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Papa John's targets Vermont, last state on U.S market list
May 24, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's announced plans to enter the Vermont market, the only U.S. state in which the company lacks a presence.
read nowAdvertisers buying space on pizza operator's boxes
May 24, 2004
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J.—Logoed pizza boxes commonly are viewed as advertising opportunities for pizza operations. But according to The Associated Press, one…
read nowQ1 comps up 1.5% at Pizza Huts in Australia, New Zealand
May 24, 2004
AUCKLAND, N.Z.—Restaurant Brands, franchisee of Pizza Hut units in Australia and New Zealand, said comparable-store sales for the pizza chain were up 1.…
read nowBlock cheese dives 20 cents to $1.80, further drops ahead
May 23, 2004
Prices for block cheddar plummeted 20 cents on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to trade at $1.80 on May 21.
read nowPapa John's buys Pizza & A Movie firm
May 23, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. has acquired the Pizza & A Movie concept and related programs from Peter Connors and his company, Idols…
read nowDomino's Pizza to offer 24.1 million shares at $15 to $17
May 19, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—As a company, Domino's Pizza expects to raise $136.7 million when it goes public sometime this year, while its current stockholders could reap…
read nowFigaro's Italian Pizza enters South Carolina market
May 19, 2004
SALEM, Ore.—Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. will open its first South Carolina outlet in Murrells Inlet on May 27.
read nowPizza delivery driver robbed at vacant apartment
May 19, 2004
KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—A pizza delivery driver was lured to a vacant apartment, attacked and robbed on the night of May 17.
read nowDomino's Pizza adds salads in Los Angeles market
May 19, 2004
LOS ANGELES—Domino's Pizza units here are hoping to add some green to their cash registers with the test of a new line of Amazin' Greens salads.
read nowPizza Hut's U.S. corp. store comps soar 10% through mid-May
May 19, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut's U.S. corporate units jumped 10 percent for the four weeks ended May 15.
read nowPapa John's franchisee renames 30 pizza units Papa Tony's
May 18, 2004
CHICAGO—A franchisee of 30 Papa John's has withdrawn his stores from the 2,900-plus-unit system and renamed them Papa Tony's.
read nowRonzio Pizza rolls out low-carb pie
May 18, 2004
LINCOLN, R.I.—Ronzio Pizza, an 18-unit chain based here, has developed a low-carbohydrate pizza with 60 percent fewer carbs than its traditional pizza.
read nowLow-carb trend appears to be waning
May 18, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sales of low-carb products have fallen sharply at independent retail and health-food stores, and according to a report in the Washington Post…
read nowCheese market signaling another drop in block prices
May 18, 2004
Multiple dairy market factors are signaling an imminent drop in the price of block cheese traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
read nowMARKETING: POS Systems are marketing machines
May 17, 2004
If you're not using your POS system's marketing components, you're throwing money out the window.
read nowOPINION: Cheese prices, gas prices, false advertising, oh my!
May 17, 2004
Senior Editor Steve Coomes takes a look at the pizza news of the past weeks.
read nowTakeover bid for Restaurant Brands, Pizza Hut franchisee, withdrawn
May 17, 2004
AUCKLAND, N.Z.—Restaurant Brands, operator of Pizza Hut, KFC and Starbucks in New Zealand and Australia, said a planned takeover bid by King Win Laurel…
read nowPizza delivery driver kills thief in attempted robbery
May 17, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS—Police here said a Pizza Hut delivery driver shot and killed a man who tried to rob him on the night of May 17.
read nowUPDATE: Delivery driver fired by Pizza Hut for carrying gun
May 17, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS—A Pizza Hut delivery driver who shot and killed a man he said drew a gun on him, was fired from his job. He also could face criminal charges in…
read nowTakeover bid filed for N.Z. Pizza Hut franchisee, Restaurant Brands
May 16, 2004
AUCKLAND, N.Z.—Claims of a takeover bid for Restaurant Brands, franchisee of Pizza Hut, KFC and Starbucks in New Zealand and Australia, moved the struggling…
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