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Independent and artisan pizzerias raising quality bar
January 15, 2006
The Wall Street Journal: Buffeted by low-carb diets and chains that serve pineapple-topped pies, independent pizzerias are focusing on basics like crust and…
read nowCheese could descend to high $1.20s
January 15, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A strong flow of milk from the nation's dairy lands continues to put pressure on cheese prices.
read nowCounter intelligence
January 12, 2006
Experts say that the desire to serve and help customers is innate in some people, and they advise pizza operators look for that spark in the interview process.
read nowTRG buys back Deep Pan Pizza
January 12, 2006
CatererSearch.com: Midmarket restaurant operator, The Restaurant Group, has bought the Deep Pan Pizza chain, which it sold to a management buyout team for…
read nowDiamondTouch now preferred POS supplier to Papa's Pizza to Go
January 12, 2006
BUFORD, Ga. and DALLAS — Papa's Pizza to Go has selected DiamondTouch as the preferred POS system for all corporate and franchised stores.
read nowPizza Express draws strong Christmas season sales
January 12, 2006
Ireland Online: Gondola Holdings, operator of the 314-unit Pizza Express chain, reported same-store sales for the eight-week period ended Jan. 8, 2006, rose…
read nowRound Table Pizza names new president
January 12, 2006
CONCORD, Calif. — Round Table Pizza Inc. announced Jim Fletcher has been elected chairman of the chain's board of directors and that he will continue as the…
read nowCrook pulls off credit-card phone scam at pizza store
January 11, 2006
King County Journal: Police in Kent, Wash., are warning pizza lovers of a scam that has taken several delivery customers for a ride. On Jan. 8, someone…
read nowPizza driver remains hospitalized after kidnapping
January 11, 2006
WLOX.com: A Gulfport, Miss., pizza delivery driver was abducted while making a run on the night of Jan. 9.
read nowDomino's Pizza to sponsor NASCAR driver Waltrip in '06
January 11, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two of NASCAR racer Michael Waltrip's cars will bear the Domino's Pizza logo when the stock car racing season begins in February.
read nowPapa John's pushing Sweetreats dessert pizzas
January 11, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is doing a nationwide promotion of its Papa's Sweetreats personal dessert pizzas.
read now4Q domestic comps up 1.7% at Domino's Pizza
January 10, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For the second year in a row, Domino's Pizza reported soft fourth-quarter same-store sales at its U.S. stores. According to a regulatory…
read nowChuck E. Cheese's Pizza boosts school fundraising donation to 15%
January 9, 2006
IRVING, Texas — Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza announced it will increase its school fundraising donation program to 15 percent effective at all company locations…
read nowComps up 7.1% in '05 for Domino's Pizza UK & IRL
January 9, 2006
LONDON — Domino's Pizza UK & IRL announced its 2005 comparable-store sales rose 7.1 percent for the 52 weeks ended Jan. 1, 2006 (fiscal 2005). According to…
read now4Q comps rise 5.3% at California Pizza Kitchen
January 9, 2006
LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen announced comparable-restaurant sales increased 5.3 percent for the 12 weeks ended Jan. 1, 2006. According to a news…
read nowPizza Inn makes two key VP appointments
January 8, 2006
THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn announced the appointment of Darrell Smith to the post of vice president of development, and the promotion of Danny Meisenheimer…
read nowPizza delivery finally arrives in Nome, Alaska
January 8, 2006
Anchorage Daily News: Nome, Alaska, often the butt of jokes because of its remote location, finally has a pizza delivery operation.
read nowWinners and Losers in 2005
January 5, 2006
Overall, 2005 was a very good year in the pizza business. The strengthening economy helped business at mom-and-pop ops as well as at mega-chains. But despite…
read nowPreator, Pizza Inn CFO, resigns
January 5, 2006
THE COLONY, Texas — Shawn M. Preator, chief financial officer at 400-unit Pizza Inn, resigned on Dec. 28. According to a regulatory filing, his contract was…
read nowBuonamici International adds By-George to pizza-focused distributor network
January 5, 2006
RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International announced the addition of By-George Food Specialties to its Italian- and pizza-restaurant-focused distributor network.
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