Heidi Klum pranks pizzeria customers

March 31, 2009

Entertainment Tonight: Supermodel Heidi Klum worked the counter at a pizza parlor as part of a CBS reality show called "I Get That a Lot." Klum was rude to…

Two dead at Virginia pizzeria

March 31, 2009

Bluefield (West Virginia) Daily Telegraph: Investigators with the Tazewell County, Va., Sheriff's Office are searching for leads in a possible double homicide…

Wolf takes top spot at Papa Gino's

March 31, 2009

Boston Globe: Papa Gino's Holdings Corp., which operates the Papa Gino's pizzeria and the D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurant chains, has named Rick Wolf as…

Pizza team preps for Italy's World Pizza Championships

March 31, 2009

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- The World Pizza Champions pizza team is planning to vie for a gold medal in the Artistic Bread Sculpture competition as part of the…

Pizza Fusion signs international expansion deal

March 30, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion has signed a master franchise development agreement for Saudi Arabia with Samir Food Co. Ltd., the…

CiCi's promo could draw federal ire, observers say

March 30, 2009

Florida Times-Union: CiCi's new Penny Picker Upper could potentially incur the wrath of the U.S. Mint, observers say. According to federal law, it is illegal…

NRA industry outlook reports slight gains, more uncertainty

March 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Fast casual chains lead restaurant-industry growth

March 30, 2009

CHICAGO -- Restaurant-industry growth continues to be driven by fast casual chains, according to data released by Chicago-based consultancy Technomic Inc. in…

Menu labeling falters in W.Va., fails in Md.

March 30, 2009

The Register-Herald (Beckley, W.Va.): The West Virginia Senate voted 19-14 against menu labeling legislation Monday. However, one of the bill's chief backers…

'Pizza! The Movie' to debut on Documentary Channel

March 30, 2009

NEW YORK -- 'Pizza! The Movie,' a feature-length documentary about the pizza industry, will premier on the Documentary Channel on April 6 at 9 p.m. Eastern…

Peak pizza performance

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Uno testing $9.99 meal deal

March 29, 2009

BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill is testing a $9.99 Complete Pizza Meal special in Boston, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as Rochester and…

Seven hurt as taxi slams into NYC pizzeria

March 29, 2009

WABC-TV: Seven people were injured Friday when a New York City taxi crashed into a pizzeria on Manhattan's Upper West Side. One person was in critical…

Commodities update - Week of March 30, 2009

March 29, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were relatively unchanged last week, averaging slightly under $1.27 per pound for the trading…

CiCi's launches penny promotion

March 29, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- Starting March 30, CiCi's Pizza is launching the company's new Penny Picker Upper promotion.   The company will drop $1 million in pennies…

Woodstock's Pizza announces new hires, promotion

March 29, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- Woodstock's Pizza has expanded its team to fulfill technology, store management and social networking functions.   Ali Gilmore joins Woodstock's…

Pizza Marketplace to host industry webinar

March 29, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Pizza Marketplace will host the free webinar "Building the Modern Pizza Business" on Thursday, April 2, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The webinar…

CiCi's scores top marks on Men's Health report card

March 26, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza has earned top marks in the recent Men's Health "Eat This, Not That!" Restaurant Report Card. Eat This, Not That! launched an…

Sbarro amends senior credit facilities

March 26, 2009

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Sbarro Inc. has entered into an amendment to its senior secured credit facilities, which include a $183 million term loan facility and a $2…

Remaining pizzeria vandalism suspect faces deportation

March 26, 2009

Pocono Record: The getaway driver in a Pennsylvania pizzeria vandalism case will apparently plead guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy and face…