NRA: Industry logs 30 consecutive months of growth

February 28, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to improve in January, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Pizza driver robbed after taking order from suspicious caller

February 27, 2006

The Associated Press: A pizza delivery driver in Mankato, Minn., ignored a caller's questionable behavior and took an order that eventually led to him being…

Legendary Pepe's Pizza to open second restaurant

February 27, 2006

The Connecticut Post: The grandchildren of Frank Pepe, founder of the famous Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Conn., in 1925, are opening a new…

Feb. '06 comps up 4.6% at Papa John's

February 27, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's reported domestic system-wide comparable-store sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 19, 2006, increased approximately 4.6 percent…

A pizza palooka among pizza pros

February 26, 2006

Senior Editor Steve Coomes's amateur's entry in Pizza Pizzazz is far from perfect, but his scores showed it wasn't a total flop. Read more on his lessons…

Vocelli Pizza passes muster to serve to Army base

February 26, 2006

The Washington Times: The Army is watching Vocelli Pizza.

Online ordering drives strong year at Domino's Pizza UK & IRL

February 26, 2006

LONDON—Domino's Pizza UK & IRL turned in a solid performance for the 52 weeks ended Jan. 1, 2006.

Nick-N-Willy's Take-N-Bake launches Catuity card program

February 23, 2006

DETROIT and DENVER—Catuity Inc., a loyalty and gift card processor, announced Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza will deploy its loyalty card…

BJ's Restaurants posts strong results for 4Q and full-year 2005

February 23, 2006

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Pizza and craft-brew-centered BJ's Restaurants reported solid financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 3…

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…