NZ Pizza Huts drive strong 2Q gains for Restaurant Brands

September 17, 2002

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Coffee and fast-food franchisee firm Restaurant Brands, posted a 17.7 percent sales gain for the second quarter 2002.

Trio robs pizzeria staff at gunpoint

September 16, 2002

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Frustrated because a time-locked safe wouldn't open, three armed robbers forced five Pizza Hut employees into a freezer and fled on the…

Cheese price jumps 9 cents in two days

September 16, 2002

CHICAGO -- The price of 40-pound blocks of cheddar cheese jumped 9 cents in just two days of trading (Sept. 16-17) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. At $1.2…

Kosher pizza is on the rise

September 15, 2002

Kosher pizza is still a niche segment in the pizza industry, but its growth is being helped by customers who want healthful, whole foods.

U. Albany students to use meal cards for pizza delivery

September 15, 2002

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Students at the University of Albany soon will be using student meal cards to pay for deliveries from D.C.'s Pizza and Wings and four other…

RTX Securities sets target of $13 for Chicago Pizza's stock

September 15, 2002

NEW YORK -- RTX Securities has rated Chicago Pizza & Brewery's stock a "strong buy" and set a 12-month target price of $13. The firm's target is about 8…

Saputo to close three Canadian cheese plants

September 12, 2002

MONTREAL -- Dairy processing giant Saputo announced it will close three Canadian cheese plants over the next several months in order to improve operational…

Operators commemorate 9/11 with freebies

September 11, 2002

TACOMA, Wash., and PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Two pizzeria operators commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. by giving away pizza and…

Tarpon Springs council gives operator two weeks to reverse redlining policy

September 11, 2002

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- City officials here have granted a local Pizza Hut operator two weeks to decide whether his operation will resume nighttime deliveries…

Pizza Hut sales flat for Aug., down 1% for Q3

September 11, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported that sales at its Pizza Hut chain were flat for August (the four-week period ended in September), and…

Losing for Others' Gain

Despite the cost and the fact that customer counts plummeted after 9/11, Staten Island's Goodfella's cooked, served and donated thousands of meals to Ground…

Pizzeria worker stabbed following closing

September 10, 2002

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- A 43-year-old pizzeria employee was stabbed in the chest as he closed the shop at 11 p.m. on Sept 6.

Atwood, AM Manufacturing founder, dead at 84

September 10, 2002

CHICAGO -- Harold Atwood, founder of AM Manufacturing, died of heart failure at his Crete, Ill., home on Sept. 6. He was 84.

Multifoods completes sale of foodservice distribution business

September 9, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- International Multifoods Corp. (NYSE:IMC) announced on Sept. 10 it has completed the sale of its foodservice and vending distribution…

Mexican Domino's franchisee boosts position with burgers, coffee

September 9, 2002

MEXICO CITY -- Alsea SA, a Mexico City-based franchisee of more than 400 Domino's Pizza stores appears to be on its way to becoming that country's newest…

Sales rise, profits drop at PizzaExpress

September 9, 2002

LONDON -- U.K.-based PizzaExpress (U.SCG) announced Sept. 10 that its profits for fiscal year 2002, ended Aug. 31, dropped 5 percent.

Florida Restaurant Show to feature new Pizza Pavilion

September 8, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Restaurant Show, scheduled for Sept. 20-22 at the Orange County Convention Center, will include the event's first-ever Pizza…

Pizzeria crew binds bungling burglars by request

September 8, 2002

BOSTON -- Two gunmen who originally took hostages at a Pizza Hut in Boston on Sept. 7, asked the store's crew to make them look like hostages when it appeared…

Delivery driver mugged at gunpoint

September 5, 2002

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- A pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint of close to $250 following a Sept. 3 nighttime delivery.

Ask Pizza's profits rise 23% for first half of '02

September 5, 2002

LONDON -- Strong sales at its restaurants outside central London helped to drive interim profits up 23 percent at Ask Central.