Chicago Pizza & Brewery appoints Nakhunst COO

March 24, 2002

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. announced March 25 that it appointed Michael Nakhunst its new COO.

Restaurant Brands NZ scoops up 51 Pizza Huts

March 21, 2002

AUCKLAND -- Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd, the country's largest fast-food operator, purchased 51 Pizza Hut stores for $12 million (NZ) March 19. The…

Ask proud to tell of its '01 performance

March 21, 2002

LONDON -- Pizza and pasta restaurant company Ask Central posted strong results for 2001.

Delivery driver kidnappers get prison time

March 21, 2002

CLARION, Pa. -- A botched kidnapping and ransom scheme involving a pizza delivery driver will send a Clarion woman and man to jail for two to six years.

Mobile wood-fired pizza oven puts meals on wheels

March 20, 2002

With the ability to cook pizzas in three minutes -- at any place, any time -- the Solo Pizza Cart, say its patent holders, will be a hit with operations…

Tricon signs multi-brand partnership with two burger chains

March 20, 2002

Yorkshire Global Restaurants and Back Yard Burgers, Inc., have entered into development agreements with Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.

Pizza Inn CEO could exercise 822,500 stock options

March 20, 2002

England's Ask Central reports profits for '01

March 20, 2002

ST. ALBANS -- England-based Ask Central restaurant group is predicting 2001 earnings will meet expectations.

Poison-pizza threat puts cook on probation

March 20, 2002

OSLO, Norway -- It appears that finding good pizzeria workers is tough in Norway, too.

Pizza toppings are anything but common in Europe

March 20, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Now that more than 300 million Europeans have a common currency in the euro, what they like on their pizzas is as diverse as the continent…

Changing Teams

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 20, 2002

Former Pizza Hut executives buy 59 Little Caesars stores, and aim to grow to 350

Will Law Bring Order?

Franchisees claim proposed legislation will stop franchisor abuses, but franchisors say it's not necessary.

Suspects questioned in murder of Florida pizza delivery man

March 20, 2002

Police arrested two people on Dec. 30, who they believe may responsible for a crime spree that killed two people and injured another.

In Berkeley, where there's wood smoke, there's ire

March 20, 2002

Hoping to reduce airborne pollution in Berkeley, Calif., the city's council has banned not only the installation of wood-burning fireplaces in new homes and…

Buffalo pizzerias dig out, then dig in to stay open amid snowstorm

March 20, 2002

So you think delivering pizza's tough where you are?

Domino's parent, Bain Capital, considers Burger King purchase

March 20, 2002

LONDON -- Domino's Pizza's parent company is interested in adding a burger chain to its fast-food portfolio.

Former Domino's executives buy 9 Ann Arbor-area stores

March 20, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza LLC announced March 20 that Hoyt Jones, the company's former executive vice president over franchise stores, will purchase…

Team of thieves robs three drivers in 4 months

March 19, 2002

Two men are in police custody after their arrest in connection to robberies of three different pizza delivery drivers in four months.

U.S. San Marzano closures hit Pizza Express bottom line

March 19, 2002

The November closures of two San Marzano restaurants in Washington, D.C. and two more in Philadelphia cost London-based Pizza Express about $490,000, according…

Domino's makes biggest acquisition ever, 82 stores in Phoenix area

March 19, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza LLC has agreed to acquire 82 franchised stores in the Phoenix, Ariz., market, making it the largest store acquisition in the…