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May 25, 2005
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read nowHouse Judiciary Committee passes bill barring obesity lawsuits
May 25, 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association commended the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee for the May 25 approval of H.R. 554, the…
read nowAmazing Jake's Pizza Factory to open mega-eatertainment unit in July
May 24, 2005
The Business Journal of Phoenix: A 75,000-square-foot family entertainment center by the name of Amazing Jake's Pizza Factory is set to open in Mesa, Ariz., in…
read nowCanada's Pizza Pizza using VoIP call center in U.S.
May 24, 2005
CRM News: Pizza Pizza once used a standard call center to centralize its order dispatch system, but now the Toronto-based firm is using the Internet — via the…
read nowPapa John's levies pizza delivery fee at corp. units
May 24, 2005
The Courier-Journal: Citing rising gasoline and labor costs, Papa John's began charging a $1 fee for pizza deliveries from its 430 corporate units effective…
read nowBlock price meltdown stops at $1.45
May 24, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After sliding nearly 13 cents in five trading sessions, prices for block cheddar remained unchanged at $1.45 during May 25 trading at the…
read nowTake-and-bake heats up in pizza-crazed Chicago
May 23, 2005
Daily Herald: Competing take-and-bake pizza franchises have invaded the pizza-crazed Chicago market. A rarity just a couple of years ago in the Windy City…
read now91-year-old still serving up pizzas
May 23, 2005
The Courier-Journal: Three days a week, 91-year-old Mae Lynch drives her 1986 Chevy Nova about a mile to a Louisville-area Papa John's, where she takes orders…
read nowWoman creates own drive-thru window at Papa John's
May 23, 2005
The Bay City Times: A woman crashed her Honda Accord Monday through the lobby of Papa John's Pizza restaurant in Bay City, Mich. No one was injured in the…
read nowGivex joins with SpeedLine POS to offer pizza chain gift cards
May 22, 2005
CHICAGO – Givex announced Friday at The National Restaurant Association Show 2005, the integration between its gift card program and SpeedLine's pizza-specific…
read nowFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Prime partner
May 19, 2005
Experts say pizza operators can save money and time when they establish a prime vendor agreement with a supplier.
read nowPapa Murphy's Pizza wants 30 Atlanta units by 2011
May 19, 2005
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza has signed an area development agreement for the Atlanta market that includes opening 30 locations over…
read nowLaRosa's Pizza sending coupons to cell phones
May 19, 2005
Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Bell's wireless division is partnering with LaRosa's Pizza, based here, to test-market a program using cell phone text…
read nowPeriod 5 comps flatten at Pizza Hut corp. stores
May 18, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite the late April launch of the 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza, comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut's 1,760 U.S. corporate stores rose only…
read nowSbarro sues two former employees
May 18, 2005
Newsday: Sbarro, the Melville, N.Y.-based pizza chain, has sued two high-ranking ex-employees, alleging they stole the company's trade secrets and were…
read nowQ1 comps rise 3% at Pizza Hut corp. stores
May 17, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands announced that comparable-store sales at its 1,760 Pizza Hut corporate stores in the U.S. rose 3 percent for the first quarter of…
read nowPapa John's Pizza tops ACSI satisfaction list 6th straight year
May 17, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the sixth consecutive year, Papa John's led the limited-service restaurant category in the 2005 American Customer Satisfaction Index.
read nowOld Chicago rolls out 'Unbox' prototype design
May 17, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Deep dish pizza and imported beer purveyor, Old Chicago, is rolling out what it calls an "Unbox" prototype design it plans to use for…
read nowMr. Ed goes to Washington
May 16, 2005
Gourmet pizza creator, Ed LaDou, has been chosen to represent American pizza at the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
read nowCheese prices leap 10 cents in two days
May 16, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A busy two-day sell-off sent block cheddar prices streaking upward 10 cents in trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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