Marco's Pizza expands into California

April 20, 2009

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza will open its first California store on April 24, the company has announced. Marco's now operates in 17 states.   The new store…

Domino's launches pasta line

April 20, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has rolled out pasta nationwide.   The company had been testing the pastas in Southern California and other markets for…

No charges to be filed against driver who shot would-be robber

April 20, 2009

Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: Police in Richmond County, Ga., say a pizza delivery man will not be charged after he shot a man who tried to rob him. According to a…

Orkin University Online: Interior Waste

The scent from food in a trash can will often attract pests. This training video from Orkin can help you and your staff learn the ABCs of pest habitat…

Pizza Patron continues winning streak

April 19, 2009

DALLAS -- Comparable-store sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patr0n increased 6.4 percent in March, the company has announced. Comps had increased 7.9 percent…

Pizza Hut advertises for Twintern

April 19, 2009

New York Times: Pizza Hut is seeking a summer intern who uses Twitter to work at its corporate headquarters. The successful candidate will serve as the…

Pizzeria Bianco chef featured in 'Martha Stewart Living'

April 19, 2009

The Arizona Republic: Pizzeria Bianco chef Chris Bianco is featured in an eight-page spread in the May issue of "Martha Stewart Living." The story features…

Domino's crisis response garners praise

April 19, 2009

Detroit Free Press: Domino's is getting high marks from social-networking and crisis-management gurus about its response to a YouTube video that shows…

CiCi's incident offers another lesson in the power of video

April 19, 2009

WTKR-TV (Norfolk, Va.): An incident at a CiCi's Pizza serves as another demonstration on the power of video to inflict harm on a company's brand. Employees at…

Commodities update - Week of April 20, 2009

April 19, 2009

CHICAGO – Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell again last week, averaging $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended April 17, off …

NRA Show to highlight sustainability practices, trends

April 19, 2009

CHICAGO -- The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 16-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will provide attendees with the…

Nunzio's Pizzeria

Scott Anthony interviews Steve Johncola of Nunzio's Pizza in Johnstown, Pa., about the restaurant's annual Thanksgiving event.

Papa Murphy's appoints VP of product development

April 16, 2009

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Take & bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's International has appointed Carron Harris to the post of vice president of product development…

Uno GM national finalist for NRA's Faces of Diversity award

April 16, 2009

BOSTON -- Arvik Babahkanlou-Ozcan, general manager of Uno Chicago Grill's Dedham, Mass., restaurant, has been named a national finalist for the third annual…

NEXTEP integrates self-order kiosks with SpeedLine POS

April 16, 2009

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Restaurant point of sale developer SpeedLine announced integration between its SpeedLine POS software and touch screen kiosk solutions by…

Former Domino's employees make first court appearance

April 16, 2009

WCNC (Charlotte, N.C.): Two former Domino's Pizza employees who posted a video to YouTube that showed them tampering with food were given court-appointed…

Poll finds green buying power still strong

April 16, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- According to a recent national online poll, the economy has not dampened the green commitments of most consumers, and restaurants with a clear…

Man pleads guilty in 2006 driver slaying

April 16, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times: A man who robbed and beat pizza delivery driver Karen Hassan to death with a hammer pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in her…

New Summit to focus on modern pizza business

Industry leaders, innovators to address common interests and issues facing the pizza business.

Video offers crisis response lessons

April 15, 2009

USA Today: Two former Domino's employees are facing charges after they posted a video on YouTube on Monday that shows one of them doing gross things to food…