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Washington state's House passes bill banning obesity lawsuits
March 7, 2004
OLYMPIA, Wash.--The State House here passed a bill on March 6 barring customers from suing restaurants they say made them fat.
read nowPapa John's to nest with Baltimore Ravens in pizza sponsorship deal
March 7, 2004
BALTIMORE, Md.—Papa John's signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with The Baltimore Ravens football team on March. 4.
read nowPizza Hut's 2004 comp sales fall 1%
March 7, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands reported in its 2003 annual report that comparable-store sales at the world's largest pizza chain dropped …
read nowOPERATIONS: Top five operational trends for 2004
March 3, 2004
Jim Moran illustrates the five best trends he sees developing in the pizza business this year.
read nowSystem sales up, comps flat at Pizza Huts in Australia, New Zealand
March 3, 2004
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Restaurant Brands, franchisee of Pizza Hut units here and in Australia, saw sales at the chain rise 4.2 percent to NZ $18 million (U.S.
read nowPizzaCouponsNow.com providing online coupons for Hungry Howie's Pizza franchisees
March 3, 2004
SARASOTA, Fla.—PizzaCouponsNow.com, Inc., a provider of Internet pizza coupon distribution, announced it's teaming up with Hungry Howie's Pizza to provide…
read nowPapa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza franchisee rolls out PixelPoint POS at 20 stores
March 3, 2004
CONCORD, Ontario—Restaurant POS software developer, PixelPoint Technologies, announced that Button Pizza Company, a Midwestern franchisee of Papa Murphy's Take…
read nowSystemwide sales at Domino's Pizza jump 5.8% in ''03
March 2, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Domino's, Inc., announced that its 2003 systemwide sales rose 5.8 percent over 2002, while its fourth quarter systemwide sales soared 9.…
read nowWhen Waltrip wins, Domino's Pizza customers get $5 off
March 2, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Domino's Pizza is hoping to spur typically flat Monday sales with a promotion tied to its cosponsorship of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver…
read nowSandelman 'Awards' highlight improvements in pizza category
March 2, 2004
VILLA PARK, Calif.—A quarterly syndicated Quick-Track(R) research program conducted by Sandelman & Associates asked 62,205 fast-food users across 61 U.S.
read nowPizza delivery driver grazed by bullet in robbery
March 2, 2004
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Police believe a pizza delivery driver who was attacked and robbed March 1 outside an apartment complex was set up.
read nowQuality Restaurant Ventures grabs slice of Westshore Pizza
March 1, 2004
HEATHROW, Fla.--Quality Restaurant Ventures, Inc., franchisor of Sobik's Subs restaurants in Central Florida, has signed a letter of intent to acquire 1…
read nowWithdrawal from France, Mexico cost Telepizza $17 M in 2003
March 1, 2004
MADRID--Telepizza SA posted a net loss for 2003 due to a one-time restructuring charge related to its withdrawals from Mexico and France.
read nowPanago adds new low-carb pizza crust option
March 1, 2004
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Panago, a 155-unit Canadian chain, has joined the low-carb movement by adding a new crust to its menu.
read nowWisconsin assembly passes bill against potential obesity lawsuits
February 29, 2004
GREEN BAY--The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill on Feb. 26 to protect restaurants and food distributors from potential lawsuits filed by people who claim…
read nowIndia Pizza Huts get spicier Chettinad pizzas
February 29, 2004
AHMEDABAD, India--Pizza Hut has expanded its Pan Hindustani menu with the launch of Chettinad pizzas.
read nowVilla Pizza signs 10-store deal in Kuwait
February 29, 2004
MORRISTOWN, N.J.--Villa Pizza has signed a development agreement to open 10 stores in Kuwait.
read nowDaydots offers new line of small, color-coded portion-control bags
February 26, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas—Food safety products manufacturer Daydots is introducing a new line of small portion-control bags.
read nowCarbConscious pizzas on the menu at Picurro Pizzeria
February 26, 2004
TUCSON, Ariz.—Carbohydrate counters here have a new pizza option with the CarbConscious line of pies introduced in December at Picurro Pizzeria.
read nowQ4 and '03 revenues and profits up at Chicago Pizza & Brewery
February 26, 2004
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—New unit openings and strong same-store sales increases pushed revenues and profits up for fourth quarter and full-year 2003 at…
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