CiCi's conference to auction dinner with Donny Deutsch

February 18, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- A two-night, three-day stay in New York and exclusive opportunity to dine one-on-one with Donny Deutsch, CNBC host and chairman of Deutsch…

Papa Bello's opens first international restaurant

February 18, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has announced the opening of the company's first international franchised unit in Shanghai, China.   The restaurant…

Customers mourn murdered pizzeria owner

February 18, 2009

WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pa.): Police are searching for the killer of a man who owned a popular pizza shop in Montgomery County, Pa. Antonio Lombardo, 60, was found…

SpeedLine releases new POS software

February 18, 2009

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Point-of-sale provider SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has released SpeedLine POS 6.0, the company has announced.   The new software includes 4…

Ask the Experts: Pizzerias and PCI

Do operators really understand what PCI means?

New Web site focuses search on top menu items

February 17, 2009

BOSTON -- An innovative technological twist is adding some new flavor to the online restaurant search engine market. FoodieBytes.com is a uniquely-niched…

Court upholds NYC menu labeling law

February 17, 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the New York City Board of Health's menu labeling law, rejecting the New York Restaurant Association's challenge to the…

Papa John's opens its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic

February 17, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International opened its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic, the company has announced. The restaurant is located in the…

NPC International closes acquisition deal

February 17, 2009

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- NPC International Inc. has announced that it has closed a previously announced asset sale agreement with Pizza Hut Inc. in which NPC…

Domino's announces earnings webcast

February 17, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. --Domino's Pizza Inc. will hold a webcast to discuss the company's fourth quarter and full year 2008 results on Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. Eastern…

Domino's in Europe, NZ, Australia see boost from economic downturn

February 17, 2009

The National Business Review (New Zealand): Same-store sales at Domino's restaurants in Europe increased 8.8 percent last year, the company has announced…

CEC comps off 1.5 percent in Q4

February 17, 2009

IRVING, Texas – Comparable-store sales at CEC Entertainment Inc, operator of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, fell 1.5 percent for the 2008 fourth quarter ended…

Kentucky to consider calorie counts for restaurant chains

February 16, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky has joined the list of states and cities considering regulations regarding menu labeling. The recently filed legislation…

Marco's unveils new boxes, smallwares

February 16, 2009

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza has introduced a new system of pizza boxes and smallware designs in its stores nationwide.   Marco's now has 23 box design…

Middleby Corp. to present at investor conference

February 16, 2009

ELGIN, Ill. -- Management of oven maker The Middleby Corp. will deliver an investor presentation at the Roth Capital Partners 21st Annual Growth Stock…

Palermo's named Rattlers' pizza provider

February 16, 2009

APPLETON, Wis. -- Minor league baseball team the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have signed a deal making Palermo's Pizza the official pizza of Time Warner Cable…

Deep-dish pizza creator lost to history

February 16, 2009

Chicago Tribune: Historian Tim Samuelson has been looking into the origins of Chicago's deep-dish pizza. Despite his best efforts, though, who exactly…

Cheese on the cheap

Falling prices are a boon for operators, but now farmers are feeling the pain.

Commodities update - Week of Feb. 16, 2009

February 15, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed steadily upward last week, averaged slightly less than $1.21 per pound for the…

Domino's plans 'Secretary of Taste' ad blitz for Presidents' Day

February 15, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza is buying an advertising "roadblock" during the highly rated primetime network shows on Presidents' Day to promote its new…