Detroit Lions player to deliver pizzas

October 15, 2007

Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions wide receiver Roy Williams will serve as an honorary Pizza Hut delivery driver in the metro Detroit area Oct. 16 from 4-…

Domino's net falls 71 percent

October 15, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Comparable-store sales for domestic stores at No. 2 pizza chain Domino's fell 1.6 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 9, compared with…

VeriFone, POSitouch partner for mobile-payment solution

October 15, 2007

ATLANTA — VeriFone Holdings Inc. has announced an agreement with POSitouch to offer VeriFone's On the Spot mobile electronic-payment systems with the POSitouch…

Papa John's co-sponsors coloring book

October 15, 2007

Houston Business Journal: Papa John's International Inc. and Houston-based Reliant Energy Inc. are sponsoring a new sports coloring book to support the…

Papa John's named one of top franchises for minorities

October 14, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. was recently named one of the top 50 franchises for minorities by the National Minority Franchising…

Buscemi's bouncing back

October 14, 2007

Crain's Detroit Business: The Original Buscemi's Inc. is on track to have its best year since the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2000. The opening of…

Panasonic intros Stingray POS

October 14, 2007

ATLANTA — Panasonic Information Systems has announced the introduction of its Stingray POS Workstation.   Stingray's open architecture can run virtually any…

Robber sentenced in driver death

October 14, 2007

Cincinnati Enquirer: Jeremy Harris was sentenced to 28 years to life in the death of Donato's deliveryman Jeff Wilson, who died of a stress-induced heart…

Calif. governor vetoes menu labeling law

October 14, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association today praised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his veto of SB 120, a bill passed by the…

Delivery driver makes a stand

October 11, 2007

WTMJ (Milwaukee): A Pizza Hut delivery driver in Milwaukee grabbed the gun a would-be robber was pointing at him and pistol-whipped his attacker. The driver…

NASCAR driver delivers for Domino's

October 11, 2007

TeamDominos.com: David Reutimann, who drives the #00 Dominos.com Toyota in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series for Michael Waltrip Racing, took a break from racing…

Chuck E. Cheese to limit kids' marketing

October 11, 2007

Broadcasting & Cable: The chairman of CEC Entertainment, owner of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, has told the House Telecommunications & Internet…

GattiTown opens in South Austin

October 11, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — Gatti's Pizza has opened its newest company-owned GattiTown location in Austin's Southpark Meadows district.   The grand opening festivities…

Monical's intros Southwest-style pizza

October 10, 2007

BRADLEY, Ill. — Monical's Pizza restaurants throughout central Illinois and Indiana have introduced a specialty pizza called the Southwest Pizza Ole. The new…

Pizzerias continue to deliver despite rising crime

October 10, 2007

Daytona Beach News-Journal: Delivery driver robberies are on the rise in the Florida counties of Volusia and Flagler, but competition keeps companies…

National Restaurant Association reacts to no-match ruling

October 10, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The National Restaurant Association issued a statement in reaction to a federal judge's decision to bar the Bush administration from…

Pizza Hut, KFC parent kicks off world hunger effort

October 10, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal: Yum Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, is launching a weeklong…

Schnatter's Calistoga Bakery Café eyes expansion

October 10, 2007

NaplesNews.com (Florida): Calistoga Bakery Cafe, the coffee house and sandwich shop founded by Naples developer Mark Bates and Papa John's founder John…

The fruits of franchising

Pizza franchises continue to be a vehicle for success, but due diligence is required.

Yum looks to wings to boost Pizza Hut sales

October 9, 2007

Dallas Morning News: Yum chairman and CEO David Novak is encouraging Pizza Hut franchisees to add Yum's Wing Street chicken operations to more restaurants.