Sbarro reports sales declines, losses and store closures for '02

August 26, 2002

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Sbarro, Inc. reported in an Aug. 23 SEC filing that decreased traffic at malls and airports continues to hurt store sales in a post-9/1…

It's fine to redline -- when there's a clear risk

August 26, 2002

Tarpon Springs citizens and a newspaper editorial claim pizza stores are obligated to deliver to all areas, even questionable ones.

Two guilty of murder, four of manslaughter in death of delivery driver

August 25, 2002

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Nearly one year after pizza delivery driver Michael Choy was ambushed, robbed and beaten with a baseball bat in the town of Papakura…

Papa John's launches ''Chickenstrips' nationwide

August 25, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has announced its nationwide roll-out of its newest side offering, Papa's Chickenstrips.

Rogers steps down at Pizza Inn, company posts 4Q loss

August 22, 2002

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn has reported that CEO Jeff Rogers has resigned, and has been replaced by Ronnie Parker, president and a director of the…

Cassano's Pizza King aims to reclaim Dayton market

August 22, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio -- Cassano's Pizza King is back, says Victor "Vic" Cassano Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of the Dayton-based pizza company.

Boston Pizza royalty fund draws praise from investment expert

August 22, 2002

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Greg Bay, the president of Vancouver-based Cypress Capital Management Ltd., has been selectively buying into a number of new…

Grain Expectations

Despite parched grain fields worldwide, ample livestock and milk supplies should hold raw food prices at bay for the near term.

PizzaExpress weighing special shareholder dividend, stock buyback

August 21, 2002

LONDON -- PizzaExpress, a 500-store U.K.-based chain is moving to improve shareholder returns in a year when sales declines have plagued the company.

Telepizza to partner with Blockbuster Video

August 21, 2002

MADRID -- Telepizza SA has reached an agreement with Blockbuster Video to carry a video and DVD rental section in its pizza outlets.

Eager for change, delivery drivers form trade association

August 20, 2002

Few know about the newly formed Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers, but its members believe it someday will be a force to reckon with.

Giant pizza 'eatertainment' store opens in Stockton

August 20, 2002

STOCKTON, Calif. -- In an age when the 1,200 square-foot delco has become the standard pizzeria, John Parlet still believes bigger is better.

Second-quarter comp sales rise 7.1% at Bertucci's

August 20, 2002

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- A 4.3 percent jump in dine-in traffic, plus a 3.5 percent rise carryout and delivery sales drove comparable same-store sales up 7.…

Revenue and profit down at Telepizza

August 18, 2002

MADRID -- Spanish pizza chain, TelePizza, recorded domestic store revenues of 154.43 million euros (U.S. $151 million) for the first half of 2002, a drop of .…

TurboChef reports losses amid revenue increases

August 18, 2002

DALLAS -- TurboChef Technologies (Nasdaq:TRBO), a maker of high-speed ovens for the foodservice industry, reported that revenues for the second quarter 200…

Redlined residents say racism is behind delivery denial

August 18, 2002

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- Following the robbery of a Pizza Hut delivery driver here last November, the store where the driver was employed has refused after-dark…

Domino's enters ''chicken fight' with own boneless appetizer

August 18, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza will introduce a Buffalo Chicken Kickers appetizer on Aug. 26 -- on the very same day Papa John's rolls out its own boneless…

Pizza Hut's Gier made marketing chief at Yum! International

August 15, 2002

DALLAS -- Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), the Dallas-based international division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), has appointed Randy Gier chief…

Schwan's launches aggressive $20 million frozen pizza promotion

August 15, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS -- Schwan's Consumer Brands North America and Europe has launched a $20 million sales-boosting prize giveaway it calls "The World's Greatest Pizza…

Who's Who: Tom Lehmann

August 15, 2002

A high school class schedule mistake led Tom Lehmann to become the pizza industry's Dough Doctor.