The Large Hadron Collider meets frozen pizza

September 10, 2008

Scientific American (via Slice): The editors of Scientific American have been considering practical uses for the Large Hadron Collider, which began operation…

Little Caesars named best value

September 10, 2008

DETROIT -- Little Caesars has been named the "Best Value for the Money" among all quick-serve restaurant chains across America in Sandelman & Associates…

CiCi's Pizza ranks in top five in franchise satisfaction study

September 10, 2008

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza ranked fourth in franchise satisfaction within the QSR segment, and first in the pizza industry, according to a study conducted…

Papa Bello's partners with Asia mall developer

September 9, 2008

LAS VEGAS – Pizzeria operator Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has partnered with CapitaRetail, one of the largest retail mall developers in China, to open…

Gatti's taps Ampersand as new ad agency

September 9, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas -- Gatti's Pizza has named The Ampersand Agency as its advertising agency of record, the company announced. Ampersand will help develop creative…

Dueling Patsy's ordered to settle differences

September 9, 2008

Newsday: The owners of Patsy's Italian Restaurant in Manhattan and Patsy's Pizzeria in Syosset, N.Y., can both use the Patsy's name, a judge has ruled. The…

Pizza Nova launches cell phone promo

September 9, 2008

TORONTO -- Canadian pizza chain Pizza Nova, which operates more than 100 locations throughout southern Ontario, plans to measure customer satisfaction of their…

Restaurant digital signage ROI report released

September 9, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Digital signage technology has been sneaking into Americans' daily lives in recent years, and the technology is making its way into the…

Police order pizza, bust driver

September 8, 2008

Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail: When West Virginia State Police served a search warrant at the home of Donna Jean Moles, they found a working meth lab in the…

RedBrick Pizza earns Future 50 rank

September 8, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. — RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has reached No. 8 on Restaurant Business Magazine's Future 50 — a list of the fastest-growing emerging…

Pizza and politics

Operators talk with Pizza Marketplace about their top election-year concerns.

Domino's appoints new chief marketing officer

September 7, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has named Russell J. Weiner executive vice president and chief marketing officer, the company has announced. Weiner, 39, was…

Pizza box trail leads to robbery suspect

September 7, 2008

Boston Globe: Two days after he'd been robbed at gunpoint, a delivery driver spotted pizza boxes from the shop where he worked in trash barrels outside a home.

Man busted trying to sell hot frozen pizza

September 7, 2008

Salt Lake Tribune: Truck driver Anthony Herbert Lee was arrested for trying to sell 26,652 pounds of stolen pizza, worth more than $45,000, according to the…

Panago Pizza adopts sustainable seafood purchasing

September 7, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian pizza chain Panago Pizza has transitioned all seafood items on their menu at more than 160 locations to ensure they are…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 8, 2008

September 7, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reversed their recent declines during a shortened trading week, averaging just over $1.72 per…

Mid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services

September 7, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety…

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: Linda Duke

Linda Duke, president of Duke Marketing, talks about her new book.

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: More highlights

Richard Slawsky talks with Jill Hastie of WMF Americas and John Medlock of Sure Grip.

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: OrderUp.com

Richard Slawsky talks with Thomas Lay, president of OrderUp.com.