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download nowAlleged burglar trapped in pizzeria air vent
March 22, 2009
TheDenverchannel.com (via Slice): Firemen had to cut the clothes off of a burglary suspect in order to free him from an air vent at a Blackjack Pizza…
read nowSuspect in pizzeria vandalism found dead in jail cell
March 22, 2009
The Pocono Record: A man charged in a series of vandalisms at pizzerias in Canadensis, Pa., was found dead in his jail cell Sunday morning. Mumun (Marty) M.
read nowCommodities update - Week of March 23, 2009
March 22, 2009
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise last week, averaging slightly under $1.28 per pound for the trading week…
read nowPizza Marketplace kicks off industry survey
March 22, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Over the next three weeks, Pizza Marketplace will be conducting an in-depth survey looking at trends in the pizza industry, and we would…
read now2008 Fast Casual Restaurant Top 100 Movers & Shakers
As for most industry watchers, culminating the very best of the breed in a fast-growing segment is often a difficult task. With more than 600 fast casual…
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download nowStudy finds customers don't read nutrition info in stores
March 19, 2009
USA Today: A study by Yale University has observed that only 0.1 percent of customers in a sample group read the nutritional facts available on posters…
read nowFamous Famiglia opens Harlem location
March 19, 2009
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Pizza brand Famous Famiglia has opened its first location in Harlem, on Lexington Avenue at the corner of 125th Street, the company has…
read nowPapa Gino's, D'Angelo add new menu items
March 19, 2009
DEDHAM, Mass. -- Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches have introduced two new anytime menu concepts, the first in either chain's history. …
read nowNoble Roman's swings to loss
March 19, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- Revenues at pizza franchisor Noble Roman's Inc. were $9 million for 2008, the company announced, off 22 percent compared with revenues of $11.…
read nowCiCi's Pizza serves hundreds of Tater Tot Pizza slices at wedding ceremony
March 19, 2009
COPPELL, Texas – CiCi's Pizza served more than 800 free slices of the company's new Tater Tot Pizza to guests at the reception that followed Miss Cheese Pizza…
read nowDriver arrested for stalking
March 18, 2009
New Orleans Times-Picayune: A Westwego, La., man has been arrested charged with stalking after a woman said he delivered a pizza to her home, and then kept…
read nowPizza Pizza same-store sales slow in Q4
March 18, 2009
TORONTO, Ontario -- Same-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza increased 1.7 percent in 2008 compared with the previous year, the company has…
read nowJimano's Pizzeria expands to California
March 18, 2009
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Chicago-based Jimano's Pizzeria has opened its first location in California, the company has announced. The new location is operated by…
read nowPizzeria owner charged with trying to destroy the competition
March 18, 2009
Pocono Record: Mumun (Marty) M. Barbaros, owner of the Continental Grill in Canadensis, Pa., has been charged with 35 counts, including assault, burglary…
read nowMan gets 32 years in beating of pizza deliverywoman
March 18, 2009
CBS2Chicago: Keith Hawkins, 18, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after admitting to a brutal attack on a pizza delivery driver. Samantha Wilson-Sayre…
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Food futures: Buy now, pay later
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Locking in food prices can be a losing venture or a saving grace.
read nowPizza Pizza partners with Laker beer for slice promo
March 17, 2009
WATERLOO, Ontario -- Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza has partnered with Brick Brewing Co. for a joint promotional venture, the companies have announced. A…
read nowArmed robber targeting South Philly pizzerias
March 17, 2009
MSNBC: South Philadelphia pizzeria operators are on guard following a string of armed robberies. Four shops have been robbed at gunpoint in the past month. …
read nowNEXTEP continues 100 percent annual growth
March 17, 2009
TROY, Mich. -- NEXTEP Systems, a developer of intuitive touch-screen ordering, digital menu boards and online ordering solutions for the foodservice industry…
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