Delivery driver stands up to machete-wielding assailant

April 28, 2009

Somerville (Mass.) Journal: A masked man with a machete tried to rob a pizza delivery driver after apparently placing a bogus pizza order. But the 35-year-old…

CiCi's Pizza intros Tater Tot Pizza

More than 800 slices of CiCi's Pizza's new Tater Tot Pizza were served free of charge to guests at the reception that followed Miss Cheese Pizza and Mr. Tater…

NAKEDPizza promos Twitter deals via billboard

April 27, 2009

NEW ORLEANS – "Healthy pizza" operator NAKEDPizza has replaced the delivery billboard in front of its restaurant with on that advertises its Twitter handle.

Pranksters swap car toppers

April 27, 2009

LehighValleyLive.com (Pennsylvania): A Domino's delivery driver got a new car topper sign for his car after two people snatched his sign and replaced it with…

Pizzeria robber takes deal to avoid trial

April 27, 2009

The Daily Journal (San Mateo County, Calif.): A man who helped a former Chuck E. Cheese pizzeria employee rob his boss by threatening to kill the man's family…

Domino's drivers take pay complaints to court

Lawsuit over reimbursement targets delivery charges.

Stevi B's Pizza names senior director of franchise operations

April 26, 2009

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Scott Knight has joined Stevi B's Pizza as senior director of franchise operations, the company has announced. Knight will focus on building…

Focus on value keeps Little Caesars cooking

April 26, 2009

Crain's Detroit Business: In 1997, pizza chain Little Caesars introduced a promotion: a one-day sale in which customers could get a large pepperoni pizza for…

Man gets 60 years in Pizza Patron robbery

April 26, 2009

Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle: An illegal immigrant has received a 60-year prison sentence after being convicted of robbing a Pizza Patron restaurant in…

Recession impacting teen spending

April 26, 2009

Advertising Age: Typicallly during a recession, teens can usually be counted on to keep spending. But research from Piper Jaffray finds that teens are spending…

N.C. Domino's take a sales hit over video

April 26, 2009

MSNBC: Some Domino's restaurants in the Charlotte, N.C., area have seen sales slide by as much as 50 percent in the wake of a YouTube video that showed…

HotBox Pizza opens first Texas location

April 26, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- HotBox Pizza will open a franchise in Denton, Texas, the company has announced. HotBox, whose slogan is "Hot, but not Skanky," began a…

Commodities update - Week of April 27, 2009

April 26, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese price activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was relatively quiet last week, with prices averaging just under $1.18 per pound for…

ECO Inc's 'Green Box' pizza box

Environmentally Conscious Organization Inc. is a design, licensing and manufacturing firm dedicated to improving outmoded, outdated and wasteful food…

Yum! crafts plan to boost brands' U.S. sales

April 23, 2009

CNN Money: Yum! Brands Inc. revealed a variety of initiatives aimed at taking on the competition, driving sales and managing costs during its first quarter…

U.S. owner of Russian pizza chain out on bail

April 23, 2009

The Moscow Times: The American owner of a chain of pizza restaurants in Russia who was charged with tax evasion has been freed on bail by a Russian court. New…

Pa. Pizza Hut threatened by sinkhole

April 23, 2009

The Pittsburgh Channel: A Pizza Hut restaurant in East Rochester, Beaver County, has filed a lawsuit against a neighboring property owner over a giant sinkhole…

Online marketers critique Pizza Hut's Twinternship

April 23, 2009

Online Marketing Blog: Was Pizza Hut's search for an intern to handle Twitter chores really just a public relations stunt? The authors of the Online Marketing…

Calzone beating victim files new lawsuit

April 23, 2009

Flagler County (Fla.) News: Jack Kilburne Jr. has filed a new lawsuit against the mobster-turned-federal-witness who is accused of attacking him after he…

PizzaVito announces franchise development deals

April 23, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Pizzeria chain PizzaVito has announced a series of franchise development deals which have cleared the way for the company's expansion into…