CiCi's Pizza continues expansion efforts

January 7, 2008

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza plans to open restaurants this year in California, New York, Delaware and New Jersey, according to president Craig Moore. The…

Driver beaten in robbery

January 6, 2008

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas): A Papa John's delivery driver in Tyler, Texas, was beaten and robbed Friday night while making a delivery to what turned out…

Pizza Pizza taps Pitney Bowes' MapInfo

January 6, 2008

TROY, N.Y. — Canadian Pizza chain Pizza Pizza has begun using Pitney Bowes MapInfo location-intelligence solution to strategically expand its business, Pitney…

California Pizza Kitchen to present at investor conference

January 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Officials from California Pizza Kitchen Inc. will be presenting at the ICR XChange Conference in Dana Point, Calif., Jan. 17 at 11:45 a.m.

Papa John's launches text-message promotion

January 3, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. is launching a "TEXTra Points 4 Pizza" text-message promotion to run concurrently with the NFL playoffs.   By…

Pizza pioneer passes away

January 3, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Ed LaDou, the first pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago and a developer of California Pizza Kitchen's first menu, died of cancer Dec. 27 at…

Father, son arrested in driver assault

January 3, 2008

Denver Post: A Denver father and son have been charged with sexually assaulting a pizza delivery driver on New Year's Eve, according to Denver district…

Pizzeria bans planning commission officials

January 2, 2008

KWSO-TV (Lawton, Okla.): Danny Falcone, the owner of Falcone's Pizzeria and Deli in Edmond, Okla., has erected a sign at his business saying Edmond Planning…

Round Table Pizza brings back Big Vinnie

January 2, 2008

CONCORD, Calif. — Round Table Pizza has brought back the Big Vinnie pizza, an extra large, New York-style pizza, for a limited time.   The Big Vinnie is…

Days of pizza past: the year in review

Pizzeria operators had a tough year; they fought back with technology.

Domino's driver broke policy in shooting

January 2, 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Domino's delivery driver who shot and killed a robber last week could have faced disciplinary action over the incident had he not…

Pizza Hut unveils political poll

January 2, 2008

DALLAS — In a survey called "Pizza Hut Political Poll" conducted by Zogby International, Pizza Hut asked Iowans a few questions in conjunction with the…

NAPICS preshow workshops to help operators

January 2, 2008

If you're a pizzeria operator searching for ways to better market your business or improve the quality of your pizza dough, the answers you seek may be…

Pizza Hut launches value pizza

January 1, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has unveiled a new television ad to launch its new Pizza Mia value product. The ad uses snippets of presidential debate footage to remind…

Pizzeria fire destroys three businesses

January 1, 2008

The Star-Ledger (New Jersey): A fire that officials said started in the kitchen of Stella's Pizzeria in Perth Amboy, N.J., spread quickly through a commercial…

Delivery driver allegedly shoots, kills suspected robber

December 27, 2007

KMOV-TV (St. Louis): Police in Pagedale, Mo., are investigating an incident where a pizza delivery driver allegedly shot and killed a man who tried to rob…

Hedge fund raises stake in California Pizza Kitchen

December 27, 2007

Houston Chronicle: San Francisco-based Farallon Capital Management LLC has raised its stake in California Pizza Kitchen Inc. to 7.3 percent from 5.3 percent…

Pizza Hut door case boosts paper's readership

December 27, 2007

Madison County Record (Illinois): Three of the four most-read stories for 2007 on the Web site of the Madison County Record concerned the case of a woman who…

Call center options expand for operators

December 27, 2007

Off-site order taking can help save labor, maximize profits.

Domino's preps for busy holiday

December 26, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's expects to sell approximately 2.3 million pizzas in the U.S. alone on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the company said. To…