Papa John's awards $10,000 ''Works' scholarship to Florida student

May 28, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International announced that it has awarded Lee Cadenhead, of Crestview, Fla., a $10,000 scholarship, making him the company's…

Pizza Hut Thai store menus to feature pasta dishes

May 28, 2002

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Pizza Hut restaurants are serving up pastas in an effort to Westernize their menus and draw customers in during the typical 2 p.m. to …

Labor Savior

May 27, 2002

Tracking payroll and projecting labor schedules are headaches for most operators, but with a good point-of-sale system, both become a simple numbers game.

Back Yard Burgers inks 40-Unit deal with Yum! Brands franchisee

May 23, 2002

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis-based Back Yard Burgers Inc., announced it will open as many as 40 stores with a Yum! Brands franchisee over the next 10 years. Terms…

Tasty low-fat cheese not far away

May 23, 2002

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The development of a low-fat cheese with the same flavor and texture as full-fat cheese may be possible, according to Joe Bavido of Dairy…

Low cheese prices should hold through mid-summer

May 23, 2002

The combination of high cheese supplies and strong dairy production should hold 40-pound block prices near or below $1.20 per pound through at least…

April-May same-store sales down 4% at Pizza Hut

May 22, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A May 22 Yum! Brands release reported domestic same-store sales declined 4 percent at Pizza Hut for the four-week period ending May 18.

Computer-free Web orders are possible with America Takeout

May 22, 2002

Come September, an operator will need only a phone line and America Takeout's iPrinter to receive orders from the Web.

Safety concerns curb pizza deliveries to Israeli soldiers

May 21, 2002

JERUSALEM -- The Associated Press has reported that Israel's top army brass has ordered its soldiers not to accept deliveries of pizzas they didn't order…

Inno-Pacific earmarks possible $385k for Shakey's

May 21, 2002

SINGAPORE -- The board of directors of Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd. announced May 21 that the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) approved in…

Experts say future fat-food taxes, fines are possible

May 20, 2002

WASHINGTON -- According to the United States government, 61 percent of Americans are fat because of poor diets. That number is up from 55 percent from 1988 to…

Green Piece

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

May 20, 2002

Albeit slowly, sales of pizzas topped with vegetables are growing.

CSPI to release pizza study results May 17

May 19, 2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Center for Science in the Public Interest, the organization which a decade ago dubbed an entrée portion of fettuccini Alfredo "a heart…

Vegetarian means vegetarian in India, according to Pizza Hut

May 19, 2002

NEW DELHI -- Responding to a lawsuit filed against Pizza Hut in the United States, Pizza Hut's Indian subsidiary on May 19 announced that 100 percent…

Pizza industry officials respond to CSPI report

May 19, 2002

Saying that the marketplace should be allowed to determine what it wants to eat and how much to consume, leading officials from the pizza and restaurant…

Audit of Shakey's parent, Inno-Pacific, reveals financial strain

May 16, 2002

A May 15 auditor's report published on the Web site of the Singapore Stock Exchange revealed that subsidiaries of Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd., parent of Garden…

Micro-managed Marketing

May 16, 2002

A good point-of-sale system will focus and speed up an operator's marketing efforts by handling key details.

Thai pizza firms expect a sales kick from World Cup coverage

May 16, 2002

BANGKOK -- Representatives of Pizza Hut and The Pizza Company say they expect business in Thailand to grow 15 to 20 percent as a result of TV coverage of the…

Chuck E. Cheese to roll out downscaled upgrade in mid '02

May 15, 2002

IRVING, Tex. -- CEC Entertainment, parent of Chuck E. Cheese's, reported in a May 14 SEC filing that it will institute a Phase IV store upgrade program in some…

Pizzeria owner accused of evading millions in taxes

May 15, 2002

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Salvatore Stellino, owner of Sal's Restaurant and Pizzeria, is facing a possible $250,000 fine and five years in prison for tax evasion.