Pizza Fusion launches franchise program

March 13, 2007

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The founders of organic-pizza restaurant Pizza Fusion hope to take their concept national with the launch of a new franchise program.

Pizzeria's offer a lot of dough

March 13, 2007

1010WINS (New York): A new Manhattan pizza restaurant will feature NYC's most expensive pizza, listed on the menu for $1,000. The pizza is topped with…

High-school students to run Papa John's

March 13, 2007

Louisville Business First: Students at Central High School in Louisville, Ky., will operate a Papa John's restaurant in order to learn business fundamentals.

California Senate tackles food-labeling legislature

March 13, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate Health Committee will begin a hearing March 14 on SB 120, a bill that will offer citizens basic nutritional labeling…

FDA proposes fruit, vegetable safety regulations

March 12, 2007

MSNBC: The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday new voluntary rules for ensuring fruit and vegetable safety. Fruit and vegetable-related outbreaks of…

Domino's to buy back shares

March 12, 2007

Houston Chronicle: Domino's Pizza Inc. accepted 2,242 shares of its common stock for $67,260 in a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer that expired Friday.

Incredible Pizza Co. projecting $60 million in revenue for 2007

March 12, 2007

Springfield Business Journal (Missouri): The five-year-old Incredible Pizza Co. chain plans to have 15 restaurants open by the end of this year. The company…

Web site to outline healthy restaurant menus

March 12, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Healthy Dining, a San Diego-based company which analyzes restaurant menus for nutritional information, is partnering with the National…

Car plows into Pizza Hut

March 11, 2007

Centre Daily (Pa.): Two people were hospitalized March 8 after a car crashed through a Washington County, Pa., Pizza Hut. The car's driver told authorities…

Pizza delivery man killed fourth week on the job

March 11, 2007

Macon Telegraph: A 22-year-old pizza delivery man died March 9 after being struck by a vehicle as he walked across the street to deliver a pizza. The victim…

Domino's customer buys $9.99 Lotus

March 11, 2007

ATLANTA — Domino's Pizza customer Mauricio Segovia got a great deal on a 2007 Lotus Elise as part of Domino's Anything Goes contest.   Segovia found the car…

Georgia Restaurant Association, NRA and First Data partner

March 8, 2007

ATLANTA — The Georgia Restaurant Association, along with the National Restaurant Association and First Data Corp., announced March 9 the Georgia launch of…

FireFly Tech launches scholarship program

March 8, 2007

HILLSBORO, Ore. — FireFly Technologies, developers of the Phoenix Point-of-Sale system for pizza and delivery restaurants, announced a new scholarship program…

Papa Gino's to expand

March 8, 2007

Boston Globe: Dedham, Mass.-based Papa Gino's, ranked as the 21st-largest operator in 2005, plans to more than double its restaurants to 335 pizzerias over the…

Figaro's Italian Pizza acquires Sargo's Subs

March 8, 2007

SALEM, Ore. — Figaro's Italian Pizza announced March 9 that it has completed the acquisition of 10-unit Sargo's Subs, an Italian-themed submarine sandwich…

Loop Pizza: One hot Grill

The Loop Pizza Grill has 50 units in the growth pipeline and its aggressive franchising hasn't even begun.

Papa John's CEO lays out roadmap

March 7, 2007

Fortune: Less than 10 percent of Papa John's sales come from outside the United States. CEO Nigel Travis hopes to ramp that up to 25 percent over the next…

Mozzarella Fresca sold to Lactalis American Group

March 7, 2007

CONCORD, Calif. — Mozzarella Fresca Inc. announced March 7 its sale to Buffalo, N.Y.-based Lactalis American Group Inc., the U.S. holding company of Group…

Polish pizza chain expanding to Romania

March 7, 2007

Portal Biznesowv (Warsaw, Poland): Pizza Dominium, a 50-unit Polish pizza chain, plans to expand into Romania this year. The chain also plans to add 15 new…

Australian pizzeria celebrates 20 years

March 7, 2007

AUSTRALIA — Australia's largest privately owned pizza chain, Eagle Boys Pizza, is set to celebrate 20 years in the business.     Eagle Boys founder Tom…