Who's Who: Tony Gemignani

April 24, 2002

Doing tricks with dough started as a way to pass the time, but it's turned into a business and a brand for Tony Gemignani.

Profits up at Alsea, Domino's franchisee in Mexico and Brazil

April 24, 2002

MEXICO CITY -- Alsea SA, the franchisee for Domino's Pizza in Mexico and Brazil, reported in an April 24 filing to the Mexican Stock Exchange that its first…

USDA unable to account for all U.S. cheese, says analyst

April 23, 2002

LYNDEN, Wis. -- According to Dairyline.com, while the USDA Cold Storage report for March shows total cheese stocks at 727.6 million pounds, there's a good…

CPK reaffirms revenues, earnings for first quarter '02

April 23, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (CPKI: Nasdaq) reaffirmed revenue gains and increased comparable store sales for the first quarter 2002.

In Thailand's pizza wars, image is everything

April 23, 2002

There's a pizza battle underway in Thailand between a world leader and a local upstart.

Service After the Sale

For 12 years, food distributor Gordon Food Service's pizza department has developed what some call an unparalleled level of customer service in the business.

Boycott hurts American restaurants in Persian Gulf

April 22, 2002

CAIRO, Egypt -- The Associated Press reports that an ongoing Arab boycott of American-made products, foods and businesses in the Persian Gulf is taking its…

Law change allows Domino's to supply Louisiana schools

April 21, 2002

ST. CHARLES, La. -- On a typical day, two-thirds of the 700 students eating lunch at Destrehan High School buy pizza delivered by a local Domino's Pizza…

Brand king, Tricon, eyes purchase of Burger King

April 21, 2002

NEW YORK -- Diageo Plc is seeking bids of more than $2.3 billion by the end of this week for its Burger King property. London-based Diageo, the world's largest…

Deep-dish pizza gets trial run at Papa John's

April 21, 2002

WICHITA, Kan. -- Papa John's International Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZA) is testing deep-dish pizza in its Wichita stores.

Flat sales drain third-quarter net income and earnings at Pizza Inn

April 18, 2002

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZI) today reported third quarter earnings for the period ended March 24, were 5 cents versus 6 cents for the…

PizzaExpress stock drops after broker downgrade

April 18, 2002

LONDON -- Shares of PizzaExpress PLC dropped sharply in trading on April 19 after broker Numis Securities downgraded the stock.

Developer cited for lack of occupancy permit at La Nova Pizza

April 18, 2002

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Benderson Development, which leases space to La Nova Pizza, was cited in mid-April by the Amherst Building Department for allowing the…

First quarter '02 revenue and earnings off at Noble Roman's

April 18, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS -- Noble Roman's, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: NROM) posted net income of $195,000 on $1.4 million in revenues, according to an April 19 release. During…

First quarter revenue and earnings up slightly at CEC

April 17, 2002

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment, Inc., announced on April 16 that revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, increased to $172.8 million from…

'Negative guest counts' lower analysts' EPS projections for CEC

April 17, 2002

IRVING, Texas -- After CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CEC), parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza, missed its first quarter 2002 earnings projections…

Actress Jolie thanks movie extras with 2,000 pizzas

April 17, 2002

NAMIBIA -- After five weeks of filming on location in Namibia for her upcoming movie, "Beyond Borders", actress Angelina Jolie ordered 2,000 pizzas to thank…

Morrell to leave Papa Murphy's, new executives appointed

April 15, 2002

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Tom Morrell, president of Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza, will step down on May 1.

Peter Piper execs promote professionalism through 'play'

April 15, 2002

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Peter Piper Pizza Inc. is sending its senior executives on the road this spring to promote its "Pizza & Play Professionals" marketing…

SoHo food businesses hurt by 9/11 attacks to get $3 million in aid

April 15, 2002

NEW YORK -- The PepsiCo Foundation and Seedco, a New York based non-profit organization, pledged $1.5 million each to launch the Lower Manhattan Small Grocer…