Domino's Pizza prepares to go public

April 14, 2004

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Domino's Pizza, Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed $30…

First quarter comp-sales rise 5% at Chuck E. Cheese's

April 14, 2004

IRVING, Texas—Chuck E. Cheese's posted solid comparable store-sales gains of 5 percent for the first quarter, ended March 28, 2004.

Michael Angelos adds cool twist to home delivery: frozen pizzas

April 14, 2004

DEKALB, Ill.—Take-and-bake pizza stores are making their way across the U.S., but home delivery of raw, frozen pizzas is arguably novel.

OPERATIONS: In the pizza business, your telephone line is your lifeline

April 13, 2004

As Jim Moran writes, you treat customers right when you greet 'em right on the telephone.

Pinch serves pizza by the inch

April 12, 2004

NEW YORK—The pizza premise at Pinch is a bit of a stretch: sometimes short, other times long.

Police probe suspicious pizza delivery driver robbery

April 12, 2004

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Police continue to investigate the possible armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver in Ypsilanti Township on the night of April 8.

Store closures signal trouble at Paradise Pizza

April 12, 2004

MODESTO, Calif.—Paradise Pizza, a 23-unit operation formed seven months ago from a group of Round Table Pizza restaurants, has closed at least three units.

Q1 '04 comp-sales jump 7.7% at Chicago Pizza & Brewery

April 11, 2004

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. announced that comparable-restaurant sales for its BJ's restaurants increased approximately 7.…

Papa John takes a pay cut, and shares it with his staff

April 8, 2004

The decision by John Schnatter, CEO of Papa John's, to cut his 2003 base pay and share it with the company's rank and file is laudable in an era of corporate…

Will 2004 be the year the pizza industry finally raises prices?

April 6, 2004

As Senior Editor Steve Coomes reports, many operators are countering high cheese and gas costs by raising pizza prices.

March sales drop 3.7% at U.S. Papa John's, Q1 '04 comes in flat

April 6, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced that domestic systemwide comparable sales for the five weeks ended March 28, 2004, decreased 3.…

Thinking 'round the box

It's clearly innovative, but is there a need in the pizza industry for the Presseal round pizza box?

British Pizza Hut cancels deliveries to 'problem' neighborhood

April 5, 2004

LONDON—Drivers for a Pizza Hut here have refused to deliver the Boundary Way neighborhood because they say it's too dangerous.

Looming financial woes threaten Inno-Pacific, Shakey's pizza parent

April 5, 2004

SINGAPORE—Auditors of Inno-Pacific Holdings say current and potential financial crises threaten the company's viability as a going concern.

Sbarro pizza chain loses $17 M in '03, yet family gets bonuses

April 4, 2004

MELVILLE, N.Y.—Quick-casual pizza and Italian chain, Sbarro, reported a loss of $17.2 million for the full year ended Dec. 28, 2003, compared to a profit of…

Pa. pizza drivers more wary following robberies

April 4, 2004

UHRICHSVILLE, Pa.—In the wake of recent delivery driver robberies, some pizza places here are increasing safety awareness.

Two Boynton pizza delivery drivers robbed within an hour

April 4, 2004

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Within a single hour on the night of April 2, two Papa John's pizza delivery drivers were robbed at sites less than three miles apart.

Straw Hat Pizza no longer sweet on sourdough

April 4, 2004

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Declining sales of its Sourdough Crust Pizza have pushed Straw Hat Pizza to drop it from its menu.

Menu price boost helps '03 comp-sales at Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria

April 4, 2004

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.—A menu price increase of 2.1 percent helped 2003 comparable-store sales rise 4.1 percent at 89-unit Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria.

PIZZA EXPO COVERAGE: Show floor activity signals a pizza industry rebound

April 3, 2004

An estimated 5,000 attendees were on hand for education, tasting and networking at the 20th-annual International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.