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Nestlé Foodservices restructures, changes name
March 4, 2008
GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestlé Foodservices North America now is the newly created Nestlé Professional. In addition to its name change, Nestlé Professional has…
read nowGarlic Jim's opens first Tennessee location
March 4, 2008
EVERETT, Wash. — Gourmet carryout and delivery pizza chain Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza has opened its first Tennessee store in the town of Franklin…
read nowThe tip jar conundrum: Experts, consumers weigh in
March 4, 2008
The News & Observer: With managers allowing or even encouraging behind-the-counter employees to solicit tips, customers often are left wondering when to…
read nowPizza Pizza comps up nearly 5 percent in Q4
March 4, 2008
TORONTO — Same-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza grew 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, and 4.6 percent for the year, the…
read nowDomino's to sell 60 stores
March 4, 2008
The Detroit News: Domino's Pizza Inc. plans to sell 60 restaurants to franchisees and employees, the company has announced. Domino's also plans to eliminate 5…
read nowRound Table Pizza intros Milano Roastano
March 3, 2008
CONCORD, Calif. — Round Table Pizza is introducing a new Milano Roastano pizza. The Milano Roastano features oven-roasted whole garlic cloves layered between…
read nowTeens sentenced to life in driver killing
March 3, 2008
Newark Advocate (Ohio): Matthew Quintana and Kali Armstrong, both 17, were separately sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Papa John's deliver…
read nowElectronics Line unveils upgraded Remote Store Manager
March 2, 2008
BOULDER, Colo. — Electronics Line USA has announced the launch of an upgraded Remote Store Manager, powered by the ETV 5 Flex Recorder. The ETV 5 is a combined…
read nowDomino's Australia buys Pinky's chain
March 2, 2008
News.com.au: Domino's Pizza in Australia has bought the 27-unit Pinky's Pizza chain, which operates outlets across Victoria, New South Wales and South…
read nowCheese, flour costs hit pizzerias
March 2, 2008
San Diego Union-Tribune: Jim DiMille, co-owner of DiMille's Italian Restaurant in Normal Heights, Calif., increased menu prices by 10 percent at the beginning…
read nowCommodities update - March 3, 2008
March 2, 2008
CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held relatively steady last week, averaging $2.06 per pound for the week ended Feb. 22…
read nowYum intros new Pizza Hut brand in China
February 28, 2008
China View: Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc. introduced its third pizza brand, Pizza Hut Express, to the Chinese market this week. Pizza Hut Express, located…
read nowPizzeria robbery suspect shot, killed by police
February 28, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia Beach, Va.): Police in Virginia Beach confirmed that a man shot and killed by a police officer is believed to be the same man who…
read nowSan Francisco expected to pass menu-labeling law
February 28, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle: A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee has forwarded to the full board an ordinance that would require chain restaurants to…
read nowRestaurant index registers gain in January
February 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance edged up slightly in January as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowDomino's, Tellme partner to serve Spanish speakers
February 27, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's has partnered with Microsoft subsidiary Tellme to launch a nationwide Spanish language service for the pizza chain. Domino's…
read nowEarly retirement leads to pizza success
February 27, 2008
Hometown Life (Livonia, Mich.): Fifteen years ago, Peter Woolford took early retirement from French auto maker Renault. He and his wife Shawn thought they'd…
read nowLetter to the Editor: Corn Refiners Assoc. defends use of sweetener
February 27, 2008
Dear Editor: High fructose corn syrup is the target of much misinformation and wrongly singled out in the obesity debate. Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard…
read nowAsia leads the way in crazy crusts
February 26, 2008
Slice: Although pizzerias in the United States are beginning to experiment with specialty crusts, it's nothing compared with what's happening in Asia. The…
read nowPapa John's net off 60 percent
February 26, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Comparable-store sales at domestic Papa John's International Inc. restaurants increased 2.1 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, the…
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