House Judiciary Committee passes bill discouraging obesity lawsuits against foodservice industry

January 27, 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 339, the "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act," a bill designed…

North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show serves up strong slate of speakers, panels

January 26, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Three solid days of pizza-centered seminars are on the menu for the expected 5,000 attendees of the North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show…

Time to order online

Ordering online from a distributor is simple and convenient, but few distributors and pizza operators are using such services.

Papa Murphy's to launch lower-cal, lower-carb line of pizzas

January 26, 2004

VANCOUVER, Wash.—Seeking to satisfy diet-conscious customers, Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza will launch a new line of Thin Crust deLITE pizzas on Feb. 1.

Pizza Inn's comp-sales drop 1.4% in second quarter

January 25, 2004

THE COLONY, Texas—Pizza Inn reported on Jan. 23 that its comparable-store sales dropped 1.4 percent for its second quarter, ended Dec. 28, 2003. The company's…

Old Chicago to build 15 pizza restaurants around Tampa Bay

January 25, 2004

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc., owner of the 53-unit Old Chicago pizza restaurant chain, wants to open 15 units in the Tampa Bay area…

Proposal for Ask Central pizza chain coming soon, says TDR

January 22, 2004

LONDON—Pizza and pasta chain Ask Central is now the subject of a rival takeover approach valuing the firm at £211 million (U.S. $389.2 million).

NEWS OF THE WEIRD: Angry patron holds up pizza staff, dines and leaves

January 21, 2004

EDMONTON, Alberta—A man accused of holding up a pizzeria after being told his pizza would take 45 minutes to be delivered told a court police arrested the…

Jealously guarded pizza secrets revealed for the first time ever ...

January 21, 2004

Pizza Experts, "Big Dave" Ostrander, Kamron Karington, Tom Lehman, and Jim Laube Meet for the First Time Ever in Columbus, Ohio, at the North America Pizza…

Domino's Pizza franchisee firm changes name to Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp.

January 20, 2004

CALGARY, Alberta—The Canadian franchisee of Domino's Pizza is changing its name from Comac Food Group Inc. to Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp., effective Jan. 22…

Papa John's appoints new COO and CFO

January 20, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced the departure of Chief Operating Officer and PJ Food Service President Robert Wadell, who had worked…

DeBartolo to develop Famous Famiglia pizza chain around U.S.

January 20, 2004

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Pizza delivery driver critically wounded in shooting

January 19, 2004

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—A pizza delivery driver from Gino's Pizza & Spaghetti House was shot while on the job Jan. 19.

OPERATIONS: Top five client mistakes of 2003

January 19, 2004

As Jim Moran points out, sometimes it's the little things that can do serious damage to an otherwise good business.

UPDATED: Pizza delivery driver murdered in Philadelphia

January 19, 2004

PHILADELPHIA—Bita Dobromirescu, a 46-year-old delivery driver for New Oxford Pizza was shot and killed on the night of Jan. 18 as he made a delivery run to an…

NAPICS to offer first-ever hands-on Pizza Test Kitchen

January 18, 2004

If you've ever wanted to try out a pizza oven or a dough product—while at the tradeshow where you found it—you'll get your chance in the NAPICS Pizza Test…

Frozen pizza sales rose last year, but Kraft's brands were down

January 18, 2004

NORTHFIELD, Ill.—Kraft Foods Inc., the world's No. 2 food maker, reported in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its frozen pizza sales…

Prices fall as tensions rise in Aussie pizza price war

January 18, 2004

WENDOUREE, Australia--The pizza war here is heating up as operators slash prices to match their competition.

Following Moscow opening, Papa John's eyes 600 new intl. pizza units in 7 years

January 15, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International announced the opening of its first unit in Moscow.

Pizza Patron signs 18-unit development deal in Austin, Texas

January 15, 2004

DALLAS—Continuing its aggressive growth spurt, Pizza Patron has signed a development agreement to open 16 units in 36 months in the Texas cities of Austin…