Guilty plea in Tucson Pizza Hut triple slaying

March 22, 2007

Arizona Daily Star: Christopher "Bo" Huerstel pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in the slaying of three Pizza Hut employees in 1999. The…

Nasdaq gives Pizza Inn more time

March 22, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — The Nasdaq stock market has granted Pizza Inn Inc. until the company's next annual shareholder's meeting in December to regain compliance…

Man tattoos pizza on head

March 21, 2007

BBC Newsround: A Welsh man had a slice of pizza tattooed to his head to raise money for a cystic fibrosis charity and to promote his new pizza restaurant. The…

Wood-fired pizza escapes Ohio smoking ban

March 21, 2007

WXIX (Cincinnati): The Ohio State Board of Health has revised language in a smoking ban that could have prevented pizzeria owners from cooking pizza in…

Marco's Pizza, Root Learning partner on employee-training system

March 21, 2007

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Franchising LLC, the franchising arm of Marco's Pizza, and Root Learning Inc., have partnered to develop an electronic training system…

Mystery shopping: Not a secret anymore

High-tech mystery shopping is digging up deep details that help restaurateurs improve their operations.

Indian pizza maker Britain's fastest

March 20, 2007

Times of India: Prem Singh, who began working for Domino's Pizza in India before moving to Britain, has been recognized as Britain's fastest pizza maker.

Fast food tops Nielsen growth list

March 20, 2007

WILTON, Conn.— Fast food restaurants will open more than 13,000 new locations over the next five years, according to the 2007 Retail Tenant…

Papa John's recognizes top franchisees

March 20, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. recently recognized its Franchise Operators of the Year at its annual Global Operators' Conference in…

Pizza Hut, KFC gets Bulgaria green light

March 20, 2007

Dnevnik.com: AmRest Holdings NV, operator of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands in Poland and the Czech Republic, will expand to Bulgaria. The company recently…

Domino's opening doors for minority franchisees

March 19, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza Inc.'s "Delivering the Dream" program is lending financial assistance in the form of loan guarantees and incentives to help…

Papa John's partners with H&R Block in pizza promotion

March 19, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Customers who file their taxes using H&R Block's TaxCut Online programs will receive a complimentary electronic Papa John's gift card…

Driver holdups prompt police forum

March 19, 2007

Delaware Online: Police in New Castle County, Del., are holding a training session for pizzeria managers and drivers following a rash of robberies in the…

Hypercom intros WiFi Contactless PIN pad

March 19, 2007

PHOENIX — Hypercom Corporation announced March 20 the launch of its new P4100 PIN Pad, also Payment Card Industry PED approved.   The P4100 is a PIN entry…

Mapping success

March 18, 2007

Point-of-sale systems can be an effective tool for increasing the efficiency of a pizzeria's delivery operation.

Intura Solutions inks Middle East distribution deal

March 18, 2007

ARLINGTON, Texas — Intura Solutions LP, supplier of point-of-sale and business-management software for quick service, fast casual and delivery restaurant…

Restaurant tech on display at NRA Hotel-Motel Show

March 18, 2007

CHICAGO — According to National Restaurant Association research, 35 percent of full-service restaurants say they are using more technology today than they did…

Domino's intros mobile-phone coupon service

March 18, 2007

San Jose Business Journal: Domino's Pizza has signed an agreement with Cellfire Inc. for mobile coupon services in the California areas of San Jose, Palo Alto…

McDonald's, Chuck E. Cheese top choice for kids

March 15, 2007

ARLINGTON, Texas — Americans 6 to 17 years old say McDonald's, Subway, and Chuck E. Cheese are their top choices for restaurants, according to a recent…

Pizzeria shooter showed signs of instability

March 15, 2007

New York Times: A man who allegedly shot a New York pizzeria worker and two auxiliary policeman Wednesday night may have done so to avenge a friend who had…