Dangerous apartments redlined by pizza companies

March 9, 2006

The Mississauga News: Several pizza companies in Mississauga, Ontario, have redlined an apartment complex following a rash of attacks and robberies on pizza…

Papa John's to give away 1MM pizzas for perfect NCAA brackets

March 9, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's Pizza and SportingNews.com are partnering to present The Papa John's Perfect Bracket Challenge, where entrants who produce perfect…

Sbarro to open 50 pizza shops in Mexico and Egypt

March 9, 2006

MELVILLE, N.Y.—Sbarro announced separate international development agreements with franchisers in Mexico and Egypt to open more than 50 total new locations in…

Incentives to excel

March 8, 2006

Creative bonus programs do motivate managers to work harder, but don't overlook incentives like trust, a good working environment and simple appreciation.

Papa John's sells Perfect Pizza chain

March 8, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International announced the sale of its struggling Perfect Pizza chain in the United Kingdom to Smartfirst Limited.

FireFly partners with Ctuit Software to speed data processing

March 8, 2006

HILLSBORO, Ore.—FireFly Technologies announced it has teamed up with Ctuit Software to integrate its Phoenix point-of-sale system with Ctuit's comprehensive…

CFO resigns at Canadian Domino's Pizza franchise group

March 8, 2006

CALGARY, Alberta—Evelyn Broere, chief financial officer for Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp. (CPDC), a 250-unit Domino's Pizza franchisee, resigned March 3.

FireFly launches $99 per month Phoenix POS lease plan

March 8, 2006

HILLSBORO, Ore.—The power of advanced point-of-sale technology is now affordable for any pizzeria owner through FireFly Technologies' new leasing plan.

Pizza Hut falters in New Zealand and Australia

March 8, 2006

Bloomberg.com: Restaurant Brands New Zealand, a 107-unit Pizza Hut franchisee in New Zealand, reported that comparable-store sales slid 4.7 percent for the 1…

Marco's Pizza using eye-catching six-color pizza boxes

March 8, 2006

TOLEDO, Ohio—Marco's Pizza is pushing its "Ah! thentic Italian Pizza" positioning with new six-color pizza boxes.

Papa John's reports strong '05 in U.S., intl. units down

March 7, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International saw its U.S. comparable-store sales, revenue and profit rise solidly during the fourth quarter 2005.

Witherspoon to portray London pizza driver

March 7, 2006

The Sun: Fresh off winning the best actress award at the Oscars, "Walk the Line" star Reese Witherspoon is headed to England to study for an upcoming film…

Bertucci's founder launches pizza and gelato concept

March 7, 2006

Boston Herald: Bertucci's founder Joey Crugnale is opening a Marzo 29, a 150-seat pizzeria and gelato bar in Boston's Watertown area.

Papa John's adds meats mix to pan pizza platform

March 7, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Seeking to further the success of its Papa's Perfect Pan offering, Papa John's has introduced a Papa's Perfect Pan Meats pizza.

Merrill Lynch buys NPC, largest Pizza Hut franchisee

March 6, 2006

PITTSBURG, Kan.—Pizza Hut's largest franchisee, NPC International, Inc. has entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell 100 percent of its equity ownership…

Pizza Hut franchisee chooses SpeedLine POS

March 5, 2006

LYNDEN, Wash.—Atherton Restaurant Systems, an 11-unit Pizza Hut franchisee, has selected SpeedLine Solutions as its new POS provider.

Pizza Hut settles Coldiron dispute

March 5, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Yum! Brands announced in a regulatory filing that its Pizza Hut chain agreed to settle with 88 plaintiffs involved in a labor lawsuit.

NAPICS wrap-up: 4,500 attendees sample a slice of the independent pizza market

A crowded show floor greets operators and exhibitors at the North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show.

Pizza Hut opens 200th China unit

March 1, 2006

China Knowledge: Pizza Hut has opened a new restaurant in Guangzhou, the company's 200th in China.

People matter most, says Pizza Hut mega-franchisee Bicknell

March 1, 2006

Joplin Globe: Gene Bicknell, founder of NPC International, the world's largest Pizza Hut franchisee with 834 stores, said he got to the top by understanding…