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CiCi's offers free Pepperoni Flips for perfect diving scores
August 17, 2008
COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza will offer free Pepperoni Flips if an American diver earns an overall perfect 10 in the finals of the 10-meter platform…
read nowBrazil Fast Food comps up more than 7 percent
August 17, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Comparable-store sales at Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second-largest fast-food restaurant chain in Brazil, increased 7.1 percent for…
read nowCommodities update - Week of Aug. 18, 2008
August 17, 2008
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained fairly stable last week, averaging $1.77 per pound for the trading week ended Aug.
read nowPapa John's increases stock buyback program
August 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The board of directors of Papa John's International Inc. has approved an increase to $775 million in the amount of the company's common…
read nowFireFly sees record Phoenix POS sales
August 14, 2008
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- FireFly Technologies, maker of the Phoenix Point-of-Sale restaurant POS software, booked 75 percent more site installations for the first…
read nowStudy: Unhygienic restrooms turn off consumers
August 14, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — Restaurant patrons are far less likely to return to an eating establishment if they find restrooms that are unhygienic or poorly stocked with…
read nowPizza Capers kicks off expansion drive
August 13, 2008
BRISBANE, Queensland -- Australian pizza chain Pizza Capers has announced plans to operate a network of 100 stores in the next two years and establish a…
read nowLa Gondola AOL City's Best Chicago-style pizza
August 13, 2008
Chicago -- La Gondola Italian Restaurant has been named AOL's 2008 City's Best Italian Restaurant for offering the best pizza and homemade Italian specialties…
read nowCandidates outline pizza policies
August 13, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: When Sen. Barack Obama dines out, he and wife Michelle stop in at a little pizza joint in a mini-mall near their home, he told…
read nowMiddleby to acquire Turbochef
August 12, 2008
ELGIN, Ill. -- The Middleby Corp. plans to acquire oven maker TurboChef Technologies Inc. in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $200 million.
read nowTechnomic study reveals more evidence of fewer dinners out
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO — More than one-third of consumers said they are eating or buying dinners out less frequently than one year ago, according to a new study released by…
read nowUno Chicago Grill squeezed by debt
August 12, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., the parent of the 200-unit Uno Chicago Grill chain, will skip a bond payment on Friday as it tries to…
read nowLargest Domino's franchisee talks about past, future
August 12, 2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mike Orcutt started working for Domino's in Ann Arbor, Mich., when he was 16 years old. At 51, he owns 79 Domino's outlets in…
read nowFormer Pizza Inn chief takes over Souper Salad
August 12, 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Former Pizza Inn chief Tim Taft has been named CEO of Souper Salad Inc., parent company of Souper Salad and Grandy's restaurants. San…
read nowMarco's debuts online ordering
August 12, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza has launched its online ordering system via the company's Web site, www.marcos.com. The online ordering system offers secure…
read nowPoll: Californians oppose 'menu labeling' mandate
August 12, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new statewide poll conducted by the Peter D. Hart Research Associates found that 62 percent of Californians prefer to have nutritional…
read nowNoble Roman's net off 44 percent
August 11, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS –- Revenues at pizzeria franchisor Noble Roman's Inc. were $2.4 million for the company's second quarter ended June 30, 2008, off 23 percent…
read nowOlympic swimmer Michael Phelps reveals training secret
August 11, 2008
ESPN: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps told reporters at the Beijing Olympics details of the diet that is helping him on his quest to win a record number of gold…
read nowPizza Fusion pursues organic-restaurant certification
August 11, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion plans to pursue independent, third-party organic-restaurant certification for all of their locations…
read nowBrazil Fast Food acquires Pizza Hut's largest Brazilian franchisee
August 11, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Brazil Fast Food Corp., which operates the Bob's and KFC brands in Brazil, has acquired 60 percent of Internacional Restaurantes do…
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