Pizza Inn hires new marketing VP

January 8, 2003

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZI) announced the appointment of Danny Meisenheimer to the new position of vice president, marketing.

Two pizza freebie deal dies with owner change

January 8, 2003

PROVO, Utah -- The advertisement appeared too good to be true, and it was.

222 Pizza Express opens new Vancouver stores

January 8, 2003

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- 222 Pizza Express Corp. announced that the first six stores in a nine-store rollout in Vancouver's Lower Mainland opened on Jan.

Stick shift foils pizza thieves

January 7, 2003

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Two men who robbed a pizza delivery driver on Jan. 1 found themselves unable to steal his car, too, when they discovered it employed a…

Papa John's U.S. same-store sales drop in 4Q and '02

January 7, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International, Inc. today announced domestic systemwide comparable sales for the five weeks ended Dec. 29, 2002, decreased 3.…

Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York to feature pizza pavilion, Pizza Team qualifier

January 7, 2003

NEW YORK -- More than 20,000 restaurant industry professionals are expected to attend the 10th annual International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New…

Figaro's Italian Pizza rolls out new kids offering

January 7, 2003

SALEM, Ore. -- Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. has launched a customized kid-sized meal called Figaro's Pizzazz.

Holds Barred

Some operators believe call management and message systems are the answer to handling phone traffic and reducing the time customers are on hold.

Pizza Hut sales fall 4% in Dec., launching ''casual' dine-in prototype

January 6, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Sales at U.S. company-owned Pizza Hut restaurants declined 4 percent for the four-week period ending Dec. 28, while numbers for the…

Dec. comp-store sales rise 4.2% at California Pizza Kitchen

January 5, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., (Nasdaq: CPKI) reported that revenues increased 21 percent to $81.5 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec.

Pizza Corner to franchise more in '03 to offset tough ''02

January 5, 2003

NEW DELHI -- After some restructuring in 2002, Pizza Corner said it will expand more through franchising in 2003.

Strong '02 leads Ask Central to open more pizza sites

January 5, 2003

ST. ALBANS, England -- Solid December sales are leading Ask Central to open at least 25 outlets in 2003.

Pizza Magia views Papa John's dessert pizza too similar to its own

January 2, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Thirty-five store Louisville-based Pizza Magia believes Papa John's new Papa's Cinnapie too closely resembles its own dessert offering, the…

Cheese prices drop unexpectedly, but analyst predicts they'll rebound

January 1, 2003

LYNDEN, Wis. -- The price of a 40-pound block of cheddar cheese on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dove an unexpected 5 cents on Jan. 31 to trade at $1.11 per…

Sidewalk sales of LaRosa's pizza stop, sales inside clubs continue

January 1, 2003

OXFORD, Ohio -- LaRosa's Pizza no longer can sell slices on the sidewalk in front of two clubs near the campus of Miami of Ohio University in Oxford.

Police suspect robbers are targeting pizza delivery drivers

January 1, 2003

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Criminals in the Rockford area appear to be stalking and robbing pizza delivery drivers.

Leprino Foods to open China plant in 2003

December 30, 2002

SHIJIAZHUANG, China -- Denver-based Leprino Foods Co. has received permission from the local government in Shijiazhuang (the capital of north China's Hebei…

Pizza delivery driver impaled on spiked handrail

December 29, 2002

MANCHESTER, England -- A pizza delivery driver impaled his forearm on a spiked handrail when he slipped on the steps of a home where he just delivered a pizza.

CPK founders to launch new restaurant

December 29, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield, co-founders and co-chairmen of California Pizza Kitchen, will open a non-pizza-centered restaurant in May dubbed…

Domino's Pizza founder opening Catholic university

December 26, 2002

NAPLES, Fla. -- Thomas S. Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza who sold the chain four years ago for $1 billion, has vowed to turn away from pride and…