Schlitz, Lou Malnati's pizza headed to Iraq for Super Bowl

January 22, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times: Two thousand pizzas from Lou Malnati's Pizzeria in Chicago, and three pallets of Schlitz beer, will be packed up Friday and flown to Iraq…

Eagle Boys celebrates Australia Day

January 22, 2009

WEST END, Queensland -- Eagle Boys Pizza is celebrating Australia Day with its Aussie Lamb Pizza, available during the holiday for $4.95.   Celebrated each…

Technomic revises 2009 foodservice growth expectations

January 22, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Citing further contraction in the economy, a continuing slowdown in consumer spending and accelerating job losses, foodservice…

Toppers Pizza expands in Wisconsin

January 21, 2009

WHITEWATER, Wis. -- Toppers Pizza has begun construction on two stores in Wisconsin in the cities of West Allis and Milwaukee. Each store will be giving away…

Domino's and Subway get in a food fight

January 21, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has received a letter from Subway demanding it cease and desist from running advertising featuring the claim that its new…

Di Fara's owner injured in car accident

January 21, 2009

Slice: Legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Di Fara is temporarily closed after owner Dominico DeMarco was injured in a car accident. DeMarco, who broke his kneecap and…

Pizza driver completes deliveries after being shot

January 21, 2009

Asbury Park Press (N.J.): George Williams was delivering pizzas TJ's Pizzeria when he heard gunfire. A few minutes later, when his leg began to swell, he…

Pizza Patron launches expansion push

Company aims to have 750 stores within 10 years.

Ask the Experts: Pizza POS systems

January 21, 2009

Pizzeria operators have unique needs when it comes to point-of-sales systems. In this edition of Ask the Experts, Firefly Technologies managing partner Duessa…

Pizza Hut names UMC Field Marketing Agency of the Year

January 21, 2009

DALLAS -- Pizza Hut named United Marketing Communications "Field Marketing Agency of the Year" at its annual Fall Business Conference.   UMC was recognized for…

California Pizza Kitchen opens Middle East restaurants

January 20, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has opened its first location in the Middle East, the company has announced. The new restaurant, opened by CPK…

NPC, Pizza Hut close restaurant deal

January 20, 2009

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- NPC International Inc. has closed the previously announced transactions in which Pizza Hut International purchased 42 Pizza Hut units…

CiCi's offers slice of awareness to mentoring program

January 20, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza has joined forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Texas again this year to promote January as National Mentoring Month. CiCi's…

Papa John's plans 40 new UK stores

January 20, 2009

The Daily Mirror: Papa John's plans to create 600 jobs in the United Kingdom this year. The company will open 40 new restaurants, boosting its total to 160. …

Fresh Ideas to focus on local store marketing

January 20, 2009

NEW ORLEANS -- A 15-year industry veteran with experience in both restaurants and hospitality has formed Fresh Ideas Marketing Group Inc, a specialized…

Survey finds diners still spending, but less

January 20, 2009

Business First of Louisville: A survey by Norcross, Ga.-based hospitality research firm A Closer Look has found that Americans are still heading to restaurants…

Zagat's 2010 America's Top Restaurants Report

Annual report reveals more patrons are price sensitive, want to eat 'green' and order online.

Technomic: Diners' entree choices shaped by economy

January 19, 2009

CHICAGO -- Foodservice consultants Technomic has found that the weak economy hasn't just reduced restaurant traffic, it has influenced diners' choices in…

19 fall ill at Miss. Pizza Hut

January 19, 2009

Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth: Nineteen members of a church group were hospitalized after eating at a Pizza Hut in Greenwood, Miss. The cause hasn't been…

Pizzeria operator calls for wing boycott

January 19, 2009

WIVB-TV (Buffalo, N.Y.): A pizzeria operator in Niagara Falls is calling for a boycott of chicken wings. Sam Musolino of Sammy's Pizzeria says he's paying…