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Proxy battle underway at Pizza Inn
It's time for Pizza Inn's shareholders to decide whether they trust its current board of directors, or whether they will vote for a slate of directors…
read nowPizza Hut to cobrand with WingStreet in 2004
February 10, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Yum! Brands, parent company of Dallas-based Pizza Hut, announced in its fourth quarter 2003 report that it will begin co-branding the pizza…
read nowRash of robberies worry Baltimore-area pizza delivery drivers
February 9, 2004
BALTIMORE, Md.—Pizza delivery drivers in and around Baltimore are concerned about a recent increase in armed robberies of drivers.
read nowIceland grocery chain to sell Pizzagra aphrodisiac pizza
February 9, 2004
LONDON—The Iceland supermarket currently is developing a pizza aimed at setting pulses racing and libidos leaping.
read nowRed Lobster features pizza among special menu items
February 8, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite the occasional pie topped with clam or shrimp, seafood and pizza toppings are hardly synonymous. (See related story Fishing for…
read nowPapa John's opens its first Trinidad unit
February 5, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's has opened its first unit in the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
read nowPizzaMarketplace launches petition drive to support anti-obesity lawsuit legislation
February 4, 2004
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read nowFamily, boss of murdered pizza delivery driver, offer cash reward for information
February 4, 2004
PHILADELPHIA—In the two weeks since the murder of pizza delivery driver Bita Dobromirescue, the 45-year-old man's wife and his pizzeria boss are working to…
read nowCompetitors will vie for U.S. Pizza Team spots during NAPICS
February 4, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Some 60 pizza makers will battle for two spots on the U.S. Pizza Team when the Pizza Pizzazz kicks off at the North America Pizza & Ice…
read nowLow-cost pizza model takes hold in China
February 3, 2004
SHANGHAI, China—In a market where pizza not only is relatively novel but priced at a premium, French émigré Anthony Le Corre's three Hello Pizza units are…
read nowSbarro hires Beaudrault as new QSR president
February 3, 2004
MELVILLE, N.Y.—Nine-hundred-unit Sbarro, Inc. named Peter J. Beaudrault president of the company's quick service dining division.
read nowPapa John's Jan. comp-store sales rise 4%
February 2, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced its domestic systemwide comparable-store sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 25, 2004, rose 4 percent…
read nowZ Pizza aims to add 40 units to Washington, D.C. area
February 1, 2004
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Z Pizza, a gourmet pizza restaurant chain based here, announced plans to open more than 40 units in and around Washington, D.C.
read now''Circular' reasoning dogs defendant in Shakey's Pizza lawsuit
An outdated and incomplete uniform franchise offering circular emerges as the centerpiece of a fraud and misrepresentation lawsuit filed against Shakey's by…
read nowPizza delivery driver fired for speaking to reporter
January 29, 2004
ATHENS, Ga.—A Pizza Hut delivery driver here was fired for speaking to a reporter about a recent robbery in which he was the victim.
read nowPrice increase helps comp-store sales rise 2.5% at California Pizza Kitchen
January 29, 2004
LOS ANGELES—California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. reported Jan. 29 that its comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 28, 2003, rose 2.8 percent…
read nowFigaro's Italian Pizza unveils low-carb pizzas line
January 29, 2004
SALEM, Ore.—Beginning Feb. 23, Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc., a take-and-bake and bake-and-take chain, will roll out a low-carbohydrate line of pizzas that…
read nowNEWS OF THE WEIRD: Two wrecks and $125 in parking tickets send pizza delivery driver to jail
January 28, 2004
BUFFALO, N.Y.—A pair of auto accidents in a single day left pizza delivery driver Erik Carlson-Coulter, 22, calling police for help—and them paying them bail…
read nowAmericans rely heavily on pizzerias, restaurants for Super Bowl grub, NRA says
January 28, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to a survey by the National Restaurant Association, 52 percent of Americans ages 18-24 who watch the Super Bowl order takeout or…
read nowJanuary sales rise 2% at Pizza Hut U.S. corp. stores
January 28, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Yum! Brands Inc. reported Jan. 29 that comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut rose 2 percent for the four weeks ended Jan. 28.
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