DiGiorno gets into deep-dish game

October 24, 2002

CHICAGO -- DiGiorno, the most popular bake-to-rise frozen pizza brand in the U.S., has added its own deep-dish pizza.

Day One at the AIB Pizza School

October 23, 2002

The first day of the American Institute of Baking's Practical Pizza Production Technology seminar mirrors the mind-washing witnessed in military boot camps.

Day Three at the AIB ''pizza school'

October 23, 2002

The class of fall 2002 reaps -- and tests -- the fruits of its labor in a marathon bake-and-eat session.

Pizza is part of Australian bank's investment offer

October 23, 2002

SYDNEY -- Westpac Banking Corp Ltd is aiming for a second serving of the fast food restaurant market by launching a new property trust, the bank's second…

McDonald's plans to grow non-burger chains, including Donatos Pizza

October 23, 2002

NEW YORK -- McDonald's Corp. posted lower earnings for the seventh time in eight quarters, but its shares still rose in reaction to its plan to cut new…

Pizza Inn reports lower earnings during 1Q

October 22, 2002

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZI) reports earnings per share for its first quarter, ended Sept. 29, were 3 cents versus 6 cents for the same…

Back Yard Burgers no longer co-branding with Pizza Hut

October 22, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Back Yard Burgers Inc. (Nasdaq: BYBI) is switching its multi-brand development with Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. from Pizza Hut to…

Domino's reports record 3Q results

October 22, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Inc. has reported record third-quarter results for 2002, with net income of $10.8 million, a 36.2 percent increase compared to the…

Day Two at the AIB ''Pizza School'

October 22, 2002

Finally the students get what they've been waiting for: hands-on lab time.

Topping manufacturer Burke expanding facility

October 21, 2002

NEVADA, Iowa -- Pizza topping manufacturer Burke Corp. is topping out its office space in Nevada, Iowa, and starting another building project.

Woman charged in pizza scam

October 20, 2002

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Police have filed charges against a Meadow Lands, Pa., woman accused of taking cash for pizza kits and then failing to deliver.

Pizza Hut worker killed for $15

October 20, 2002

ATLANTA -- A Pizza Hut delivery driver was carrying only $15, chicken wings and a large pizza when he was killed Oct. 16, according to The Associated Press.

Australians slow to pick up on online ordering

October 20, 2002

SYDNEY, Australia -- Australians hungry for pizza would rather phone in their orders than use the Internet for their purchases, according to a report in Icon…

Pizza delivery driver strangled outside Atlanta

October 17, 2002

MARIETTA, Ga. -- A Pizza Hut delivery driver was strangled to death on the night of Oct. 16 during a delivery run near Marietta.

Sheehan, former Domino's and Little Caesars exec, dead at 70

October 17, 2002

DETROIT -- Northville, Mich., resident Larry Sheehan, a former executive of Domino's Pizza and Little Caesars, died Oct. 14 of heart disease. He was 70.

Albany Domino's franchisee buys equipment from closed Papa John's stores

October 16, 2002

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Equipment used in six Papa John's stores closed on Oct. 7 has been sold to an area Domino's Pizza franchisee.

Half-year profits fall 17% at Restaurant Brands

October 16, 2002

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Restaurant Brands, operator of Pizza Hut, KFC and Starbucks stores in New Zealand and Australia, reported $5 million (U.S. $2.7…

Block cheese sinks 7 cents, third drop in four days

October 16, 2002

CHICAGO -- The price of 40-pound blocks of cheddar cheese sold on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange plummeted to $1.16 per pound on Oct. 17, its lowest price…

C-store pizza marketed aggressively at NACS Show 2002

October 15, 2002

Nearly twenty pizza companies sought their slice of the c-store business during the convenience store industry's premier tradeshow.

Want a competitive edge? Attend a pizza tradeshow

When competition in the pizza business is so keen, it would seem to make sense that pizza tradeshow attendance would have been up this year.