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Pizza 'boy' wants slice of franchise pie
July 22, 2004
PARAPARAUMU, New Zealand — From delivery driver, to shift supervisor, to manager, pizza "boy" Karl Webb will soon move up again, to owner. According to The…
read nowPolice pursue connection between pizza store robberies
July 22, 2004
NORTH POTOMAC, Md. — Montgomery County Police are looking for links between two area pizza store robberies, according to The Sentinel Newspapers.
read nowFrozen dough puts the chill on inconsistency
July 22, 2004
Pizza operators are finding that buying custom-made frozen doughs is an attractive option to making their own.
read nowNon-owned, hired auto insurance is pricey but necessary
July 22, 2004
In the United States, delivery services whose employees use their personal vehicles must carry non-owned, hired auto insurance. The insurance protects the…
read nowText messaging brings home the pizza
July 21, 2004
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Auckland company DataSquirt is on its way to securing a multimillion-dollar business in the fast food market, as it moves into other…
read nowRichfield man wins ''Best Papa' award
July 21, 2004
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Seven-year-old Rhea Burns of Richfield reacted like the family had won the lottery when she found out her dad, Tim Burns, had been named…
read nowPizza en español
July 21, 2004
Arizona quiere pizza.That's español for Arizona wants pizza. Pizza Patrón, dubbed the primero Latino pizza chain, recently opened the first of its planned 5…
read nowPizzaMarketplace.com publisher acquires magazine
July 21, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of KioskMarketplace.com and Kiosks.org and manager of Kiosks.org Association, announced today the acquisition of…
read nowNew order '... off the Web!
July 20, 2004
Web ordering services for pizzerias are less expensive and better performing than ever, and pizza customers are praising their convenience.
read now241 Pizza parent, Afton Foods, files for bankruptcy
July 19, 2004
BURLINGTON, Ontario -- Afton Food Group Ltd., franchisor of the 241 Pizza chain, announced it will receive protection from creditors under Canada's Bankruptcy…
read nowDomino's Pizza's IPO: Great Expectations, Humble Beginnings
July 19, 2004
Though Domino's Pizza's public offering fell short of expectations, analysts believe it's a solid player for the long run.
read nowDomino's Pizza's IPO, Papa Murphy's on the grow
July 19, 2004
If you want to know how well Domino's IPO went, Senior Editor Steve Coomes says not to believe all the headlines.
read nowBikini-clad pizza delivery 'rider' makes waves on Potomac
July 18, 2004
FAIRVIEW BEACH, Va. — A long, slow winter must have given Leesa Shrewsbury a serious case of cabin fever.
read nowJacmar to spend $4.5 million on Shakey's Pizza chain
July 15, 2004
Just days away from completing a deal to buy Shakey's Pizza, Jacmar eyes a growing and profitable future for the once-great chain.
read nowPapa Tony's Pizza on the block, could become Papa John's units again
July 15, 2004
CHICAGO — Former Papa John's franchisee Tony Rezko wants to sell his troubled chain of pizzerias.
read nowCanadian Domino's Pizza franchisee moves toward stock offer
July 15, 2004
CALGARY, Alberta — Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp., a franchisee of 245 Domino's Pizza units, intends to make a private placement of up to 5.5 million shares of…
read nowWal-Mart and Papa Murphy's Take ''N' Bake Pizza growing tasty partnership
July 15, 2004
PORTLAND, Ore. — A developing space-sharing agreement between Wal-Mart and Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake is paving the way for future partnerships between the…
read nowChuck E. Cheese's Pizza posts flat comps, record earnings for 2Q '04
July 14, 2004
IRVING, Texas — Despite flat comparable-store sales at its Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza chain, CEC Entertainment posted record earnings for the second quarter ended…
read nowPapa Murphy's Take ''N' Bake Pizza wants 1,000 units by end of '05
July 14, 2004
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Eager to have 1,000 stores by the end of 2005, Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza reported it has undertaken a large-scale recapitalization…
read nowTwo charged with Jan. murder of pizza delivery driver
July 14, 2004
MACON, Ga. — Two Atlanta men were indicted on July 13 for allegedly killing a pizza delivery driver who apparently stumbled upon an armed robbery while on the…
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