of the products likely to appear on menus this year.

Pizza Inn names Asia-Pacific development director

July 9, 2009

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn has appointed franchise executive Anthony Kwok as managing director of development, Asia Pacific, the company has announced. …

NRA exhibitors donate 66,000 lbs. of food

July 9, 2009

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that exhibiting companies at its 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held May 16-19 at McCormick…

Homeland Security drops no-match in favor of E-verify

New employee screening requirements will take effect Sept. 8.

Domino's American Legends GreenGrafitti campaign

Domino's recently launched a campaign for its American Legends pizzas utilizing logos blasted into sidewalk dirt.

Domino's launches GreenGrafitti marketing campaign

July 8, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's and Amsterdam-based GreenGraffiti have launched a marketing campaign for Domino's American Legends pizza that features…

California Pizza Kitchen reports preliminary Q2 results

July 8, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- Comparable store sales at California Pizza Kitchen restaurants were off 6.5 percent for the second quarter ended June 29, according to a…

Gemignani debuts restaurant/pizza school

The menu at Tony's Pizza Napoletana features four distinctive styles of pizza. 

Food critic weighs in on 'authentic' pizza debate

July 7, 2009

New York Times: The art of pizza making has been elevated to a higher level in recent years. Food critic Frank Bruni takes a look at the changes that have…

CiCi's franchisee files for bankruptcy

July 7, 2009

Ft. Worth Star Telegram: Dallas-based Marwin Group, the largest CiCi's Pizza franchisee with 53 outlets, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The…

Deep-fried pizza wins Indiana State Fair competition

July 7, 2009

Indianapolis Star: Deep-fried pizza took first prize in the Indiana State Fair signature food competition for the third straight year. The product, from Urick…

White House outlines upgrade to U.S. food safety

July 7, 2009

  Vice President Joe Biden, Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have announced the key findings of…