Western Foodservice Show, Expo Comida Latina join forces

April 14, 2009

NORWALK, Conn. — The producers of the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo and Expo Comida Latina, a trade event focused on the Hispanic retail and…

Alongi's marks 75 years

April 14, 2009

DUQUOIN, Ill. -- The family-owned Alongi's Italian Restaurant is celebrating their 75th year in operation.   Alongi's was founded in 1933 by Guy Alongi, a…

Pizza Inn partners with ROMA Food Enterprises

April 14, 2009

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn Inc. has partnered with Richmond, Va.-based ROMA Food Enterprises to serve as the exclusive distributor to more than 10…

An evening with a pizza madman

April 14, 2009

Slice: Pizza aficionado Paulie Gee has built a small wood-fired oven in the yard of his home in Warren, N.J., and holds occasional pizza tastings. Slice editor…

Domino's workers fired over YouTube videos

April 14, 2009

WCNC-TV: Two workers at a Domino's Pizza in Conover, N.C., have been fired after posting a video to the Internet site YouTube that shows them doing disgusting…

Uno offers Mother's Day specials

April 14, 2009

BOSTON -- For a limited time before and during Mother's Day, May 10, Uno Chicago Grill will be offering new entrees from their New Orleans Jazz Festival of…

CEC Entertainment to webcast earnings call

April 14, 2009

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of the Chuck E. Cheese chain, will host a conference call with investors on April 30 to discuss…

California Pizza Kitchen offers thanks to customers

April 13, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has unveiled their second annual Thank You Card Program.   Starting today and running through May 31, CPK will…

Shakey's signs Nevada development deal

April 13, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- Shakey's Pizza is returning to Nevada with five restaurants scheduled to open over the next five years, the first of which is slated to open in…

Pizza Pizza trades cell phones for slices

April 13, 2009

TORONTO -- Throughout April, Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza will be trading cheese or pepperoni slices in exchange for unused cell phones, with proceeds from…

Falling flour prices a bright spot for pizzeria operators

Lower fuel costs and a drop in overseas demand has helped make pizza crusts a little less pricey.

Papa John's offers Tax Day deal

April 12, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- As the tax season draws to a close, Papa John's once again will provide last-minute filers a "1040" online deal. Now through midnight on…

Pizza Hut's reading program to host online event

April 12, 2009

DALLAS -- On April 14, Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! program will feature children's author and actor John Lithgow reading a bedtime story to families across the…

Round Table Pizza signs Middle East expansion deal

April 12, 2009

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- San Francisco-based Round Table Pizza has signed a long-term development agreement with United Arab Emirates partner Ghassan…

Wash. Town bans sign shakers

April 12, 2009

NorthWest Cable News: Woodinville, Wash., passed a sign ordinance in January banning human sign holders on city streets, saying it could be a potentially…

Commodities update - Week of April 13, 2009

April 12, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were off slightly last week, averaging slightly under $1.26 per pound for the shortened…

Pizza Factory rolls out value menu

April 12, 2009

OAKHURST, Calif. -- Pizza Factory has introduced a $5 Value Menu throughout its franchise system, the company has announced.   Items on the value menu include…

Scientists study physics of dough-tossing

April 9, 2009

Slice: Australian researchers have conducted an in-depth study into the physics of pizza dough tossing. The work was part of an effort to understand the…

UK Papa John's plans 3,000 new jobs

April 9, 2009

ClickaJob.com: Papa John's in the United Kingdom is set to create up to 3,000 new jobs, the company has announced. The pizza delivery firm plans to open 30…

Calif. city plans pizza fest

April 9, 2009

Lemoore Advance: The California town of Lemoore, located in the San Joaquin Valley, will hold the ninth annual Central Valley Pizza Festival April 17-19.