Papa Murphy's tops consumer survey

October 22, 2008

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's Take ‘N' Bake Pizza has been voted the "Best Pizza Chain in America" in the Restaurants & Institution magazine's…

Domino's Pizza Tracker Poll Week 3

October 22, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For the third consecutive week, Republicans participating in the Domino's Pizza Tracker Poll, launched Oct. 7 on www.dominos.com, spend…

SpeedLine introduces new reseller alliance

October 22, 2008

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Pizza and QSR point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has launched the SpeedLine Reseller alliance, the company announced. The first…

Traffic slump a topic for debate

October 22, 2008

Chain Leader: Consumers are pulling back spending because of the current economic situation, according to recent surveys. The reasons for the decline in the…

Pizzeria's political promo leads to problems

October 21, 2008

WWMT-TV (Detroit): The owner of a Detroit-area pizzeria offered to give away a slice of pizza for each John McCain yard sign a customer brought in. Since…

Restaurants bound to suffer from financial crisis, Technomic finds

October 21, 2008

CHICAGO -- In a recently-completed survey of consumers, Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic Inc. found that the financial market meltdown is likely…

Pizza Fusion to open Mesa, Ariz., store

October 21, 2008

MESA, Ariz. -- Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion will open a restaurant in Mesa at 5735 E McKellips Rd., Suite 107, in December. Upon receiving certification…

CEC won't project comps for rest of year

October 21, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- Comparable-stores sales at CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, increased 1.1 percent for the third quarter…

Coalition advocates uniform nutritional info

October 21, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new coalition has announced that it will support federal legislation that provides consumers with detailed nutrition information in…

NY suburb delays vote on calorie count

October 20, 2008

WABC7 (New York): Lawmakers for the New York City suburb of Westchester County have postponed a vote on whether to require chain restaurants to post calorie…

Uno Chicago Grill intros LTO fall menu

October 20, 2008

Newman's Own gets into pizza biz

October 20, 2008

WESTPORT, Conn. -- Newman's Own, the company founded by the late actor Paul Newman and famous for its salad dressings, has introduced Newman's Own Thin and…

Pizzerias caught in the credit crunch

Financing difficulties snarl companies' refranchising efforts.

Yum! Brands signs Kronos online hiring solution

October 19, 2008

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Kronos Inc. has been selected by Yum! Brands, parent company of A&W All-American Food, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut, and Taco…

Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita opens in Houston

October 19, 2008

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita have opened a co-branded restaurant in Houston. The new unit, which features the foods of both Papa…

L.A. pizzeria debuts record delivery pizza

October 19, 2008

Slice: Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria in Los Angeles has created a 54-inch square delivery pizza. The pizza sells for $199.99, plus $14.99 for each…

Pizza delivery helps cancer patient cope with treatment

October 19, 2008

Mix 101-FM (Orlando, Fla.): Scott McKenzie has been the No. 1 morning man on Orlando radio since the mid-1990s. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with cancer…

NRA, Fishbowl expand partnership for online services

October 19, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Restaurant Association has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Alexandria, Va.-based marketing…

Commodities update - Week of Oct. 20, 2008

October 19, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.87 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 17, up 2 cents from the previous…

WingStreet to make Detroit debut

October 16, 2008

DALLAS –- Delivery wing restaurant WingStreet will co-locate with the 40 Pizza Hut restaurants in the Detroit area.   To mark WingStreet's arrival to Detroit…