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Papa Bello chain acquired
June 26, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Synegrate Inc. has acquired the 13-unit Papa Bello Pizza chain, the company announced. Papa Bello's stores are located inside the front entrance…
read nowDomino's stock hit by incorrect media reports
June 26, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's stock fell to an all-time low in the wake of incorrect media reports that analysts had downgraded the stock. Domino's shares…
read nowOregano's Pizza Bistro merger to be conference call topic
June 25, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — Restaurant Acquisition Partners will hold a conference call June 30, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss its previously announced merger with…
read nowEagle Boys Pizza crowned Australia's supreme retailer
June 25, 2008
BRISBANE, Queensland — Eagle Boys Pizza has been named Australia's Supreme Retailer and Best Franchise Retailer by that country's National Retail Association.
read nowDrew Carey orders hometown pizza for game show
June 25, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cleveland native Drew Carey ordered 45 pizzas from Antonio's Pizza in Parma, Ohio, to serve to the audience at the taping of the…
read nowYum! Q1 lobbying is $160K effort
June 25, 2008
Forbes: Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc., which also operates KFC, Taco Bell and other fast-food chains, spent $163,857 in the first quarter to lobby on…
read nowDomino's crowns 'world's fastest pizza maker'
June 24, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza named Silver Springs, Md., resident Dennis Tran the 2008 World's Fastest Pizza Maker at a competition held at the Towsley…
read nowVet to ship pizzas to Middle East
June 24, 2008
Daily Herald (Chicago): Air Force veteran Mark Evans plans to ship 3,000 deep-dish pizzas to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan for the Fourth of July. Evans…
read nowNational Restaurant Association launches Restaurant Action Network
June 24, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has launched the Restaurant Action Network, a grassroots program that will focus, coordinate and expand…
read nowYum! Brands again one of Black Enterprise's 40 Best in Diversity
June 24, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the fourth consecutive year, Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of A&W All-American Food, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut and Taco…
read nowCandelari's Pizzeria intros children's pizza kits
June 23, 2008
HOUSTON — Candelari's Pizzeria has rolled out its newest product, the Kid's Take ‘n Make Pizza Kit. Each refrigerated package comes with an uncooked ball…
read nowDonato's closes Orlando locations
June 23, 2008
Orlando Sentinel: Columbus, Ohio-based Donato's Pizza closed seven restaurants in Orlando, Fla., this week, laying off about 140 employees. The full-service…
read nowImmigration ordeal over for pizzeria owners
June 23, 2008
Pocono Record: The owners of a Pennsylvania pizzeria have been granted permanent resident status by an immigration judge, which means they are eligible to…
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Traceability a key issue in tomato scare
Salmonella outbreak points out weaknesses in source tracking.
read nowPapa John's signs Malaysia expansion deal
June 22, 2008
Black Enterprise: Papa John's has signed a franchise development deal with Berjaya Pizza Co. to act as the master franchisor for restaurants in six Southeast…
read nowCommodities update — Week of June 23, 2008
June 22, 2008
CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to fall for the week ended June 19, averaging $2 per pound, down 6 cents from an…
read nowPizza boxes could be health threat
June 22, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk: A study by scientists at the University of Milan showed that chemicals in pizza boxes made from recycled material could migrate to the pizzas.
read nowFDA tomato traceback leads to Florida, Mexico
June 22, 2008
North Florida NewsDaily.com: Federal health authorities have announced that investigators looking for the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes…
read nowMinimum wage increase affects hiring
June 22, 2008
The Flint Journal on mlive.com: The Michigan state minimum wage goes up 25 cents to $7.40 an hour for adults on July 1, following a $2 increase between October…
read nowRestaurant Acquisition Partners to merge with Oregano's Pizza Bistro
June 19, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — Restaurant Acquisition Partners Inc. has entered into an agreement to merge with privately-held Oregano's Pizza Bistro Inc. Oregano's is a…
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