PizzaFone wireless payment system set for test

February 20, 2002

LODI, Calif. -- PayStar Corporation announced Feb. 20 that it signed a joint marketing venture with New York City-based Paybox Global Holdings, Inc., to launch…

Third quarter profit and cash flow up at Saputo

February 20, 2002

MONTREAL -- Saputo Inc., Canada's largest dairy producer, revealed strong financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2002, ended December 31, 2001. The…

Same-day pizza news coverage happens only on the Web

February 19, 2002

Though the pizza industry is centuries old, same-day coverage of major events benefits everyone in the business.

South African pizza store turns govt. error into front page news

February 19, 2002

A clever Cape Town pizza delivery service got an enviable mention from South Africa's finance minister, Trevor Manuel, during a budget speech delivered to the…

California cheese and milk production set '01 records

February 19, 2002

While 2001 cheese production in the U.S. fell for the first time since 1984, California's cheese industry grew 9.8 percent last year to 1.6 billion pounds.

Investor class-action suit filed against Suprema Specialties

February 19, 2002

Just last August, Fortune magazine named Italian cheese maker Suprema Specialties one of its 100 fastest growing companies, and in October Forbes named it one…

Papa John's tops pizza segment in service three years running

February 19, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It appears that soft sales in the pizza segment have only hardened Papa John's resolve to focus on customer service.

Smoking stinks, but smokers have rights

February 19, 2002

Smoking regulations usurp operators' right to set the rules in their own restaurants.

Small Business Franchise Act will stop franchisees' bleeding

February 19, 2002

The battle over contracts between franchisors and franchisees has raged for years, but is legislation necessary to end the strife?

Focus on your operation, not the future

February 19, 2002

With an uncertain year ahead, operators should focus less on the future and more on the pizza.

Opinion: Rage Over Wage

February 19, 2002

California restaurant operators are angered that minimum wage hike includes tipped employees.

Who's who: Tom Morrell

February 19, 2002

As president of Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza, Tom Morrell has traveled a long way from his days teaching grammar school in New Hampshire.

Ireland to benefit from Domino's growth

February 18, 2002

Domino's Pizza UK& IRL wants to boost store numbers and employees in Northern Ireland.

NRA chair tells pizza show crowd that restaurant industry is recovering

February 18, 2002

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Though the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 dealt the restaurant industry a terrible and lingering blow, National Restaurant Association…

To Catch a Thief

Employee theft costs the U.S. restaurant industry billions each year, but if operators are proactive in protecting themselves, they can reduce their chances of…

Pizza Inn continues Kentucky expansion

February 17, 2002

DALLAS - Pizza Inn Inc., building on the opening of a buffet-style restaurant in Whitley City, Ky., this past October, has announced plans to further its…

E-fficient, e-ffective marketing

January 10, 2002

Moving your marketing message through e-mail likely is cheaper, simpler and more effective than you think

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Missouri church group granted trial against Pizza Hut

November 15, 2001

A church group that alleges having gotten sick at a Greenwood, Miss. Pizza Hut has been granted a trial in mid-August against the company that owns the…