Papa Murphy's manager accused of embezzlement

September 20, 2007

KTVZ.com (Oregon): A Redmond, Ore., woman is accused of embezzling $70,000 to $80,000 from a Papa Murphy's pizzeria where she worked as manager and assistant…

FPI releases 2007 market research study

September 20, 2007

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has announced that it has published its "Market Research Study on Foodservice Packaging…

Shakey's selects e*Restaurant as enterprise solutions provider

September 19, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shakey's USA Inc. has announced the selection of Altametrics' e*Restaurant Food Management Solutions to support the launch and…

Chemero returns to Figaro's as VP of franchise development

September 19, 2007

SALEM, Ore. — Bill Chemero has joined Figaro's Pizza as the company's vice president of franchise development.   Chemero formerly was a member of the company's…

Straw Hat Pizza opens in Nevada

September 19, 2007

SPARKS, Nev. — Straw Hat Pizza has opened its newest location in Sparks, Nev., owned and operated by Larry and Lori Lancelle.   The new restaurant is the first…

Pizzeria to serve first beer in 100 years

September 18, 2007

Michigan Live: Vitale's Pizza in Zeeland, Mich., will be the first restaurant to serve beer and wine in the city in nearly 100 years. Voters overturned a ban…

Pizza Shuttle dropped from Marquette debit program

September 18, 2007

Marquette (Wis.) Tribune: Popular Milwaukee pizzeria Pizza Shuttle has been dropped from the MarquetteCASH program after a student allegedly bought alcohol at…

Zpizza signs multi-unit franchise deal

September 18, 2007

Newport Beach, Calif. — Southern California-based gourmet pizza chain zpizza recently signed a franchise agreement for two stores in the Redlands and…

Domino's shuffles top management

September 17, 2007

Michigan Live: Domino's Pizza Inc. president David Brandon plans to stay with the company as its chief executive officer, he recently told employees and…

Pizza Pan rolls out online ordering

September 17, 2007

CLEVELAND — Pizza Pan has launched the Onosys online-ordering system in more than 50 of its restaurants in northern Ohio, the company announced.   Orange…

Papa Murphy's eliminates trans fat

September 17, 2007

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Take and bake chain Papa Murphy's International has eliminated the use of trans fat in its 1,000-plus locations in the United States, the…

Papa John's adds to online ordering

September 16, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Visitors to the Papa John's Web site now can preset their favorite repeat orders, providing the ability to quickly order a favorite…

Seattle pizzeria celebrates 50 years

September 16, 2007

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Enzo "Vince" Mottola and his wife, Ada, founded Vince's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria in Seattle in 1957. This month, the…

Little Caesars founder recognized for service to vets

September 16, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is presenting Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. founder Michael Ilitch with…

Domino's picks new ad agency

September 13, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has selected Miami-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) as its lead creative advertising agency of record.   Effective…

Savannah police go undercover to combat driver robberies

September 13, 2007

WTOC-TV (Savannah, Ga.): Police in the Savannah, Ga., area are going undercover as pizzeria employees in an effort to catch robbers who have been targeting…

Round Table Pizza launches Pizza Knight campaign

September 13, 2007

Adweek: Los Angeles-based independent ad agency WongDoody has introduced TV spots in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle promoting Round Table Pizza. The…

Round Table Pizza launches Pizza Knight campaign

September 13, 2007

Adweek: Los Angeles-based independent ad agency WongDoody has introduced TV spots in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle promoting Round Table Pizza. The…

Time compression under Summit microscope

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

September 13, 2007

On Sept. 18 and 19, more than 70 fast-casual executives and industry representatives will descend upon the Hotel Palomar in Dallas to attend the 2007 Fast…

CiCi's Pizza recognized for ad campaign

September 12, 2007

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza has been recognized by Nation's Restaurant News and PepsiCo Foodservice with the Excellence in Advertising on Television and…