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Leprino offers new products from block plant
March 25, 2003
Leprino Foods is introducing a number of new products, primarily from its new Lemoore West, Calif. manufacturing facility, during the Pizza Expo show in Las…
read nowWeather blamed in CPK's lowered earnings estimate
March 24, 2003
LOS ANGELES – Severe weather in February is being blamed for higher-than-expected labor costs, and as a result California Pizza Kitchens (CPKI) is lowering its…
read nowInstant pizza system boosting Eagle Boys' sales by 40%, chain claims
March 23, 2003
QUEENSLAND, Australia -- The Eagle Boys pizza chain said the success of its Eaglexpress instant pizza system is leading it to expand further across Brisbane.
read nowRevenue and net income rise for Noble Roman's
March 23, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS -- Noble Roman's, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: NROM), the Indianapolis based franchisor of pizza-focused foodservice operations announced earnings for…
read nowHot, timely tips available from our Expert Advice panel
March 20, 2003
If you want to boost profits and improve your operations, read our new lineup of Expert Advice columns.
read nowSix Sbarro pizza units closed in Spain
March 20, 2003
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- All six of Sbarro units in Spain have been shuttered in the wake of a franchisee's February bankruptcy declaration.
read nowPizza delivery driver dies after attack
March 20, 2003
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A pizza delivery driver hospitalized for brain damage after being attacked on the job, was removed from life support and died on March 19.
read nowWho's Who: Freddie Wehbe
March 19, 2003
Domino's Pizza franchisee Freddie Wehbe believes setting goals and giving to others are the keys to his extraordinary success.
read nowSERVICE: What's There to Smile About?
March 19, 2003
In every industry -- especially the restaurant industry, writes Paul Paz -- a smile is essential to making customers feel welcomed.
read nowOPERATIONS: Cross-training lowers labor cost, boosts morale
March 19, 2003
It's true that cross-trained employees expect to be paid more, but as Jim Moran writes, cross-trained staffs are smaller and those employees stay longer.
read nowFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Know your numbers
March 19, 2003
The customer is king, and food has to be fantastic, but as Jim Laube writes, success in the restaurant business eventually comes down to the cold, hard…
read nowRound Table Pizza selects CrossCheck for check guarantees
March 19, 2003
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- Check guarantee provider CrossCheck, Inc., announced that a group of 24 franchised Round Table Pizza locations in California have…
read nowPapa's Pizza To-Go rolls out the ''Hundred Pounder'
March 19, 2003
GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Papa's Pizza To-Go has announced the chain-wide introduction of its "Hundred Pounder" pizza, an 18-inch pizza boasting a pound of cheese…
read nowPizza delivery driver sentenced for accident that killed two
March 19, 2003
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Pizza delivery driver Jon B. Schneider, whose vehicle hit a minivan during a delivery run on Nov. 29, was convicted of reckless driving…
read nowVeerman to head new SpeedLine customer service team
March 18, 2003
LYNDEN, Wash. -- POS manufacturer SpeedLine Solutions has appointed veteran service technician Mark Veerman its new customer care manager. According to a…
read nowVenture capital group backed for PizzaExpress bid
March 18, 2003
LONDON -- TDR Capital and Capricorn Ventures has confirmed it now has backing for a bid to take over PizzaExpress, and that it has begun talks with the pizza…
read nowPie selling pizza by the pound in New York
March 18, 2003
NEW YORK CITY -- Don't look for rocker knives, wheel cutters or circular pizzas sold at Pie, a newly opened pizza-centered restaurant in lower Manhattan.
read nowRobber murders CiCi's Pizza employee, shoots another
March 17, 2003
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One employee was killed and another was wounded during a March 16 robbery at a CiCi's Pizza restaurant in Charlotte.
read nowKudos and raspberries to this month's newsmakers
March 17, 2003
A few awards and tongue-in-cheek booby prizes go out to this month's pizza industry newsmakers.
read nowCo-founder of Valentino's pizza buffet chain dead at 87
March 17, 2003
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Zena Weiler, who co-founded the 50-store Valentino's Grand Italian Buffet chain with her husband, Valentine, died on March 16 following two…
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