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…

Texas pizza maker seeks top prize in Pizza Pizzazz contest

February 15, 2006

Houston Chronicle: Cyprus, Texas's, Eric Lippmann is traveling 1,100 miles to Columbus, Ohio, to bake his best at the Pizza Pizzazz competition at the North…

A truly hands-on experience

If you have questions about your operation, don't miss the 2007 North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show's pizza test kitchen, Feb. 19-20. Seeing may be believing…

Pizza Hut Australia pulls plug on Web ordering

February 14, 2006

ZDNet Australia: Pizza Hut's Australian operation has shut down its Web ordering system after more than half a decade of operations. The company said the…

Papa Romano's shares the 'love pizza' on Valentine's Day

February 13, 2006

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Sixty-unit pizza chain Papa Romano's will roll out its special heart-shaped pizza for Valentines Day.

California Pizza Kitchen inks 15-unit franchise deal for Japan

February 13, 2006

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen signed an agreement with WDI Corp. of Japan to open 15 CPK locations there within the next decade. According to a news…

Frozen chosen

February 12, 2006

Frozen pizza dough appears to be the choice in an increasing number of pizzerias as operators seek to reduce labor and increase consistency. Experts say even…

Aussie pizza box maker prosecuted for price fixing scam

February 12, 2006

The Australian: Australia's competition regulator is taking Visy, a major supplier of cardboard packages, to federal court for an alleged price-fixing scam…

Domino's Pizza Australia targets small towns for regional expansion

February 12, 2006

BRISBANE, Aus. — Domino's Pizza Australia New Zealand Ltd. is targeting smaller regional towns, satellite cities and smaller suburban areas to increase its…

Mangia Pizza ready for Central Texas growth

February 12, 2006

Austin Business Journal: The owners of Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza are targeting Central Texas as their first outpost for significant growth. Over the past…

Domino's Pizza hires two Hispanic marketing agencies

February 12, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has hired two marketing agencies, LatinWorks and Lopez Negrete, to expand the chain's reach to the growing U.S. Hispanic…

Pizza Hut Super Bowl ads garnered top press attention

February 9, 2006

CHICAGO — A Bacon's-Multivision study of news coverage generated by companies' pre- and post-Super Bowl Sunday publicity efforts showed Pizza Hut's marketing…