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Pizza Hut India strategy to include bundled meals
January 16, 2006
The Economic Times: Pizza Hut in India plans to shift its focus from pizzas to complete meals in 2006. "The core focus of the repositioning is to present Pizza…
read nowDomino's Pizza CEO, Brandon, to run Mich. GOP gubernatorial campaign
January 16, 2006
The State: David Brandon, chairman and chief executive of Domino's Pizza, will head Republican Dick DeVos' campaign to unseat Michigan Democratic Gov. Jennifer…
read nowPizza Hut to open 20 units in Malaysia in '06
January 16, 2006
The Star: Pizza Hut expects to open 20 restaurants in Malaysia this year, according to QSR Brands, its franchisee there. The chain has 138 outlets in the…
read nowPainturo's Piazza set to franchise in Tenn., Ky.
January 15, 2006
Nashville Business Journal: A chance to do a licensing deal for Painturo's Pizza, a family-owned Italian restaurant in Lebanon, Tenn., has fast-tracked the…
read nowNew Pizza Patron dipping sauces lean on popular Herdez brand
January 15, 2006
DALLAS — Pizza Patrón has introduced a three-flavor lineup of dipping sauces at its 52 locations.
read nowA bit of cash, a bunch of work launched Fox's Pizza Den in '71
January 15, 2006
Restaurant Business: Jim Fox got the pizza-business bug when he worked at a local pizza shop in 1959 at the age of 12. He borrowed $550 dollars to launch Fox's…
read nowIndependent and artisan pizzerias raising quality bar
January 15, 2006
The Wall Street Journal: Buffeted by low-carb diets and chains that serve pineapple-topped pies, independent pizzerias are focusing on basics like crust and…
read nowCheese could descend to high $1.20s
January 15, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A strong flow of milk from the nation's dairy lands continues to put pressure on cheese prices.
read nowCounter intelligence
January 12, 2006
Experts say that the desire to serve and help customers is innate in some people, and they advise pizza operators look for that spark in the interview process.
read nowTRG buys back Deep Pan Pizza
January 12, 2006
CatererSearch.com: Midmarket restaurant operator, The Restaurant Group, has bought the Deep Pan Pizza chain, which it sold to a management buyout team for…
read nowDiamondTouch now preferred POS supplier to Papa's Pizza to Go
January 12, 2006
BUFORD, Ga. and DALLAS — Papa's Pizza to Go has selected DiamondTouch as the preferred POS system for all corporate and franchised stores.
read nowPizza Express draws strong Christmas season sales
January 12, 2006
Ireland Online: Gondola Holdings, operator of the 314-unit Pizza Express chain, reported same-store sales for the eight-week period ended Jan. 8, 2006, rose…
read nowRound Table Pizza names new president
January 12, 2006
CONCORD, Calif. — Round Table Pizza Inc. announced Jim Fletcher has been elected chairman of the chain's board of directors and that he will continue as the…
read nowCrook pulls off credit-card phone scam at pizza store
January 11, 2006
King County Journal: Police in Kent, Wash., are warning pizza lovers of a scam that has taken several delivery customers for a ride. On Jan. 8, someone…
read nowPizza driver remains hospitalized after kidnapping
January 11, 2006
WLOX.com: A Gulfport, Miss., pizza delivery driver was abducted while making a run on the night of Jan. 9.
read nowDomino's Pizza to sponsor NASCAR driver Waltrip in '06
January 11, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two of NASCAR racer Michael Waltrip's cars will bear the Domino's Pizza logo when the stock car racing season begins in February.
read nowPapa John's pushing Sweetreats dessert pizzas
January 11, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is doing a nationwide promotion of its Papa's Sweetreats personal dessert pizzas.
read now4Q domestic comps up 1.7% at Domino's Pizza
January 10, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For the second year in a row, Domino's Pizza reported soft fourth-quarter same-store sales at its U.S. stores. According to a regulatory…
read nowChuck E. Cheese's Pizza boosts school fundraising donation to 15%
January 9, 2006
IRVING, Texas — Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza announced it will increase its school fundraising donation program to 15 percent effective at all company locations…
read nowComps up 7.1% in '05 for Domino's Pizza UK & IRL
January 9, 2006
LONDON — Domino's Pizza UK & IRL announced its 2005 comparable-store sales rose 7.1 percent for the 52 weeks ended Jan. 1, 2006 (fiscal 2005). According to…
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