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Crook 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…
read now4Q comps rise 5.3% at California Pizza Kitchen
January 9, 2006
LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen announced comparable-restaurant sales increased 5.3 percent for the 12 weeks ended Jan. 1, 2006. According to a news…
read nowPizza Inn makes two key VP appointments
January 8, 2006
THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn announced the appointment of Darrell Smith to the post of vice president of development, and the promotion of Danny Meisenheimer…
read nowPizza delivery finally arrives in Nome, Alaska
January 8, 2006
Anchorage Daily News: Nome, Alaska, often the butt of jokes because of its remote location, finally has a pizza delivery operation.
read nowWinners and Losers in 2005
January 5, 2006
Overall, 2005 was a very good year in the pizza business. The strengthening economy helped business at mom-and-pop ops as well as at mega-chains. But despite…
read nowPreator, Pizza Inn CFO, resigns
January 5, 2006
THE COLONY, Texas — Shawn M. Preator, chief financial officer at 400-unit Pizza Inn, resigned on Dec. 28. According to a regulatory filing, his contract was…
read nowBuonamici International adds By-George to pizza-focused distributor network
January 5, 2006
RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International announced the addition of By-George Food Specialties to its Italian- and pizza-restaurant-focused distributor network.
read nowStrange news: Caller I.D. helps nail clueless pizza thief
January 5, 2006
Kansas City Star: Kansas City, Kan., police said after Virgil Dennis ordered three pies from Pizza Hut on Jan. 4, he robbed the delivery driver at knife point…
read nowPizza Hut comps slip 3% in December
January 4, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands, owner of Pizza Hut, reported the chain's comparable-store sales at its 1,760 U.S. corporate units dropped 3 percent for the…
read nowPizza battle heating up in Cyprus
January 3, 2006
FinancialMirror.com: When Mama's Pizza opens on Cyprus on Jan. 4, it will find itself in the thick of an aggressive turf war between international and domestic…
read nowPizza Inn pays $150K to end dispute with ex-VP Clark
January 3, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A year-and-a-half-long dispute between Pizza Inn and former vice president Keith Clark has ended in a settlement between the two parties.
read nowDecember comps rise 4.8% at Papa John's Pizza
January 3, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International capped off a solid 2005 with comparable-store sales increases in December and its fourth quarter.
read nowPizza Pizza posts loss on founder's $20M donation to charity
January 2, 2006
Toronto Star: Michael Overs, founder of the 500-unit Pizza Pizza chain, made a CAN $20 million donation to charity that caused the privately held company to…
read nowBurke spins out new flat meatballs
January 2, 2006
NEVADA, Iowa — Burke Corporation, an industry-leading provider of fully cooked meat products, is launching a flat version of its authentic-tasting traditional…
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