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Cheese prices may fall more, but quick rebound likely
June 29, 2004
LYNDEN, Wash.—At least one dairy analyst believes block cheese prices may fall some more before rebounding sooner than later.
read now2Q comps rise 6.6% at California Pizza Kitchen
June 29, 2004
LOS ANGELES—California Pizza Kitchen reported that comparable-store sales for its second quarter ended June 27, 2004, rose 6.6 percent.
read nowSERVICE: Wise pizza operators know catering to kids isn't child's play
June 28, 2004
Kids don't pay the tab, but as Paul Paz points out, they influence adults' dining choices.
read nowPapa John's scores pizza deal at Devil Rays' stadium
June 28, 2004
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Papa John's signed a multi-year agreement with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays that will allow the chain to sell its pies at Tropicana Field, the…
read nowSTRANGE NEWS: Angry mom pelts Chuck E. Cheese's mouse with pizza
June 28, 2004
MACON, Ga.—The mouse took the cheese—in the face.
read nowNewcastle directors purchase more Pizza Inn stock
June 27, 2004
THE COLONY, Texas—Two Pizza Inn directors, both of whom work for the chain's largest shareholder, Newcastle Partners, purchased small portions of the company's…
read nowNeed for speed sends pizza delivery driver to jail
June 27, 2004
HONOLULU—A Papa John's driver making a pizza delivery got sidetracked in a street race and wound up in jail on June 24.
read nowPizza party! Block cheese crashes to $1.45
June 27, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—For the second time in three days, the price for block cheese plunged during trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
read nowTurnover at the top: Langstaff, Papa John's marketing chief, gone
June 27, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Papa John's International announced that chief marketing officer Gary Langstaff is no longer with the company.
read nowPizza Inn SVP, Clark, to resign in July
June 24, 2004
THE COLONY, Texas—Pizza Inn senior vice president of corporate development, B. Keith Clark, will resign from the struggling chain on July 7.
read nowHungry Howie's Pizza ad wins Telly Award
June 24, 2004
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich.—Hungry Howie's Pizza, Inc., recently won a Telly Award for its "Old Trick With A New Twist" commercial.
read nowGino's East using kiosks for mail-order pizzas
June 23, 2004
CHICAGO—Legendary Chicago-style pizzeria chain Gino's East is using electronic kiosks to sell frozen pizza.
read nowTop this! Kim-chee pizza draws sales and media attention
June 23, 2004
FLUSHING, N.Y.—Tony Sala, owner of T.J.'s Pizzeria & Restaurant, is selling kim-chee-topped pies.
read nowNick-N-Willy's adds low-carb take and bake pizza
June 22, 2004
LONE TREE, Colo.—Forty-unit Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza has added a lower-carb, lower-cal Liv-N-Lite menu.
read nowCheese price meltdown? Analysts unsure whether market will hold
June 22, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—How long will the cheddar block market price of $1.80 hold firm?
read nowTrio of thieves rob Hungry Howie's Pizza unit
June 21, 2004
WATERFORD, Mich.—Police officers arrested two of three men allegedly involved in a robbery at a Hungry Howies' Pizza store on June 19.
read now'30 or free' offer costs Domino's Pizza India 10k pies
June 21, 2004
NEW DELHI—Domino's Pizza India's "30 minutes or Free" guarantee has boosted the past six weeks' sales by 15 percent, but according to the Financial Express…
read nowMovie tells the story of the pizza delivery "hero"
June 20, 2004
Moviemaker Tim Beideck wants America to see what really goes on in the lives of pizza delivery drivers, so he created "Drivers Wanted." The independent film…
read nowCompetitive eaters face off with pizza in Chicago
June 20, 2004
CHICAGO—Competitive eaters like oysters because they go down easy. Hot dogs are good, too, because you can soak the buns in water for quicker gobbling.
read now''Black Widow' bites competition in pizza-eating contest
June 20, 2004
CHICAGO—Sonya "the Black Widow" Thomas notched her seventh competitive eating title in 2004 at the Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship in Downers Grove…
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