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Goodfella's Pizza of Staten Island wins 'World's Best Pizza' contest
March 15, 2009
NEW YORK -- Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island, N.Y., won two championship titles at the International Pizza Expo 2009 in Las Vegas, the company has…
read nowOregon proposes menu labeling legislation
March 15, 2009
Statesman Journal (Ore.): Oregon lawmakers have introduced a House bill that would require chain restaurants to post the calorie content of regular items on…
read nowLegendary Coney Island pizzeria Totonno's damaged in fire
March 15, 2009
New York Daily News: A famed Coney Island pizzeria is closed after its coal-burning oven caught fire over the weekend. The blaze at Totonno's broke out…
read nowPapa John's to give away NCAA tickets to Facebook fans
March 15, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's and Coca-Cola are giving anyone who becomes a "fan" of Papa John's on Facebook from March 16-24 a chance to win two tickets to…
read nowNorth Korea acquires pizza technology
March 15, 2009
The Telegraph: After nearly 10 years of work, North Korea has launched the nation's first "authentic" Italian pizzeria. In the late 1990s, North Korean…
read nowPizza Fusion opens first LEED certified pizzeria
March 15, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Pizza Fusion was recently awarded Gold and Silver certifications by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its first two…
read nowCommodities update - Week of March 16, 2009
March 15, 2009
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly under $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended March 6, up 6 cents from…
read nowMarco's Pizza adds three states to operating area
March 12, 2009
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza recently opened its first stores in Colorado, Texas and Virginia, the company has announced. Marco's now operates in 16 states.…
read nowDelivery driver acted in self defense
March 12, 2009
The State (Columbia, S.C.): A pizza deliveryman acted in self defense when he shot and killed a teenager who was assaulting him during a robbery last week…
read nowTexas police chief fired over pizza delivery job
March 12, 2009
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas): Rio Hondo, Texas, city commissioners fired longtime Police Chief Sam Martinez after they found out he works a second…
read nowTeacher sells pizza ads on tests
March 11, 2009
Fox News: An Idaho high school history and economics teacher is selling advertising space to a local pizzeria on his student handouts, tests and worksheets.
read nowPapa John's names new USA president
March 11, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International Inc. has named William Mitchell to the post of president, USA, the company has announced. Mitchell succeeds…
read nowMiss. Pizza Hut franchisee sued after patrons fall ill
March 11, 2009
Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth: Patrons who fell ill while dining in a Greenwood, Miss., Pizza Hut restaurant have filed suit against the shop's owners. The…
read nowCiCi's Pizza taps online marketing firm
March 11, 2009
COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza has tapped Dallas-based online brand-management and marketing-services provider Ad Giants LLC to help with the company's online…
read nowBoston Pizza announces February fund distribution
March 11, 2009
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Same-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Boston Pizza grew 5.8 percent for the period from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, the company…
read nowBoston Pizza announces February fund distribution
March 11, 2009
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Same-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Boston Pizza grew 5.8 percent for the period from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, the company…
read nowBill calls for FTC to study food marketing to teens
March 11, 2009
Advertising Age: Language in the omnibus appropriations bill could shift the government's focus on food marketing and childhood obesity from kids under 12 to…
read nowAsk the Experts: What's new in conveyor ovens?
March 11, 2009
In this edition of Ask the Experts, Pizza Marketplace asked Dave Goble, president of Avantec Equipment, "What's new in conveyor ovens?"
read nowAsk the Experts: Where are meat costs headed in 2009?
March 11, 2009
In this edition of Ask the Experts, we ask Liz Hertz, marketing director with precooked meats provider Burke Corp., where she sees meat costs headed in 2009.
read nowAsk the Experts: What are the overall benefits of using precooked meats?
March 11, 2009
In this edition of Ask the Experts, we ask Liz Hertz, marketing director with precooked meats provider Burke Corp., "What are the overall benefits of using…
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