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Sbarro loss widens
August 10, 2008
MELVILLE, N.Y. –- Comparable-stores sales at pizzeria chain Sbarro Inc. were flat for the first six months of 2007 compared with an increase of 3.7 percent for…
read nowPizza Hut franchisee seeks bankruptcy protection
August 10, 2008
Louisville Courier Journal: Independence, Ohio-based Midland Food Services, which operates Pizza Hut restaurants in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, has filed…
read nowHometown Pizzeria kicks off franchising effort
August 10, 2008
LITCHFIELD, Ill. -- The family that owns Chandler Brothers Hometown Pizzeria has plans to begin franchising the concept. The Chandler family owns restaurants…
read nowCommodities update - Week of Aug. 11, 2008
August 10, 2008
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to slide last week, averaging $1.75 per pound for the trading week ended Aug. 8…
read nowNPC to acquire 99 Pizza Huts
August 7, 2008
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- NPC International Inc., the largest Pizza Hut franchisee, plans to buy 99 Pizza Hut units from Colonial Foods LLC for $35 million. The…
read nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen raises earnings guidance
August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES –- Comparable-store sales at gourmet pizzeria California Pizza Kitchen increased 1.4 percent in the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008.
read nowWestern Foodservice Expo to move to San Diego in '09
August 7, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. — Reed Exhibitions and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) have announced plans to relocate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality…
read nowNPC continues comp-increase streak
August 7, 2008
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut franchisee NPC International increased 7.1 percent for the second quarter ended June 24, 2008, the…
read nowYum! Brands outlines lobbying efforts
August 7, 2008
MSN Money: Yum Brands Inc. spent $180,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on nutritional menu labeling and other issues, according to a…
read nowPapa John's unveils crop circle ad
August 6, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has crafted a six-acre crop circle promoting the company's new whole wheat pizza crust in a wheat field in Commerce City…
read nowUno Restaurant Holdings schedules earnings call
August 6, 2008
BOSTON -- Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., operator and franchisor of Uno Chicago Grill restaurants, will host a conference call for interested investors…
read nowPizza Ranch taps ONOSYS to integrate with SpeedLine
August 6, 2008
CLEVELAND -- The 142-location Pizza Ranch chain has selected ONOSYS Online Ordering to implement their online-ordering system. To help streamline operations…
read nowDomino's revamps UK stores
August 5, 2008
Brand Republic: Domino's Pizza plans to introduce a new design in 500 restaurants in its UK and Ireland stores. The new look includes a "pizza theater" that…
read nowPizza champ shares dough secrets
August 5, 2008
Greenwich (Conn.) Time: Pinocchio Pizza co-owner Bruno DiFabio has medaled 15 times at the Pizza Olympics in Parma, Italy. Now, he's using his expertise to…
read nowPapa John's sees boost in second-quarter comps
August 5, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Comparable-store sales at domestic Papa John's International Inc. restaurants increased 2.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 29…
read nowNRA show attendee wins Caribbean cruise
August 5, 2008
BOISE, Idaho -- ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston announced today that Tom Fremarek, of Cheeseburger in Paradise, is the winner of its "Get Tantalized" promotion, held…
read nowCapital Oil & Gas to add pizza
August 4, 2008
HIALEAH, Fla. -- Capital Oil & Gas Inc. plans to add franchised or corporate express pizza and sub sandwich operations to all of its locations, the company…
read nowGarlic Jim's debuts gluten-free crust
August 4, 2008
EVERETT, Wash. -- Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza has announced the nationwide debut of its new gluten-free pizzas. Garlic Jim's first introduced…
read nowNYC to enforce circular law
August 4, 2008
New York Times: New York City has started enforcing a state law that prohibits the placement of "unsolicited papers, fliers, pamphlets, handbills, circulars or…
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