Operators surprised by pizza delivery fee at Bemidji hotels

April 22, 2003

Claiming pizzeria operators should help cover the cost of cleaning up after messy guests, hotel operators in Bemidji, Minn., are proposing a 50-cents-per-box…

Pizza delivery driver robbed, beaten

April 22, 2003

NEWBURY, England -- Police are appealing for information about the mugging of a pizza delivery driver on April 15.

Q1 CPK comp-store sales rise 2.7%, but stock falls amid labor and sales concerns

April 22, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI), announced that same-store sales at the 153-store chain rose 2.7 percent during its first quarter…

Pizzeria owner charged with discrimination for banning Germans, French

April 22, 2003

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The owner of a Danish pizzeria who won't serve German and French tourists was charged with discrimination on April 22.

Pizza delivery driver flees while partner robbed at gunpoint

April 21, 2003

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Local police say four men robbed two pizza delivery drivers at gunpoint on April 19.

As impact of Sept. 11 fades, Pizza Magia expects to grow

April 21, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It's taken three years for Pizza Magia to grow to 40 stores, but the chain's CEO, Dan Holland, expects to increase that number to 70 by the…

Pizza Pans and Disks: AIB Technical Bulletin

April 21, 2003

Ron Varela is a consultant with Lloyd Industries, Inc.

Pizza-focused distributor group forms, named Buonamici Intnl.

April 20, 2003

By building a pizza-centered group of independent distributors, Buonamici will compete head to head with Bellissimo Foods.

Pizza Inn's 3Q comp sales slip 5.2%

April 20, 2003

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn, Inc. reported comparable-store sales for its third quarter, ended March 30, 2003, were down 5.1 percent.

Pizza delivery arrives with special topping -- a scholarship

April 16, 2003

VINELAND, N.J. -- A local Papa John's operator made a surprise donation to Amelia Acosta's college fund on April 16.

Pizza Hut UK to open 75 outlets, create 3,500 jobs in '03

April 16, 2003

LONDON -- Pizza Hut UK's plans to open 75 new dine-in and delivery outlets in 2003 are expected to create more than 3,500 full-time and part-time jobs.

Yum stock rating cut over SARS concerns

April 16, 2003

ATLANTA -- Concerned over the impact of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) on Asian businesses, Atlanta-based SunTrust Robinson Humphrey lowered its…

Bemidji, Minn., hotels slap delivery fee on pizzerias

April 16, 2003

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Citing delivery pizza-related messes, six Bemidji hotels will charge pizza restaurants for every pizza delivered to hotel guests.

SERVICE: Treat coworkers as courteously as customers

April 16, 2003

While restaurant workers speak with respect to customers, they often forget that their coworkers deserve the same treatment.

'Bama students dub Pizza Magia Tuscaloosa's best

April 15, 2003

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The masses have spoken: Pizza Magia has the best pizza in Tuscaloosa.

Gas price spike = driver rate hike?

Though high gas prices are hitting drivers' wallets, many operators believe their drivers are fairly compensated.

NRA board discusses economic stimulus with Bush

April 15, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President George W. Bush met with National Restaurant Association President and Chief Executive Officer Steven C. Anderson and…

Leaving pizza fliers at Florida hotels may be outlawed

April 15, 2003

TALLAHASSE, Fla. -- Companion bills that would control the distribution on private property of advertising fliers, such as pizzeria advertisements, are moving…

Chuck E. Cheese's earnings rise, but comp sales slide 2.9% in Q1 ''03

April 15, 2003

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:CEC), parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza, announced it beat its first quarter earnings projections, but…

PizzaExpress' sales drop 9.4% in Q1 ''03

April 15, 2003

LONDON -- PizzaExpress announced its same-store sales dropped 9.4 percent in the first quarter of 2003, which ended April 6.