June 2, 2004
LYNDEN, Wash.—Pizza point-of-sale provider SpeedLine announced the release of SpeedLine 5.0, an upgrade to enhance POS security, reliability and performance.
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MELVILLE, N.Y.—First quarter sales and revenue rose modestly at quick-serve pizza and Italian chain Sbarro, but interest expenses dragged net income deep into…
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THE COLONY, Texas--England and South Africa fought the Boer War.
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Unlike so many industries, the pizza business always seems able to accommodate new operators. Mama Mimi's Take 'n Bake Pizza has proven itself one of them.
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A pizza delivery driver shoots and kills a would-be armed robber and loses his job for breaking a pizza company's "no gun" rule. Would you hire him? Senior…
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NEW YORK—The recent hike in cheese costs has Big Apple pizza lovers paying record prices for slices.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's said its U.S. comparable-store sales for the four weeks ended May 23, 2004, declined 3.4 percent (composed of a 0.8 percent…
read nowIn May Little Caesars broke a long truce with its franchisees by suing 40 operators it says are using sub-par pizza ingredients. Franchisees deny the claim and…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—At its annual Operators' Conference on May 11-12, Papa John's handed out the following awards to its top performers:
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SAN DIEGO—Sixty-two Pizza Hut units in San Diego County were closed abrubtly on May 27.
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INDIANAPOLIS--A former Pizza Hut delivery driver who killed a man who tried to rob him at gunpoint won't face criminal charges.
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BUFFALO, N.Y.—La Nova, Inc., owner of two La Nova Pizzerias and a prepared frozen chicken wing company, wants to build a distributorship for its upcoming line…
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SAN DIEGO—Sixty-two San Diego County Pizza Huts reopened May 30 after closing abruptly two days before.
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SAN DIEGO--Sixty-two Pizza Hut units in San Diego County that were closed abrubtly on May 27, reopened on May 30 in time for lunch.
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.—Three pizza delivery driver robberies occurring between May 23 and May 27 have operators here on high alert.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's is introducing a new Grilled Chicken Club pizza, topped with all-white chicken, hickory-smoked bacon, onions, Roma tomatoes and a…
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As Jim Moran shows, damaging perceived value of a product is a risk operators take when they raise or lower menu prices.
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BANGKOK, Thailand—Pizza Hut units here are extending delivery hours to better serve Thai soccer fans staying up late for live broadcasts of matches underway in…
read nowMany potential pizza franchisees roam the aisles at the 85th-annual National Restaurant Association show, but operators say finding the good ones takes skill…
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NEW YORK—Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (ANI) has introduced a new line of controlled-carbohydrate frozen pizzas called Atkins Quick Quisine Pizza.
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