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Pizza: It's what's for breakfast
September 13, 2005
Joe Whitty began experimenting with breakfast pizzas a few years ago. When friends and family sampled the fruits of his labor, they told the founder of 65-unit…
read nowHcareers provides free job search service to Katrina's victims
September 13, 2005
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Hcareers, a Web-based job board for the restaurant, hospitality and retail industries, launched an initiative to help workers who are…
read nowMarketing through sports
September 12, 2005
Sports marketing is nothing new, but doing it effectively is. Read how experts say operators can get much more bang for their bucks when sponsoring teams and…
read nowSpeedy, safe and savory
September 12, 2005
What's not to like about chicken on a pizza? It's flavorful, versatile and affordable, and many see it as a more healthful alternative to other meat toppings.
read nowThe power of parbaked dough
September 12, 2005
As director of foodservice at Kennywood Amusement Park, Mike Henninger desperately needs product consistency.
read nowCapture customer data, add marketing value
September 12, 2005
The customer loyalty and rewards program at Sambino's Pizza in Lorain, Ohio, is successful, although not high tech. On every repeat visit, customers get…
read nowPizza and sandwich chains switching to red onions
September 12, 2005
Forbes.com: Over the past several years, chains like Pizza Hut and Subway have switched to red onions when their product testers learned customers respond…
read nowPizza Hut, Maybankard partner on smart card loyalty program
September 12, 2005
Bernama.com: Maybank and Pizza Hut have jointly launched the Pizza Hut and Maybankard Treats On-Chip Program enabling Malaysian customers to store Pizza Hut's…
read nowVine-fresh taste
September 12, 2005
New Jerseyans are serious about their tomatoes ... so serious that the city of Camden holds an annual New Jersey Tomato festival to celebrate the harvest of…
read nowGas prices create opportunity for pizza industry
September 12, 2005
High gas prices are a good thing for the pizza business.
read nowKatrina, gas prices hurting Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza
September 12, 2005
IRVING, Texas — CEC Entertainment, parent of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza, said the one-two punch of high gas prices and closures at units affected by Hurricane…
read nowFirst person: Pricing and perceived value
September 11, 2005
Perceived value is how customers value your products relative to their price. The perceived value of an item is revealed in the answer to the question, "Is…
read nowPizza Express to return to public market
September 11, 2005
Scotsman.com: Two years after a private takeover of 300-unit Pizza Express, owners of the London-based chain want to take it public by January.
read nowPizza driver shot after refusing to hand over money
September 11, 2005
The Free Press: A Kinston, N.C., pizza driver was shot in the hand when he refused to give a gunman money during a robbery on Sept. 10. Lenard Earl Sutton, 61…
read nowPicurro Pizzeria franchisees want out of contracts
September 11, 2005
Tuscon Citizen: Franchisees of Picurro Pizzeria say business has dropped by 40 percent since the Aug. 21 arrest of Peter Picurro, founder and operator of the…
read nowPizza Inn CEO betting new prototype will spur revival
September 11, 2005
Dallas Business Journal: Pizza Inn chief executive Tim Taft is banking on a new buffet restaurant design to help reverse the fortunes of the struggling…
read nowGrowth formula working for Papa Murphy's Pizza
September 11, 2005
Portland Business Journal: A healthy dose of cash from outside investors and a growth strategy that includes opening outlets within other retail locations are…
read nowDetecto rolls out new scale for pizza make lines
September 8, 2005
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Detecto has developed a new, hands-free digital ingredient/portion control scale for the pizza industry.
read nowMonical's Pizza working to support military families
September 8, 2005
BRADLEY, Ill. — Monical's Pizza will donate 10 percent of its gift certificate sales on Sept. 11 and Nov. 11 (Veterans Day) to the Illinois Military Family…
read nowPapa Gino's tests Rustic Pizza in New England
September 7, 2005
DEDHAM, Mass. — Papa Gino's announced the market test of its new Rustic Pizza, a pie it called "bold-tasting, crispy pizza made with Old World quality."
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