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Pizza Inn opens new prototype restaurant
October 12, 2008
THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn will officially open its new full service prototype at the corner of Carroll Boulevard and University Drive in Denton, Texas, on…
read nowPapa John's marks 10 years of international operations
October 12, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International Inc. is commemorating its 500th international restaurant with a grand opening celebration in Istanbul, Turkey. The…
read nowCommodities update - Week of Oct. 13, 2008
October 12, 2008
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.85 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 10, unchanged from the previous…
read nowConnecticut man launches pizzeria out of fire truck
October 9, 2008
TheDay.com: When pizzeria operator Christopher Owens saw the fire truck for sale in front of the Noank, Conn., Fire House, he envisioned himself selling pizza…
read nowDelivery driver saves family from fire
October 9, 2008
WCVB-TV (Boston): A pizza delivery driver in Athol, Mass., saved a family from their burning home earlier this week. Donald Hager was delivering a pizza nearby…
read nowCash accepting kiosks: Increase sales, decrease costs, enhance the customer experience
Cash management can be a tricky affair for retailers, considering the labor costs and security considerations involved. Deployers of cash-accepting kiosks must…
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download nowCredit crunch hurting franchisees, Domino's CEO says
October 8, 2008
Detroit News: The global credit crisis is forcing some Domino's franchisees out of business, said David Brandon, CEO of the No. 2 pizza chain. Franchisees with…
read nowTight credit slowing Yum refranchising
October 8, 2008
Louisville Courier Journal: Tighter credit markets are making it more difficult for Yum! Brands, parent of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, to sell some of its…
read nowNew York to host first pizza-eating contest
October 7, 2008
Slice: New York will host the first-ever World Pizza Eating Championship on Oct. 12, to be held in Times Square. The contest is part of the International…
read nowFirst results in from Domino's Pizza Tracker Poll
October 7, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Republicans and Democrats are different not only with their politics, but with their pizza ordering preferences, according to the Domino's…
read nowRevenues up at California Pizza Kitchen
October 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES – Revenues at California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 7.4 percent to $174 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008, compared with…
read nowYum global comps up 3 percent despite soft economy
October 7, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc, parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, increased …
read nowZagat survey reveals fewer New Yorkers dining out
October 6, 2008
NEW YORK -- Thirty-eight percent of New Yorkers say that one way they are responding to the economic crisis is by eating out less, according to Zagat Survey…
read nowFigaro's hires marketing VP
October 6, 2008
SALEM, Ore. -- Figaro's Pizza has hired Patty Duffey as the company's vice president of marketing, effective immediately. Duffey formerly held senior…
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U.K. Pizza Huts get pasta makeover
October 5, 2008
LONDON -- Earlier this year, Pizza Hut pulled an April Fool's name change stunt as part of its Tuscani Pasta launch, and the company may be doing the same…
read nowCiCi's names Shaker Showdown winner
October 5, 2008
COPPELL, Texas -- Lance Hines, a board shaker for a CiCi's restaurant in Oklahoma City, has won the $250 grand prize in CiCi's summer Shaker Showdown. Board…
read nowCommodities update - Week of Oct. 6, 2008
October 5, 2008
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged just under $1.85 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 3, off 12 cents compared…
read nowCiCi's truckers hit the road for Special Olympics
October 2, 2008
COPPELL, Texas — Ten truckers from JMC Restaurant Distribution donated time, money and gas on Sept. 20 for an eight-mile trek through Marietta, Ga., as…
read nowMarco's sets record for store openings
October 2, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza will achieve its largest number of store openings ever this quarter - 10 stores in 60 days, or more than 5 percent franchise…
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