Large California Pizza Kitchen shareholder halves stake

September 17, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ronald Baron, one of the largest shareholders of California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) stock, halved the number of his common shares in the…

Back to the futures

Dairy industry watchers believe the only way to smooth out the bumps in the cheese price cycle is to lock prices in long term.

Pizza delivery driver keeps cool, disarms kidnapper

September 17, 2003

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A man was charged with kidnapping and weapons charges on Sept. 16 following the abduction of a pizza delivery driver who happened upon an…

O'Donnell takes CEO spot at Sbarro

September 17, 2003

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Sbarro Inc., the pizza-centered Italian restaurant chain based here appointed veteran restaurant industry executive Michael P. O'Donnell…

SpeedLine chosen as POS provider for T.C. Luigi's Pizza

September 16, 2003

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Phoenix-based T.C. Luigi's Pizza, a six-unit delivery-carryout franchise company, has chosen SpeedLine as its exclusive POS provider.

222 Pizza Express struggles, cuts staff, postpones new menu

September 16, 2003

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Struggling with debt and slow sales, 222 Pizza Express CEO Sarbjeet Mandair wrote in a recent investor release that his company is pursuing…

Japanese cook named Naples' best pizza maker

September 16, 2003

NAPLES, Italy -- A Japanese man took this year's title of best pizza maker at an annual pizza festival held here.

Shoe-mounted address locators for pizza delivery to be tested by Domino's UK

September 15, 2003

Hoping to reduce delivery times and errors, Domino's UK & Ireland will test shoe-mounted directional assistance devices before year's end.

Papa Gino's pizza chain kicks off Tailgate Meal for football season

September 15, 2003

DEDHAM, Mass. -- Papa Gino's is kicking off the football season with its new "Tailgate Meal."

2Q, half-year Pizza Hut sales rise in Australia, New Zealand

September 15, 2003

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Fast-food franchisor Restaurant Brands reported sales at its 138 Pizza Hut stores were up strongly in the first half of the year.

Fox's Pizza Den's 9/11 special raises $9,800 for firefighters

September 15, 2003

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- To commemorate the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., Fox's Pizza Den franchisee Scott Anthony…

$17 million settlement ends ''97 pizza delivery driver murder turmoil

September 14, 2003

NEWTON, N.J. -- The families of two pizza delivery drivers killed in a 1997 ambush have settled lawsuits against the pair's killers, burglar alarm companies…

Nick-N-Willy's pizza offers wheel deal to boost franchise sales

September 14, 2003

LONE TREE, Colo. -- Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza is offering its area developers a wheel deal in hopes of boosting franchise sales.

Papa John's seeks master franchisee in Thailand

September 14, 2003

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Papa John's is searching for a master franchisee in Thailand, where it plans to have 50 to 75 outlets operating within five to seven years.

Raw Deals

Sales of take-and-bake pizza might not seem impressive now, but operators believe its time is coming.

Papa Murphy's and Blockbuster pair up in Indiana

September 11, 2003

CROWN POINT, Ind. -- Family entertainment doesn't come any simpler than grabbing a carryout pizza and a video -- unless you can get both under one roof.

Morrell has no regrets as five-year run with Papa Murphy's winds down

September 11, 2003

Tom Morrell will leave the president's post at Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza on May 1. Where he goes from there is a mystery even to him, and he's in no…

Little Caesars' sales rise 11% in first half of ''02

September 11, 2003

DETROIT -- Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. is reporting that sales at its Little Caesars pizza outlets increased 11 percent for the first half of 2002. The…

Papa Murphy's to add 'Deeper Dish' pizza in Oct.

September 11, 2003

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza plans to offer its new Deeper Dish take-and-bake pie beginning Oct. 1.

Little Caesars is 'optimistic' Kmart will survive

September 11, 2003

DETROIT -- Weeks after contracts between Troy. Mich.-based Kmart and Detroit-based Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., expired, the Michigan firms say talks to…