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Path of lease persistence
July 13, 2004
Negotiating a lease for your pizza operation is less daunting when you follow the advice of the pros.
read nowDomino's Pizza misses target, to sell at $14 today on NYSE
July 13, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When David Brandon, chairman and CEO of Domino's Pizza, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on July 13, bidding for the…
read nowCobrand growth helping power Pizza Hut sales juggernaut
July 13, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Hut's comparable-store sales growth of 6 percent for the four weeks ended July 10 left Yum! Brands executives crowing during a July 1…
read nowDomino's Pizza's IPO expected today
July 12, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After 44 years as a privately held company, Domino's Pizza could throw its public coming out party on Wall Street as early as today.
read nowPapa Tony's Pizza closes weeks after converting from Papa John's
July 12, 2004
DEKALB, Ill. — Just two months after converting about 30 Papa John's units to Papa Tony's Pizza stores, Papa Tony's closed at least 23 Chicago-area units, and…
read nowHere's the ''Skinny': Round Table Pizza rolls out low-carb pizza
July 12, 2004
CONCORD, Calif. — Round Table Pizza is introducing its new Skinny Crust, which the 500-unit company claims has all the flavor of its regular crust, but 3…
read nowBurke intros Gyro-style pizza topping
July 12, 2004
NEVADA, Iowa — Toppings manufacturer Burke Corporation is bringing a bite of worldly flavor just in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.
read nowPizza Hut U.S. corp. comps rocket 6% for June/July
July 12, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands reported that comparable-store sales at its 1,760 company-owned U.S. Pizza Hut units rose 6 percent for…
read nowSTRANGE NEWS: Road rage! Pizza delivery driver plows into homeless man's shopping cart
July 8, 2004
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A pizza delivery driver here took road rage to a new low when he deliberately ran into a homeless man's shopping cart on June 13.
read nowCheese, this is confusing!
July 7, 2004
If you're not sure why cheese prices are so low after being so high for so long, take heart. Even the experts are shrugging their shoulders this year.
read nowBattle for Melbourne begins as Domino's Pizza Aus. swallows 16 Big Daddy's
July 7, 2004
MELBOURNE, Australia--The recent acquisition of 16 Big Daddy's Pizza units will give Domino's Pizza Australia immediate penetration into the Melbourne pizza…
read now2Q comps up 4.5% at Chicago Pizza & Brewery
July 7, 2004
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. reported comparable-store sales at its BJ's Restaurant and Brewery units jumped 4.5 percent in the…
read nowPapa John's June comps rise 1.9 percent
July 6, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International, Inc. announced that domestic systemwide comparable sales for the five weeks ended June 27, 2004, increased 1.…
read nowSEC sues National Pizza Corp. owner over stock scheme
July 6, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Hershey Moss, owner of St. Louis-based National Pizza Corp., is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly deceiving…
read nowNew president at Marco's Pizza sets sights on aggressive expansion
July 6, 2004
TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Pizza, a 26-year-old, 123-unit pizza chain based here, wants to double its Midwest presence in major markets such as Cleveland and…
read nowCounting the cost of a pizza POS system
July 5, 2004
What pizza POS is best for your operation? A do-it-all turnkey system, or a cost-saving do-it-yourselfer?
read nowBankrupt Italian Oven returns as Italian Oven Cafe Pizzeria
July 5, 2004
BRENTWOOD, Pa.—Nearly seven years after the 100-unit Italian Oven restaurant chain went bankrupt, its founder has reentered the restaurant fray with a slimmer…
read nowWestshore Pizza eyes 50 Miami-area units in 8 years
July 5, 2004
HEATHROW, Fla.—Westshore Pizza franchisor Quality Restaurant Ventures, Inc., announced plans to co-develop at least 50 units in and around Miami with the…
read nowPizzaExpress pushing delivery service
July 1, 2004
LONDON—Dine-in standard PizzaExpress is launching a marketing campaign centered on promoting delivery.
read nowDeparting Pizza Inn SVP says chain owes him $605K payout
July 1, 2004
THE COLONY, Texas—Pizza Inn senior vice president and general counsel Keith Clark is claiming the company owes him at least $605,882 connected to his scheduled…
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