Commodities: A good week ... unless you're Papa John's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Commodities down, stock prices up make a good week for all the brands monitored here, except Papa John's, which took a serious hit in value last week after its…

Louisville Domino's, Old Chicago pizza employees diagnosed with Hepatitis A

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Two Louisville employees — one who recently worked at a Domino's and a second at an Old Chicago Pizza location — have been diagnosed with acute Hepatitis A…

Pizza restaurateurs vie for piece of Mother's Day pie

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The moms are coming and bringing pizza restaurateurs lots of business, according to a recent survey.

Kotipizza's success driving growth of 5 more brands

May 10, 2018

The largest pizza chain in Europe's Nordic nations, Finland-based Kotipizza, said it is reassigning some employees as part of an overall strategy to grow a…

ChowNow integrates with Instagram

May 9, 2018

Instagram's "Start Order" button has welcomed a new user as ChowNow joins the photo-sharing platform to allow customers to place orders via Instagram…

Chuck E. Cheese Q1 financials: Still problematic, but signs of recovery

May 9, 2018

CEC Entertainment Inc.,parent company of Chuck  E. Cheese, said Q1 2018 results revealed that the chain took a $10 million hit in year-over-year quarterly…

The key quality of great pizza brand leadership: It's probably not what you think

by Bobby Shaw — President, Bobby Shaw Consulting

Great pizza business leaders are fearless -- even of hiring those who might be better at the business than they are.

Papa John's Q1 results prove newly named CFO has work to do

May 9, 2018

Days after announcing it would put company veteran, Joe Smith, in the CFO spot, Papa John's released the Q1 results that he will undoubtedly be working to prop…

Pie Five, Pizza Inn Q3 results show bleeding continues, but net loss narrows

May 9, 2018

Rave Restaurant Group, parent company of Pie Five and Pizza Inn, reported that its 2018 Q3 financials showed a narrowing of the company net loss, although the…

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Do your pizzeria employees know the law around customers with service animals?

An American Humane survey revealed that the majority of retail employees — including those who work at pizza brands — don't know how to accommodate the needs…

Pizza Hut testing beer delivery in Arizona, California

May 8, 2018

Just two weeks after Papa John's began testing beer delivery in a small Indiana city, Pizza Hut is launching what a news release called its "category first…

Commodities: Cheese, wheat, auto fuel get pricier

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Most pizza stocks monitored by this site took hits last week during trading, though one brand did get some love from Wall Street.

Jersey Mike's, Villa Italian Kitchen, Southwest team up to 'WOW' travelers

May 7, 2018

Jersey Mike's, Villa Italian Kitchen and Southwest Airlines partnered Wednesday to help feed Orlando-to-Denver flight passengers. Jersey Mike's and…

Menu-labeling enforcement takes effect

May 7, 2018

As of today, restaurant chains with 20 or more stores must be following those long-delayed menu-labeling regulations or face the possibility of penalties. The…

$20 NYC-to-LA-delivered pizza? Believe it

JetBlue has partnered with New York City's East Harlem pizzeria, Patsy's, to deliver 350 pizzas per day to New York City pizza-starved residents in L.A.

Toast launches tech to help streamline kitchen, FOH ops

May 3, 2018

Toast has unveiled Toast Go, a fully integrated point-of-sale, handheld device custom-built for restaurants, according to a press release. Toast Go combines…

Veteran restaurateur helps bring pizza truck kiosk to reality

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Pizza truck entrepreneur Bob Stephens reasoned that self-serve kiosks make sense for food trucks, but he had difficulty finding one. He managed to find a…

Hungry Howie's wraps 8 years same-store sales growth

May 3, 2018

Hungry Howie's Pizza said it has racked up eight years of consecutive same-store sales growth after wrapping up its 2017 financials, which indicated that the…