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NPC, Pizza Hut close restaurant deal
January 20, 2009
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- NPC International Inc. has closed the previously announced transactions in which Pizza Hut International purchased 42 Pizza Hut units…
read nowCiCi's offers slice of awareness to mentoring program
January 20, 2009
COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza has joined forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Texas again this year to promote January as National Mentoring Month. CiCi's…
read nowPapa John's plans 40 new UK stores
January 20, 2009
The Daily Mirror: Papa John's plans to create 600 jobs in the United Kingdom this year. The company will open 40 new restaurants, boosting its total to 160. …
read nowFresh Ideas to focus on local store marketing
January 20, 2009
NEW ORLEANS -- A 15-year industry veteran with experience in both restaurants and hospitality has formed Fresh Ideas Marketing Group Inc, a specialized…
read nowSurvey finds diners still spending, but less
January 20, 2009
Business First of Louisville: A survey by Norcross, Ga.-based hospitality research firm A Closer Look has found that Americans are still heading to restaurants…
read nowTechnomic: Diners' entree choices shaped by economy
January 19, 2009
CHICAGO -- Foodservice consultants Technomic has found that the weak economy hasn't just reduced restaurant traffic, it has influenced diners' choices in…
read now19 fall ill at Miss. Pizza Hut
January 19, 2009
Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth: Nineteen members of a church group were hospitalized after eating at a Pizza Hut in Greenwood, Miss. The cause hasn't been…
read nowPizzeria operator calls for wing boycott
January 19, 2009
WIVB-TV (Buffalo, N.Y.): A pizzeria operator in Niagara Falls is calling for a boycott of chicken wings. Sam Musolino of Sammy's Pizzeria says he's paying…
read nowDelivery driver arrested for drug running
January 19, 2009
Asbury Park (N.J.) Press: Police in Keansburg, N.J., have arrested a pizza delivery driver on drug charges. Paul D. Hatch apparently was delivering oxycodone…
read nowNRA Show 2009 outlines educational offerings
January 18, 2009
CHICAGO — The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held May 16-19, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago, will feature more than…
read nowMore communities consider trans fat ban, menu labeling
January 18, 2009
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.): A number of cities, counties and states across the nation have imposed or explored bans and labels in the name of…
read nowPapa John's taps Desmond Howard for anniversary promo
January 18, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has enlisted pro football star Desmond Howard to help the company celebrate its 25th anniversary with a promotion dubbed "The…
read nowPizza Hut to roll out pasta in Australia
January 18, 2009
Melbourne Herald Sun: Pizza Hut is temporarily rebranding two of its Australian restaurants as Pasta Hut as part of its Tuscani Pasta rollout in that country.
read nowNPD reports U.S. restaurant unit count flat
January 18, 2009
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- According to The NPD Group's fall 2008 ReCount study, the number of restaurants opened in 2008 was balanced out by the number of restaurants…
read nowCommodities update - Week of Jan. 19, 2009
January 18, 2009
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell further last week, averaging slightly above $1.06 per pound for the trading week ended…
read nowSbarro's Q32009 net losses skyrocket
January 17, 2009
Sbarro Inc. released numbers for their 2009 third quarter ended Sept. 27. The company said large income losses were primarily due to low comparable unit sales.
read nowDomino's issues results of inauguration poll
January 15, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza recently conducted a poll asking its online ordering customers their plans for next Tuesday's inauguration ceremony. In…
read nowUno Chicago Grill to feed inauguration attendees
January 15, 2009
BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill will be catering the Illinois Inaugural Celebration Ball as part of an invitation-only event featuring over 30 themed dining rooms.
read nowFrom millionaire to pizza delivery driver
January 15, 2009
ABC Action News (Tampa Bay, Fla.): A former hedge fund manager in Clearwater, Fla., is now delivering pizza to make ends meet. Ken Karpman formerly earned…
read nowPapa John's delivering tweets
January 15, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's has begun marketing via the microblogging and social netowrking service Twitter. The service allows users to send and receive…
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