RedBrick Pizza signs 31-store development deal

November 18, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. -- RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has signed a new development agreement with master developer Triple JM LLC, which grants the company the…

Uno Chicago Grill debuts gluten-free pizza

November 18, 2008

BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill is testing a new gluten-free pizza in its Northeastern region, the company announced. The test coincides with Gluten-Free Diet…

Two arrested in driver slaying

November 17, 2008

News9.com (Oklahoma City):  Police in Oklahoma City have arrested 17-year-old Zonta West and 16-year-old Rondell Griffin for allegedly shooting and killing…

Mobile Dialog releases mobile marketing solutions

November 17, 2008

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Mobile Dialog has announced its self-service mobile marketing coupon solution and promotion tool for restaurant owners. The mobile coupon…

Organic Trade Association ramps up marketing

November 17, 2008

GREENFIELD, Mass. — The 1,700-member Organic Trade Association (OTA) is launching an extraordinary consumer marketing and public relations campaign that will…

Pizza Inn adds to management team

November 17, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn Inc. has appointed Scott Richter as senior director of marketing and Samuel "Bud" Boswell as executive chef and director of…

Mangia takes title for longest pizza

November 17, 2008

KEYC-TV (Makato, Minn.): A Mangia Pizza location in Austin, Texas, has broken the record for the longest line of pizza. The pizzeria used more than 1,00…

Pizzerias face threat from Walmart, others

Take & bake push may take a bite out of pizza sales.

Panago launches iPhone-friendly Web site

November 17, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia –- Canadian pizza chain Panago has launched a version of its Web site specifically designed to meet the demands of mobile users.

Report outlines food safety breakdown in salmonella outbreak

November 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Produce Safety Project (PSP) has released a report that outlines how weaknesses in food safety policy, organization and communications…

National menu labeling may be gaining steam

November 16, 2008

Reuters: As more communities adopt menu labeling legislation, a nationwide system requiring quick-serve chains to list calories on their menus could be…

Commodities update - Week of Nov. 17, 2008

November 16, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rebounded slightly last week, averaging slightly under $1.71 per pound for the trading week…

Gift cards qualify as deposits, FDIC says

November 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the entity that guarantees bank deposits, has issued an opinion stating that funds on gift cards and…

Papa Murphy's partners with Feeding America

November 16, 2008

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Take 'n bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's is launching "Feed Your Neighbor," a fundraising effort to benefit Feeding America, formerly known…

Domino's teams with TiVo

November 16, 2008

ALVISO, Calif. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Digital video recorder service TiVo Inc. and Domino's Pizza have teamed up to give broadband-connected TiVo subscribers…

Papa John's to give free pizzas to Facebook users

November 16, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Beginning Nov. 17, any U.S. user of the social networking site Facebook who becomes a "fan" of the official Papa John's page will receive an…

Obama's favorite pizza to be part of inauguration

November 13, 2008

Slice: The family that owns Chicago's Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, which has a location in President-elect Barack Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood, is being flown to…

NRA seeks applications for Faces of Diversity awards

November 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association is seeking applications from restaurant companies and restaurant industry professionals for its third…

California Restaurant Association offers marketing cookbook

November 13, 2008

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The California Restaurant Association will offer the book "Four Star Restaurant Marketing Cookbook—Recipes for Restaurateurs" in its…

Pizza Inn comps up for 6th consecutive quarter

November 13, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas -- Comparable domestic buffet restaurant sales at Pizza Inn restaurants increased 1.1 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended…