Papa John's unveils crop circle ad

August 6, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has crafted a six-acre crop circle promoting the company's new whole wheat pizza crust in a wheat field in Commerce City…

Uno Restaurant Holdings schedules earnings call

August 6, 2008

BOSTON -- Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., operator and franchisor of Uno Chicago Grill restaurants, will host a conference call for interested investors…

Pizza Ranch taps ONOSYS to integrate with SpeedLine

August 6, 2008

CLEVELAND -- The 142-location Pizza Ranch chain has selected ONOSYS Online Ordering to implement their online-ordering system.   To help streamline operations…

Domino's revamps UK stores

August 5, 2008

Brand Republic: Domino's Pizza plans to introduce a new design in 500 restaurants in its UK and Ireland stores. The new look includes a "pizza theater" that…

Pizza champ shares dough secrets

August 5, 2008

Greenwich (Conn.) Time: Pinocchio Pizza co-owner Bruno DiFabio has medaled 15 times at the Pizza Olympics in Parma, Italy. Now, he's using his expertise to…

Papa John's sees boost in second-quarter comps

August 5, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Comparable-store sales at domestic Papa John's International Inc. restaurants increased 2.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 29…

NRA show attendee wins Caribbean cruise

August 5, 2008

BOISE, Idaho -- ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston announced today that Tom Fremarek, of Cheeseburger in Paradise, is the winner of its "Get Tantalized" promotion, held…

Capital Oil & Gas to add pizza

August 4, 2008

HIALEAH, Fla. -- Capital Oil & Gas Inc. plans to add franchised or corporate express pizza and sub sandwich operations to all of its locations, the company…

Garlic Jim's debuts gluten-free crust

August 4, 2008

EVERETT, Wash. -- Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza has announced the nationwide debut of its new gluten-free pizzas.   Garlic Jim's first introduced…

NYC to enforce circular law

August 4, 2008

New York Times: New York City has started enforcing a state law that prohibits the placement of "unsolicited papers, fliers, pamphlets, handbills, circulars or…

The Horton Group hosts food-product-recall workshop

August 4, 2008

ORLAND PARK, Ill. -- The Horton Group is hosting "Terror at the Table" -- a food product recall workshop, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at its Waukesha, Wis.…

Coping with commodities

Pizzeria operators work to remain profitable despite tough economic times.

NPC International sets earnings call

August 3, 2008

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- NPC International Inc., the world's largest Pizza Hut franchisee, will holds its 2008 second fiscal quarter earnings conference call on…

Miss. Domino's shatters record

August 3, 2008

Biloxi Sun-Herald: A Domino's restaurant in Gulfport, Miss., has set the world record for the largest number of pizzas sold in a single day. The record…

Commodities update - Week of Aug. 4, 2008

August 3, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell sharply last week, averaging $1.96 per pound for the trading week ended Aug. 1, 2008. …

Pizza Pizza comps up 1.3 percent

July 31, 2008

TORONTO -- Same-store sales at restaurants operated by Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza Ltd. increased 1.3 percent in the second quarter ended June 30, 2008…

CPK opens third South Korea location

July 31, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has opened its third location in South Korea. The new restaurant, located in Jung-gu, Seoul, was opened by CPK…

Multnomah County, Ore., backs menu labeling

July 31, 2008

The Oregonian:  The Multnomah County, Ore., Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 July 31, 2008, to require big chain restaurants and coffee shops to list calorie…

Pizza Hut franchisees to match homeless center donations

July 31, 2008

San Antonio Business Journal: During the month of August, Bexar County, Texas, Pizza Hut franchisees Jack and Laura Richmond will match all contributions made…

Pepe's Pizza to open casino restaurant

July 31, 2008

New Haven (Conn.) Register: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana is opening a location at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn. The new Pepe's location, slated…