Cheese slips below govt. support price

February 23, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Feb. 24 block cheese traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw prices drop nearly 2 cents to $1.1275 a pound, just below the government…

Schmitt and Lippmann take top honors in Pizza Pizzazz

February 23, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Don Schmitt of Bexley Pizza Plus (Bexley, Ohio), and Eric Lippmann of EJ's Neighborhood Pizzeria and Italian Eatery (Cypress, Texas), out baked…

Carpenter, Wood Stone VP, dead at 76

February 23, 2006

BELLLINGHAM, Wash.—Longtime Wood Stone Corp. sales and marketing vice president Keith W. Carpenter, died of heart failure Feb. 5. He was 76.

Who's Who: Mark Gold

February 22, 2006

Even as a kid, Mark Gold knew he'd be his own boss. And with the help of family loans, he co-founded Pizza Shuttle, one of the highest-grossing pizzerias in…

Jacent Voice Control center helps slash employee theft

February 22, 2006

Revenue and profit slide continues at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza

February 22, 2006

IRVING, Texas—The year 2005 was a difficult one for CEC Entertainment, parent of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza.

Japanese pizza maker spreading Neapolitan pizza in homeland

February 22, 2006

Japan Times: Makoto Onishi, the winner of the title of best pizza maker at the annual Naples Pizza Festival in 2003, is working diligently to teach his…

Struggles continue for Domino's Pizza in Canada

February 22, 2006

CALGARY, Alberta—Despite increases in gross sales and store counts, revenue and profit shortfalls continue to plague Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp., a 254-store…

Pizza Hut dubbed India's most-trusted QSR

February 22, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Economic Times' (India) annual survey of India's "Most Trusted Brands" in 2005 rated Pizza Hut as the most trusted quick-service restaurant…

A dirty duty done well

February 20, 2006

Having your staff clean your pizza ovens might save money, but hiring a service might produce a better, less expensive result in the long run.

Domino's Pizza Australia sees half-year profits jump 81%

February 20, 2006

BRISBANE, Australia — Domino's Pizza Australia New Zealand reported a half-year profit of AUS $6.5 million (U.S. $4.8 million), a gain of nearly 81 percent for…

SERVICE: A cell phone can be a swell phone when used creatively

February 20, 2006

Cell phones don't have to be a curse in your dine-in pizzeria. They can be an excellent customer service and management tool if you know how to use them.

Intura adds fingerprint security to new Vision release

February 20, 2006

ARLINGTON, Texas—Point-of-sale and management software supplier Intura Solutions has added biometric fingerprint security to its Intura Vision product.

2005 profits rise 57% at Domino's Pizza

February 20, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Despite softening sales in the final quarter of 2005, Domino's Pizza posted a 57 percent increase in profits on modest increases in revenue.

Pizza driver sentenced to 4 years in prison for fatal crash

February 19, 2006

The Olympian: A pizza delivery driver who drove drunk and killed a man in a car crash has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Cheese prices plummet to near-support levels

February 16, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Unseasonably mild weather throughout the United States has milk production soaring and cheese prices plummeting.

OPERATIONS: Half-baked truths about refurbished ovens

Oven remanufacturers know pizza operators get burned regularly when buying poorly refurbished units. Read how they recommend you avoid getting stuck with a bad…

NAPICS Preview: The Presidents Panel

February 15, 2006

The 2006 North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show will feature a Presidents Panel including some of the most successful operators in the business. Siler Chapman…

FDA revises minimums on grains claims in food

February 15, 2006

Houston Chronicle: The Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidelines for food makers' claims about the amount of whole grain used in their products.

Waco gets wild with pizza competition

February 15, 2006

Waco Tribune-Herald: The pizza wars have hit the streets of Waco, Texas. In the past several years, major chains have opened multiple outlets in the city, and…