Eatza Pizza names Belden VP of operations

May 29, 2006

Pizza Hut sales continue falling in NZ and Australia

May 29, 2006

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Same-store sales continue to slide at 156 Pizza Hut units operated by Restaurant Brands throughout New Zealand and Australia.

Senate passes immigration reform

May 25, 2006

WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association praised the U.S. Senate for passage of S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, to overhaul…

Papa John's intros two new Fajita pizzas

May 25, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's is introducing two new pizzas: Sizzlin' Steak Fajita and Sizzlin' Chicken Fajita.

Gas prices' negative impact on restaurants is widening, Technomic says

May 24, 2006

CHICAGO—Researchers at Technomic point to growing evidence that gas prices are taking a bigger cut out of some restaurants' business.

Pizza Hut May sales plummet 7%

May 24, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Yum! Brands, parent of Dallas-based Pizza Hut, reported comparable-store sales at the chain's nearly 1,760 domestic corporate units fell …

NZ's Hell Pizza to open London shop in June

May 23, 2006

Stuff.co: The New Zealand-based Hell Pizza chain plans to open 20 stores in England, starting with a London unit in June. Managing director Stuart McMullin…

Unreasonable dismissal nets pizza driver $7,500

May 23, 2006

The Daily Record: An East Kilbride, England, delivery driver fired for smoking at the back door of a Domino's Pizza shop was awarded £4,000 (U.S. $7,500) when…

Pizza maker caters parties with rolling wood-fired oven

May 23, 2006

New York Times: Douglas Coffin caters custom pizza parties by hauling his wood-fired oven aboard a truck to the site of clients' parties. The truck contains…

Nick-N-Willy's Builds to use Rewards Network

May 23, 2006

CHICAGO—Lone Tree, Colo.-based Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza is partnering with Rewards Network, a leading provider of marketing services and…

Donatos Pizza franchisee revamping 15 stores with modern look

May 23, 2006

Dayton Business Journal: Todd Rogers, president of Viking Group, the country's largest Donatos Pizza franchise operation, will spend between $75,000 and…

Fox's Pizza operator donates sales to hospital

May 22, 2006

The Journal-Star: A Lincoln Nebraska franchisee of two Fox's Pizza units donated a large chunk of his May 20 sales to the hospital where his premature…

Cassano's Pizza King to add 4 Ohio stores

May 22, 2006

Dayton Business Journal: Cassano's Pizza King, Dayton's largest pizza chain wants to open four pizzerias this year to bring its total unit count to 38. The…

FBI eyeing new suspect in 'pizza bomber' case

May 22, 2006

JETTV.com: The FBI believes it may have solid leads that point to a suspect in what has become known as the "pizza bomber" case. Delivery driver Brian Wells…

Dell launches new POS

May 22, 2006

CHICAGO — Dell announced a point-of-sale (POS) system using Restaurant Pro Express software that allows restaurants to simplify ordertaking and easily track…

Debonairs Pizza enters Dubai market

May 20, 2006

AMEInfo.com: Debonairs Pizza announced it opened its first outlet in Dubai on May 20. Through its franchisee, Next Generation Fast Food, the 200-unit…

Pizza staff caught falsifying theft charges

May 20, 2006

Macon Herald Review: Macon County, Ga., prosecutors filed charges on May 19 against four staffers at a local Domino's Pizza store for faking a robbery of…

MICROS and VeriFone form alliance

May 18, 2006

CHICAGO -- MICROS Systems Inc. and VeriFone Holdings announced a strategic alliance to arm the North American restaurant industry with an integrated…

Papa John's wants 75 New Zealand pizza stores

May 18, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Papa John's wants to open 75 pizza stores in New Zealand within five to seven years. The company considered opening in Australia, but said it…

Must see products at the 2006 NRA Show

May 17, 2006

Editor's note: This is the final story in an eight-part series leading up to the NRA Show.   CHICAGO — Navigating the 2,100-plus exhibits and thousands of…