Pizza Patrón opens first Nevada store in Las Vegas

April 20, 2006

LAS VEGAS—Pizza Patrón opened its first Nevada location in Las Vegas on April 12.

Registration begins for the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Awards

April 20, 2006

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Self-Service World is now accepting entries for the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Awards.

Choose the right pizza POS system

April 20, 2006

With dozens of POS systems on the market, finding the one best suited for your shop and your budget takes time and investigation.

'Pizza! The Movie' is a terrific tale of the industry

April 19, 2006

Filmmaker Michael Dorian is showing 'Pizza! The Movie' at several American film festivals this year. Read more and learn why this is a must-see for anyone in…

Earth Day Canada: Pizza Pizza trades slices for old cell phones

April 19, 2006

TORONTO—Pizza Pizza is supporting Pitch-In Canada's National Cell Phone Collection Program in an effort to clean up the environment.

Message machine: Caputo cheese sponsors race team

April 19, 2006

MELROSE PARK, Ill.—Wiscon Corp. and its Caputo cheese brand have signed on as the 2006 title sponsor for a race car driven by Timmy Megenbier in the Skip…

Analyst credits Panera's Crispani pizza with sales boost

April 19, 2006

  Reuters: In a recent report, Morgan Keegan analyst Bob Derrington wrote that Crispani pizzas sold at Panera Bread Co. make up about 12 percent of the chain's…

Happy Joe's signs five-unit Caféz agreement

April 19, 2006

BETTENDORF, Iowa—Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream signed its first multi-store development agreement for its new Happy Joe's Caféz concept.

U.S. appetite for fast-food grows, study says

April 19, 2006

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Despite criticism of fast-food by consumer advocacy groups and news stories warning about an obesity epidemic, QSR usage is up…

Papa Gino's Pizza loses celebrity spokesman in football team switch

April 18, 2006

Boston Herald: When New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri left to join the Indianapolis Colts recently, Papa Gino's Pizza lost its key spokesman. "I'd…

Panago Pizza broadens menu with multigrain crust, new sausage pizza

April 18, 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—To meet growing consumer demand for variety, 150-unit Panago Pizza is launching three new menu items: a multigrain crust…

Marco's Pizza launches innovative franchisee referral-reward plan

April 18, 2006

Fireman's Fund introduces special coverage for restaurants

April 18, 2006

NOVATO, Calif. — With an increased focus on the hospitality industry, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has introduced an end-to-end risk management solution…

Marco's Pizza launches innovative franchisee referral-reward plan

April 18, 2006

TOLEDO, Ohio—Marco's Pizza has launched an innovative franchisee referral-reward plan to help it achieve its goal of 500 units by 2010.

Pizza Hut opening six new India restaurants

April 17, 2006

The Business Standard India: Pizza Hut said it plans to open six new outlets in Northern India.

Nick-N-Willy's Pizza awards top performers for 2005

April 17, 2006

LONE TREE, Colo.—Richard Weil, president and chief executive of 65-unit Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza, awarded its top performers for 200…

Small pizzerias, big profits

A big pizzeria may seat and feed a lot of customers, but some operators are finding smaller, "right-sized" operations are more profitable.

Franchisee loses license over whole-wheat pizza crust

April 17, 2006

The Daily Sentinel: Steve Sheehy's whole-wheat crust was a winning addition to his menu, but it wasn't an item approved by Nancy's Pizzeria, his franchisor.

First year: Papa John's Travis makes big impact on pizza chain

April 17, 2006

Business First of Louisville: When Papa John's chief executive Nigel Travis speaks to investors at the company's annual meeting on April 19, he'll likely be…

Unique Pizza and Subs forms working to convert independent operations

April 17, 2006

Pittsburgh Business Times: Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. expects it can become a 1,000-store company within five years by converting existing independent…