Scooters pizza chain to expand outside South Africa

November 4, 2002

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Scooters said it will expand beyond South Africa's borders and open stores in four East African countries over the next two…

Looming Kmart closures likely to affect Little Caesars

November 4, 2002

DETROIT -- An 11-year partnership between retailer Kmart and Little Caesars, the nation's fourth largest pizza chain, will likely be tested in 2003.

Ask receives 25% profit boost for first six months of ''02

November 3, 2002

LONDON -- Ask Central, parent company of the Ask and Zizzi pizza chains, posted a profit increase of 25 percent for the first half of the year.

Bargain-hunting investor group bids low for PizzaExpress

November 3, 2002

LONDON -- Restaurant group PizzaExpress has received a takeover offer from a group of investors that includes its former owner Hugh Osmond.

Indian Pizza Hut accused of serving chicken on veggie pizza

November 3, 2002

CHENNAI, India -- A Pizza Hut in India has been accused of serving chicken on a vegetarian pizza.

Food.com and Citysearch partner to broaden online ordering options

October 31, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In an agreement announced at the FS/TEC conference, held Oct. 27-30 in Orlando, Citysearch said it will use Food.com's ordering solutions on…

Papa John's bets on long-term initiatives to counter sales slump

October 31, 2002

Regardless of struggles, industry's third-largest chain vows it won't enter into pizza price wars.

Frozen Assets

While high-quality frozen dough is making inroads in the pizza industry, some say it will never totally replace fresh dough.

Sales slide at PizzaExpress continues in October

October 30, 2002

LONDON -- Struggling UK pizza chain, PizzaExpress, said in a statement that the first full month of fall yielded dim returns for the 300-store operation.

Jerry's Subs & Pizza stung by slang in commercial

October 30, 2002

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- A lesson for the wise: Check with a foreign language expert for every possible meaning of a clever-sounding slang phrase before using it…

Driver delivers scares with every slice on Halloween

October 30, 2002

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. -- Domino's Pizza driver Blake Clark celebrates Halloween by delivering a little excitement with every run.

Police decoy nabs delivery driver robbers

October 30, 2002

LAWRENCEVILLE, Pa. -- Two teens hoping to rob a pizza delivery driver got a big surprise when they discovered the driver was an undercover police detective.

Liddle appointed Domino's head of communications and investor relations

October 30, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has appointed Lynn M. Liddle as its executive vice president of communications and investor relations.

Pizza School

The American Institute of Baking's annual pizza production seminar draws operators and novices from all around the world.

Q3 report illustrates Papa John's continued challenges

October 29, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International (PZZA:Nasdaq), once the pizza industry's fastest-growing company, continues to show signs of an overall system…

Afton appoints new chair to replace retiring Hunter

October 27, 2002

BURLINGTON, Ontario -- Afton Food Group Ltd. (TSX: AFF) announced that Richard Hunter will retire as its chairman of the board effective Oct. 31.

Buyout rumors can't buoy PizzaExpress stock

October 27, 2002

LONDON -- Rumors that a private equity firm may have PizzaExpress on its shopping list aren't lifting the value of the company's stock.

Bertucci's planning six Charlotte locations

October 27, 2002

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria will in January open the first of what could become six restaurants in Charlotte.

Delivery driver ambushed, struck with bat

October 24, 2002

ALMOGORDO, N.M. -- A pizza delivery driver was ambushed by two men while making a delivery on Oct. 24.

Margins improve, but 3Q sales drop at Latin American Domino's stores

October 24, 2002

MEXICO CITY -- Alsea, master franchisee of more than 450 Dominos Pizza stores in Mexico and Brazil, reported a 1.6 percent drop in income for the third quarter…