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Q3 comps slide 3% at Pizza Inn
May 1, 2005
THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn reported a 3.2 percent dip in comparable-store sales for the 12 weeks ended March 27, 2005.
read nowCold and cocky
April 30, 2005
Frozen pizza makers and their take-and-bake grocery store counterparts are using aggressive marketing messages and tactics to chew away a larger share of the…
read nowQ1 comps jump 9.3% at California Pizza Kitchen
April 28, 2005
LOS ANGELES — It appears California Pizza Kitchen's recessionary and real estate woes are behind it. The 176-unit, pizza-centered casual dining chain reported…
read nowSoft comps, but solid profits in Q1 at BJ's Restaurants
April 28, 2005
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A moderate rise in comparable-store sales couldn't keep BJ's Restaurants, Inc. from posting strong profits in the first quarter of…
read nowPizza driver rips off students with fake delivery
April 28, 2005
The National Post: A phony pizza driver delivered a stack of empty boxes to a hungry lunchtime crowd at a Quebec school on Wednesday — pizza day at the school…
read nowPizza maker teaches kids recipe for success
April 28, 2005
The Sun-Sentinel: Had Michael Conenna's father never shown him the ups and downs of the pizza business, Riverfront Pizza would never have come to exist.
read nowPapa Murphy's Pizza appoints new VPs
April 28, 2005
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza announced the promotion of Dick Larsen to vice president of development and Jenny Pettit to regional vice…
read nowEmbattled Pizza Inn execs get contract extensions
April 25, 2005
THE COLONY, Texas — Despite writing questionably large parachute payouts into their labor agreements nearly three years ago, two Pizza Inn executives have new…
read nowOPERATIONS: Pizza toppings price trend shows no sign of reversing
April 24, 2005
What does the stoppage of beef exports to Japan have to do with the pizza business? A lot, if you're talking toppings prices.
read nowQ1 comps up 3% at Pizza Hut corp. stores
April 24, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands reported that same-store sales at the pizza chain's 1,700-plus U.S. corporate stores rose 3 percent for the…
read nowPizza chains get mixed results with call centers
April 24, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: It is Friday night and you crave a pizza. You call the corner shop and a guy who sounds like he's tossing dough, slamming oven doors…
read now'04 top line improves, though Sbarro posts loss
April 24, 2005
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Despite posting its second consecutive annual loss, it appears operations are improving at Sbarro.
read nowPizza Hut launches 3Cheese Stuffed Crust
April 24, 2005
DALLAS — Ten years after introducing its highly successful Stuffed Crust Pizza, Pizza Hut is rolling out a 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza.
read nowIt's time to boost pizza driver reimbursements — once and for all
April 21, 2005
Numbers don't lie, pizza operators. You're not reimbursing your drivers enough for the use of their automobiles. Here's proof.
read nowPizza Pizza, Chicken Chicken to share 'coop'
April 21, 2005
TORONTO — Pizza Pizza announced it will begin cobranding its concept with a proprietary chicken brand this May.
read nowEatza Pizza inks development deals for 14 units.
April 21, 2005
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Eatza Pizza Inc., a 26-unit all-you-can-eat buffet concept, announced the signing of development agreements it expects will add 14 stores…
read nowQ1 comps up 8.2% at Domino's Pizza UK & IRL
April 21, 2005
LONDON — Domino's Pizza UK & IRL announced its comparable-store sales rose 8.2 percent in the first 15 weeks of 2005. According to a news release, 13 new…
read nowCheese prices slip 8 cents on the CME
April 21, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Block cheddar prices dropped 8 cents in April 22 trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. For the week, blocks slipped a total of 10 cents…
read nowPair carjacks pizza driver
April 21, 2005
WPVI.com: While making a delivery run on April 21, a Philadelphia-area driver was abducted and driven around in the trunk of his car for approximately 3…
read nowPizza driver kills man during robbery attempt
April 21, 2005
WSTM.com: Police in Niagara Falls, N.Y., say a pizza shop employee was justified in shooting a 16-year-old boy during a robbery attempt.
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