Pizza Inn signs Oman franchising deal

July 28, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn Inc. has signed a multiunit development agreement to open up to 12 new units in the country of Oman over the next 10 years as…

Former Domino's CMO moves to Wendy's

July 28, 2008

Promo: Ken Calwell, the former chief marketing officer at Domino's Pizza, is returning to Wendy's International Inc. to become its new marketing head. The move…

Franchise deals to spur Donatos expansion

Pizza chain back on track after acquisition, sale.

Pizza Hut intros The Natural in Dallas

July 27, 2008

DALLAS -- Pizza Hut is rolling out The Natural, a new pizza which features toppings free from artificial flavors, colors or preservatives served on a…

Cop posing as pizza driver fatally shoots alleged robber

July 27, 2008

WZTV (Nashville, Tenn.): An undercover officer fatally shot a Nashville teenager who was approaching him with a gun, which was later found to be an air pistol.

Calif. governor signs trans-fat ban

July 27, 2008

The New York Times: California became the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill July 25, 2008, to phase…

Commodities update – Week of July 28, 2008

July 27, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped higher last week, averaging slightly above $2.05 per pound for the trading week ended…

Papa John's intros Chocolate Pastry Delight

July 27, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Papa John's has introduced Chocolate Pastry Delights as a permanent menu addition.   The new dessert is made of puff pastries filled with…

Pizza truck latest contestant in lunch rivalry

July 24, 2008

The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.): Lost Brothers Pizza, which operates out of a truck in Newark, N.J., has roused the ire of other lunch vendors in the area. The…

Lab testing confirms Villages Pizza a healthy meal choice

July 24, 2008

VICTORIA, British Columbia -- When Villages Pizza owner John Papaloukas saw pizza appearing in media reports of food that wouldn't be allowed in B.C. schools…

Domino's rolls out mobile kitchen

July 24, 2008

ATLANTA -- Cowabunga Inc., the largest single-owned Domino's Pizza franchise in the United States, has added a new mobile pizza kitchen to its fleet, offering…

Jet's Pizza franchisee to open S. Fla. stores

July 24, 2008

Naples Daily News: Michigan resident Tom Jakubczak couldn't find his favorite pizza on a visit to Florida two years ago, so he decided to do something about…

Grimaldi's reopens after tax shutdown

July 23, 2008

Newsday (via Slice): Legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Grimaldi's reopened July 23, hours after being shut down by the state over unpaid taxes. The pizzeria, located…

Research firm releases customer-service survey results

July 23, 2008

FINDLAY, Ohio -- Papa Murphy's Take 'n' Bake Pizza, CiCi's Pizza and Papa John's topped the 2008 second quarter rankings of the quarterly customer-service…

Minn. key to cracking salmonella source

July 23, 2008

Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul): While the FDA was focused on tomatoes and bogged down by its reliance on local health departments in its investigation, in…

Minimum wage hike kicks in

July 23, 2008

CNN: The second of three increases to the national minimum wage took effect July 24, increasing the minimum by 70 cents to $6.55 per hour. The third and final…

Chuck E. Cheese comps up nearly 6 percent

July 22, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- Comparable-store sales at CEC Restaurants Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese, increased 5.7 percent for the second quarter ended June 29…

Experts to offer pizza certifications

July 22, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli, one of the longest running pizza schools in Italy, is offering a 5-day course leading to a certification in…

Pizzeria holding its own presidential election

July 22, 2008

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. -- Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville is offering its own version of the presidential election by tracking sales of the restaurants two new…

Hell is all business, director says

July 22, 2008

Stuff.co.nz: Riding a wave of controversial advertising campaigns, Hell Pizza has grown from four units to 66 over the past four years and is expanding into…