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Little Caesars introduces gift cards
December 10, 2006
DETROIT — Little Caesars is introducing new gift cards just in time for the holiday season. Little Caesars gift cards, available now at most locations…
read nowBoost your productivity and your business with a modern POS system
December 10, 2006
Remember the days when you ran your business with pen and paper, without a computerized POS system? Some operators do, like it was yesterday — literally. …
read nowFour chains to watch
December 10, 2006
Market changer: Little Caesars Pizza Privately held Little Caesars Pizza doesn't share clear details about its operation, but according to past officers of…
read nowNAPICS preview
December 10, 2006
Operators can taste a few good pies and lick the best ice cream and gelato at the 2007 North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show, where 4,500 pizza makers and…
read nowGelato boosts profits
December 10, 2006
If pizza ever had a soul mate, it would surely be gelato. Both have ancient roots in Italy, and both are comfort foods. The one glaring difference: pizza…
read nowMoving Targets program rewards loyal customers via e-mail
December 10, 2006
By last April, Loriann Sorce, chef-owner of Mount Arlington, N.J.-based Pomodoro's, was ready to throw in the marketing towel. Newspaper ads weren't working.
read nowBaking with a full deck
December 10, 2006
Friday nights at Family New York Pizza used to be the best of times and the worst of times for Rob Papile. Business would boom at his Tannersville, Pa.…
read nowAdd sandwiches to your menu
December 10, 2006
When it came time to open her first pizzeria, Loriann Sorce carried over one staple from her past restaurant ventures: sandwiches. She understood the value of…
read nowPapa John's predicts domestic comps growth of 2% in '07
December 7, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International predicted 2007 will be a solid year for sales, but comparably less exciting than '05 and '06, when it strung…
read nowSurvey depicts 'holiday' takeout habits
December 7, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Some 56 percent of American consumers will order takeout one or two nights a week this holiday season, according to new survey from…
read nowDomino's franchisee gives away 2,000 pizzas
December 7, 2006
Think your food costs are high? Well, think again. An Alabama Domino's Pizza franchisee will give away 2,000 medium one-topping pies Dec. 11-12 to the 8,00…
read nowMICROS Systems acquires TangentPOS
December 6, 2006
COLUMBIA, Md. — MICROS Systems Inc. announced the acquisition of TangentPOS, a provider of technology for event point-of-sale and accounting systems for…
read nowTraditional pizza house converts to fast casual
December 6, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza is changing the name of its Westgate, Calif., store to Easy Street and converting from a traditional a…
read nowPizzaMarketplace.com names Papa John's 2006 Chain of the Year
December 6, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — PizzaMarketplace.com, the leading provider of pizza industry news, has chosen Papa John's Pizza as its 2006 Chain of the Year. "After an…
read nowRestaurant industry upset with N.Y. trans-fat ban
December 5, 2006
New York City's Board of Health has banned trans-fats in roughly 24,000 Big Apple restaurants. After the city's Board of Health proposed it back in…
read nowFigaro's Pizza to open 35 units in U.A.E.
December 5, 2006
Trade Arabia: Foodco Holding subsidiary, Sense Gourmet, signed an exclusive master franchising agreement to open 35 Figaro's Pizza outlets in the United Arab…
read nowCoverTex buys pizza delivery-bag maker AcuTemp
December 5, 2006
DAYTON, Ohio — AcuTemp, a manufacturer of insulation and mobile thermal management products, announced the sale of its food delivery business to CoverTex…
read nowManny & Olga's Pizza launch ONOSYS online ordering system
December 5, 2006
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Seven-unit Manny & Olga's Pizza, based in Washington D.C., has selected ONOSYS to provide online ordering capabilities to all of its…
read nowTHE EDITOR'S BLOG: Pizzeria Bianco: One is all the world will ever get
December 5, 2006
Chris Bianco has been approached many times to franchise his one-unit operation, Pizzeria Bianco, in Phoenix. But neither he nor business partner, Susan…
read nowADF Companies acquires 165 Pizza Huts
December 5, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The ADF Companies announced the acquisition of 165 Pizza Hut restaurants in a series of transactions totaling $115 million. According to…
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