NPD finds young adults a shrinking restaurant customer base

April 2, 2009

CHICAGO — In addition to a challenging economy, restaurant operators also are dealing with shifting customer demographics as parents decide to leave the kids…

Bronx pizzeria shut down in drug raid

April 1, 2009

New York Daily News: A Bronx pizza parlor that delivered drugs as well as pizza has been shut down and six people, including the store's manager, were…

Details emerge in Va. pizzeria slayings

April 1, 2009

Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Telegraph: A couple slain at a Virginia pizzeria died as a result of multiple wounds, police said. Officials believe robbery was the…

Pizzeria owner devastated after shooting robber

April 1, 2009

Akron Beacon Journal: A day after he shot and killed a shotgun-wielding robber, pizzeria owner John Hayes remains concerned about his business, his life and…

Domino's CEO delivers first bailout prize

April 1, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- As part of Domino's Big Taste Bailout promotion, Domino's CEO Dave Brandon made the first of two surprise deliveries in Killeen, Texas, to…

No restaurant-industry turnaround in '09, analysts say

April 1, 2009

Reuters: The U.S. restaurant industry is unlikely to turn around in 2009 as a deepening recession, credit crunch and rising unemployment gnaw at performance…

Will national menu labeling take hold?

Support grows for federal standards as more communities propose their own rules for calorie count postings.

Mintel: Regular soda losing ground in beverage segment

March 31, 2009

CHICAGO — A recently report from industry research firm Mintel has found that today's adults rapidly switching from calorie-laden soft drinks to other, often…

Web customers net 11,000 free Domino's pizzas

March 31, 2009

Cincinnati Enquirer: Domino's has given away nearly 11,000 free pizzas because of a never-used promotion that a Web customer stumbled upon, the company said.

Heidi Klum pranks pizzeria customers

March 31, 2009

Entertainment Tonight: Supermodel Heidi Klum worked the counter at a pizza parlor as part of a CBS reality show called "I Get That a Lot." Klum was rude to…

Two dead at Virginia pizzeria

March 31, 2009

Bluefield (West Virginia) Daily Telegraph: Investigators with the Tazewell County, Va., Sheriff's Office are searching for leads in a possible double homicide…

Wolf takes top spot at Papa Gino's

March 31, 2009

Boston Globe: Papa Gino's Holdings Corp., which operates the Papa Gino's pizzeria and the D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurant chains, has named Rick Wolf as…

Pizza team preps for Italy's World Pizza Championships

March 31, 2009

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- The World Pizza Champions pizza team is planning to vie for a gold medal in the Artistic Bread Sculpture competition as part of the…

Pizza Fusion signs international expansion deal

March 30, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion has signed a master franchise development agreement for Saudi Arabia with Samir Food Co. Ltd., the…

CiCi's promo could draw federal ire, observers say

March 30, 2009

Florida Times-Union: CiCi's new Penny Picker Upper could potentially incur the wrath of the U.S. Mint, observers say. According to federal law, it is illegal…

NRA industry outlook reports slight gains, more uncertainty

March 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Fast casual chains lead restaurant-industry growth

March 30, 2009

CHICAGO -- Restaurant-industry growth continues to be driven by fast casual chains, according to data released by Chicago-based consultancy Technomic Inc. in…

Menu labeling falters in W.Va., fails in Md.

March 30, 2009

The Register-Herald (Beckley, W.Va.): The West Virginia Senate voted 19-14 against menu labeling legislation Monday. However, one of the bill's chief backers…

'Pizza! The Movie' to debut on Documentary Channel

March 30, 2009

NEW YORK -- 'Pizza! The Movie,' a feature-length documentary about the pizza industry, will premier on the Documentary Channel on April 6 at 9 p.m. Eastern…

Peak pizza performance

Staying on top of equipment maintenance can save money in the long run.