Gelato shop eyes national pizza cone distribution

March 9, 2009

IslandPacket.com (Hilton Head, S.C.): The owner of Pino Gelato has formed a joint venture with Cono Italiano, the North American subsidiary of Pizza Hands, to…

Vapiano opens fourth D.C. location

March 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vapiano has announced the opening of its fourth location in Washington, D.C. The new restaurant is located at on H Street NW in the popular…

Oklahoma considers task force to study menu labeling

March 9, 2009

NewsOK: The Oklahoma state Senate has passed a bill to create a task force to determine whether restaurant menus should list calories, fat grams and other…

Delivery drivers share their tips

March 9, 2009

Reader's Digest: Anonymous pizza delivery drivers in New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania compiled this list of 13 Things Your Pizza Guy Won't Tell You…

Controlling credit card fees

Pizzeria operators can't completely escape paying interchange fees, but there are ways to save.

Domino's sued over driver reimbursements

March 8, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS -- Two former employees of Domino's Pizza have filed a class action lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota. The…

Pizza Hut UK lets people in on the joke

March 8, 2009

The Scotsman: Pizza Hut has quietly removed Pasta Hut branding from 15 restaurants around the United Kingdom. Although company officials said the move was due…

Nashville approves menu labeling; Congress takes up LEAN Act

March 8, 2009

The Tennessean: The Nashville Metro health board has adopted a menu labeling regulation that will require chains with 15 or more outlets nationwide to post…

Delivery driver kills attacker

March 8, 2009

The State (Columbia, S.C.): Three men have been charged in the attempted robbery of Pizza Hut delivery man Christopher Steven Miller, 43. Miller shot and…

Soldiers killed, pizza drivers wounded in Northern Ireland attack

March 8, 2009

Times Online: Two British soldiers were killed and two pizza delivery drivers were wounded in an attack on a military base in Northern Ireland. Gunmen opened…

Commodities update - Week of March 2, 2009

March 8, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly under $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended March 6, off 4 cents from…

Commodities update - Week of March 2, 2009

March 8, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly under $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended March 6, off 4 cents from…

Commodities update - Week of March 9, 2009

March 8, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly under $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended March 6, off 4 cents from…

What are the benefits of online ordering?

Carol Stoddard, director of sales for exit41, talks about the benefits of online ordering at the 2009 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York.

Mark Cuban teams with NAKEDpizza

March 5, 2009

NEW ORLEANS -- Mark Cuban, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and chairman of HDNet, a high-def TV cable network, is joining NAKEDpizza…

Pizzeria worker sentenced in embezzlement case

March 5, 2009

Great Falls Tribune (Montana): A former pizzeria employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $13,000 from Howard's Pizza in Great Falls.  A co-owner of…

Delfina Pizzeria turns bad reviews into staff shirts

March 5, 2009

Trendhunter Magazine: After San Francisco's Delfina Pizzeria received several one-star reviews on the restaurant review site Yelp, the owners decided to strike…

NPD predicts tough year for restaurant industry

March 5, 2009

CHICAGO — Rising unemployment, eroding consumer confidence, market volatility and other economic concerns will take a toll on the restaurant industry in 2009…

CiCi's intros Tater Tot Pizza with wedding ceremony

March 4, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza will introduce its new Tater Tot Pizza with a wedding ceremony between Miss Cheese Pizza and Mr. Tater Tot, to be held at…

Intura attains Gold Certified Partner status

March 4, 2009

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Intura Solutions LP, a manufacturer of point-of-sale and enterprise management software for quick service, fast casual and delivery…