NRA says restaurant industry accounts for 440,000 summer jobs

June 26, 2006

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association projects that the nation's 925,000 restaurant-and-foodservice outlets will add 409,500 jobs during the 200…

Ripe for increase: Pizza sauce prices to rise by 25%

The price of pizza sauce is expected to rise significantly in 2007. Read more to learn where other commodities prices are headed.

Donatos Pizza to be sold at Bengals games

June 25, 2006

Columbus Business First: Donatos Pizza will serve pizza at Paul Brown Stadium and become the official sponsor of the Cincinnati Bengals when football starts…

Papa Gino's to run Triple Play promo with Boston Red Sox

June 25, 2006

DEDHAM, Mass. — Papa Gino's is launching a Triple Play promotion in partnership with the Boston Red Sox. According to a news release, Papa Gino's will offer…

Hatab appointed to Papa John's board

June 22, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's appointed John Hatab to the pizza chain's board of directors.

Japan to restart U.S. beef imports

June 22, 2006

HONG KONG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said an agreement has been reached with Japan to restart U.S. beef exports, pending planned inspections of…

Pizza Hut launches major Pan Pizza ad campaign

June 22, 2006

BRANDWEEK: Pizza Hut will break a series of TV spots the weekend of June 24-25 to support its Pan Pizza offerings. The campaign, dubbed, "Pan Confessions,…

Pizza driver brutally beaten during delivery to darkened house

June 21, 2006

The Southeast Missourian: A 29-year-old Domino's Pizza driver was beaten during a midnight delivery to an unlighted home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The driver was…

America's Incredible Pizza Co. names new executives

June 21, 2006

TULSA, Okla. — America's Incredible Pizza Company has expanded its executive staff.

Pizza Hut sales slip 9% in June

June 21, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands, parent of Dallas-based Pizza Hut, reported comparable-store sales at the 1,800 corporate units dropped 9 percent for the four…

Senator introduces Menu Labeling Bill

June 21, 2006

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., have introduced identical legislation in the Senate and House that would require chain…

Web ordering: From computer to makeline

Pizza operators pursuing online ordering options see it less as a means of replacing phone orders, and more as a way to grow ticket averages.

New store design now the focus of Donatos Pizza

June 20, 2006

Columbus Business Journal: Donatos Pizza didn't close seven Philadelphia-area stores in May because they weren't profitable. Rather, the 173-unit chain wants…

NRA applauds Senate rejection of big minimum wage hike

June 20, 2006

WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association praised the Senate for voting down an amendment to S. 2766, the Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Authorization…

Papa John's opens 50th pizzeria in South Korea

June 20, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's announced the opening of unit No. 50 in South Korea.

Sbarro accelerates international franchising effort

June 19, 2006

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Sbarro said it's accelerating its international expansion by opening more than 25 restaurants in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, the…

Whitbread eyes sale of Pizza Hut interest

June 19, 2006

Bloomberg.com: Whitbread PLC, which owns a 50 percent interest in Pizza Hut's United Kingdom restaurants, is exploring the sale of that asset and its other…

Western Foodservice Expo set for Aug. 26-28

June 19, 2006

NORWALK, Conn. — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo is offering an early bird registration for the show, which will be held in Los Angeles Aug.

Emerging Concept: RedBrick Pizza

RedBrick Pizza is a slick, solid concept. But can it grow from 60 pizza restaurants to 12,000 in just 10 years?

Papa John's eyes Middle East expansion

June 18, 2006

Gulf News: Papa John's announced it wants to open 50 pizza units in the Middle East over the next five years.